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Rare Rehearsal Portrait of Hal Prince and Stephen Sondheim
- Item Number
- P-70
- Leading Bid
- 700 USD
- Next Minimum Bid
- USD
- Time Left
- 7m
- Online Close
- 2024-09-20 14:00:00.0
- Number of Bids
- 5 - Bid History
Item Description
In the fall of 1981, photographer Rivka Katvan was invited into an early rehearsal of Stephen Sondheims new musical Merrily We Roll Along. Directed by Sondheims longtime collaborator and director Hal Prince, Merrily We Roll Along would open the following November 16 to dismissive reviews, closing on November 28 after 16 performances. For decades, new productions of Merrily We Roll Along were produced with varying success - but never reaching its potential. Not until last season's smash hit revival was Merrily We Roll Along seen in its full glory, its now beloved score matched by a beautifully directed, reimagined production and brilliant stars. But it all began here, 43 years ago, with these original legendary collaborators: composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim and director/producer Hal Prince.
While this portrait is not signed by Sondheim or Prince, it is accompanied by individual personal notes signed by Sondheim and Prince. The notes were originally sent to their dear friend, actor Patricia Elliott, who, nine years before in 1974, won the Tony Award for her performance as the Countess in the original production of the Sondheim and Prince smash hit A Little Night Music.
Katvan, one of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS most ardent champions, began taking backstage photographs in 1978. She has documented the celebrated stars of Broadway and the theaters community of creative artists for more than four decades. Since 1996, Rivka and her husband Moshe Katvan have donated more than 100 extraordinary legendary portraits of Broadways best, raising more than $300,000 for Broadway Cares as part of the Grand Auction. Today, Rivka offers a collection of beautifully captured private moments with Broadways most celebrated stars and creators.
With special thanks to Rivka Katvan and Moshe Katvan.
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