Laurie Beechman "CATS" Charlotte d' Amboise / Andrew Lloyd Webber 1984 Playbill

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This is a rare January 1984 playbill from the National Tour engagement of the Tony Award winning ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER musical hit "CATS" at the Shubert Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. (The production opened October 7th, 1982 at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City and ran for 7485 performances while simultaneously playing on the road.) ..... The ensemble cast included the late LAURIE BEECHMAN as "Grizabella", KATHY ANDRINI, CINDY BENSON, BARRY K. BERNAL, PAMELA BLASETTI, TORI BRENNO, JENNIFER BUTT, CATHY CARSON, FRANKIE CASSADY, JOHN CRUTCHMAN, SCOTT DAINTON, CHARLOTTE d' AMBOISE, JOHN DEWAR, MARK DOVEY, JOEL FERRELL, MICHAEL SCOTT GREGORY, RICH HEBERT, NANCY HESS, ALLEN HIDALGO, CINDI KLINGER, JANENE LOVULLO, KEVIN MARCUM, THOMAS McMANUS, KELLI ANN McNALLY, GREG MINAHAN, SAL MISTRETTA, JAMIE PATTERSON, CALVIN E. REMSBERG, RAY RODERICK, JAMIE TORCELLINI, RUSSELL WARFIELD, ANTHONY WHIGAS, LILY-LEE WONG, MIMI WYCHE and SUSAN ZAGUIRRE ..... Side Note: On June 19th, 1997,
Cats
became the longest-running musical in Broadway history with 6,138 performances. It closed on September 10th, 2000, after a total of 7,485 performances. Its Broadway record was surpassed on January 9th, 2006
by
The Phantom of the Opera
.
It remains Broadway's
second longest-running show
in history.
Cats
was the winner of seven 1983 Tony Awards including "Best Musical" ..... CREDITS: Music by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER ("Jesus Christ Superstar", "Evita", "Cats", "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Song and Dance", "Starlight Express", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Aspects of Love", "By Jeeves", "Sunset Boulevard") based on "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" by T. S. ELIOT; Lyrics by T. S. ELIOT; Additional Lyrics by TREVOR NUNN and RICHARD STILGOE; Sets and Costumes designed by JOHN NAPIER; Choreographed by GILLIAN LYNNE; Directed by TREVOR NUNN; Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH, THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRE COMPANY, DAVID GEFFEN and THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION ..... DETAILS: The 36 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, promotional text, bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a light mark on the cover, 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.
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