Playbill for Marie Christine: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Playbill for Marie Christine. White background with yellow box at top; photograph below depicting a naked man and woman in an embrace, the man's eyes are closed while the woman is staring directly into the camera. [PLAYBILL/LINCOLN CENTER THEATER AT THE VIVIAN BEAUMONT/MARIE/CHRISTINE] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1999.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1999
• Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
• Used by: Vivian Beaumont Theatre, American, founded 1965
• Subject of: Franz C. Alderfer
• Subject of: Ana Maria Andricain
• Subject of: Michael Babin
• Subject of: Brent Black
• Subject of: Sherry Boone, American
• Subject of: Anthony Crivello, American, born 1955
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Drama (Theatre)
• Topic: Musical Theatre
• Object number: 2011.45.66
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.