Marvin Hamlisch "A CHORUS LINE" Michael Bennett 1976 London Cast Opening Flyer

Description

This is a rare advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the opening of the Original West End production of the MARVIN HAMLISCH, EDWARD KLEBAN, JAMES KIRKWOOD, NICHOLAS DANTE and MICHAEL BENNETT musical "A CHORUS LINE" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London on July 22nd, 1976. (The production opened July 22nd, 1976 and ran for 903 performances.) ..... "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. Originally part of the New York Shakespeare Festival season, the production opened April 15th, 1975 at the Public's Off-Broadway Newman Theatre and quickly made plans to move to New York's Sam S. Shubert Theatre on July 25th, 1975. It ran on Broadway 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 London cast included TOMMY AGUILAR, MICHAEL AUSTIN, CHRISTINE BAKER, STEVE BAUMANN, NANCY DAFGEK, MARK DOVEY, GENE FRASER, TROY GARZA, MITZI HAMILTON, EIVIND HARUM, JEFF HYSLOP, LOIDA IGLESIAS, RON KUROWSKI, JENNIFER ANN LEE, WENDY MANSFIELD, YVETTE MATHEWS, GINA PAGLIA, A. WILLIAM PERKINS, T. MICHAEL REED, KEN ROGERS, SANDY ROVETA, TIMOTHY SCOTT, DON SIMIONE, RONALD STAFFORD, JANE SUMMER HAYS, MIRIAM WELCH, NANCY WOOD and RONALD YOUNG ..... 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; Co-Choreographer: BOB AVIAN; Conceived, Choreographed and Directed by MICHAEL BENNETT; Produced by MICHAEL WHITE by arrangement with JOSEPH PAPP and the NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, two-sided handbill measures 5" X 8" inches and includes wonderful graphics on the front and promotional text and the opening date on the backside ..... CONDITION: With the exception of two horizontal folds, this rare handbill 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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