Original Listing Description

This is a rare single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting ticket sales for the Original London production of the cult favorite RICHARD O'BRIEN musical "THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW" at the Comedy Theatre in London. (The Original London production premiered at the sixty-three seat Royal Court Theatre (Upstairs) on June 19th, 1973 and after four weeks transferred to the Classic Cinema Chelsea where the show played for the next three months. When the Classic Cinema was demolished in October 1973, the production moved to the King's Road Theatre and settled in for the next six years. The musical phenomenon would spend its final two seasons at London's Comedy Theatre, closing September 13th, 1980 after 2960 performances. The American Premiere took place at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles on March 24th, 1974, where it played for nine months. Most of the Los Angeles cast would make their Broadway debuts at New York's Belasco Theatre on March 10th, 1975, but the show would close after only 45 performances.) ..... What started as the creation of an out-of-work actor, "THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW" has become an international phenomenon, translated into more than twenty languages and performed on every continent. With music, lyrics and book all written by RICHARD O'BRIEN, the show is a humorous tribute to the science fiction and horror movies of the 1940's through the early 1970's. The Original 1973 London cast included its creator RICHARD O'BRIEN as "Riff Raff", TIM CURRY as Frank N Furter BELINDA SINCLAIR as "Janet Weiss", JAMES WARWICK as "Brad Majors", ANGELA BRUCE as "Usherette", LITTLE NELL CAMPBELL as "Columbia", BEN BAZELL as "Rocky Horror", ZIGGY BYFIELD as "Eddie" and "Dr. Everett Scott" and JONATHAN ADAMS as the Narrator ..... CREDITS: Book, Music and Lyrics by RICHARD O'BRIEN; Sets designed by BRIAN THOMSON; Costumes designed by SUE BLANE; Directed by JIM SHARMAN; Produced by MICHAEL WHITE ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows. This single page, two-sided handbill measures 5 1/4" X 8" inches and includes wonderful graphics and promotional text on the front and ticket prices, performance times and a ticket order form on the backside ..... CONDITION: With the exception of two tiny edge tears and light creasing, 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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