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Patti LuPone (Signed) "SUNSET BLVD." Andrew Lloyd Webber 1993 London Playbill
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This is a rare autographed August 1993 programme (playbill) from the Original West End production of the ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, DON BLACK and CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON musical "SUNSET BOULEVARD" at the Adelphi Theatre in London. (The London production opened July 12th, 1993 and ran for 1529 performances. The American premiere would take place on December 9th, 1993 at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles, where the show would run for 369 performances. The Original Broadway production would open November 17th, 1994 at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City and run for 977 performances.) ..... The musical starred PATTI LuPONE as "Norma Desmond", KEVIN ANDERSON as "Joe Gillis", DANIEL BENZALI as "Max von Mayerling" and MEREDITH BRAUN as "Betty Schaefer" and featured KATE ARNEIL, MICHAEL BAUER, GERARD CASEY, NICOLAS COLICOS, ANITA LOUISE COMBE and STEVE DEVEREAUX ..... 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"); Book by DON BLACK and CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON based on the BILLY WILDER film; Sets designed by JOHN NAPIER; Costumes designed by ANTHONY POWELL; Choreographed by BOB AVIAN; Directed by TREVOR NUNN; Produced by THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED and PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION ..... DETAILS: The 44 page program measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, extensive text on the making of the musical, promotional and historical text and individual photos and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team ..... NOTE: The bio pages of PATTI LuPONE and KEVIN ANDERSON were signed by the stars and will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, 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.

Lot of 100+ Vtg 1950s-00s Playbills Program San Francisco Opera Theater Broadway
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Performing ArtsSan Francisco Civic Light OperaOliver - 1973Camelot - 1975How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - 1975Annie Get Your Gun - 1977Candide - Holiday - 1971The King and I - 1974The Baker's Wife - 1976Chicago - 1978Evita - 1979Dancing' - 1979Guys & Dolls - 1980Applause - 1972Irma la Douce - 1977On a Clear Day You can See forever - 1980The Rothschilds - 1972Sugar - 1974Bells are Ringing - 1979Kismet - 1977Shine It On - 1977Lerner and Loewe's Gigi - 1973Lorelei - 1973Gone With the Wind - 1973Wonderful Town - 1975Pal Joey - 1978No No Nanette - 1972The Umbrellas of Cherbourg - 1980A Little Night Music - 1974The Sound of Music - 1972The Wiz - 1976On the Twentieth Century - 1979A Chorus Line - 1977Herbst TheatreThree Tall Women - 1997Theater on the SquareDirty Blonde - 2001Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song Trilogy - 1983Curran TheatreThe World Goes Round - 1992Bubbling Brown Sugar - 1978Annie - 1978Isn't it Romantic - Micael Feinstein - 1988Agnes of God - 1983American Buffalo - 1984A Sense of Humor - 1984Brighton Beach Memoirs - 1983Alcaraz TheatreGreater Tuna - 1985Golden Gate TheatreThe Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber - 1989The will Rogers Follies - Keith Carradine - 1992Woman of the Year - 1983The Mitzi Gaynor Show - 1984Lena Horne: The Lady and her Music - 1982La Cage Aux Folles - 1984Dreamgirls - 1984Marines Memorial TheatreCloud 9 - 1983Orpheum TheaterKiss of the Spider Woman - 1995Pippin - 1978Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - 1982Sugar Babies - 1983Carol Channing - Hello Dolly - 1983Show Boat - 1982San Francisco Opera - Program - 1972San Francisco Opera - Program - 1973 (x2)San Francisco Opera - Program - 1974 (x2) (+1 bad shape)San Francisco Ballet - Romeo & Juliet - 2000Mary Martin at An Evening With her Friends at Davies Hall - San Francisco General Hospital Benefit - 1984Playbill Lunt-Fontanne TheatreTitanic - 1997Royale TheatreDream - 1997Golden Gate TheatreChicago - 1998Curran TheatreThe D'Oyly Carte Opera Company - 1967Ain't Misbehaving - 1979Contact - 2001One Mo Time - 1981Eugene O'Neill TheatreMadame Butterfly - 1989Orpheum TheatreRagtime - 2000Mamma Mia! - 2000The Wiz - 1984Fosse - 2000Tango Argentino - 1986The Pirates of Penzance - 1981The Broadway TheatreLes Miserables - 1988The Booth TheatreShirley Valentine - 1989Minskoff TheatreBlack and Blue - 1989OTHERSThe Playgoer - My Fair Lady - SF Civic Light Opera - 1957The Playgoer - The Diary of Anne Frank - Alcazar Theatre - 1950sThe Playgoer - The Music Man - Curran Theatre - 19850s3 Penny - The Threepenny Opera - Stagebill - 1999Tune the Grand Up - The Showtunes of Jerry Herman - Alcazar Theatre - 1996 w/Ticket StubSummer in the City - Stagebill - 1997 - SF Symphony (x2)Schlemiel the First - American Conservatory Theater - 1996Guys and Dolls - Amazing Stage - 1992Chess - Prince Edward Theatre - London - 1986Me and My Girl - Adelphi Theatre - London - 1986I'm Not Rappaport - The Apollo - 1986Cabaret - Strand Theatre - 1986Starlight Express - 1984 - Apollo Victoria TheatreFiddler on the Roof - Herschel Bernard - 1980s?Bal du Moulin Rouge Frénésie - Reno Hilton - 1980s?Mrs. Klein - Showbill - The Geary Theatre - 1980s? Raquel Bitton sings Edith Piaf - Davies Symphony Hall - 1992Colie! Marines Memorial Theatre - 1990s?Don't Bother Me, I can't Cope - American Conservatory Theatre - 1990s?Me and Bessie - American Conservatory Theatre - 1990s?Concerts in July 1996 - St. Martin in the FieldsStreet Scene - Opera Ring - 1950s?Don't Drink the Water - Lane Community College - Oakland, CA - Woody Allen - 1979My Fair Lady - City Lights Theatre Co - 2001Orphan Aux Enfers - The Lamplighters - 1980Performing Arts Magazine - July 2001 - Yerba Buena Center for the ArtsLet us know if you have any questions or need any additional images. All reasonable offers considered. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Huge lot of 317 BROADWAY PLAYBILLS from the 1990's to early 2000's
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*** HUGE PRICE REDUCTION ***You're looking a HUGE lot of 317 of random official BROADWAY PLAYBILLS from the 1980's to early 2000's only. Dimension are roughly 8.5" x 5.5" in size. They cover theaters all over America, but mostly from the NYC area. These playbills are unique for the theatre and years of issue. In other words, there are no exact duplicates, but plays from the same theater for a different date with different cover and contents. Some have black & white cover pages while other have colorized cover pages. These programs are used, but in good vintage condition overall. Some of the programs are in better condition than others (none of them is complete beat up). The programs have imperfections such as: corner dings, creases, fold marks, writing (like a date on the show), sticker on cover page (with date), staple marks (from ticket stub), clear tape on corner of cover page, very small insignificant tears, minor cover page/spine wear, discoloration or staining due to age, and other similar imperfections. See pictures. Other minor flaws may be present. What you see is what you get. A few of these programs may come with original inserts. To be sold as a lot only. Great starter collection or opportunity to add to your playbill collection Here s a link to my UPS, USPS or FedEx Ground shipping within Continental US. Priority Mail international shipping is $300..Please ask any questions before making a purchase. Thanks and good luck! Complete list of programs in mostly alphabetical order:1.) After-Play (Theatre Four, March 1996)2.) Agnes Of God (Music Box, April 1982)3.) Ain't Misbehavin' (Ambassador, November 1988)4.) Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (City Center, December 1998)5.) Amadeus (Broadhurst, June 1983)6.) Amy's View (Ethel Barrymore, May 1999)7.) And The World Goes 'Round (Westside, November 1991)8.) Annie (Uris, August 1982)9.) Annie Get Your Gun (Marquis, February 2000)10.)Annie Get Your Gun (Marquis, January 2000)11 )Anything Goes (Lincoln Center At The Vivian Beaumont, June 1988)12 )Anything Goes (Lincoln Center At The Vivian Beaumont, July 1989)13.)Arms And The Man (Roundabout, May 1989)14.)Arms And The Man (Circle In The Square, 19 )15 )Aspects Of Love (Broadhurst, May 1990)16.)Baby (Ethel Barrymore, May 1984) Centennial Edition17.)Baby (Ethel Barrymore, March 1984)18.)Beauty Queen Of Leenane (Walter Kerr, November 1998)19.)Beauty Queen Of Leenane (Atlantic, April 1998)20.)Beauty And The Beast (Palace, January 1997)21.)Beauty And The Beast (Wang, July 1998)22 )Benefactors (Brooks Atkinson, January 1986)23.)Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, The (Eugene O'Neill, May 1982)24.)Biloxi Blues (Neil Simon, November 1985)25.)Biloxi Blues (Neil Simon, 19??)26.)Black And Blue (Minkoff, December 1989)27.)Blood Brothers (Music Box, July 1993)28.)Blue Window (Manhattan Club, February 1996)29 )Breaking Legs (Promenade, February 1992)30 )Brighton Beach Memoirs (Neil Simon, 19 )31 )Brighton Beach Memoirs (46th Street, 19 )32 )Broadway Jukebox (John Houseman, August 1990)33 )Broadway (Imperial, February 1990)34 )Broadway (John Houseman, July 1992)35 )Broadway Sound (Broadhurst, December 1986)36 )Cabaret (Roundabout At Studio 54, 19??)37.)Caine Munity Court-Martial, The (Circle In The Square, June 1983)38 )Caretaker The (Circle In The Square, February 1986)39 )Carousel (Lincoln Center At The Vivian Beaumont, May 1994) 40.)Catskills On Broadway (Lunt-Fontanne, January 1992)41 )Catskills On Broadway (Lyric Opera House, 19??)42.)Cats (Winter Garden, January 2000)43 )Chairs The (John Golden, May 1998)44 )Chicago (Colonial, December 1997)45 )Chicago (Richard Rodgers, November 1996)46 )Checkmates (46th Street, November 1998)47.)Chorus Line, A (Shubert, December 1995)48.)City Of Angels (Virginia, April 1990)49.)Come Back To The 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (Martin Beck, March 1982)50.)Comedy Tonight (Lunt-Fontanne, December 1994)51 )Conversations With My Father (Royale, January 1993)52.)Corn Is Green, The (Lunt-Fontanne, September 1993)53.)Crazy For You (Shubert, October 1994)54.)Crazy For You (Shubert, July 1992) colorized55 )Crucible The (Belasco, 1992)56 )Current Events (Manhattan Theatre Club, May 2000)57.)Dance Theatre Of Harlem (City Center, January 1982)58 )Dancing At Lughnasa (Plymouth, April 1992)59.)Death Of A Salesman (Broadhurst, April 1994)60.)Death Of A Salesman (Eugene O'Neill. June 1999 61 )Devil s Disciple, The (Circle In The Square, January 1989)62.)Dinah Was (Gramercy, August 1998)63.)Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Opera House, March 2000)64.)Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? (Wilbur, April 1985)65 )Doctor s Dilemma (Roundabout, January 1990)66.)Doll's House, A (Belasco, May 1997)67 )Doubles (Ritz, 1985)68 )Dreamgirls (Merriam, )69 )Dreamgirls (Imperial, March 1982)70 )Dresser The (Brooks Atkinson, March 1982)71 )Driving Miss Daisy (John Houseman, December 1989)72 )Exactly Like You (York, April 1999)73.)Evita (Shubert, November 1982)74.)Evita (Colonial, May 1994)75.)Evita (Broadway, October 1982)76 )Father The (Roundabout Criterion Center Stage Right, January 1996)77.)Fences (46th Street, December 1987)78.)Few Good Men, A (Music Box, November 1989)79 )Fiddler On The Roof (Gershwin, March 1991)80.)Five Guys Named Moe (Eugene O'Neill, March 1992)81 )Flowering Peach. The (Lyceum, March 1994)82.)Food Chain, The (Westside August 1995)83 )Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up Its Act! (Stardust, December 1998)84 )Forever Tango (Marquis, June 1998)85 )Forever Tango (Walter Kerr, January 1998)86.)84 Charis Cross Road (Nederlander, January 1983)87.)42nd Street (St. James, June 1988)88.)42nd Street (Shubert, June 1984)89.)42nd Street (Majestic, January 1982)90 )Footloose (Richard Rodgers, February 1999)91.)Fosse (Broadhurst, August 1999)92.)Four Dogs And A Bone (Lucille Lortel, June 1994)93 )Foxfire (Ethel Barrymore, November 1982)94 )Foxfire (Colonial, October 1982)95 )Frankie And Johnny In The Clair De Lune (Westside Arts, September 1988)96.)Fuddy Meers (Minetta Lane, February 2000)97 )Grandma Sylvia's Funeral (Soho Playhouse, January 1996)98.)G.B. Shaw's Getting Married (Circle In The Square, July 1991)99.)Ghosts (Brooks Atkinson, September 1982)100 )George M. Cohan's Give Me Regards To Broadway (Playhouse 91, July 1989)101.)Glass Menagerie, The (Roundabout Criterion Center Stage Right, November 1994)102.)Grand Hotel The Musical (Martin Beck, May 1991)103.)Gross Indecency The Three Trials Of Oscar Wilde (Minetta Lane (July 1998)104.)Guys And Dolls (Martin Beck, April 1993)105.)Guys In The Truck, The (New Apollo, June 1983)106.)H2$ (Richard Rodgers, December 1995)107.)Hay Fever (Music Box, March 1986)108.)Heidi Chronicles, The (Plymouth, April 1990)109.)Heidi Chronicles, The (Plymouth, May 1989)110 )Hello Dolly (Lunt-Fontanne, January 1996)111 )Hello Dolly (Lunt-Fontanne, October 1995)112 )Holiday Heart (Manhattan Club At City Center, April 1995)113 )Homecoming The (Roundabout Criterion Center Stage Right, October 1991)114 )Hurrah At Last (Gramercy, June 1999)115 )Harrigan 'N Hart (Longacre, 1994)116.)Ian McKellen Acting Shakespeare (Ritz, January 1984)117.)Ice Cream With Hot Fudge (New York Shakespeare Festival, April 1990)118.)Ideal Husband, An (Ethel Barrymore, December 1996)119 )Impossible Marriage (Roundabout Criterion Center Laura Pels, October 1998)120 )Inside Out (Cherry Lane, November 1994)121.)Into The Woods (Martin Beck, July 1988)122 )Irish And How They Got That Way (Wilbur, March 1998)123.)Is There Life After High School? (Ethel Barrymore, April 1982)124.)Isn't It Romance (Walnut Street, November 1985)125 )Jackie (Belasco, February 1998)126 )Jackie Mason (Neil Simon, January 1991)127 )Jackie Mason's The World According To Me! (Brooks Atkinson, January 1987)128 )Jake s Women (Neil Simon, August 1992)129 )Jacques Brel Is Alive & Well & Living Paris (Arden, ?)130.)Jeffrey (Minetta Lane, May 1993)131 )Jekyll & Hude (Plymouth, July 1997)132 )Jekyll & Hyde (Plymouth, May 1998)133 )Jerry s Girls (St. James, February 1986)134.)Joe Turner's Come And Gone (Ethel Barrymore. April 1988)135 )Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Royale, Januar 1982)136 ) Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Minskoff, December 1993)137 )Joyicity (Actors' Playhouse, September 1982)138.)Judas Kiss, The (Broadhurst, June 1998)139.)June Moon (Variety Arts, February 1998)140.)Kat And The Kings (Cort, August 1999)141 )Kentucky Cycle, The (Royale, November 1993)142.)King And I, The (Neil Simon, May 1997)143.)King And I, The (Neil Simon, April 1996) colorized144 )Knife The (New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, March 1987)145.)King Lear by William Shakespeare (Roundabout, October 1990)146.)Kiss Me Kate (Martin Beck, January 2000)147.)Kiss Of The Spider Woman (Broadhurst, June 1994)148.)Labor Day (Manhattan Theatre Club, June 1998)149.)La Cage Aux Folles (Palace, 1985)150 )Legends (Shubert, August 1986)151.)Les Miserables (Broadway, February 1988)152.)Les Miserables (Imperial, January 1996)153.)Les Miserables (Colonial, ?)154.)Lettice & Lovage (Ethel Barrymore, September 1990)155 )Lieutenant Of Inishmore (Atlantic Theater Company, March 2006)156.)Life On The Third Rail (Theatre At Saint Peter's Church, October 1990)157 )Lighthouse The (Boston Shakespeare, November 1983)158 )Lillian (Ethel Barrymore, February 1986)159.)Lips Together Teeth Apart (Manhattan Theatre Club At City Center (December 1991)160 )Little Family Business, A (Martin Beck, November 1982)161 )Little Hotel On The Side, A (Belasco, February 1992)162 )Little Like Magic, A (Lyceum, October 1986)163 )Little Me (Roundabout Theatre Company Criterion Center Stage Right, December 1998)164.)Long Day's Journey Into Night (Broadhurst, May 1986)165.)Lost In Yonkers (Richard Rodgers, March 1992)166.)Love Letters (Promenade, September 1989)167.)Love Thy Neighbor (Booth, December 1996)168.)M. (Eugene O'Neill, December 1988)169.)Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Cort, October 1984)170 )Machinal (New York Shakespear Festival Public Theater, October 1990)171.)Magic On Broadway (Lamb's, April 1997)172.)Mamma Mia! (Colonial, April 2003)173.)Man And Superman (Arden, October 1993)164.)Marie Christine (Lincoln Center At The Vivian Beaumont, December 1999)165 )Master Class (John Golden, October 1996)166 )Master Harold...And The Boys (Lyceum, August 1982)167 )Matchmaker The (Roundabout At The Haft Theater, July 1991)168.)Me And My Girl (Marquis, July 1987)169.)Medea (Longacre, June 1994)170 )Merchant Of Venice, The (46th Street, February 1990)171 )Merlin (Mark Hellinger, March 1983)172 )Misalliance (Roundabout Criterion Center Laura Pels, September 1997)173 )Misanthrope The (Circle In The Square, February 1983)174 )Miser The (Circle In The Square, December 1990)175.)Miss Saigon (Broadway, January 1998)176 )Mizlansky Zilansky Ar Schmucks (Manhattan Theatre Club, March 1998)177 )Moliere Comedies The School For Husbands The Imaginary Cuckold (Roundabout Criterion Center Stage Right, February 1995)178.)Molly Sweeney (Roundabout Criterion Center Laura Pels, May 1996)179.)Month In The Country, A (Roundabout Criterion Center Stage Right, May 1995)180.)Moon For The Misbegotten (Walter Kerr, May 2000)181 )Moonlight (Roundabout Criterion Center Laura Pels, December 1995)182.)Music Man, The (Neil Simon, June 2000)183.)Music Of The Night (Colonial, November 1996)184.)My One And Only (St. James, August 1983)185 )Mystery Of Edwin Drood, The (Imperial, January 1986)186 )National Theatre Magazine, The (NTM, December 1983)187 )National Theatre Magazine, The (NTM, January 1984)188 )National Theatre Magazine, The (NTM, November 1983)189 )National Theatre Magazine, The (NTM, March 1984)190 )National Theatre Magazine, The (NTM, September 1984)191 ) Night Mother (John Golden, July 1983)192.)Night And Her Stars (Manhattan Club At The American Place Theatre, April 1995)193.)Nine (46th Street, May 1983)194.)New England (Manhattan Theatre Club At City Center, December 1995)195.)No Man's Land (Roundabout Theatre Company Criterion Center Stage Right, March 1994)196.)Not About Nightingales (Circle In The Square, May 1999)197 )Noises Off (Brooks Atkinson, 1984)198 )Noises Off (Brooks Atkinson, May 1984) Centennial Edition199 )Nunsense (Charles Playhouse, ?)200.)Nunsense (Boston Shakespeare, November 1986)201 )Nunsense (Douglas Fairbanks, November 1991)202.)Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me..., The (Actor's Playhouse, June 1995)203.)Open Admissions (Music Box, February 1984)204 )Orpheus Descending (Neil Simon, December 1989)205 )Oedipus (Blue Light At CSC Theater, October 1998)206 )Othello (Winter Garden, January 1982)207.)Over The River And Through The Woods (John Houseman, July 1999)208.)Mo Show: Parallel Lives (Westside Arts, July 1989)209.)Park Your Car In Harvard Yard (Music Box, ?)210.)Passion (Plymouth, October 1994)211.)Penn & Teller Rot In Hell (John Houseman, August 1991)212.)Peter Nero And The Philly Pops (Academy Of Music, 1991)213 )Phantom Of The Opera (Majestic, September 1991)214 )Phantom Of The Opera (Wang, February 2001)215 )Phantom Of The Opera (Majestic, March 1997)216 )Philadelphia Here I Come (Roundabout Criterion Center Stage Right, October 1994)217.)Piano Lesson, The (Walter Kerr, May 1990)218 )Picnic (Roundabout Criterion Center Stage Right, April 1994)219.)Play Me A Country Song, A (Virginia, June 1982)220 )Plenty (Plymouth, February 1983)221 )Politically Correct (John Golden, July 1994)222.)Porgy And Bess (Radio City Music Hall, April 1983)223 )Pounding Nails (Minetta Lane, March 1994)224.)Power Plays (Promenade, October 1998)225 )Prelude To A Kiss (Helen Hayes, October 1990)226 )Present Laughter (Circle In The Square, July 1982)227 )Present Laughter (Walter Kerr, January 1997)228 )Present Laughter (Walter Kerr, February 1997)229 )Private Lives (Lunt-Fontanne, May 1983)230 )Privates On Parade (Roundabout, October 1989)231 )Producers The (Colonial, July 2003)232 )Price The (Roundabout Criterion Center Stage Right. July 1992)233.)Price Of Fame (Roundabout, June 1990)234.)Queen And The Rebels, The (Plymouth, October 1982)235 )Ragtime The Musical (Ford Center For The Performing Arts, January 2000)236 )Ragtime The Musical (Ford Center For The Performing Arts, November 1998)237.)Real Thing, The (Plymouth, 1984)238.)Red Diaper Baby (Actor's Playhouse, July 1992)239.)Rise Of David Levinsky, The (John Houseman, February 1987)240.)Road Show (Circle Repertory Company, June 1987)241.)Rose Tattoo, The (Circle In The Square, June 1995)242 )Salome (Circle In The Square, June 1992)243 )Scapin (Roundabout Criterion Center Laura Pels, December 1996) 244.)Scarlet Pimpernel, The (Minksoff, November 1998)245 )Scarlet Pimpernel, The (Minksoff, January 1998)246 )Search And Destroy (Circle In The Square, February 1992)247 )Search For intelligent Signs In The Universe, The (Plymouth, June 1986)248 )Secret Garden, The (St. James, February 1992)249 )Secret Rapture, The (New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, September 1989)250 )Shadowlands (Brooks Atkinson, January 1991)251 )Shakespeare For My Father (Helen Hayes, April 1993)252 )Shirley Valentine (Booth, November 1989)253.)Show Boat (Lyric Opera House, 1982)254.)Show Boat (Gershwin, September 1996)255.)Side Show (Richard Rodgers, January 1998)256 )Singin In The Rain (Gershwin, 1985)257 )Sisters Rosensweig, The (Ethel Barrymore. July 1993)258.)Six Degrees Of Separation (Lincoln Center At The Mitzi E. Newhouse (September 1990)259.)Six Degrees Of Separation (Lincoln Center At The Vivian Beaumont, January 1991)260 )Smokey Joe's Cafe The Songs Of Leiber And Stoller (Virginia, December 1998)261 )Smokey Joe's Cafe The Songs Of Leiber And Stoller (Virginia, August 1995)262 )Social Security (Ethel Barrymore, September 1986)263 )Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (Booth, February 1993)264 )Sophisticated Ladies (Lunt-Fontanne, June 1982)265.)Speed The Plow (Royale, August 1988)266.)Speed The Plow (Royale, November 1988)267.)Spunk (New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, April 1990)268 )Starlight Express (Gershwin, August 1987) colorized269 )Starlight Express (Gershwin, October 1987)270 )Street Corner Symphony (Brooks Atkinson, November 1987)271 )Strike Up The Band (City Center, February 1998)272 )Steaming (Brooks Atkinson, January 1993)273.)Stomp (Wilbur, November 1997)274.)Stomp (Orpheum, May 1994)275 )Student s Prince, The (Playhouse 91, February 1989)276 )Streetcar Named Desire, A (Ethel Barrymore, May 1992)277.)Suds The Rocking 60's Musical Soap Opera (Criterion, November 1988)278 )Summer And Smoke (Roundabout Criterion Center Stage Company, September 1996)279 )Taffetas (Village Gate Upstairs, February 1989)280.)Talk Radio (New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, May 1987)281.)Tap Dance Kid, The (Minskoff, 1985)282.)Tap Dance Kid, The (Broadhurst, February 1984)283 )Tempest The (Roundabout, October 1989)284 )Tenderloin (City Center, March 2000)285.)Texts For Nothing (Joseph Papp, ?)286.)Three Birds Alighting On A Field (Manhattan Theatre Club At City Center, February 1994) 287.)Three Days Of Rain (Manhattan Theatre Club, December 1997)288.)Three Tall Women (Promenade, April 1994)289.)Tis Pity She's A Whore (New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, April 1992)290 )Titanic (Lunt-Fontanne, May 1998)291.)Torch Song Trilogy (Little Theatre, July 1982)292.)Torch Song Trilogy (Helen Hayes, 1985)293 )Treatment The (Joseph Rapp, November 1993)294.)Tru (Booth, March 1990)295.)Twice Around The Park (Cort, November 1982)296.)Two Trains Running (Walter Kerr, June 1992)297.)Wake Of Jamey Foster, The (Eugene O'Neill, October 1982)298.)Water Engine, The (Atlantic, October 1999)299 )What s Wrong With This Picture? (Brooks Atkinson, December 1994)300 )Welcome To The Club (Music Box, April 1989)301 )Whoop Dee Doo (Actors' Playhouse, September 1993)302 )Whoopi Goldberg (Lyceum, 1984)303.)Who's Tommy (St. James, September 1993)304.)Woman Of The Year (Palace, August 1982)305.)Woman Of The Year (Palace, February 1982)306 )Wonderful Town (Al Hirschfeld, January 2004)307.)World According To Me, The (Brooks Atkinson, April 1987)308 )Unidentified Himan Remains And The True Nature Of Love (Orpheum, October 1991)309 )Vampire Lesbians Of Sodom And Sleeping Beauty Or Coma (Provincetown Playhouse, January 1989)310 )Victor Victoria (Marquis, January 1996)311.)View From The Bridge, A (Ambassador, April 1983)312 )Visit The (Roundabout Criterion Center Stage Right, January 1992)313.)Vita & Virginia (Union Square, January 1995)314.)Will Rogers Follies A Life In The Revue (Palace, June 1991)315 )Years The (Manhattan Theatre Club At City Center, January 1993)316.)You Can't Take It With You (Plymouth, April 1983)317.)You Never Can Tell (Circle In The Square, November 1986)318.)Your Arms Too Short To Box With God (Alvin, October 1982)319.)Zorba (Broadway, December 1983)

Michael Crawford "PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" Sarah Brightman 1988 Broadway Playbill
