Robert Preston "MUSIC MAN" Barbara Cook / Meredith Willson 1957 Sheet Music

Description

This is a beautiful piece of sheet music for the song "TILL THERE WAS YOU" from the
Original Broadway production of the MEREDITH WILLSON musical comedy hit "THE MUSIC MAN" which played the Majestic Theatre in New York City. (The production opened December 19th, 1957 and ran for 1375 performances.) ..... The musical starred ROBERT PRESTON and featured BARBARA COOK, DAVID BURNS, PERT KELTON, IGGIE WOLFINGTON, HELEN RAYMOND, PAUL REED, EDDIE HODGES, DANNY CARROLL, DUSTY WORRALL, CARL NICHOLAS, ADNIA RICE, ELAINE SWANN and THE BUFFALO BILLS ..... Side Note: "THE MUSIC MAN" was honored with the 1958 Tony Award for "Best Musical" beating out Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's "West Side Story". ROBERT PRESTON and BARBARA COOK also received Tony Awards for "Best Actor in a Musical" and "Best Featured Actress in a Musical" respectively ..... CREDITS: Book, Music and Lyrics by MEREDITH WILLSON ("The Unsinkable Molly Brown", "Here's Love"); Story by MEREDITH WILLSON and FRANKLIN LACEY; Choreography by ONNA WHITE; Sets designed by HOWARD BAY; Costumes designed by RAOUL PENE DU BOIS; Directed by MORTON DE COSTA; Produced by KERMIT BLOOMGARDEN with HERBERT GREENE
..... DETAILS: The ovesized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1957 by Frank Music Corp., New York City ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing, this 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.