{"product_id":"20902-rodgers-richard-de-mille-agnes-gresham-edith-oklahoma-signed-souvenir-program","title":"Rodgers, Richard. (1902-1979) \u0026 de Mille, Agnes. (1905-1993) \u0026 Gresham, Edith. (1897-1976) \"Oklahoma!\" - Signed Souvenir Program","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eOversize deluxe souvenir program from an early touring production of the classic musical \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eOklahoma!\u003c\/i\u003e, signed beside their respective printed portraits by the composer, the choreographer, and company member Edith Gresham (Aunt Eller).  16 pp.  Light foxing to cover, overall in fine condition.  9 x 12 inches (22.9 x 30.5 cm.).\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eBased on the 1931 Lynn Riggs play \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eGreen Grow the Lilacs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eOklahoma!\u003c\/i\u003e was the first musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein and a massive success for them from the moment it opened on Broadway in March of 1943, running for an unprecedented 2,212 performances.  The first fully-integrated musical, a production where all of the music, dance, and dialogue worked together to tell one story with serious dramatic themes, Rodgers and Hammerstein won a special Pulitzer Prize for \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eOklahoma!\u003c\/i\u003e in 1944.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cbr class=\"Apple-interchange-newline\" style=\"\"\u003eFrom the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093763739807,"sku":"20902","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Rodgers_Richard_de_Mille_Agnes_Singed_Program_20902d.jpg?v=1722190188","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/20902-rodgers-richard-de-mille-agnes-gresham-edith-oklahoma-signed-souvenir-program","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}