#friedman-abeles

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Lauren Bacall during rehearsals for the Broadway musical Applause, photo by Friedman-Abeles, New York, 1970. A musical stage adaptation of the 1950 Bette Davis movie All About Eve, Bacall portrayed Bette's character Margo Channing in the play and won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance, with the production also winning Tonys for Best Musical, Best Direction, and Best Choreography.

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Gene Kelly (director) rehearsing Pat Suzuki for Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song, 1958.

Photo: Friedman-Abeles via NYPL

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Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert in promotional photo for the original Broadway production of West Side Story (photography by Friedman-Abeles)

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“White Boys” from HAIR – Emmaretta Marks, Lorrie Davis and Melba Moore 

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Celebrate World Theatre Day with a deep-dive into our Digital Collections to see photographs from some of the most famous theatrical photographers of all time.

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Fiorello!, Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick's first big hit, opened on November 23, 1959. Gypsy Rose Lee, herself the subject a recent musical, was at the premiere.

Photo: Friedman-Abeles via the NYPL

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Anthony Perkins in "Look Homeward, Angel," which played at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre from November 28, 1957 to March 7, 1959, and then moved to the 54th Street Theatre from March 9 to April 4, 1959. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1958 for playwright Ketti Frings, based on the novel by Thomas Wolfe.

Photo: Friedman-Abeles via NYPL