John Raitt "MAGDALENA" Heitor Villa-Lobos / Wright & Forrest 1948 FLOP Songbook

Description

This is a rare songbook of Six Featured Songs from the
Original Broadway production of the ROBERT WRIGHT and GEORGE FORREST musical "MAGDALENA" at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City. (The production opened September 20th, 1948 and closed after only 88 performances.) ..... The six songs are "MY BUS AND I", "THE EMERALD SONG", "BON SOIR PARIS", "FOOD FOR THOUGHT", "MAGDALENA" and "THE SINGING TREE". Using the music of South America's Foremost Composer HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS, the show starred IRRA PETINA, JOHN RAITT, DOROTHY SARNOFF and HUGO HAAS and featured a cast of over 100 ..... Side Note: The musical had been in the works for more than three years and at the time was the costliest production in theatre history ..... CREDITS: Music by HEITOR VILLA LOBOS; Lyrics and Adaptation by ROBERT WRIGHT and GEORGE FORREST ("Song of Norway", "Kismet", "At the Grand", "Kean", "Anya", "Timbuktu", "Grand Hotel"); Book by FREDERICK HAZLITT BRENNAN and HOMER CURRAN; Sets designed by HOWARD BAY; Costumes designed by IRENE SHARAFF; Choreographed by JACK COLE; Directed by JULES DASSIN; Produced by HOMER CURRAN
..... DETAILS: The oversized 24 page songbook measures 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1948 by Villa-Lobos Music Corporation, New York City ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, 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.