Jerry Herman "LA CAGE AUX FOLLES" George Hearn / Gene Barry 1983 Opening Night

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This is a beautiful August 21st, 1983 OPENING NIGHT playbill from the Original Broadway production of the JERRY HERMAN and HARVEY FIERSTEIN musical "LA CAGE AUX FOLLES" at the Palace Theatre in New York City. (The production opened August 21st, 1983 and ran for 1761 performances.) ..... Winner of six Tony Awards including "Best Musical", the show starred GEORGE HEARN (Tony Award) and GENE BARRY and featured JAY GARNER, JOHN WEINER, ELIZABETH PARRISH, LESLIE STEVENS, WILLIAM THOMAS, Jr., MERLE LOUISE, WALTER CHARLES, BRIAN KELLY and the notorious "LES CAGELLES" ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by JERRY HERMAN ("Milk and Honey", "Hello, Dolly!", "Mame", "Mack and Mabel", "La Cage Aux Folles", "The Grand Tour" and "Dear World"); Book by HARVEY FIERSTEIN based on the play "La Cage aux Folles" by JEAN POIRET; Sets designed by DAVID MITCHELL; Costumes designed by THEONI V. ALDREDGE; Choreographed by SCOTT SALMON; Directed by ARTHUR LAURENTS; Produced by ALLAN CAR with KENNETH D. GREENBLATT, MARVIN A. KRAUSS, STEWART F. LANE, JAMES M. NEDERLANDER, MARTIN RICHARDS and BARY BROWN & FRITZ HOLT ..... DETAILS: This special 68 page playbill measures 5 5/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team as well as individual head shots of the leading actors and a page of "Scenes" (six production photos) from the musical. Also includes an article on the production (last scanned image) with two production photos ..... 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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