Description
This is a rare souvenir program from the Original West End production of the ALAN MENKEN and HOWARD ASHMAN musical comedy hit "LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS" at the Comedy Theatre in London. (The Original Off-Broadway production opened July 27, 1982 at New York's Orpheum Theatre and ran for 2209 performances. The London production opened October 12th, 1983 and ran for 813 performances.) ..... The musical starred ELLEN GREENE, reprising her original role of "Audrey" and included BARRY JAMES, TERENCE HILLYER, NICOLA BLACKMAN, DAWN HOPE, SHEZWAE POWELL, HARRY TOWB, ANTHONY B. ASBURY and MICHAEL LESLIE ..... CREDITS: CREDITS: Music by ALAN MENKEN ("Little Shop of Horrors", "King David", "A Christmas Carol", "The Little Mermaid", "Sister Act" and for Disney; "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "Newsies", "Pocahontas", "Hercules", "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "The Little Mermaid"); Book and Lyrics by HOWARD ASHMAN ("Little Shop of Horrors", "Smile" and for Disney; "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Little Mermaid"); Sets designed EDWARD T. GIANFRANCESCO and TIM GOODCHILD; Costumes designed by TIM GOODCHILD; Graphic Design by DAVID BYRD; Musical Staging by EDIE COWAN; Directed by HOWARD ASHMAN; Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH, DAVID GEFFEN, THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION and THE WPA THEATRE ..... DETAILS: The oversized 16 page program measures 9" X 12" inches, has a die-cut cover and includes full production credits, promotional text, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team and several pages of photos of scenes from the musical ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of slight surface rubbing to the cover and a minor crease at the top edge, 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.