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This is a rare February 1988 playbill from the opening weeks of the Original Broadway production of the landmark ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, RICHARD STILGOE and CHARLES HART musical "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" at the Majestic Theatre in New York City. (The production opened January 26th, 1988 at the Majestic Theatre in New York City and closed April 16th, 2023 after 13,981 performances. It is, by over 3,500 performances, the longest-running show in Broadway history.) ..... The musical starred Tony Award winner MICHAEL CRAWFORD in the title role, SARAH BRIGHTMAN as "Christine Daae" and STEVE BARTON as "Raoul" and featured JUDY KAYE (Tony Award winner), CRIS GROENENDAAL, NICHOLAS WYMAN, LEILA MARTIN, DAVID ROMANO, ELISA HEINSOHN, PATTI COHENOUR, REBECCA LUKER, CHARLES RULE, GEORGE LEE ANDREWS and NICOLE FOSSE ..... Side Note: On January 9th, 2006, The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running musical in Broadway history, surpassing the previous record held by Cats. The Phantom of the Opera was honored with seven 1988 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", "School of Rock"); Book by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and RICHARD STILGOE based on the novel by GASTON LEROUX; Lyrics by CHARLES HART; Additional Lyrics by RICHARD STILGOE; Sets and Costumes designed by MARIA BJORNSON; Choreographed by GILLIAN LYNNE; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH and THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRE COMPANY ..... DETAILS: The 84 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, bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, individual head shots of the leading actors and five production photos ..... CONDITION: This rare 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.

Michael Crawford "PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" Sarah Brightman 1986 London Playbill
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eBay This is a rare November 1986 programme (playbill) with an original ticket stub from the opening weeks of the Original West End production and WORLD PREMIERE engagement of the landmark ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER musical "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" at Her Majesty's Theatre in London. (The production opened October 9th, 1986 and is still playing to packed houses having celebrated its 30th Anniversary in October 2016. It is the second longest-running musical in the history of London Theatre, behind only Les Miserables.) ..... The musical starred MICHAEL CRAWFORD in the title role, SARAH BRIGHTMAN as "Christine Daae" and STEVE BARTON as "Raoul" and featured JOHN SAVIDENT, ROSEMARY ASHE, DAVID FIRTH, MARY MILLAR, JOHN ARON and CLAIRE MOORE who played the role of "Christine Daae" at certain performances ..... Side Note: On January 9th, 2006, The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running musical in Broadway history, surpassing the previous record held by Cats. The Phantom of the Opera was honored with seven 1988 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", "School of Rock"); Book by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and RICHARD STILGOE based on the novel by GASTON LEROUX; Lyrics by CHARLES HART; Additional Lyrics by RICHARD STILGOE; Sets and Costumes designed by MARIA BJORNSON; Choreographed by GILLIAN LYNNE; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH and THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRE COMPANY ..... DETAILS: The 56 page playbill measures 6" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and individual photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team. Also includes historical text and a related article on Gaston Leroux and the Paris Opera House ..... BONUS: Includes a ticket stub from the November 10th, 1986 evening performance ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light marks to the cover and minor edge wear, this rare 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.

Andrew Lloyd Webber "PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" Moscow 2014 Russian Cast Program
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This is a rare glossy programme (playbill) from the Original Russian production of the landmark ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, RICHARD STILGOE and CHARLES HART musical "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" at the MDM Theatre in Moscow, Russia. (The production premiered in Russia on October 4th, 2014.) ..... The musical starred IVAN OZHOGIN and DMITRY YERMAK alternating in the title role, ELENA BAHTIYAROVA and TAMARA KOTOVA alternating as "Christine Daae" and EVGENY ZAYTSEV as "Raoul" ..... Side note: On January 9th, 2006, "The Phantom of the Opera" became the longest-running musical in Broadway history, surpassing the previous record held by "Cats". "The Phantom of the Opera", which was honored with seven 1988 Tony Awards including "Best Musical", has announced an April 16th, 2023 closing after 13,949 performances. It is, by over 3,500 performances, the longest-running show in Broadway history ..... 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", "School of Rock"); Book by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and RICHARD STILGOE; Lyrics by CHARLES HART; Additional Lyrics by RICHARD STILGOE; Sets and Costumes designed by MARIA BJORNSON; Choreographed by GILLIAN LYNNE; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by STAGE ENTERTAINMENT RUSSIA in association with CAMERON MACKINTOSH and THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRE COMPANY..... DETAILS: The 64 page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 9 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, historical and promotional text and individual photos and bios of each actor and member of the creative team as well as several full color production and rehearsal photos. All text is in Russian ..... CONDITION: 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, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.

Michael Crawford "PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" Sarah Brightman 1988 Broadway Playbill
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This is a rare March 1988 playbill from the opening months of the Original Broadway production of the landmark ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, RICHARD STILGOE and CHARLES HART musical "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" at the Majestic Theatre in New York City. (The production opened January 26th, 1988 and closed April 16th, 2023 after 13,981 performances. It is, by over 3,500 performances, the longest-running show in Broadway history.) ..... The musical starred Tony Award winner MICHAEL CRAWFORD in the title role, SARAH BRIGHTMAN as "Christine Daae" and STEVE BARTON as "Raoul" and featured JUDY KAYE (Tony Award winner), CRIS GROENENDAAL, NICHOLAS WYMAN, LEILA MARTIN, DAVID ROMANO, ELISA HEINSOHN, PATTI COHENOUR, REBECCA LUKER, CHARLES RULE, GEORGE LEE ANDREWS and NICOLE FOSSE ..... Side Note: On January 9th, 2006, The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running musical in Broadway history, surpassing the previous record held by Cats. The Phantom of the Opera was honored with seven 1988 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", "School of Rock"); Book by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and RICHARD STILGOE based on the novel by GASTON LEROUX; Lyrics by CHARLES HART; Additional Lyrics by RICHARD STILGOE; Sets and Costumes designed by MARIA BJORNSON; Choreographed by GILLIAN LYNNE; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH and THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRE COMPANY ..... DETAILS: The 76 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, bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, individual head shots of the leading actors and five production photos ..... BONUS: The playbill includes a full page ad promoting the upcoming Broadway Musical Flop "CARRIE" starring BARBARA COOK (shown in the last scanned image). Of course, Barbara Cook would be replaced by BETTY BUCKLEY before the musical opened May 12th, 1988 at New York's Virginia Theatre ..... CONDITION: With the exception of tiny marks at the top of the front cover and light surface wear, 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.

