~ Personally Folks... I Wish To Thank PSM (Production Stage Manager) Frank Hartenstein ~

BY DANNY McCARTHY

HERE's to FRANK HARTENSTEIN for replying back to me during the original A CHORUS LINE on Broadway by entering that production's cast with signatures on an A CHORUS LINE PLAYBILL in 1975.

In 1977, FRANK HARTENSTEIN was the PLATINUM PSM (Production Stage Manager) starring FOLLIES' TONY AWARD WINNER ALEXIS SMITH, (CHITA RIVERA's daughter) LISA MORDENTE, ("Cruising" the movie starring AL PACINO's) PATRICK JUDE. FRANK HARTENSTEIN did-arrange for a cast-signed PLATINUM PLAYBILL when I included letters to the stars upon attending a PLATINUM matinee performance.

THEN FOLKS... GUESS WHAT -{ & }- I got to review PLATINUM while I was the IONA College (now IONA University) newspaper "The Ionian" staff member as attached.

{AL PACINO made his Broadway debut in THE PERFECT TRAINING OF PAVLO HUMMEL in 1977 -{ & }- I attended a matinee leaving a letter -{ & }- stamped-addressed-envelope with the PSM. AL PACINO sent me a Signed OPENING NIGHT THE PERFECT TRAINING OF PAVLO HUMMEL PLAYBILL from himself that I did receive at my Jamaica Estates, New York home address.} {I WILL NOT attach a copy of his auto graph as there are scammers nowadays that PRETEND to-be a professional CHEATING folks... ESPECIALLY as-I-LOVE-to-text... SCENEYOURS -( ! )-}

PUMP BOY AND DINETTES had TOM CHAPIN involved; FRANK HARTENSTEIN was the PSM who sent me a cast-signed PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES PLAYBILL.

DAME ANGELA LANSBURY was in the 1983 MAME revival; -{ & }- she sent me a signed 1983 MAME PLAYBILL.

JOHN GOODMAN starred in BIG RIVER -{ & }- FRANK HARTENSTEIN was the PSM who sent me a BIG RIVER cast-signed PLAYBILL in 1985. {RALPH MARRERO, a fellow IONA College alumnae co-starred in a feature role w/ JOHN GOODMAN in "Babe.":

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LAUREN GRAHAM:

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INTO THE WOODS ran from 1985-1987. PSM was FRANK HARTENSTEIN -{ & }- his yet-again-reply-back is so APPreciated of a cast-signed INTO THE WOODS PLAYBILL. ~ BERNADETTE PETERS whom I met in 1974 during MACK AND MABEL, sent me an INTO THE WOODS signed PLAYBILL from herself.

From 1993-1995, THE WHO's TOMMY was on Broadway -{ & }- PSM FRANK HARTENSTEIN yet again w/ a cast-signed THE WHO's TOMMY PLAYBILL.

FRANK HARTENSTEIN was also the PSM for the 1996 TONY AWARD-WINNING REVIVAL of THE KING AND I: https://www.playbill.com/produ...

LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS signed a 1996 THE KING AND I REVIVAL PLAYBILL c/o FRANK HARTENSTEIN who mailed it back-to-me.

YES! MARIE OSMOND took-over the role of Anna in that 1996 THE KING AND I revival-{ ! }-

PSM FRANK HARTENSTEIN also was the PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER for the Broadway revivals of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING when MATTHEW BRODERICK, JOHN STAMOS, DANIEL RADCLIFFE had the leading role of J Pierrpont Finch...

MATTHEW BRODERICK:

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JOHN STAMOS:

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DANIEL RADCLIFFE:

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BELOW IS A LINK INCLUDING THE NORTH FORK COMMUNITY THEATRE 1990 OLIVER PROGRAM COVER. I sang "Pick A Pocket or Two" in that 1990 version which I made correlate to a PACKET BOAT in the attached post. For some unknown reason, the title OLIVER did not include an exclamation point which is usually ALWAYS THE SIGNIFICANT TITLE OF OLIVER {OLIVER!} -{ & }- for some unknown reason the powers that be of northfotkpatch altered the shade of my text:

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TOM CHAPIN:

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HAROLD (HAL) PRINCE:

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PEG MURRAY:

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