Bebe Neuwirth (Debut) "A CHORUS LINE" Michael Bennett 1978 Dallas Texas Playbill

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This is a rare October 3rd, 1978 playbill from the three-week engagement of the MARVIN HAMLISCH, EDWARD KLEBAN, JAMES KIRKWOOD, NICHOLAS DANTE and MICHAEL BENNETT musical "A CHORUS LINE" at the Music Hall at Fair Park at the State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas. (Originally part of the New York Shakespeare Festival season, the production opened April 15th, 1975 at the Off-Broadway Newman Theatre and quickly made plans to move to New York's Sam S. Shubert Theatre on July 25th, 1975. National and international tours were mounted in the following years.) ..... "A Chorus Line" was an unprecedented box office and critical success, receiving 12 Tony Award nominations and winning nine Tony's, in addition to the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It ran for 6,137 performances, becoming the longest-running production in Broadway history up to that time. It remains the longest running Broadway musical originally produced in the United States, and the fourth longest-running Broadway show ever. The cast included BEBE NEUWIRTH (in her first stage role), MELANIE ADAMS, SUSAN CARL, PATTI COLOMBO, DENNIS DANIELS, DENISE DiRENZO, RICK EMERY, SCOTT FARIS, GAIL MAE FERGUSON, ROSCOE GILLIAM, MICHAEL GORMAN, NIKI HARRIS, BILL HASTINGS, DEBORAH HENRY, FRANK HOOPER, ERIC HORENSTEIN, JEFF HYSLOP, CLIFFORD LIPSON, ALEX MacKAY, TAMARA MARK, GAY MARSHALL, SCOTT PEARSON, SHANNA REED, M. W. REID, MICHAEL RICARDO, TERESA ROSSOMANDO, TRACY SHAYNE, RANDY SKINNER, LAUREN TOM, SAM VIVERITO, TIMOTHY WAHNER and CHET WALKER ..... CREDITS: Music by MARVIN HAMLISCH; Lyrics by EDWARD KLEBAN; Book by JAMES KIRKWOOD and NICHOLAS DANTE; Sets designed by ROBIN WAGNER; Costumes designed by THEONI V. ALDREDGE; Conceived, Choreographed and Directed by MICHAEL BENNETT; Produced by JOSEPH PAPP and the NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL ..... The 16 page playbill measures 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: This playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian .....
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