Stephanie Mills "THE WIZ" Tiger Haynes / Hinton Battle 1975 Souvenir Program

Description

This is a beautiful souvenir program 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 fifteen year-old STEPHANIE MILLS as "Dorothy", HINTON BATTLE as the "Scarecrow", TIGER HAYNES as "The Tinman" and TED ROSS (Tony Award) as "The Lion" and featured CLARICE TAYLOR, MABEL KING, ESTHER MARROW, DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER (Tony Award), PHYLICIA AYERS-ALLEN, EVELYN THOMAS 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 oversized 20 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes and musical numbers, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, lyrics to a number of the show's songs, extensive promotional text, a page of excerpts from a number of rave reviews and several pages of production photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a thumb tack hole in the top left corner and minor 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.