Iva Withers Papers 1917-2011 1945-1970

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Iva Withers Papers 1917-2011 1945-1970

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The Iva Withers Papers contain scripts, playbills, programs, scores and sheet music, clippings, photographs, correspondence, scrapbooks, financial materials, recordings, costume pieces, and other materials related to Withers' career as a Broadway actress, singer, and dancer. Materials range in date from 1917 through 2011, with the bulk of materials dating between 1945 and 1970. Iva Withers was first hired on Broadway in 1945 to understudy the lead female roles in both (Laurey) and (Julie Jordan). Withers' career went on to include a series of subsequent "leading lady" understudy assignments in notable Broadway productions, including , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Withers appeared on stage in all of these productions--in some, she took over the lead female role while the original production was still on Broadway; in others, Withers originated the lead female role for the touring production. Oklahoma! Carousel As The Girls Go Make A Wish Show Boat Sally Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Guys and Dolls South Pacific Redhead The Unsinkable Molly Brown Rattle of a Simple Man High Spirits I Do! I Do! Happy Time Forty Carats The Last Wedding

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The Ohio State University. Rare Books and Manuscripts Library.

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