Stephen Sondheim "SWEENEY TODD" Dorothy Loudon / George Hearn 1980 Playbill - $40 - (Cannon Beach, OR)
This is a beautiful May 1980 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the STEPHEN SONDHEIM and HUGH WHEELER musical thriller "SWEENEY TODD" ("The Demon Barber of Fleet Street") which played the Uris Theatre in New York City. (The production opened March 1st, 1979 and ran for 557 performances.) ..... Winner of eight Tony Awards including "Best Musical", the show starred DOROTHY LOUDON as "Mrs. Lovett" and GEORGE HEARN as "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" and featured CHRIS GROENENDAAL, KEN JENNINGS, BETSY JOSLYN, MERLE LOUISE, EDMUND LYNDECK, JOAQUIN ROMAGUERA and JACK ERIC WILLIAMS ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Gypsy", "Company", "Follies", "Merrily We Roll Along", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "A Little Night Music", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Passion", "Assassins", "Bounce"); Book by HUGH WHEELER; Orchestrations by JONATHAN TUNICK; Musical Director: PAUL GEMIGNANI; Choreographed by LARRY FULLER; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by RICHARD BARR, CHARLES WOODWARD, ROBERT FRYER, MARY LEA JOHNSON and MARTIN RICHARDS in association with DEAN & JUDY MANOS ..... DETAILS: The 68 page playbill measures 5 5/8" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, author's note, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and individual bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team as well as a page of "Scenes" (seven production photos) from the musical ..... 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.
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