Sale 21BP02 | Lot 231

SONDHEIM, STEPHEN Nine signed Playbills and two typed notes signed.

Catalogue: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
SONDHEIM, STEPHEN  Nine signed Playbills and two typed notes signed.

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Lot 231
SONDHEIM, STEPHEN Nine signed Playbills and two typed notes signed.
A fine large group of nine signed Playbills and two related signed notes (described with the related Playbill), comprising: West Side Story, October, 1957, Winter Garden Theatre, signed on title page by Chita Rivera and Stephen Sondheim; Follies, April, 1971, Winter Garden Theatre, signed on the cover by Stephen Sondheim and Alexis Smith; Follies In Concert, Avery Fisher Hall, September, 1985, inscribed on the title page "For Robert Pearlstein, Best Wishes From Stephen Sondheim"; Merrily We Roll Along, Opening Night, 16 November 1981, Alvin Theatre, signed By Stephen Sondheim on the title page, accompanied by a signed note dated December 11, 1981: "Dear Robert Pearlstein, Thank You So Much For Your Letter. It Helps More Than You Know. Yours Gratefully, Stephen Sondheim" (this letter written upon the show's early closing); Sweeney Todd, Opening Night, 1 March 1979, Uris Theatre, inscribed on the cover: "To Robert Pearlstein- From Stephen Sondheim With Best Wishes 12/10/81."; Into The Woods, October, 1987, Martin Beck Theatre, signed on the title page by Sondheim, Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason and Chip Zien; Sweeney Todd, Opening Night, 1 March 1979, Uris Theatre, inscribed on the cover "To Robert Pearlstein-- Stephen Sondheim" and Sunday in the Park with George, Booth Theatre, April, 1984, signed on the cover "To Robert Pearlstein With Best Wishes From Stephen Sondheim", these two Playbills accompanied by a signed note dated 16 September 2015: "Dear Mr. Pearlstein, I appreciate your enthusiasm but you ask too much. I can't sign so many playbills. You'll have to settle for Sweeney Todd and Sunday in The Park with George. Yours truly, Stephen Sondheim"; Sweeney Todd, Opening Night, 1 March 1979, Uris Theatre, signed by Sondheim on the title page.


Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $567 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $567 (includes buyer's premium)

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