Mar 18, 2026 10:00 EST
Stage & Screen Featuring The Estate of Charles Strouse & Barbara Siman
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A signed poster for the Pulitzer-winning play No Place to Be Somebody
NO PLACE TO BE SOMEBODY
CHARLES GORDONE. A cast-signed poster for the original run of No Place to Be Somebody. New York: [1969.] Original lithograph poster, 21 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches. Slightly faded and spotted. Not examined out of frame.
A cast-signed poster for the first Pulitzer-winning play written by an African American playwright. No Place to Be Somebody ran for 248 performances at the New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. The original cast included Ron O'Neal, Nathan George, Christopher St. John, and Marjorie Eliot. Set in a gritty Greenwich Village bar, Charles Gordone's play premiered at the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Public Theater. The playwright became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the play the first Off-Broadway production to receive it.
Sold for $256
Estimated at $400 - $600
Includes Buyer's Premium
NO PLACE TO BE SOMEBODY
CHARLES GORDONE. A cast-signed poster for the original run of No Place to Be Somebody. New York: [1969.] Original lithograph poster, 21 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches. Slightly faded and spotted. Not examined out of frame.
A cast-signed poster for the first Pulitzer-winning play written by an African American playwright. No Place to Be Somebody ran for 248 performances at the New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. The original cast included Ron O'Neal, Nathan George, Christopher St. John, and Marjorie Eliot. Set in a gritty Greenwich Village bar, Charles Gordone's play premiered at the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Public Theater. The playwright became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the play the first Off-Broadway production to receive it.
Auction: Stage & Screen Featuring The Estate of Charles Strouse & Barbara Siman, Mar 18, 2026
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Auction of the Estate of Composer Charles Strouse & Choreographer Barbara Siman on March 18, 2026
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Memorabilia, Artwork, Furniture, Decorations, Books and More from Their Manhattan Apartment
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Featured Section of the March 18 Stage & Screen Auction
NEW YORK, NY -- Fans and collectors from across the nation and beyond gathered in Doyle's saleroom and online for the auction the Estate of the legendary Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award-winning composer Charles Strouse and his wife choreographer Barbara Siman. Showcased were memorabilia, artwork, furniture, decorations, books and more from the couple's Manhattan apartment. The landmark sale was a featured section of the Stage & Screen auction on March 18, 2026.
Over his 50-year career Charles Strouse wrote the music for such iconic musical theater hits as Bye Bye Birdie, Applause and Annie, as well as the theme song for the classic sitcom All in the Family ("Those Were the Days"). Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin's partnership on Annie produced one of Broadway's most successful scores ever. "Tomorrow" and other songs from the production have since become enduring American musical standards admired by generations. Read More
Highlighting the sale was Charles Strouse's antique Steinway Model A Grand Piano that achieved $11,520, surpassing its $7,000-10,000 estimate. Manufactured in 1897, the piano was acquired by Strouse in the late 1960s and used throughout the composition Applause (1970), Annie (1977), and other celebrated works.
Among the memorabilia offerings that realized strong results were signed sheet music for the iconic song “Tomorrow” from Annie that sold for $1,280, many times its $300-400 estimate, and signed sheet music for “Those Were the Days,” the opening theme from the television series All in the Family, estimated at $300-500, which achieved $1,216. Also drawing interest at the sale was Charles Strouse’s director’s chair, printed on the front with “Charles Strouse” and on the back with “Annie,” which more than doubled its $300-500 estimate, selling for $1,152.
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Property from the Estate of Charles Stouse & Barbara Siman was offered as a featured section of the Stage & Screen auction celebrating Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance. Read More
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