Michael Crawford "PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" Sarah Brightman 1986 London Playbill
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eBay This is a rare December 1986 programme (playbill) from the Original West End production and WORLD PREMIERE engagement of the landmark ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER musical "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" at Her Majesty's Theatre in London. (The production began previews on September 27th, 1986, officially opened October 9th, 1986 and is still playing to packed houses having celebrated it's 35th Anniversary in October 2021. It is the second longest-running musical in the history of London Theatre, behind only Les Miserables.) ..... The musical starred MICHAEL CRAWFORD in the title role, SARAH BRIGHTMAN as "Christine Daae" and STEVE BARTON as "Raoul" and featured JOHN SAVIDENT, ROSEMARY ASHE, DAVID FIRTH, MARY MILLAR, JOHN ARON and CLAIRE MOORE who played the role of "Christine Daae" at certain performances ..... Side Note: On January 9th, 2006, The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running musical in Broadway history, surpassing the previous record held by Cats. The Phantom of the Opera, which was honored with seven 1988 Tony Awards including "Best Musical", has announced an April 16th, 2023 closing after 13,949 performances. It is, by over 3,500 performances, the longest-running show in Broadway history ..... 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", "School of Rock"); Book by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and RICHARD STILGOE; Lyrics by CHARLES HART; Additional Lyrics by RICHARD STILGOE; Sets and Costumes designed by MARIA BJORNSON; Choreographed by GILLIAN LYNNE; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH and THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRE COMPANY ..... DETAILS: The 64 page playbill measures 6" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and individual photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team. Also includes historical text and a related article on Gaston Leroux and the Paris Opera House ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear to the cover, this rare 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.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Signed Playbill!!! Extremely rare!
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EDDIE CANTOR FRED & ADEL6E ASTAIRE RARE LARGE 1914 VAUDEVILLE BROADSIDE
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A rare large original 1914 broadside type program for Eddie Cantor with Cantor and Lee and the amazing brother and sister team of Fred and Adele Astaire at the Palace Music Hall. Dimensions fifteen by four inches. Light wear and light folds otherwise good. See Eddie Cantor and Fred Astaire's extraordinary biographies below.Shipping discounts for buyers of multiple items. Credit cards accepted with Paypal. Inquiries always welcome. Please visit my other eBay items for more early theatre and historical autographs, broadsides, photographs and programs and great actor and actress cabinet photos and CDV's. From Wikipedia:Eddie Cantor (born Isidore January 31, 1892 – October 10, 1964) was an American comedian, actor, dancer, singer, songwriter, film producer, screenwriter and author.[3] Familiar to Broadway, radio, movie, and early television audiences, this "Apostle of Pep" was regarded almost as a family member by millions because his top-rated radio shows revealed intimate stories and amusing anecdotes about his wife, Ida, and five daughters. Some of his hits include "Makin' Whoopee", "Ida (Sweet as Apple Cider)", "If You Knew Susie", "Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me", “Mandy”, "My Baby Just Cares for Me”, "Margie", and "How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)?" He also wrote a few songs, including "Merrily We Roll Along", the Merrie Melodies Warner Bros. cartoon theme.His eye-rolling song-and-dance routines eventually led to his nickname "Banjo Eyes". In 1933, artist Frederick J. Garner caricatured Cantor with large round eyes resembling the drum-like pot of a banjo. Cantor's eyes became his trademark, often exaggerated in illustrations, and leading to his appearance on Broadway in the musical Banjo Eyes (1941).His charity and humanitarian work was extensive. He helped to develop the March of Dimes and is credited with coining its name. Cantor was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1956 for distinguished service to the film industry.Early lifeReports and accounts of Cantor's early life often conflict with one another. What is known is that he was born in New York City, the son of Mechel Iskowitz (also Michael), an amateur violinist, and his wife Meta Kantrowitz Iskowitz (also Maite), a young Jewish couple from Russia.[4] It is generally accepted that he was born in 1892, though the day is subject to debate, with either January 31 or Rosh Hashanah, which was on September 10 or September 11, being reported [5][6][7] Although it was reported Cantor was an orphan, his mother dying in childbirth and his father of pneumonia, official records say otherwise; Meta died from complications of tuberculosis in July 1894 and the fate of Mechel is unclear, as no death certificate exists for him. There is also discrepancy as to his name; both his 1957 autobiography and The New York Times obituary for Cantor report his birth name as Isidore Iskowitch, although some articles published after the 20th century give his birth name as Edward (a nickname given him by his future wife, Ida, in 1913) or Israel Itzkowitz [8][5] His grandmother, Esther Kantrowitz (died January 29, 1917), took custody of him, and referred to him as Izzy and Itchik, both diminutives for Isidor, and his last name, due to a clerical error, was thought to be Kantrowitz and shortened to Kanter.[5] No birth certificate existed for him, though this is not unusual for someone born in New York in the 19th century StageSaloon songs to vaudevilleBy his early teens, Cantor began winning talent contests at local theaters and started appearing on stage. One of his earliest paying jobs was doubling as a waiter and performer, singing for tips at Carey Walsh's Coney Island saloon, where a young Jimmy Durante accompanied him on piano. He made his first public appearance in Vaudeville in 1907 at New York's Clinton Music Hall. In 1912, he was the only performer over the age of 20 to appear in Gus Edwards's Kid Kabaret, where he created his first blackface character "Jefferson". He later toured with Al Lee as the team Cantor and Lee. Critical praise from that show got the attention of Broadway's top producer Florenz Ziegfeld, who gave Cantor a spot in the Ziegfeld rooftop post-show, Midnight Frolic (1917) [5]BroadwayA year later, Cantor made his Broadway debut in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1917. He continued in the Follies until 1927,[9] a period considered the best years of the long-running revue. For several years, Cantor co-starred in an act with pioneer comedian Bert Williams, both appearing in blackface; Cantor played Williams's fresh-talking son. Other co-stars with Cantor during his time in the Follies included Will Rogers, Marilyn Miller, Fanny Brice, and W.C. Fields.[10] He moved on to stardom in book musicals, starting with Kid Boots (1923) and Whoopee! (1928).[9] On tour with Banjo Eyes, he romanced the unknown Jacqueline Susann, who had a small part in the show and who became the best-selling author of Valley of the Dolls. Banjo Eyes successful Broadway run was cut short when Cantor suffered a major heart attack, the first of several that would plague his later years.Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz;[1] May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American actor, dancer, singer, choreographer, and television presenter. He is widely considered the most influential dancer in the history of film.[2]His stage and subsequent film and television careers spanned a total of 76 years. He starred in more than 10 Broadway and West End musicals, made 31 musical films, four television specials, and issued numerous recordings. As a dancer, his most outstanding traits were his uncanny sense of rhythm, perfectionism, and innovation. His most memorable dancing partnership was with Ginger Rogers, with whom he co-starred in a series of ten Hollywood musicals, including Top Hat (1935), Swing Time (1936), and Shall We Dance (1937).[3] Among his other most notable films where Astaire gained popularity and took the genre of tap dancing to a new level include Holiday Inn (1944), Easter Parade (1948), The Band Wagon (1953), Funny Face (1957), and Silk Stockings (1957). The American Film Institute named Astaire the fifth-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood cinema.Fred Astaire was born Frederick Austerlitz on May 10, 1899, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Johanna "Ann" (née Geilus; 1878–1975) and Friedrich "Fritz" Emanuel Austerlitz, in the US: Frederic Austerlitz (1868–1923) [1][6][7][8] Astaire's mother was born in the US to Lutheran German immigrants from East Prussia and Alsace. Astaire's father was born in Linz, Austria to Roman Catholic parents who had converted from Judaism [1][9][10][11]Astaire s father, Fritz Austerlitz, arrived in New York City at the age of 25 on October 26, 1893, at Ellis Island.[12] Fritz was seeking work in the brewing trade and moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he was employed by the Storz Brewing Company. Astaire's mother dreamed of escaping Omaha by her children's talents. Astaire's older sister, Adele, was an instinctive dancer and singer early in her childhood. Johanna planned a "brother and sister act", common in vaudeville at the time, for her two children. Although Fred refused dance lessons at first, he easily mimicked his older sister's steps and took up piano, accordion, and clarinet.When their father lost his job, the family moved to New York City in January 1905 to launch the show business careers of the children. They began training at the Alviene Master School of the Theatre and Academy of Cultural Arts.