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Auction History Result 2g489 WEST SIDE STORY stage play souvenir program book '57 the original Broadway musical! Date Sold 10/12/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Stage Play Souvenir Program Book (measures 9" x 11 3/4" [23 x 30 cm]; 18 pages) (Learn More) West Side Story, the 1957 - 1959 Jerome Robbins Broadway musical stage play (with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; loosely based on the tragedy 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare) starring Carol Lawrence (as Maria), Larry Kert (as Tony), Sonya Wilde (who became Maria after Carol Lawrence left), Chita Rivera (as Anita), Art Smith, Lee Becker, Hank Brunjes (as Diesel and Riff), and Muriel Bentley (who became Anita after Chita Rivera left). Of course, this play became a movie in 1961, and as usual, Hollywood would not cast the Broadway leads (because they weren't nationally known), and instead, they cast Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer in the lead roles, even though both had to be dubbed! If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this program is not from the very first run of the play (which opened in September of 1957), because Carol Lawrence played Maria at first. After a while, Leila Martin took over the role, and this program has her billed as Maria (but interestingly, there are two inserts giving biographies of four actors, and one is Carol Lawrence, so apparently, she returned to the role on special occasions). Note that we have pictured the front cover and an interior 2-page spread from this program. Condition: very good. Learn More about condition grades 
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