This is a rare souvenir program from the Original Australian production of the JULE STYNE, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN musical "BELLS ARE RINGING" at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. (The Original Broadway production opened November 29th, 1956 at the Shubert Theatre in New York City and ran for 924 performances. The Australian production premiered April 5th, 1958 in Melbourne.) ..... The musical starred SHANI WALLIS as "Ella Peterson" (shown in the cover photo) and BRUCE TRENT as "Jeff Moss" and included GABOR BARAKER, KAY EKLUND, WILLIAM AUSTIN, PATRICIA CONNOLLY, BARRY WADE, HUGH WILLS, JEAN ROSS, JOHN HOSKIN, JON FINLAYSON, NOEL HARDRES, DONNA COOK, KEN WARNE, HUGH McDERMOTT, DORIS DODD, PETER KENNA, ESTELLE WEBSTER, LYNETTE LEISHMAN, GEOFFREY ROBBINS, DIANNE ALDERTON, BEVERLEY RICHARDS, NOEL TOVEY, JAMES VOLTZ, NORMAN YENN, RAY TRICKETT, WILLIAM MULQUEEN, GRAEME ANDERSON, JOHN STEELE, MARGARET D' ARRAGO, KEVIN HANILY and JOE LIPTON ..... CREDITS: Music by JULE STYNE ("Gypsy", "Darling of the Day", "Do Re Mi", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Funny Girl", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Hazel Flagg", "High Button Shoes", "Say, Darling", "Lorelei", "Sugar", "Prettybelle", "Subways Are For Sleeping", "Two on the Aisle"); Book and Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN ("Wonderful Town", "Applause", "Do Re Mi", "Subways are for Sleeping", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "On the Twentieth Century", "The Will Rogers Follies"); Sets designed by KEN BANDMAN; Choreographed by REX REID; Directed by STANLEY WILLIS-CROFT; Produced by GARNET H. CARROLL ..... DETAILS: The oversized 16 page program measures 8 1/2" X 11 1/8" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, individual photos of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, bios of the four leading actors, promotional text and several photos of scenes from the musical ..... CONDITION: With the exception of moderate creasing and minor edge wear, this rare program 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.