Michael Ball "HAIRSPRAY" Leanne Jones / Mel Smith 2007 London Souvenir Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the
Original West End production of the MARC SHAIMAN and SCOTT WITTMAN musical comedy hit "HAIRSPRAY" at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. (The Original Broadway production opened August 15th, 2002 at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York City and closed January 4th, 2009 after a run of 2642 performances. The London production began previews on October 11th, 2007, officially opened October 30th, 2007 and closed March 28th, 2010, after playing over 1000 performances.) ..... The London Cast included MICHAEL BALL as "Edna Turnblad", LEANNE JONES as "Tracy Turnblad", BEN JAMES-ELLIS as "Link Larkin" and MEL SMITH as "Wilbur Turnblad" and featured TRACIE BENNETT, NATALIE BEST, DERMOT CANAVAN, ELINOR COLLETT, JOHNNIE FIORI, ADRIAN HANSEL, PAUL MANUEL, WENDY SOMERVILLE and RACHAEL WOODING ..... CREDITS: Book by MARC O'DONNELL and THOMAS MEEHAN; Music by MARC SHAIMAN; Lyrics by SCOTT WITTMAN and MARC SHAIMAN; Sets designed by DAVID ROCKWELL; Costumes designed by WILLIAM IVEY LONG; Choreographed by JERRY MITCHELL; Directed by JACK O'BRIEN
..... DETAILS: The oversized 56 page program measures 9 1/2" X 13 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, photos and bios of each of the actors, bios of each member of the creative team, promotional text and page after page of full color photos of scenes from the show ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are wider than shown ..... CONDITION: This 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.