Description: This is a rare single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the three-week, National Tour engagement of the ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, JIM STEINMAN, PATRICIA KNOP and GALE EDWARDS musical "WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND" at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Washington. (The World Premiere engagement of "Whistle Down the Wind" opened on December 12th, 1996 at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. but due to mostly negative reviews, the Broadway opening that had been scheduled for April 17th, 1997, was subsequently cancelled. This tour, because of another revised script, was billed as the "American Premiere of a Magnificent New Production" opened September 9th, 2007 at Houston's Theatre Under the Stars and closed February 17th, 2008 at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk, Virginia.) ..... The musical starred ERIC KUNZE and ANDREA ROSS and featured DANN FINK, NADINE JACOBSON, CAROLE DENISE JONES, GERRY McINTYRE, ADAM SHONKWILER, MATT SKRINCOSKY, GREG STONE, AUSTIN J. ZAMBITO-VALENTE and KURT ZISCHKE ..... Side note: The 1996 Washington, D.C. engagement was promoted as a World Premiere engagement even though Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Whistle Down the Wind" had been first produced by the Beauchamp Music Group in Gloucestershire, England in April 1992 and the same month at the First UK Festival of Musicals at Buxton. This was followed by productions at the New Olympus Theatre in Gloucester (October 1992), the Adam Smith Theatre in Kirkcaldy, Scotland (August 1993), the George Square Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland (August 1993) and Sadlers Wells in London (December 1993). The Washington, D.C. production received a revised script with a new book by Patricia Knop, thus the claim of a World Premiere event ..... CREDITS: Music by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER ("Jesus Christ Superstar", "Evita", "Cats", "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Song and Dance", "Starlight Express", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Aspects of Love", "By Jeeves", "Sunset Boulevard"); Lyrics by JIM STEINMAN; Book by PATRICIA KNOP, GALE EDWARDS and ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER based on the original novel by MARY HAYLEY BELL and the film produced by RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH; Sets and Costumes designed by PAUL FARNSWORTH; Musical Direction by DAVID STEADMAN; Choreographed by HENRY METCALFE; Produced and Directed by BILL KENWRIGHT by arrangement with THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRE COMPANY ..... 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 flyer measures 3 5/8" X 8 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, an excerpt from a London review and two production photos on the front and promotional text, performance schedule and booking information on the backside ..... 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: 12.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
End Time: 2024-03-03T03:49:52.000Z
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