Description
This is a rare souvenir program (souvenir brochure) from the 2002 Portuguese production of the ALAN JAY LERNER and FREDERICK LOEWE musical "MY FAIR LADY" ("Minha Linda Senhora") at Teatro Politeama in Lisbon, Portugal. (The production opened December 12th, 2002 and ran for more than one year.) ..... The musical starred CARLOS QUINTAS as "Prof. Henry Higgins" and ANABELA as "Eliza Doolittle" and featured MANUELA MARIA, JOAQUIM ROSA, LURDES NORBERTO, MIGUEL DIAS, ROSA AREIA, DAVID VENTURA, HELENA ROCHA, SUSANA GUERRA, MARIEMA, JOEL BRANCO, ISABEL BALBI, ANTONIO LEAL, TIAGO DIOGO, ISABEL NORONHA, LUIS FILIPE MATEUS, RUI MONTEIRO, CARLOS MARTINS and SERGIO SOUSA ..... CREDITS: Music by FREDERICK LOEWE; Book and Lyrics by ALAN JAY LERNER (Lerner and Loewe collaborated on "Brigadoon", "Paint Your Wagon", "My Fair Lady", "Camelot" and "Gigi") based on "Pygmalion" by GEORGE BERNARD SHAW; Directed by FILIPE LA FERIA; Produced by LA FERIA / TAMS-WHITMARK MUSIC LIBRARY, INC. / MAT THEATRICAL ENTERTAINMENT and BASTIDORES PRODUCOES ..... DETAILS: The oversized 48 page program measures 8 1/4" X 11 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, promotional text, photos and bios of each of the actors and the director, a history of the show (all text in Portuguese) and several beautiful costume design sketches ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, this program 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.
