Al Carmines "PROMENADE" Maria Irene Fornes / Madeline Kahn 1969 Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of sheet music for the "PROMENADE THEME" from the
Original Off-Broadway production of the MARIA IRENE FORNES and AL CARMINES musical "PROMENADE" at the new Promenade Theatre in New York City. (The production premiered on April 9th, 1965 at the Judson Poets' Theatre in New York City where it played three weekends. This production opened June 4th, 1969 at the Promenade Theatre and closed January 17th, 1970 after 259 performances.) ..... The ensemble cast included MARGOT ALBERT, MARC ALLEN III, SHANNON BOLIN, PIERRE EPSTEIN, EDMUND GAYNES, GEORGE S. IRVING, MADELINE KAHN, GLENN KEZER, TY McCONNELL, ART OSTRIN, ALICE PLAYTEN, GILBERT PRICE, SANDRA SCHAEFFER, FLORENCE TARLOW, GENE VARRONE and CARRIE WILSON ..... Side note: When the show opened on June 4th, 1969, the role of "Servant" was played by MADELINE KAHN, who left the production after only two weeks due to illness ..... CREDITS: Music by
AL CARMINES ("Home Movies", "Gorilla Queen", "In Circles", "Peace", "Promenade", "Joan", "The Faggot");
Book and Lyrics by
MARIA IRENE FORNES
; Sets designed by ROUBEN TER-ARUTUNIAN; Costumes designed by WILLA KIM; Musical Direction by AL CARMINES; Directed by LAWRENCE KORNFELD; Produced by EDGAR LANSBURY and JOSEPH BERUH
..... DETAILS: The four page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1969 by Al Carmines and published by Caaz Music Company and Chappell and Company, Inc., New York City. The back page is blank ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing from normal handling, this rare piece of sheet music is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.