Description
This is a rare single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the Original West End production of the CY COLEMAN, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN musical comedy "ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY" at Her Majesty's Theatre in London. (The Original Broadway production opened February 19th, 1978 at the St. James Theatre in New York City and ran for 449 performances. The London production opened March 19th, 1980 and ran for 165 performances.) ..... The musical starred KEITH MICHELL, JULIA McKENZIE, MARK WYNTER and ANN BEACH and featured DAVID BEXON, VALERIE LEON, RICHARD MANUEL, RICARDO SIBELO, WILLIAM VANDERPUYE, EWART JAMES WALTERS, JOHNNY WORTHY, DAVID HEALY and FRED EVANS ..... CREDITS: Music by CY COLEMAN ("Wildcat", "Sweet Charity", "Little Me", "Seesaw", "I Love My Wife", "On the Twentieth Century", "Barnum", "City of Angels", "The Will Rogers Follies"); Book and Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN ("On the Town", "Wonderful Town", "Bells are Ringing", "Say, Darling", "Do Re Mi", "Two on the Aisle", "Subways are for Sleeping", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "On the Twentieth Century", "Applause", "A Doll's Life", "The Will Rogers Follies") based on plays by BEN HECHT, CHARLES MAC ARTHUR and BRUCE MILLHOLLAND; Sets designed by ROBIN WAGNER; Costumes designed by FLORENCE KLOTZ; Originally Choreographed by LARRY FULLER; Reproduced by GERALD TEIJELO; Originally Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Restaged by PETER COE; Produced by HAROLD FIELDING ..... 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 6 1/4" X 10" inches and includes beautiful graphics and production credits on the front and excerpts from several reviews, ticket prices and booking information on the backside ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor creasing at the top edge and lower corners, this flyer 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.