Description
This is a beautiful May 1994 playbill (with a loose ticket stub) from the Original Broadway production of the STEPHEN SONDHEIM and JAMES LAPINE musical "PASSION" at the Plymouth Theatre in New York City. (This production opened May 9th, 1994 and ran for 280 performances.) ..... The Tony Award winning "Best Musical" starred DONNA MURPHY (Tony Award) and JERE SHEA and featured MARIN MAZZIE, GREGG EDELMAN, TOM ALDREDGE, LINDA BALGORD, CRIS GROENENDAAL, WILLIAM PARRY, MATTHEW PORRETTA, FRANCIS RUIVIVAR, GEORGE DVORSKY, JULIE LAMBERT, MARCUS OLSON, JOHN LESLIE WOLFE, GIBBY BRAND, COLLEEN FITZPATRICK and FRANK LOMBARDI ..... CREDITS: Book by JAMES LAPINE ("Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Falsettos", "Passion") based on the film "Passione D' Amore" directed by Ettore Scola; Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("West Side Story", "Gypsy", "Company", "Follies", "A Little Night Music", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Merrily We Roll Along", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Passion", "Assassins"); Sets designed by ADRIANNE LOBEL; Costumes designed by JANE GREENWOOD; Musical Direction by PAUL GEMIGNANI; Orchestrations by JONATHAN TUNICK; Directed by JAMES LAPINE; Produced by THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION, CAPITAL CITIES / ABC, SCOTT RUDIN and ROGER BERLIND by arrangement with LINCOLN CENTER THEATER ..... DETAILS: The 68 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, program notes, list of musical numbers, bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team as well as individual head shots of each cast member (third scanned image) and a page of "Scenes" (two production photos). Includes a ticket stub from the May 21st, 1994 matinee performance ..... BONUS: The playbill includes an article on "PASSION" (fifth scanned image) which includes three full color photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing from normal handling, 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.
