Renee Harris "THE WIZ" Ron Taylor / Geoffrey Holder 1978 Philadelphia Playbill

Description

This is a rare playbill from the National Tour engagement of the WILLIAM F. BROWN and CHARLIE SMALLS musical "THE WIZ" at the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (The production opened January 5th, 1975 at the Majestic Theatre in New York City and ran for 1672 performances while simultaneously playing on the road.) ..... Winner of seven Tony Awards including "Best Musical", the show starred RENEE HARRIS as "Dorothy", CHARLES VALENTINO as the "Scarecrow", CLYDE-JACQUES BARRETT
as "The Tinman" and RON TAYLOR
as "The Lion" and featured VIVIAN BONNELL, PEGGIE BLUE, CAROLYN MILLER and ROBERT MONROE as "The Wiz" ..... CREDITS: Book by WILLIAM F. BROWN adapted from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. FRANK BAUM; Music and Lyrics by CHARLIE SMALLS (Tony Award); Sets designed by TOM H. JOHN; Costumes designed by GEOFFREY HOLDER (Tony Award); Choreographed by GEORGE FAISON (Tony Award); Directed by GEOFFREY HOLDER (Tony Award); Produced by KEN HARPER in association with TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORPORATION ..... DETAILS: The sixteen page playbill measures 5 5/8" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes, musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a vertical crease and light edge wear, 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.