Description: WILLIAM HANSEN - BRIGADOON - Ziegfeld Theatre- ORIG 8” x 10” PHOTOGRAPH - 1947 BRIGADOON - The original Broadway production opened on March 13, 1947, at the Ziegfeld Theatre, where it ran for 581 performances closing on July 31, 1948. Brigadoon is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, and music by Frederick Loewe. The song "Almost Like Being in Love", from the musical, has become a standard. It features two American tourists who stumble upon Brigadoon, a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every 100 years. Tommy, one of the tourists, falls in love with Fiona, a young woman from Brigadoon. SYNOPSIS: Like Oklahoma! and Carousel, Brigadoon included a serious love story as the main plot and a lighter romance as subplot. Thematically, the musical depicted the contrast between empty city life and the warmth and simplicity of the country, focusing on a theme of love transcending time. Agnes de Mille, who had previously choreographed Oklahoma! and Carousel, was hired as choreographer, and her work for Brigadoon incorporated elements of traditional Scottish folk dance: a traditional sword dance, a chase scene, and a funeral dance WILLIAM HANSEN (1911-1975) was an American actor, active in film, television and the stage. A founding member of the Actors Studio in New York, Hansen originated the role of Mr. Lundie in the original Broadway production of Brigadoon in 1947, and the role of Royal Addams in original Broadway production of The Member of the Wedding in 1950. He also appeared in the role of Secretary Swensen in Fail Safe, and as one of America's founding fathers, Caesar Rodney, in the film 1776. The Photographic Studio: VANDAMM. Most theatrical productions of the early-20th-century (1923-1950) in New York were captured by Vandamm Studio, the most prolific studio of performing arts photography at the time. Condition of photo: Very good condition. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH FROM 1947 – this photograph is 77 years old - IT IS NOT A DIGITAL REPRINT.
Price: 7 USD
Location: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Photograph
Year of Production: 1947
Size: 8 x 10 in
Theme: Theater
Image Color: Black & White
Featured Person/Artist: WILLIAM HANSEN, ALAN JAY LERNER
Time Period Manufactured: 1925-1949
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Actors, BRIGADOON, BROADWAY STAGE, BROADWAY PLAYS, THEATER PHOTOGRAPHS
