Sexual Musical "LET MY PEOPLE COME" Bill van Dijk 1974 London Cast Playbill

Description

This is a rare programme (playbill) from the Original West End production of the EARL WILSON, Jr. Adult Musical "LET MY PEOPLE COME" at the Regent Theatre in London. (The Original Off-Broadway production opened January 8th, 1974 at the Village Gate Theatre in New York City and ran for 1327 performances while playing throughout the U.S. and abroad. The London production opened August 19th, 1974 and ran for 880 performances.) .....
Let My People Come,
according to its creator, EARL WILSON, Jr., "is a musical revue about Sex, ... with some nudity and a lot of X-rated language." A review of the Original Off-Broadway production stated that the show "broke all barriers - simulated sex, orgies, Lesbianism, Homosexuality, simulated oral sex and Bisexuality, all celebrated, all hilariously carefree." The show enjoyed long runs in Philadelphia at Grendel's Lair Cabaret Theatre (10 years) and Toronto at the Basin Street Cabaret Theater (8 years) and productions were mounted in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Orleans, Washington, D.C., Boston, Seattle and Chicago, and internationally in Madrid, London, Paris, Melbourne and Sydney. The Original Cast recording was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1974. The show featured songs with titles like "I'm Gay", "Come In My Mouth", "Fellatio 101", "Poontang" and "The Cunnilingus Champion of Company C", which was the subject of a copyright infringement lawsuit by MCA Music in 1976. MCA claimed wrongful appropriation of their copyrighted song, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy". Earl Wilson, Jr. claimed that the song was a parody on "Bugle Boy" and that any similarity between the two songs was permissible fair use. The court ruled in MCA's favor and later productions and subsequent pressings of the cast album replaced the song with "Whatever Turns You On." (Reprinted in part from Wikipedia.) ..... The Original West End cast included GIL BERESFORD, HELEN CHAPPELLE, CHRISTINE ELLERBECK, SUSANNA HUNT, JANET SHAW, TOMMIE THOMPSON, CATHERINE TONTOH, STEVE AMBER, MICHAEL BLAISE, MICHAEL COWIE, BILL VAN DIJK (who starred in the title role in "Cyrano the Musical" on Broadway in 1993), DAVID MELLOR, MIGUEL OLIVER and JOHNNY WORTHY ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by EARL WILSON, Jr.; Musical arrangements by BILLY CUNNINGHAM; Sets designed by BOB RINGWOOD; Choreographed by IAN NAYLOR; Directed by SAM RULON; Produced by PHILIP ROGER ROY ..... DETAILS: The twelve page playbill measures 5 7/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of 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 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.
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