Description: This is a rare single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the Original West End production of the CY COLEMAN, DOROTHY FIELDS and NEIL SIMON musical comedy "SWEET CHARITY" at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London. (The Original Broadway production opened January 29th, 1966 at the newly refurbished Palace Theatre in New York City and ran for 608 performance. The London production opened October 11th, 1967 and ran for more than a year, closing November 30th, 1968.) ..... The musical starred GRETCHEN WYLER (who replaced JULIET PROWSE on April 27th, 1968) and featured PAUL KELLY, JOSEPHINE BLAKE, LAURIE WEBB, JOHN KESTON, NORMA WEST, ROD McLELLAN, SHEILA O'NEILL and FRED EVANS ..... Side note: On Monday, May 27th 1968, GRETCHEN WYLER was admitted to the hospital for an appendicitis operation. During her absence her understudy, SHEILA O'NEILL - who was playing "Fritzie" in this production - took over the lead role until Wyler was well enough to return to the show ..... CREDITS: Music by CY COLEMAN ("Wildcat", "Little Me", "Seesaw", "I Love My Wife", "On the Twentieth Century", "Barnum", "City of Angels", "The Will Rogers Follies"); Book by NEIL SIMON based upon an original screenplay by FREDERICO FELLINI; Lyrics by DOROTHY FIELDS; Sets designed by ROBERT RANDOLPH; Costumes designed by IRENE SHARAFF; Conceived, Staged and Choreographed on Broadway by BOB FOSSE; Choreography recreated in London by ROBERT LINDEN; Direction recreated in London by LAWRENCE CARR; Produced by BERNARD DELFONT and HAROLD FIELDING by arrangement with FRYER, CARR and HARRIS ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills and 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 1/8" X 8" inches and includes wonderful graphics and a photo of GRETCHEN WYLER on the front. The backside is blank ..... CONDITION: This rare 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.
Price: 29.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
End Time: 2024-08-10T21:03:15.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Industry: Theater
Original/Reproduction: Original
Product: Handbills / Flyers
Genre: West End Musicals
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Date: 1960 - 1969
