This is a rare April 1st, 1956 Lackawanna Railroad Timetable for the Lyndhurst - Kingsland to New York line advertising the Original Broadway production of the RICHARD RODGERS and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II musical "PIPE DREAM" on the front panel. The production opened November 30th, 1955 at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre in New York City and ran for 246 performances ..... The musical starred HELEN TRAUBEL, WILLIAM JOHNSON and JUDY TYLER and featured MIKE KELLIN, G. D. WALLACE, MILDRED SLAVIN, RUFUS SMITH, JOHN CALL, GUY RAYMOND, STEVE ROLAND, DON BLACKEY, NICOLAS ORLOFF, WARREN KEMMERLING, WARREN BROWN, KENNETH HARVEY, RUBY BRAFF, TEMPLE TEXAS, JACKIE McELROY, LOUISE TROY, PAT CREIGHTON, SANDRA DELVIN, JOSEPH LEON, KAZIMIR KOKICH, PATRICIA WILSON, RUTH KOBART, DON WEISSMULLER, ANNABELLE GOLD, JENNY WORKMAN and CALVIN THOMAS ..... Side note: "Pipe Dream" received nine Tony nominations, but won only one (Alvin Colt's "Best Costume Design"). The musical lost out for "Best Musical" to "Damn Yankees", the only other show nominated in that category. The two main characters in "Pipe Dream" had sadly truncated careers. WILLIAM JOHNSON died of a heart attack on March 16th, 1957 at the age of 40 and JUDY TYLER died the same year after going to Hollywood to appear with Elvis Presley in "Jailhouse Rock". Just three days after filming was completed, she was tragically killed along with her husband in a car crash in Billy the Kid, Wyoming on July 3rd, 1957. She was only 24. (Reprinted in part from the Rodgers and Hammerstein website.) ..... CREDITS: Music by RICHARD RODGERS; Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II (Rodgers and Hammerstein collaborated on "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The King and I", "Me and Juliet", "South Pacific", "Flower Drum Song" and "The Sound of Music" among others); Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by ALVIN COLT (Tony Award winner); Choreographed by BORIS RUNANIN; Production Staged by HAROLD CLURMAN; Produced by RICHARD RODGERS and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 2nd ..... DETAILS: The six panel, tri-fold timetable measures 2 7/8" X 5 1/2" inches (8 1/2" X 7 1/8" inches when unfolded) and also includes advertisements for the RICHARD ADLER and JERRY ROSS musical comedy "DAMN YANKEES" starring GWEN VERDON at the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre, the RICHARD ADLER and JERRY ROSS musical comedy hit "THE PAJAMA GAME" starring JOHN RAITT, EDDIE FOY, Jr. and HELEN GALLAGHER at the St. James Theatre, the JEAN ANOUILH play with music "THE LARK" starring JULIE HARRIS at the Longacre Theatre, the CAROLYN GREEN romantic comedy "JANUS" starring MARGARET SULLAVAN, ROBERT PRESTON and CLAUDE DAUPHIN at the Plymouth Theatre, the HENRY DENKER and RALPH BERKEY play "TIME LIMIT" starring ARTHUR KENNEDY and RICHARD KILEY at the Booth Theatre, the NOEL COWARD comedy "FALLEN ANGELS" starring NANCY WALKER and MARGARET PHILLIPS at the Playhouse Theatre and the FRANCES GOODRICH and ALBERT HACKETT play "THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK" at the Cort Theatre ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, this rare schedule is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.