Patti LuPone "GYPSY" Laura Benanti / Stephen Sondheim 2008 Broadway Flyer

Description

This is a rare single-page
advertising handbill (flyer) promoting
the
Broadway revival of the ARTHUR LAURENTS, JULE STYNE and STEPHEN SONDHEIM musical comedy "GYPSY" at the
St. James Theatre
New York City. (The production opened March 27th, 2008 and ran for 332 performances.) ..... The musical starred PATTI LuPONE (Tony Award winner) as "Mama Rose" (the role originated by ETHEL MERMAN in 1959) and featured BOYD GAINES (Tony Award winner) as "Herbie", LAURA BENANTI (Tony Award winner) as "Louise", LEIGH ANN LARKIN, TONY YAZBECK, MARILYN CASKEY, ALISON FRASER, LENORA NEMETZ, BILL BATEMAN, JIM BRACCHITTA, SAMI GAYLE, BILL RAYMOND, BRIAN REDDY and EMMA ROWLEY ..... CREDITS: Music by JULE STYNE ("Bells Are Ringing", "Darling of the Day", "Do Re Mi", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Funny Girl", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Hazel Flagg", "High Button Shoes", "Lorelei", "Subways Are For Sleeping", "Sugar", "Prettybelle" and "Two on the Aisle"); Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS suggested by the memoirs of GYPSY ROSE LEE; Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "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", "Road Show", ); Dance Arrangements by JOHN KANDER; Sets designed by JAMES YOUMANS; Costumes designed by MARTIN PAKLEDINAZ; Choreography by JEROME ROBBINS; Jerome Robbins' Choreography reproduced by BONNIE WALKER; Directed by ARTHUR LAURENTS; Produced by ROGER BERLIND, The ROUTH-FRANKEL-BARUCH-VIERTEL GROUP, ROY FURMAN, DEBRA BLACK, TED HARTLEY, ROGER HORCHOW, DAVID IAN, SCOTT RUDIN and JACK VIERTEL
..... 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 flyer measures 4" X 9" inches and includes a photo of PATTI LuPONE and production credits on the front and excerpts from two reviews, promotional text
and booking information on the
backside
..... CONDITION: This rare herald 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.
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