Description
This is a beautiful piece of sheet music for the song "SO FAR" from the Original Broadway production of the RICHARD RODGERS and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II musical "ALLEGRO" which played the Majestic Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 10th, 1947 and ran for 315 performances.) ..... The ensemble cast included ANNAMARY DICKEY, WILLIAM CHING, EDWARD PLATT, MURIEL O'MALLEY, ROBERT HERGET, FRANK WESTBROOK, ROBERTA JONAY, ROBERT BYRN, SAM STEEN, KATHRYN LEE, JOHN CONTE, JOHN BATTLES, DAVID COLLYER, KATRINA VAN OSS, LAWRENCE FLETCHER, LILY PAGET, STANLEY SIMMONS, EVELYN TAYLOR, SUSAN SVETLIK, HARRISON MULLER and LISA KIRK ..... CREDITS: Music by RICHARD RODGERS and Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II ("Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The King and I", "Me and Juliet", "Pipe Dream", "South Pacific", "Flower Drum Song", "The Sound of Music"); Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by LUCINDA BALLARD; Directed and Choreographed by AGNES de MILLE; Produced by THE THEATRE GUILD ..... DETAILS: The oversized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1947 by Jay Gorney and Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein 2nd for Williamson Music Inc., New York City ..... CONDITION: With the exception of age discoloration and edge chipping to the single inside page (pages 3 and 4), 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.
