Irene Sharaff Costumes West Side Story

This is a rare December 3rd, 1956 playbill from the opening week of the Original Broadway production of the LILLIAN HELLMAN, LEONARD BERNSTEIN and RICHARD WILBUR musical "CANDIDE" at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City. (The production opened December 1st, 1956 and closed after only 73 performances.) ..... The musical starred MAX ADRIAN, ROBERT ROUNSEVILLE, BARBARA COOK and IRRA PETINA and featured WILLIAM OLVIS, BORIS APLON, WILLIAM CHAPMAN, LOUIS EDMONDS, JOSEPH BERNARD and MARGOT MOSER .... [Read More]

Rival New York City gangs affect the love of a young man and woman from each side. Oscars for best picture, directors Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins; supporting Oscars for George Chakiris and Rita

Rival New York City gangs affect the love of a young man and woman from each side. Oscars for best picture, directors Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins; supporting Oscars for George Chakiris and Rita

Winner of ten Academy Awards including Best Picture, this electrifying musical sets the ageless tragedy of Romeo and Juliet in the slums of 1950s New York and stars Natalie Wood and Richard