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Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Collection Historical Note

Subject/Index Terms

URL: https://go.library.illinois.edu/MillerLaurentsCatalog

Box and Folder Listing

Series 2: Promotional Materials

Sub-series 1: Souvenirs and Ephemera

Box 2

Folder 1: Performances, 1950s-1970s

Item 1: Gypsy souvenir program, circa 1959

Original production. Includes an essay by Gypsy Rose Lee titled “A Memoir’s Progress.” Signed by Laurets on his biography page.

Item 2: Gypsy (Forrest Theatre (Philadelphia)) admission ticket, [1962]

Includes copies of a production flyer and Bernadette Peters program photograph.

Item 3: West Side Story souvenir program, circa 1957

Original production. Includes Laurents' essay titled “Footnotes to a Musical” reprinted from the New York Herald Tribune. Inscribed on the title page, “To Gabriel Miller-with gratitude-Arthur Laurents 10/17/02.”

Item 4: I Can Get It for You Wholesale souvenir program, circa 1963

Undetermined production of the show, though likely for a 1963 road tour produced by Manny Davis. Inscribed by Laurents on his biography page: “Before I knew Gabriel -Arthur Laurents.” Post-it note on front cover also written by Laurents on July 8, 2005: “Gabriel-I have absolutely no recollection that this ever existed!”

Item 5: Do I Hear a Waltz? (46th Street Theatre) souvenir program, 1965

Original Broadway production.

Item 6: Hallelujah, Baby! souvenir program, circa 1967

Original Broadway production. Signed by Laurents and Leslie Uggams on their prospective biography pages.

Item 7: West Side Story (Lincoln Center), 1968

Revival production that ran 89 performances from June 24-September 7, 1968. Includes Laurents' essay titled “Footnotes to a Musical” reprinted from the New York Herald Tribune. Signed by Laurents on the second page of his essay.

Item 8: "The Way We Were" sheet music (Columbia Pictures Publications), circa 1973

Music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Recorded by Barbra Streisand.

Folder 2: Performances, 1980s-2010s

Item 1: La Cage Aux Folles souvenir program, circa 1984

Original production, issued after the 1984 Tony Awards. Signed by Laurents on interior page. (Located in oversize box).

Item 2: Gypsy souvenir program, circa 1989

30th Anniversary Revival starring Tyne Daly that ran for 581 performances on Broadway from 1989-1991. Signed by Laurents on his biography page.

Item 3: Gypsy (Sam S. Shubert Theatre) ticket stub, 2003 March 30

Dress rehearsal of the revival starring Bernadette Peters that ran for 451 performances.

Item 4: Gypsy (Sam S. Shubert Theatre) souvenir program, 2003

Opening night of the revival starring Bernadette Peters that ran for 451 performances.

Item 5: Gypsy (St. James Theatre) souvenir program, 2008

Opening night of the revival starring Patti LuPone that ran for 332 performances from 2008-2009.

Item 6: West Side Story souvenir program, 2009

Dual-language revival production directed by Laurents that ran for 748 performances from 2009-2011.

Sub-series 2: Publications

Box 2

Folder 3: Publications, 1950s-1960s

Item 1: Theatre Arts (Chicago: Theatre Publications. Vol. XXXVII, No. 11), 1953 November

Includes the complete text of The Time of the Cuckoo, illustrated with black-and-white photographs from the original production.

Item 2: Theatre Arts (St. Charles: Theatre Publications. Vol. XLIII, No. 10, Fall Preview Issue), 1959 October

Includes the complete text of West Side Story, illustrated with black-and-white photographs from the original production.

Item 3: Theatre Arts (Baltimore: Theatre Publications. Vol. XLVI, No. 1), 1962 January

Includes the complete text of Invitation to a March, illustrated with black-and-white photographs from the original production.

Folder 4: Publications, 1970s-2000s

Item 1: After Dark (New York: Danad. Vol. 6, No. 7), 1973 November

Includes Glenny Coney’s interview article, “Arthur Laurents is High on Comedy” and a review with photographs of The Way We Were.

Item 2: Theater Week magazine cover, 1995 June 26

Features a black-and-white photograph of Laurents with cover story “Arthur Laurents: Back to the Future” by Gerard Raymond. Cover signed by Laurents.

Item 3: Show People (New York: Forbes Custom Communications Partners. Vol. 1, No. 3), 2003 Spring

Includes Matt Wolf’s article “The Gypsy in His Soul” on Sam Mendes and his production of Gypsy.

