On August 25, 1980, the curtain fell on the first night of the original production of 42nd St. David Merrick, the show's megalomaniacal producer, stepped to the footlights and told the audience that the show's director, Gower Champion, had died that afternoon. Some believe he took the classic Broad-way musical with him. Starting his career as one-half of a song and dance team with his wife, Gower and Marge Champion first wowed audiences in nightclubs around the world and then moved to Hollywood where they starred in many ...
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On August 25, 1980, the curtain fell on the first night of the original production of 42nd St. David Merrick, the show's megalomaniacal producer, stepped to the footlights and told the audience that the show's director, Gower Champion, had died that afternoon. Some believe he took the classic Broad-way musical with him. Starting his career as one-half of a song and dance team with his wife, Gower and Marge Champion first wowed audiences in nightclubs around the world and then moved to Hollywood where they starred in many films, most notably the 1951 MGM remake of Showboat. But the stage always called to Gower and in 1960, he was hired to direct Bye, Bye Birdie. It was a smash and Champion's career was off and running. John Gilvey had extensive access to all of his archives as well as to everyone associated with Champion, including Marge Champion, Carol Channing, Jerry Hermann, Jerry Orbach, Chita Rivera and others. This is one of the great theatre biographies that every Broadway devotee will want.
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Very good(-) in very good(-) jacket. Frontis and other b/w photos. 371 pages. 8vo, gray boards, d.w. New York: St. Martin's, (2005). First edition. A very good(-) copy--unknown gift inscription on half-title, some dampstaining to outer edges; in a very good(-) wrapper, slight scuffing to front cover and dampstaining along upper edges.
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Very good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 371 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. 2005 ARC as pictured. Binding strong, pages tight. No marks or writing. Cover shows light wear
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Very Good+ in Very Good, Not Price Clipped jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) Complete number line from 1 to 10; signed by both Marge Champion and John Anthony Gilvey on the title page with no inscriptions; some edge wear to dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white photographs.