[13] Fred and Adele's mother suggested they change their name to "Astaire", as she felt "Austerlitz" was reminiscent of the Battle of Austerlitz. Family legend attributes the name to an uncle surnamed L Astaire [14]They were taught dance, speaking, and singing in preparation for developing an act. Their first act was called Juvenile Artists Presenting an Electric Musical Toe-Dancing Novelty. Fred wore a top hat and tails in the first half and a lobster outfit in the second. In an interview, Astaire's daughter, Ava Astaire McKenzie, observed that they often put Fred in a top hat to make him look taller.[15] In November 1905, the goofy act debuted in Keyport, New Jersey at a "tryout theater". The local paper wrote, "the Astaires are the greatest child act in vaudeville [16]As a result of their father's salesmanship, Fred and Adele landed a major contract and played the Orpheum Circuit in the Midwest, Western and some Southern cities in the US. Soon Adele grew to at least three inches taller than Fred, and the pair began to look incongruous. The family decided to take a two-year break from show business to let time take its course and to avoid trouble from the Gerry Society and the child labor laws of the time. In 1912, Fred became an Episcopalian [17] The career of the Astaire siblings resumed with mixed fortunes, though with increasing skill and polish, as they began to incorporate tap dancing into their routines. Astaire's dancing was inspired by Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and John "Bubbles" Sublett.[18] From vaudeville dancer Aurelio Coccia, they learned the tango, waltz, and other ballroom dances popularized by Vernon and Irene Castle. Some sources[19] state that the Astaire siblings appeared in a 1915 film titled Fanchon, the Cricket, starring Mary Pickford, but the Astaires have consistently denied this [20][21][22]By age 14, Fred had taken on the musical for their act.[13] He first met George Gershwin, who was working as a song plugger for Jerome H. Remick's music publishing company, in 1916.[23] Fred had already been hunting for new music and dance ideas. Their chance meeting was to affect the careers of both artists profoundly. Astaire was always on the lookout for new steps on the circuit and was starting to demonstrate his ceaseless quest for novelty and perfection 1917–1933: Stage career on Broadway and in LondonFred and Adele Astaire in 1921The Astaires broke into Broadway in 1917 with Over the Top, a patriotic revue, and performed for U.S. and Allied troops at this time as well. They followed up with several more shows. Of their work in The Passing Show of 1918, Heywood Broun wrote: "In an evening in which there was an abundance of good dancing, Fred Astaire stood out ... He and his partner, Adele Astaire, made the show pause early in the evening with a beautiful loose-limbed dance [24]Adele s sparkle and humor drew much of the attention, owing in part to Fred's careful preparation and sharp supporting choreography. She still set the tone of their act. But by this time, Astaire's dancing skill was beginning to outshine his sister's.During the 1920s, Fred and Adele appeared on Broadway and the London stage. They won popular acclaim with the theater crowd on both sides of the Atlantic in shows such as Jerome Kern's The Bunch and Judy (1922), George and Ira Gershwin's Lady, Be Good (1924), and Funny Face (1927) and later in The Band Wagon (1931). Astaire's tap dancing was recognized by then as among the best. For example, Robert Benchley wrote in 1930, "I don't think that I will plunge the nation into war by stating that Fred is the greatest tap-dancer in the world."[25] Whilst in London, Fred studied piano at the Guildhall School of Music alongside his friend and colleague Noël Coward;[26], and in 1926, was one of the judges at the 'Charleston (dance) Championship of the World ' competition at the Royal Albert Hall, where Lew Grade was declared the winner.fter the close of Funny Face, the Astaires went to Hollywood for a screen test (now lost) at Paramount Pictures, but Paramount deemed them unsuitable for films.They split in 1932 when Adele married her first husband, Lord Charles Cavendish, the second son of the 9th Duke of Devonshire. Fred went on to achieve success on his own on Broadway and in London with Gay Divorce (later made into the film The Gay Divorcee) while considering offers from Hollywood. The end of the partnership was traumatic for Astaire but stimulated him to expand his range.Free of the brother-sister constraints of the former pairing and working with new partner Claire Luce, Fred created a romantic partnered dance to Cole Porter's "Night and Day", which had been written for Gay Divorce. Luce stated that she had to encourage him to take a more romantic approach: "Come on, Fred, I'm not your sister, you know."[25]: 6 The success of the stage play was credited to this number, and when recreated in The Gay Divorcee (1934), the film version of the play, it ushered in a new era in filmed dance.[25]: 23, 26, 61 Recently, film footage taken by Fred Stone of Astaire performing in Gay Divorce with Luce's successor, Dorothy Stone, in New York in 1933 was uncovered by dancer and historian Betsy Baytos and now represents the earliest known performance footage of Astaire [27]1933–1939: Astaire and Ginger Rogers at RKOGinger Rogers and Fred Astaire in Top Hat (1935)According to Hollywood folklore, a screen test report on Astaire for RKO Radio Pictures, now lost along with the test, is reported to have read: "Can't sing. Can't act. Balding. Can dance a little." The producer of the pictures, Pandro S. Berman, claimed he had never heard the story in the 1930s and that it only emerged years afterward.[25]: 7 Astaire later clarified, insisting that the report had read: "Can't act. Slightly bald. Also dances."[28] In any case, the test was clearly disappointing, and David O. Selznick, who had signed Astaire to RKO and commissioned the test, stated in a memo, "I am uncertain about the man, but I feel, in spite of his enormous ears and bad chin line, that his charm is so tremendous that it comes through even on this wretched test."[25]: 7 However, this did not affect RKO's plans for Astaire. They lent him for a few days to MGM in 1933 for his significant Hollywood debut in the successful musical film Dancing Lady. In the movie, he appeared as himself dancing with Joan Crawford. On his return to RKO, he got fifth billing after fourth billed Ginger Rogers in the 1933 Dolores del Río vehicle Flying Down to Rio. In a review, Variety magazine attributed its massive success to Astaire's presence:The main point of Flying Down to Rio is the screen promise of Fred Astaire ... He's assuredly a bet after this one, for he's distinctly likable on the screen, the mike is kind to his voice and as a dancer, he remains in a class by himself. The latter observation will be no news to the profession, which has long admitted that Astaire starts dancing where the others stop hoofing [29][25]: 7 Having already been linked to his sister Adele on stage, Astaire was initially very reluctant to become part of another dance team. He wrote his agent, "I don't mind making another picture with her, but as for this 'team' idea, it's 'out!' I've just managed to live down one partnership and I don't want to be bothered with anymore."[25]: 8 However, he was persuaded by the apparent public appeal of the pairing. The partnership, and the choreography of Astaire and Hermes Pan, helped make dancing an important element of the Hollywood film musical.Astaire and Rogers made nine films together at RKO. These included Flying Down to Rio (1933), The Gay Divorcee (1934), Roberta (1935, in which Astaire also demonstrates his oft-overlooked piano skills with a spirited solo on "I Won't Dance"), Top Hat (1935), Follow the Fleet (1936), Swing Time (1936), Shall We Dance (1937), Carefree (1938), and The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939). Six out of the nine musicals became the biggest moneymakers for RKO; all of the films brought a certain prestige and artistry that all studios coveted at the time. Their partnership elevated them both to stardom; as Katharine Hepburn reportedly said, "He gives her class and she gives him sex appeal."[30]: 134 Astaire received a percentage of the films' profits, something scarce in actors' contracts at that time InnovationsAstaire revolutionized dance on film by having complete autonomy over its presentation [31] He is credited with two important innovations in early film musicals.[25]: 23, 26 First, he insisted that a closely tracking dolly camera film a dance routine in as few shots as possible, typically with just four to eight cuts, while holding the dancers in full view at all times. This gave the illusion of an almost stationary camera filming an entire dance in a single shot. Astaire famously quipped: "Either the camera will dance, or I will."[25]: 420 Astaire maintained this policy from The Gay Divorcee in 1934 until his last film musical Finian's Rainbow in 1968, when director Francis Ford Coppola overruled him [32]Astaire s style of dance sequences allowed the viewer to follow the dancers and choreography in their entirety. This style differed strikingly from those in the Busby Berkeley musicals. Those musicals' sequences were filled with extravagant aerial shots, dozens of cuts for quick takes, and zooms on areas of the body such as a chorus row of arms or legs [33]Astaire s second innovation involved the context of the dance; he was adamant that all song and dance routines be integral to the plotlines of the film. Instead of using dance as a spectacle as Busby Berkeley did, Astaire used it to move the plot along. Typically, an Astaire picture would include at least three standard dances. One would be a solo performance by Astaire, which he termed his "sock solo". Another would be a partnered comedy dance routine. Finally, he would include a partnered romantic dance routine [34]Assessment of the Rogers partnershipAn RKO publicity still of Astaire and Rogers dancing to "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" in Roberta (1935)Dance commentators Arlene Croce,[30]: 6 Hannah Hyam[35]: 146–147 and John Mueller[25]: 8, 9 consider Rogers to have been Astaire's greatest dance partner, a view shared[36] by Hermes Pan and Stanley Donen.