Bob Fosse's "DANCIN'" Manette LaChance / Heather Lea Gerdes 1983 London Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the
Original West End production of BOB FOSSE's Musical Entertainment "DANCIN'" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London. (The Original Broadway production opened March 27th, 1978 at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City and ran for 1774 performances. The London production opened November 14th, 1983 and ran through January 28th, 1984.) ..... The ensemble cast included QUIN BAIRD, ROBIN CLEAVER, ANDRE DE LA ROCHE, JOHN DE LUCA, SPENCE FORD, HEATHER LEA GERDES, RAYMOND CHARLES HARRIS, JOSEPH KONICKI, MANETTE LaCHANCE, DIANA LAURENSON, FRED C. MANN III, DANIEL MAY, JOANIE O'NEILL, PEGGY PARTEN, SHAN REECE, LYNNE SAVAGE, DAVID THOME and CHERYL YAMAGUCHI ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by RALPH BURNS, GEORGE M. COHAN, NEIL DIAMOND, JERRY LEIBER and MIKE STOLLER, BOB HAGGERT, RAY BAUDUC, GIL RODIN and BOB CROSBY, JOHNNY MERCER and HARRY WARREN, LOUIS PRIMA, JOHN PHILIP SOUSA, BARRY MANN and CYNTHIA WEIL, FELIX POWELL and GEORGE ASAF, SIGMUND ROMBERG and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II, CAT STEVENS and JERRY JEFF WALKER; Sets designed by PETER LARKIN; Costumes designed by WILLA KIM; Broadway Production Directed and Choreographed by BOB FOSSE; Choreography and Direction Reproduced by GAIL BENEDICT; Produced by TOM ARNOLD in association with LOUIS BENJAMIN and PETER BALDWIN
by arrangement with
TOM MALLOW and JAMES JANEK
..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page program measures 8 1/4" X 11 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, an extensive bio and several photos of BOB FOSSE, cast list, individual photos and bios of each of the actors, bios of each member of the creative team, list of musical numbers, promotional text and several pages of beautiful full color production photos. Includes a ticket stub from the December 1st, 1983 evening performance stapled to the top right corner of the first inside page (second scanned image) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light marks on the cover and minor edge wear, this rare program is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.