Playbill, First Edition (415 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Arno, Peter (illustrator). First Edition. Theatre play bill. There is a tear and small amount of paper missing on the cover. Some wear and signs of age. We ship fast. Size: Thin.

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The souvenir "BAMbill" program for this BAM 1997 Next Wave Festival presentation. "Time Rocker begins with the disappearance of a Dr. Procopius from 19th century London. Nick and Priscilla, domestics falsely accused of their master's murder, escape into time on a giant fish, setting into motion a remarkable adventure that takes them from ancient Egypt to a 17th century opium den to modern-day Kansas and beyond". 44 pages. CONDITION: The playbill is in Near Fine condition - complete and unmarked, with negligible wear and a very faint vertical near-fold down the middle. Also included is a BAM flyer for the Festival, announcing the post-event free jazz concerts in the BAM cafe: "Jazz - the Next Wave". Handsome copies - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Penguin Books Ltd, 1995. Paperback. Condition: Good. Slight rubbing on the back cover. However, the binding is still tight and square and the text block is clean and unmarked.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Minskoff Theatre : Good Plus condition Stapled Softcover Octavo Playbill, June 2011. Light wear of wraps, small creases along the spine. Interior unmarked and solid. Size: 8vo - 7.5" to 9.5" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 52 p. Illustrated. This is a program for "The Phantom of the Opera," performed in 2006 (and well-before then and ever after, so it seems) at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway in New York City. A nice piece of musical theater ephemera. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 44 p. Illustrated. This is a program for "Present Laughter," starring Victor Garber, performed in 2010 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway in New York City. This was a revival of a popular Noel Coward play. A nice piece of Broadway theater ephemera. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 38 p. Illustrated. This is a program for the musical "Monty Python's Spamalot," performed in 2007 at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. A nice piece of musical theater ephemera. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 28 p. Illustrated. This is a program for "Billy Elliot: The Musical," performed in 2012 at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, Md. A nice piece of musical theater ephemera. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paperback. First Impression. Octavo, [23cm/9.inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 52. Illustrated with drawings and b-w halftones. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional snapshots. In exceptionally good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Binding: Unknown NF. in NF dj dj in mylar 290 pages. 1st Eng edition. 8vo.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Majestic Theatre : Good condition Stapled Softcover Octavo Playbill, August 1979, 1st edition. Light wear of wraps, with previous owner name on front. Interior unmarked and solid. Small creases along spine. Liv Ullman on the cover. Size: 8vo - 7.5" to 9.5" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Arno, Peter (illustrator). 1st Edition. Original olaybill, profusely illustrated. In wonderful condition - appears almost new! cCover illustrstion by Peter Arno. The playbill for The Pajama Game at the St. James Theatre is a document of one of the most significant debut productions in the history of the American musical. The show opened at the St. James Theatre ? located at 246 West 44th Street and owned by the Shubert Organization ? on May 13, 1954, following tryouts in New Haven and Boston. The production was produced by Frederick Brisson, Robert E. Griffith, and Harold Prince, the last of whom was making his Broadway producing debut. The book was written by George Abbott and Richard Bissell, adapted from Bissell's 1953 novel Seven and a Half Cents. Music and lyrics were by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, also making their Broadway debut. The show was directed by George Abbott and Jerome Robbins, with choreography by Bob Fosse ? likewise his choreographic debut on Broadway. Scenic and costume design were by Lemuel Ayers, with musical direction by Hal Hastings and orchestrations by Don Walker. The principal cast featured John Raitt as Sid Sorokin, Janis Paige as Babe Williams, Eddie Foy Jr. as Hines, and Carol Haney in a featured role that became one of the great scene-stealing performances of the decade. It was during Haney's absence due to illness that her understudy, Shirley MacLaine, was spotted by a film producer and launched into her screen career ? a piece of Broadway legend that the production generated almost as an aside. The plot centres on a labour dispute at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory in Iowa, where the workers are pressing for a seven-and-a-half-cent pay rise. The romantic complications between Sid Sorokin, the new factory superintendent, and Babe Williams, leader of the union grievance committee, provide the show's emotional spine, while Fosse's choreography ? already bearing the angular, rhythmically precise quality that would define his later career ? provided numbers including Steam Heat and Hernando's Hideaway that stopped the show nightly. The production ran for 1,063 performances, closing November 24, 1956, and won the Tony Award for Best Musical at the Eighth Annual Tony Awards in 1954.

First edition Near fine stapled wraps with crisp bright text throughout. Profusely illustrated.

First edition Very good stapled wraps with crisp bright text throughout. Profusely illustrated.

First edition Near fine stapled wraps with crisp bright text throughout. Profusely illustrated. Covering showing James Earl Ray and Christopher Plummer.

First edition Near fine stapled wraps with crisp bright text throughout. Profusely illustrated.

First edition Jason Robards on the cover in Eugene O'Neill's A Touch of the Poet. Near fine stapled wraps with crisp bright text throughout. Profusely illustrated. Small tear.

First edition Near fine stapled wraps with crisp bright text throughout. Profusely illustrated.

First edition Very good stapled wraps with clean bright text throughout. Profusely illustrated.

First edition Paul Robeson on cover. Near fine stapled wraps with crisp bright text throughout. Profusely illustrated.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good paperback/pamphlet. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelf wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good Playbill for May 1944, lower right corner torn off, Berle in ridiculous costumer on cover, he sang one number for the show, The Micromaniac (seems perfect for this narcissistic character) ads, 24pps, vertical crease throughout.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Majestic Theatre : Good condition Stapled Softcover Octavo Playbill, August 1979, 1st edition. Light wear of wraps, with previous owner name on front. Interior unmarked and solid. Small creases along spine. Liv Ullman on the cover. Size: 8vo - 7.5" to 9.5" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Jolson's last musical (he was 54), performed 158 times at the Shubert Theatre, lengthy essay on him, ads, also performing in this Western dude ranch musical-Martha Raye, Jinx Falkenburg, Bert Gordon.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Illustrated (illustrator). 1st Paperback Edition. very good+ in softcover; a solid copy; ALL ORDERS SHIPPED WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION; Size: 6 x 9".

Paperback. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Fair condition Stapled Softcover Playbill, January 1978, 1st edition. Damage of the wraps, torn down spine from top to the first staple, and more. Creasing along the spine. Edgewear of wraps. Interior unmarked and solid. Yul Brynner on the cover. Size: 8vo - 7.5" to 9.5" Tall. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Royale Theatre : Good condition Stapled Softcover Octavo Playbill, August 1977, 1st edition. Wraps have light soiling, and small creases along the spine. Interior unmarked and solid. RARE Size: 8vo - 7.5" to 9.5" Tall. Book.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG- in wrappers (sl rub/creases to wraps). 8vo 28pp Program for the product ion of 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' at the Billy Rose Theatre, New Yor k City, directed by Alan Schneider and starring Nancy Kelly, Arthur Hill an d Ben Piazza. Also notable for the essay 'New Dramatists' by Richard Rodger s.Advertising Matter.

First Edition. The original publication, filled with great old ads and information about the Broadway production. A very good copy. We provide PROTECTIVE packaging. Photos of our books are always available upon request. SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS ON ABE SINCE 1997 AND IN OUR STORE IN THE BERKSHIRES FROM 1987 TO 2015.