I LOVE MY WIFE PLAY CAST - SHOW BILL SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: SMOTHERS BROTHERS (DICK SMOTHERS), THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS , GENE SAKS, SMOTHERS BROTHERS (TOM SMOTHERS), JANIE SELL, MICHAEL STEWART, BARBARA SHARMA, MICHAEL MARK - HFSID 314564

I LOVE MY WIFE PLAY CAST: TOM SMOTHERS, DICK SMOTHERS, JANIE SELL, GENE SAKS, MICHAEL STEWART, BARBARA SHARMA and MICHAEL MARK
All sign this playbill for a production of I Love My Wife
Show Bill signed: "Tom Smothers", "Dick/Smothers", "Barbara/Sharma", "Michael/Stewart", "Janie/Sell", "Gene/Saks" and "Michael Mark" in various inks,66p, 5¾x9. Playbill for a production of I Love My Wife at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York. TOM SMOTHERS (1937-2023) and his younger brother, DICK SMOTHERS (b. 1939), first appeared professionally at the Purple Onion in San Francisco in 1959, and they made their first national television appearance on The Jack Paar Show in 1961. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hourwas televised on CBS from 1967 until, after numerous censorship battles, they were cancelled in 1969. They revived the show in 1988, and the new version of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ran until 1989. Tom and Dick have appeared, both together and separately, in feature films and made-for-TV movies. They also made guest starring appearances on several TV series. The Smothers Brothers, who currently hold the record for longevity for a comedy duo, continued to tour across the nation until 2010, when they announced their retirement. American actress JANIE SELL (b. 1941) appeared on stage from 1968 to 1996 and won the 1974 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Over Here! For the role she also won a 1974 Theatre World Award. Sell also appeared in such Broadway productions as Irene (1973-1974), I Love My Wife (1977-1979), Moon Over Buffalo (1995-1996) and was nominated for a 1980 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. Stage and film director GENE SAKS (1921-2015) has worked closely with playwright Neil Simon, directing 8 of Simon's plays and the film versions of 3 more, including The Odd Couple (1968). Nominated for seven Tony Awards, Saks has won three as Best Director, for I Love My Wife (1977), Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983) and Biloxi Blues. Saks, who also appeared on stage and screen before turning to directing, was married to actress Bea Arthur from 1950 to 1978. American playwright MICHAEL STEWART (1924-1987) was born in Manhattan, New York. A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, his works have been performed on Broadway since 1951. He is the winner of three Tony Awards, the 1961 Award for Best Musical for Bye Bye Birdie, the 1964 Award for Best Musical for Hello, Dolly! and the 1964 Award for Best Author for Hello, Dolly!. Nominated for seven more Tony Awards, his other works include Carnival!, Mack & Mabel, I Love My Wife, Barnum, 42nd Street and Harrigan 'n Hart. BARBARA SHARMA (b. 1942) is an actress of stage and film, known for her distinctively high-pitched cutesy voice. She began her work in theatre, with her first major credit being in the Broadway comedy Little Me (1962). Although her roles in theatre were never large, it brought her enough notoriety to carry over to television, appearing in several reoccurring roles in television series, including Myrna in Rhoda (1974), Shelley in Glitter (1984), and Mrs. Recinos in Becker (2000). She was also a regular performer on the show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, appearing in 50 episodes. Also signed by MICHAEL MARK as Stanley. Corners slightly worn. Lightly toned. Otherwise, fine condition.