Cheryl Crawford Collection 1862-1981

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Cheryl Crawford Collection 1862-1981

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Cheryl Crawford worked as a theatre producer for five decades, primarily on Broadway, producing musicals that included , , and , and four Tennessee Williams plays. She was also a founding member of both the Group Theatre and the Actors Studio. Her collection includes correspondence, production materials, scripts, programs, playbills, audio tapes, posters, and sound recordings, as well as her personal collection of sheet music. Brigadoon Porgy and Bess Yentl

Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries

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