Ray Bolger "COME SUMMER" Margaret Hamilton 1969 FLOP Cut Song Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "HOW FAR AWAY IS FAR AWAY" which was cut out-of-town from the Original Broadway production of the WILL HOLT and DAVID BAKER musical comedy flop "COME SUMMER" which played the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City. (The production opened March 18th, 1969 and closed after only seven performances.) ..... The musical starred RAY BOLGER in his final Broadway stage appearance and featured DAVID CRYER, CATHRYN DAMON, BARBARA SHARMA, MARGARET HAMILTON, WILLIAM COTTRELL, WILLIAM LE MASSENA and JOHN GERSTAD ..... Side Note: It was thirty years earlier that RAY BOLGER had starred as the "Scarecrow" in the legendary movie musical "The Wizard of Oz". This musical reunited him with MARGARET HAMILTON who had played the "Wicked Witch of the West" ..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by WILL HOLT; Music by DAVID BAKER; Dance Music by DAVID BAKER and JOHN BERKMAN; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by STANLEY SIMMONS; Directed and Choreographed by AGNES DE MILLE; Produced by ALBERT W. SELDEN and HAL JAMES ..... DETAILS: The oversized four page piece of sheet music measures 8 1/2" X 11" inches and is copyrighted 1968 and 1969 by Will Holt and David Baker through Edwin H. Morris and Company, Inc., 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.