[36] Film critic Pauline Kael adopts a more neutral stance,[37] while Time magazine film critic Richard Schickel writes "The nostalgia surrounding tends to bleach out other partners [38]Mueller sums up Rogers's abilities as follows:Rogers was outstanding among Astaire's partners not because she was superior to others as a dancer, but because, as a skilled, intuitive actress, she was cagey enough to realize that acting did not stop when dancing began ... the reason so many women have fantasized about dancing with Fred Astaire is that Ginger Rogers conveyed the impression that dancing with him is the most thrilling experience imaginable [25]According to Astaire, "Ginger had never danced with a partner before Flying Down to Rio. She faked it an awful lot. She couldn't tap and she couldn't do this and that ... but Ginger had style and talent and improved as she went along. She got so that after a while everyone else who danced with me looked wrong."[39] On p. 162 of his book Ginger: Salute to a Star, author Dick Richards quotes Astaire saying to Raymond Rohauer, curator of the New York Gallery of Modern Art, "Ginger was brilliantly effective. She made everything work for her. Actually, she made things very fine for both of us and she deserves most of the credit for our success."In 1976, British talk-show host Sir Michael Parkinson asked Astaire who his favorite dancing partner was on Parkinson. At first, Astaire refused to answer. But, ultimately, he said "Excuse me, I must say Ginger was certainly, uh, uh, the one. You know, the most effective partner I had. Everyone knows [40]Rogers described Astaire's uncompromising standards extending to the whole production: "Sometimes he'll think of a new line of dialogue or a new angle for the story ... they never know what time of night he'll call up and start ranting about a fresh idea ... No loafing on the job on an Astaire picture, and no cutting corners."[25]: 16 Despite their success, Astaire was unwilling to have his career tied exclusively to any partnership. He negotiated with RKO to strike out on his own with A Damsel in Distress in 1937 with an inexperienced, non-dancing Joan Fontaine, unsuccessfully as it turned out. He returned to make two more films with Rogers, Carefree (1938) and The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939). While both films earned respectable gross incomes, they both lost money because of increased production costs,[25]: 410 and Astaire left RKO, after being labeled "box office poison" by the Independent Theatre Owners of America. Astaire was reunited with Rogers in 1949 at MGM for their final outing, The Barkleys of Broadway, the only one of their films together to be shot in Technicolor 1940–1947: Holiday Inn, early left RKO in 1939 to freelance and pursue new film opportunities, with mixed though generally successful outcomes. Throughout this period, Astaire continued to value the input of choreographic collaborators. Unlike the 1930s when he worked almost exclusively with Hermes Pan, he tapped the talents of other choreographers to innovate continually. His first post-Ginger dance partner was the redoubtable Eleanor Powell, considered the most exceptional female tap-dancer of her generation. They starred in Broadway Melody of 1940, in which they performed a celebrated extended dance routine to Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine". In his autobiography Steps in Time, Astaire remarked, "She 'put 'em down' like a man, no ricky ticky sissy stuff with Ellie. She really knocked out a tap dance in a class by herself."[41]He played alongside Bing Crosby in Holiday Inn (1942) and later Blue Skies (1946). But, in spite of the enormous financial success of both, he was reportedly dissatisfied with roles where he lost the girl to Crosby. The former film is memorable for his virtuoso solo dance to "Let's Say it with Firecrackers". The latter film featured "Puttin' On the Ritz", an innovative song-and-dance routine indelibly associated with him. Other partners during this period included Paulette Goddard in Second Chorus (1940), in which he dance-conducted the Artie Shaw orchestra.With Rita Hayworth in You Were Never Lovelier (1942)He made two pictures with Rita Hayworth. The first film, You'll Never Get Rich (1941), catapulted Hayworth to stardom. In the movie, Astaire integrated for the third time Latin American dance idioms into his style (the first being with Ginger Rogers in "The Carioca" number from Flying Down to Rio (1933) and the second, again with Rogers, was the "Dengozo" dance from The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)). His second film with Hayworth, You Were Never Lovelier (1942), was equally successful. It featured a duet to Kern's "I'm Old Fashioned", which became the centerpiece of Jerome Robbins's 1983 New York City Ballet tribute to Astaire. He next appeared opposite the seventeen year old Joan Leslie in the wartime drama The Sky's the Limit (1943). In it, he introduced Arlen and Mercer's "One for My Baby" while dancing on a bar counter in a dark and troubled routine. Astaire choreographed this film alone and achieved modest box office success. It represented a notable departure for Astaire from his usual charming, happy-go-lucky screen persona, and confused contemporary critics.His next partner, Lucille Bremer, was featured in two lavish vehicles, both directed by Vincente Minnelli. The fantasy Yolanda and the Thief (1945) featured an avant-garde surrealistic ballet. In the musical revue Ziegfeld Follies (1945), Astaire danced with Gene Kelly to the Gershwin song "The Babbit and the Bromide", a song Astaire had introduced with his sister Adele back in 1927. While Follies was a hit, Yolanda bombed at the box office.Always insecure and believing his career was beginning to falter, Astaire surprised his audiences by announcing his retirement during the production of his next film Blue Skies (1946). He nominated "Puttin' on the Ritz" as his farewell dance. After announcing his retirement in 1946, Astaire concentrated on his horse-racing interests and in 1947 founded the Fred Astaire Dance Studios, which he subsequently sold in 1966 1948–1957: MGM films and second retirementIn Daddy Long Legs (1955)Astaire's retirement did not last long. Astaire returned to the big screen to replace an injured Gene Kelly in Easter Parade (1948) opposite Judy Garland, Ann Miller, and Peter Lawford. He followed up with a final reunion with Rogers (replacing Judy Garland) in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949). Both of these films revived Astaire's popularity and in 1950 he starred in two musicals. Three Little Words with Vera-Ellen and Red Skelton was for MGM. Let's Dance with Betty Hutton was on loan-out to Paramount. While Three Little Words did quite well at the box office, Let's Dance was a financial disappointment. Royal Wedding (1951) with Jane Powell and Peter Lawford proved to be very successful, but The Belle of New York (1952) with Vera-Ellen was a critical and box-office disaster. The Band Wagon (1953) received rave reviews from critics and drew huge crowds. But because of its high cost, it failed to make a profit on its first release.Soon after, Astaire, like the other remaining stars at MGM, was let go from his contract because of the advent of television and the downsizing of film production. In 1954, Astaire was about to start work on a new musical, Daddy Long Legs (1955) with Leslie Caron at 20th Century Fox. Then, his wife Phyllis became ill and suddenly died of lung cancer. Astaire was so bereaved that he wanted to shut down the picture and offered to pay the production costs out of his pocket. However, Johnny Mercer, the film's composer, and Fox studio executives convinced him that work would be the best thing for him. Daddy Long Legs only did moderately well at the box office. His next film for Paramount, Funny Face (1957), teamed him with Audrey Hepburn and Kay Thompson. Despite the sumptuousness of the production and the good reviews from critics, it failed to make back its cost. Similarly, Astaire's next project – his final musical at MGM, Silk Stockings (1957), in which he co-starred with Cyd Charisse – also lost money at the box office Afterward Astaire announced that he was retiring from dancing in the film. His legacy at this point was 30 musical films in 25 years.

Ramin Karimloo "PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" Andrew Lloyd Webber 2008 London Playbill
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This is a beautiful May 2008 programme (playbill) from the Original West End production of the landmark ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, RICHARD STILGOE and CHARLES HART musical "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" at Her Majesty's Theatre in London. (The production opened October 9th, 1986 and is still playing to packed houses having celebrated it's 30th Anniversary in October 2016. It is the second longest-running musical in the history of London Theatre, behind only "Les Miserables".) ..... The musical starred RAMIN KARIMLOO in the title role, LEILA BENN HARRIS as "Christine Daae" and ALEX RATHGEBER as "Raoul" and featured WENDY FERGUSON, KATE RADMILOVIC, JAMES BARRON, SAM HILLER, HEATHER JACKSON and BENJAMIN LAKE with ROBYN NORTH playing the role of "Christine" at certain performances ..... Side Note: On January 9th, 2006, "The Phantom of the Opera" became the longest-running musical in Broadway history, surpassing the previous record held by "Cats". "The Phantom of the Opera", which was honored with seven 1988 Tony Awards including "Best Musical", is still playing at New York's Majestic Theatre ..... 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", "School of Rock"); Book by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and RICHARD STILGOE; Lyrics by CHARLES HART; Additional Lyrics by RICHARD STILGOE; Sets and Costumes designed by MARIA BJORNSON; Choreographed by GILLIAN LYNNE; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH and THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRE COMPANY..... DETAILS: The 52 page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 9 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes, musical numbers, historical and promotional text and individual photos and bios of each actor and member of the creative team ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this playbill is in excellent condition.

