Description
This is a rare advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the Original West End production of the JULE STYNE, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN musical comedy "BELLS ARE RINGING" at the Coliseum Theatre in London. (The Original Broadway production opened November 29th, 1956 at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre in New York City and ran for 924 performances. The London production opened November 14th, 1957 and ran for 270 performances.) ..... The musical starred JANET BLAIR and featured GEORGE GAYNES, ALLYN McLERIE, EDDIE MOLLOY, HARRY NAUGHTON, ROBERT HENDERSON, ALEXANDER DORE and FRANKLIN FOX ..... CREDITS: Music by JULE STYNE ("Gypsy", "Darling of the Day", "Do Re Mi", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Funny Girl", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Hazel Flagg", "High Button Shoes", "Lorelei", "Sugar", "Prettybelle", "Subways Are For Sleeping" and "Two on the Aisle"); Book and Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN ("On the Town", "Wonderful Town", "Bells are Ringing", "Say, Darling", "Do Re Mi", "Subways are for Sleeping", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "On the Twentieth Century", "The Will Rogers Follies"); Sets designed by HENRY GRAVENEY; Costumes designed by ROSEMARY CARVILL and HILARY VIRGO; Broadway Production Choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS and BOB FOSSE; Reproduced by ROBERT TUCKER; Broadway Production Directed by JEROME ROBBINS; Production Reproduced by GERALD FREEDMAN; Produced by S. A. GORLINSKY by arrangement with THE THEATRE GUILD ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, one-sided handbill measures 5 1/4" X 8 1/4" inches and includes wonderful graphics and production credits on the front. The backside is blank, but has issues ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) This rare handbill is in poor condition with paper loss in the top left and lower right corners, small edge tears and paper and glue residue on the backside. Despite these flaws, this rare flyer 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.
