Phil Collins "OLIVER!" Barry Humphries / Lionel Bart 1967 London Revival Program

Description

This is a rare May 1967 programme (playbill) from the opening weeks of the West End revival of the LIONEL BART musical hit "OLIVER!" at the Piccadilly Theatre in London. (The
Original West End production
opened June 30th, 1960
at the New Theatre in London
and ran for 2618 performances. This revival opened April 26th, 1967 and ran for 331 performances.) ..... The musical starred BARRY HUMPHRIES (
better known today
as "Dame Edna Everage") as "Fagin", MARTI WEBB as "Nancy" and future "Genesis" drummer PHILIP "Phil" COLLINS as "Noah Claypole". Others in the cast included PAUL BARTLETT, TOM de VILLE, PAMELA PITCHFORD, AUDREY LEYBOURNE, GLYN WORSNIP, EDNA DORE, PATRICIA GRAY, LESLIE STONE, TERRY LATHAM, MIRIAM MANN, MARTIN DELL, GAVIN GORDON, HAMISH ROUGHEAD and HILDA CAMPBELL RUSSELL ..... Side note: PHIL COLLINS made his professional stage debut in 1964 in the West End production of "OLIVER!" at London's New Theatre. He was thirteen years-old and played the role of the "Artful Dodger". Please note that the photos shown in the last scanned image are for reference only. They appear in the the souvenir program ..... 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 CHARLES DICKENS' "Oliver Twist"; Sets and Costumes designed by SEAN KENNY; Musical Direction by MICHAEL REEVES; Directed by DAVID PHETHEAN after the original production by PETER COE; Produced by DONALD ALBERY ..... DETAILS: The 32 page programme measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, list of musical numbers, individual photos and bios of the two stars and one production photo ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor creasing and moderate 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, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.