Item 4: The Sondheim Review (Chicago: The Sondheim Review. Vol. XIV, No. 2), 2007 Winter

Features articles on both the City Center revival of Gypsy and the fifty-year anniversary of West Side Story.

Sub-series 3: Flyers and Brochures

Box 2

Folder 5: New York productions, 1945-1950, 1982, 2003-2007

Item 1: Home of the Brave (Belasco Theatre) promotional flyer, 1945 or 1946

Item 2: The Bird Cage (Coronet Theatre) promotional flyer, [1950]

Item 3: A Loss of Memory (Town Hall) promotional flyer, 1982(?) October 10

Item 4: Gypsy (Sam S. Shubert Theatre) promotional flyer, 2003

For the revival production that starred Bernadette Peters.

Item 5: Gypsy (Times Square Station) promotional flyer, 2003

For the revival production that starred Bernadette Peters.

Item 6: Gypsy (Times Square Station) promotional brochure, 2003

For the revival production that starred Bernadette Peters.

Item 7: Gypsy (NY City Center Encores! series), 2007

For the revival production starring Patti LuPone. Three copies.

Folder 6: George Street Playhouse productions, 2002-2010

Item 1: Season schedule, 2002-2003

Item 2: Season schedule, 2003-2004

Item 3: "The 75th by Israel Horovitz & The Vibrator by Arthur Laurents" flyer, 2003 January 14-February 9

Two copies.

Item 4: Attacks on the Heart flyer, 2003 October 14-November 9

Three copies, one signed by Laurents.

Item 5: Season announcement, 2004-2005

Item 6: Season schedule, 2004-2005

Item 7: Season announcement, 2005-2006

Item 8: Season announcement, 2005-2006

Item 9: 2 Lives flyer, 2005 October 18-November 13

Two copies.

Item 10: Season announcement, 2008-2009

Item 11: Fall/Winter brochure, 2009-2010

Item 12-13: New Year's Eve: A Sophisticated New Comedy flyer, 2009 April 14-May 10

Two copies in folder 12.

Item 14-15: Come Back, Come Back, Wherever You Are flyer, 2009 October 6-November 1

Folder 7: Events featuring Arthur Laurents, 2000-2002, 2008-2009

Item 1: "A Conversation with Arthur Laurents" brochure (Lincoln Center Theater Platform #15), 2000 April 26

Signed by Laurents on front cover.

Item 2: "An Evening with Arthur Laurents: 50th anniversary reading of The Time of the Cuckoo and screening of a film adaptation of the play, titled Summertime (1950)" brochure (New York Public Library), 2002 October

Item 3: "Calendar of Public Programs" (Bruno Walter Auditorium (New York)), 2002 September-October

Lists the details of three upcoming Laurents-related events.

Item 4: "An Evening with Arthur Laurents" brochure (Bruno Walter Auditorium (New York)), 2002 October 17

Talk given to mark the 50th anniversary of The Time of the Cuckoo.

Item 5: "34th Gala Benefit for George Street Playhouse" brochure, 2008 April 27

David Saint’s 10th Anniversary Celebration with Laurents among special guests.

Item 6: "35th Anniversary Season Celebration Gala Benefit for George Street Playhouse" brochure, 2009 April 26

Laurents among special guests.

Sub-series 4: Photographs

Box 2

Folder 8

Item 1: Invitation to a March, 1960 September 15

An 8x10 inch black-and-white photograph of Laurents. Reverse side is stamped with “The Theatre Guild presents Shelly Winters in “Invitation to a March,” a new comedy by Arthur Laurents with Eileen Heckart, Madelene Sherwood, Richard Derr, Jane Fonda, and James MacArthur. Directed by Mr. Laurents.”

Item 2: Invitation to a March, 1961 February 13

An 8x10 inch black-and-white photograph of Celeste Holm smiling in costume from the waist up. Reverse side reads, typed, “Celeste Holm. Star of Arthur Laurents’ new comedy, “Invitation to a March,” on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre. The New York critics rated her performance as “superb,” “bewitching and magic,” and Howard Taubman in the NY Times said, “Celest Holm plays with glowing womanliness; her personal radiance makes the individualistic, romantic gesture the most natural in the world.”

Item 3: Do I Hear a Waltz? (Chicago: United Press International), 1965

A 7x9 inch black-and-white photograph of Richard Rodgers, Elizabeth Allen, Sergio Franchi, Carol Bruce, and Laurents. Captioned “New York: Producer-composer Richard Rodgers (L) poses with members of the cast of “Do I Hear a Waltz?” after his latest Broadway musical opened at the 46th Street Theater 3/18.”