Kurt Weill "THREEPENNY OPERA" Sting / Georgia Brown 1989 Opening Night Playbill

Description

This is a rare November 5th, 1989 OPENING NIGHT playbill from the Broadway revival of the BERTOLT BRECHT and KURT WEILL classic "THE THREEPENNY OPERA" at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City. (The production opened November 5th, 1989 and ran for only 65 performances.) ..... The revival starred STING (in his stage debut) as "Mack the Knife", MAUREEN McGOVERN, ALVIN EPSTEIN and GEORGIA BROWN and the cast included KIM CRISWELL, SUZZANNE DOUGLAS, JOSH MOSTEL, LARRY MARSHALL, MacINTYRE DIXON, NANCY RINGHAM and K. T. SULLIVAN ..... CREDITS: Music by KURT WEILL ("Johnny Johnson", "Knickerbocker Holiday", "Lady in the Dark", "One Touch of Venus", "Lost in the Stars", "Street Scene", "Love Life", "Threepenny Opera"); Book and Lyrics by BERTOLT BRECHT; Translated by MICHAEL FEINGOLD; Sets and Costumes designed by JOCELYN HERBERT; Choreographed by PETER GENNARO; Directed by JOHN DEXTER; Produced by JEROME HELLMAN in association with HARUKI KADOKAWA and JAMES M. NEDERLANDER ..... DETAILS: The 120 page playbill measures 5 5/8" 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 as well as individual head shots of each of the cast members and a page of "Scenes" (four production photos) ..... BONUS: Includes a three page article on STING (last scanned image) with two additional photos ..... CONDITION: This playbill 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, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.