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Let's do a BUNDLE!!!!!!! My prices are high, I know, to individually price everything is just impossible. The more you buy, the better the pricing. I'm starting to learn what's common or more rare at this point of having taken so many pictures. Let's work something out that's fair to both of us!Right now my shipping cost is at it's true cost for me to mail flat rate, we can certainly discuss a lesser expensive option as well! These are "used" and "preowned" Playbills, I am not the first owner of them. They were gifted to us or purchased as part of a bulk package. The condition is that of a used Playbill, some are better than others. We did our best to photograph the 'most wrong something' if there was, like major creases, rips/tears, stains, staple separation. If you are concerned about the overall condition of the Playbill, please, please, please let me know ahead of time. I am not trying to mislead anyone on any condition, but may miss something minor on the pictures. Every purchase will include 2 extra something for free, as a bonus. It's not going to be anything spectacular. It could be a random magnet from a show, it could be show flyer, an understudy slip, it could be a 'second' Playbill that has some damage. It could be something like a brand new Playbill that I just have a lot of. If you ask, I'll send you a picture of a few things and you can pick one! Questions and answers and more answers: A: I'm happy to combine shipping of items.A: If you want multiple items, let me know and we can try to work something out price wise. A: Posters will ship properly, flat, in a plastic sleeve, in a protector, in a large mailer.A: Playbills will ship flat, in a plastic sleeve in a bubble mailerA: Misc. items like cups or oddly sized/shaped items will be shipped as best as I can to make sure it arrives to you in great shape! A: Items labeled Window Card and/or Posters are 14"x22" unless otherwise noted above. Q: What is The Spanky Project?A: Spanky is/was the most amazing dog I ever could have ever asked for, and I didn't even go out looking for a dog, he adopted me. We were together for 15 years. I had to put him down in October of 2021 and I decided I wanted him to be my legacy, to leave his name around, long after I am gone (is the plan). I thought what better way, than to help those that can't help themselves, dogs like him! He was from the pound and I thought helping shelters rescues that are always needing help with supplies to keep themselves going would be a great way to give back and keep his memory alive. He was 17/18ish when I put him down, the hardest choice I have ever had to make. If you have any dogs, please give them some extra loving, because one day you won't be able to. Q: What about cats?A: Not a good show, imo. Q: People?A: I help people too, sometimes. I just prefer to help dogs. I recently bought a man a train ticket for $54 to get him back home because I thought it would be easier than him trying to hitchhike four hours back to Albany on an on-ramp in Buffalo, even drove him to the train station. We tipped the nice server lady at the Waffle House $100 on a $20 bill in October. I will often offer to buy someone asking for money something to eat, surprisingly they don't always take you up on it. I do what I can to help. Q: Why sell Broadway Stuff?A: I freaking love Broadway. I even met my wife in a Broadway fb group. We live Broadway, we love Broadway. I have some leftover shoes/boots and maybe other random stuff I am selling too, but that's for me personally to get rid of. Q: Why are you more expensive than other people selling the same item?A: I don't really know what most of this stuff is worth; have a fair offer, send me a message, let's chat. Q: How do I know you are really donating money to a dog rescue; people lie.A: That is why I help dogs, they don't, lol. You can check out our fb page for proof I do what I say I do. My wife and I donated all of our wedding money to a dog rescue, the proof is there, I am not making this up. I am also donating 10% to Broadway Cares, Equity Fights Aids on almost all of my listings, which is where some of our stuff comes from. Make sure if you do check out the page, search THE Spanky Project. Q: How long will it take for you to ship?A: I will do my best to get your item shipped within a few days Need it shipped urgently, please let me know first, I'll do my best. I just want to set you up for realistic expectations, this is a for charity side hustle, so I do everything when I am able to! Q: What else do I need to know before I possibly pay more for the same item from you?A: There is so much more to say, but please, let me know if you have any questions before you bid/buy. I just want to leave my dent in the world and do as much good as I can to help as many doggos as possible. Thank you for your consideration

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Betty Buckley "CATS" Andrew Lloyd Webber 1982 Envelope and Preview Ticket Stub
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eBay This is a rare "CATS" ticket envelope and ticket stub from the September 28th, 1982 preview performance of the Tony Award winning ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER musical hit "CATS" at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. (The production would open October 7th, 1982 and run for 7485 performances.) ..... The Original Broadway Cast included Tony Award winner BETTY BUCKLEY as "Grizabella", TERRENCE MANN, KENNETH ARD, RENE CEBALLOS, WALTER CHARLES, RENE CLEMENTE, MARLENE DANIELLE, WENDY EDMEAD, DIANE FRATANTONI, STEVEN GELFER, HARRY GROENER, STEVEN HACK, STEPHEN HANAN, ROBERT HOSHOUR, JANET L. HUBERT, REED JONES, WHITNEY KERSHAW, DONNA KING, CHRISTINE LANGNER, ANNA McNEELEY, HECTOR JAIME MERCADO, BOB MORRISEY, CYNTHIA ONRUBIA, KEN PAGE, SUSAN POWERS, CAROL RICHARDS, JOEL ROBERTSON, TIMOTHY SCOTT, HERMAN W. SEBEK and BONNIE SIMMONS ..... 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: This rare ticket envelope measures 6 7/8" X 3" inches and has the "Cats" logo on the front and advertising for Pan Am Airlines on the backside. The September 28th, 1982 ticket stub measures 4 3/4" X 2" inches ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor creasing to the envelope, this rare set 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.

David Gaschen (Debut) "PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" Andrew Lloyd Webber 2005 Playbill
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eBay This is a beautiful January 2005 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER musical hit "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" at the Majestic Theatre in New York City. (The production opened January 26th, 1988 and has announced a February 18th, 2023 closing after 13,765 performances. It is, by over 3,500 performances, the longest-running show in Broadway history.) ..... The Tony Award winning "Best Musical" starred DAVID GASCHEN (making his Broadway debut) in the title role, SANDRA JOSEPH as "Christine Daae" and JOHN CUDIA as "Raoul" and featured JEFF KELLER, GEORGE LEE ANDREWS, ANNE RUNOLFSSON, MARILYN CASKEY, LARRY WAYNE MORBITT and HEATHER McFADDEN with JULIE HANSON playing the role of "Christine" at certain performances ..... Side Note: DAVID GASCHEN, making his Broadway debut in arguably the most high profile role on Broadway, had been the understudy in the Hamburg, Germany and Basel, Switzerland productions. On January 9th, 2006, The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running musical in Broadway history, surpassing the previous record held by Cats. The Phantom of the Opera was honored with seven 1988 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", "School of Rock""); Book by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and RICHARD STILGOE based on the novel by GASTON LEROUX; Lyrics by CHARLES HART; Additional Lyrics by RICHARD STILGOE; Sets and Costumes designed by MARIA BJORNSON; Choreographed by GILLIAN LYNNE; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH and THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRE COMPANY ..... DETAILS: The 48 page playbill measures 5 3/8" 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 actors and members of the creative team as well as one production photo and head shots of each of the cast members ..... 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.

John Owen-Jones "PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" Andrew Lloyd Webber 2012 UK Tour Playbill
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This is a beautiful February 25th, 2012 programme (playbill) from the five-week, Provincial Tour engagement of the "Spectacular New Production" of the landmark ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, RICHARD STILGOE and CHARLES HART musical "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth, England. (The Original West End production opened October 9th, 1986 at Her Majesty's Theatre in London and is still playing to packed houses having celebrated it's 30th Anniversary in October 2016. It is the second longest-running musical in the history of London Theatre, behind only Les Miserables. This tour opened February 27th, 2012 at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth, England and ran for more than a year, closing May 14th, 2013 at the Hippodrome in Birmingham, England.) ..... The musical starred JOHN OWEN-JONES in the title role, KATIE HALL as "Christine Daae" and SIMON BAILEY as "Raoul" and featured ANGELA M. CAESAR, ANDY HOCKLEY, SIMON GREEN, ELIZABETH MARSH and VINCENT PIRILLO with OLIVIA BRERETON playing the role of "Christine Daae" at certain performances ..... Side Note: On January 9th, 2006, The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running musical in Broadway history, surpassing the previous record held by Cats. The Phantom of the Opera, which was honored with seven 1988 Tony Awards including "Best Musical", is still playing at New York's Majestic Theatre ..... 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"); Book by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and RICHARD STILGOE based on the novel by GASTON LEROUX; Lyrics by CHARLES HART; Additional Lyrics by RICHARD STILGOE; Sets designed by PAUL BROWN; Costumes designed by MARIA BJORNSON; Choreographed by SCOTT AMBLER; Directed by LAURENCE CONNOR; Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH in association with THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRE GROUP ..... DETAILS: The 52 page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 9 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, four pages of rehearsal photos, promotional and historical text and individual photos and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a corner crease to the back cover and light edge wear, 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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