(MOSTEL, Zero) WESKER, ArnoldBiblio.com
Playbill: The Merchant - September 1977
1977rif. 421364Philadelphi: The Shubert Organization 1977. Softcover. Fine. Stapled illustrated wrappers. Touch of light wear else fine. Playbill for the first preview performance of Arnold Wesker's play The Merchant in Philadelphia at the Forrest Theatre in September 1977. The play director by Tony Award-winner John Dexter starred Zero Mostel in a reinterpretation of Shylock from Shakespeare. Tragically Mostel became ill and died after just one preview performance in Philadelphia. He was replaced by his understudy but the production struggled to recover and was canceled just a week after its New York premiere. Few playbill from this short-run production were produced and even less from the unfortunate Philadelphia preview. Rare. OCLC locates not copies. The Shubert Organization unknown
