Kristin Chenoweth "WICKED" Idina Menzel / Joel Grey / Stephen Schwartz '03 Flyer

Description

This is the very first advertising herald (flyer) printed to promote the Original Broadway production of the STEPHEN SCHWARTZ and WINNIE HOLZMAN musical "WICKED" at the Gershwin Theatre in New York City. (The show opened October 30th, 2003 and is still playing to sold-out houses after more than 6000 performances.) ..... The Original Broadway production
starred KRISTIN CHENOWETH as "Glinda" and
IDINA MENZEL
as "Elphaba" (Tony Award for "Best Actress in a Musical") and featured CAROLE SHELLEY, NORBERT LEO BUTZ, MICHELLE FEDERER, CHRISTOPHER FITZGERALD, WILLIAM YOUMANS and JOEL GREY
..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SCHWARTZ ("The Magic Show", "Godspell", "Pippin", "The Baker's Wife", "Working", "Rags", "Children of Eden", "Wicked"); Book by WINNIE HOLZMAN based on the novel by GREGORY MAGUIRE; Scenery designed by EUGENE LEE (Tony Award); Costumes designed by SUSAN HILFERTY (Tony Award); Orchestrations by WILLIAM DAVID BROHN; Musical Director: STEPHEN OREMUS; Choreographed by WAYNE CILENTO; Directed by JOE MANTELLO; Produced by MARC PLATT, UNIVERSAL PICTURES, THE ARACA GROUP, JON B. PLATT and DAVID STONE ..... DETAILS: The four page handbill measures 4" X 9" inches and includes photos of the Original Cast including KRISTIN CHENOWETH,
IDINA MENZEL
and NORBERT LEO BUTZ, performance times, wonderful photography and an excerpt from the "San Francisco Examiner" review where "Wicked" played its out-of-town tryout ..... CONDITION: This rare handbill 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.