Patti LuPone "OLIVER!" Ron Moody / Lionel Bart 1984 FLOP Opening Night Playbill

Description

This is a rare May 1984 playbill (with a gold Opening Night sticker on the cover) from the short-lived Broadway revival of the LIONEL BART musical "OLIVER!" at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City. (The production opened April 29th, 1984 and closed after only 17 performances.) ..... The musical starred RON MOODY, who created the role of "Fagin" in the Original London production and PATTI LuPONE as "Nancy" and featured GRAEME CAMPBELL, MICHAEL ALLINSON, MICHAEL McCARTY, ELIZABETH LARNER and FRANCES CUKA with BRADEN DANNER as "Oliver" and DAVID GARLICK as the "Artful Dodger" ..... CREDITS: Book, Music and Lyrics by LIONEL BART ("Oliver!", "Blitz", "Lock Up Your Daughters", "Maggie May", "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T' Be", "Twang", "La Strada") freely adapted from DICKENS' "Oliver Twist"; Sets and Costumes designed by SEAN KENNY; Musical Direction by JOHN LESKO; Directed by PETER COE; Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH, CAROLE J. SHORENSTEIN and JAMES M. NEDERLANDER by arrangement with THE SOUTHBROOK GROUP ..... DETAILS: The 116 page playbill measures 5 1/2" X 9" 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 and individual head shots of the cast members as well as a full page rehearsal scene (last scanned image) ..... CONDITION: This rare 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.