Donna McKechnie "A CHORUS LINE" Marvin Hamlisch / Michael Bennett 1989 Flyer

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This is a rare advertising handbill (flyer) promoting ticket sales for the one-week engagement of the MARVIN HAMLISCH, EDWARD KLEBAN, JAMES KIRKWOOD, NICHOLAS DANTE and MICHAEL BENNETT musical "A CHORUS LINE" beginning July 18th, 1989 at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Originally part of the New York Shakespeare Festival season, the production opened April 15th, 1975 at the Off-Broadway Newman Theatre and quickly made plans to move to New York's Sam S. Shubert Theatre on July 25th, 1975. National and international tours were mounted in the following years.) ..... "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. It ran 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. This engagement starred DONNA McKECHNIE (Tony Award winner) who created the role of "Cassie" in 1975 ..... BROADWAY 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; Conceived, Choreographed and Directed by MICHAEL BENNETT; Produced by 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, one-sided handbill measures 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" inches and includes performance dates, ticket prices and wonderful graphics on the front. The backside is blank ..... CONDITION: 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 ..... SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: Check my "Other Items" for additional rare Broadway playbills and other theatre related memorabilia. Shipping discounts are available for multiple purchases when all items are combined into a single payment. Please wait for a revised invoice before sending payment ..... THANKS !!!
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