Andrew Lloyd Webber "WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND" Aldwych 1998 London Souvenir Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the
Original West End production
of the ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, JIM STEINMAN, PATRICIA KNOP and GALE EDWARDS musical "WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND" at the Aldwych Theatre in London. (The production opened July 1st, 1998 at London's Aldwych Theatre and ran for 1044 performances.
The production premiered 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.
) ..... The musical starred MARCUS LOVETT and LOTTIE MAYOR and featured DEAN COLLINSON, VERONICA HART, JAMES GRAEME, WALTER HERRON REYNOLDS III, JOHN TURNER, GERARD BENTALL, ANTHONY CABLE, NICOLAS COLICOS, VIKKI COOTE, CAROL DUFFY, REG EPPEY, LAUREL FORD, CHRISTOPHER HOWARD, ROSALIND JAMES, PAUL LOWE, JASON McCANN, LOUISE MARSHALL, JAYNE NESBITT, CRAIG PARKINSON, MARK POWELL, JEAN REEVE, MICHAEL SAMUELS, TONY STANSFIELD, ROHAN TICKELL and SARA WEST ..... Side note: The Washington, D.C. production 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. It 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 designed by PETER J. DAVISON; Costumes designed by ROGER KIRK; Musical Direction by CHRISTOPHER NIGHTINGALE; Choreographed by ANTHONY VAN LAAST; Directed by GALE EDWARDS; Produced by THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRE COMPANY
..... DETAILS: The beautiful oversized 32 page program measures 12" X 9 1/4" inches, is printed on a heavy textured stock and includes promotional text and page after page of
production photos. Includes a twelve page booklet (shown in the last scanned image) with
full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, individual
photos and bios of each of the actors and bios of each member of the creative team ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly deeper than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this program 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.