Angela Lansbury "SWEENEY TODD" Len Cariou / Stephen Sondheim 1979 Pinback

Description

This is a rare promotional pinback from the
Original Broadway production of the STEPHEN SONDHEIM and HUGH WHEELER musical thriller "SWEENEY TODD" ("The Demon Barber of Fleet Street") which played the Uris Theatre in New York City. (The production opened March 1st, 1979 and ran for 557 performances.) ..... Winner of eight Tony Awards including "Best Musical", the show starred ANGELA LANSBURY (Tony Award) as "Mrs. Lovett" and LEN CARIOU (Tony Award) as "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" and featured VICTOR GARBER, KEN JENNINGS, MERLE LOUISE, EDMUND LYNDECK, SARAH RICE, JOAQUIN ROMAGUERA and JACK ERIC WILLIAMS ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Gypsy", "Company", "Follies", "Merrily We Roll Along", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "A Little Night Music", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Passion", "Assassins", "Bounce"); Book by HUGH WHEELER; Orchestrations by JONATHAN TUNICK; Musical Director: PAUL GEMIGNANI; Choreographed by LARRY FULLER; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by RICHARD BARR, CHARLES WOODWARD, ROBERT FRYER, MARY LEA JOHNSON and MARTIN RICHARDS in association with DEAN and JUDY MANOS
..... DETAILS: The large pinback measures 3 1/2" inches in diameter ..... CONDITION: With the exception of rust marks on the backside, this rare pinback 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.