Stephanie Mills "THE WIZ" Hinton Battle / Tiger Haynes 1975 Playbill / Ticket

Description

This is a beautiful August 1975 playbill (with a loose ticket stub) from the Original Broadway production of the WILLIAM F. BROWN and CHARLIE SMALLS musical "THE WIZ" at the Majestic Theatre in New York City. (The production opened January 5th, 1975 and ran for 1672 performances.) ..... Winner of seven Tony Awards including "Best Musical", the show starred sixteen year-old STEPHANIE MILLS as "Dorothy", HINTON BATTLE as the "Scarecrow", TIGER HAYNES as "The Tinman" and JAMES WIGFALL as "The Lion" and featured CLARICE TAYLOR, IRENE REID, TASHA THOMAS, DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER
(Tony Award for "Best Featured Actress in a Musical")
and ANDRE DE SHIELDS 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 ..... DETAILS: The 28 page playbill measures 5 1/2" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes, musical numbers and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team, but no cast photos. Includes an original ticket stub from the August 23rd, 1975 evening performance ..... 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.