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I'm currently listing a large number of playbills from composer STEPHEN SONDHEIM's prolific Broadway career beginning in the the 1950's to the present ......... This is a beautiful December 2nd, 2004 OPENING NIGHT playbill and separate promotional flyer from the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of the STEPHEN SONDHEIM and JOHN WEIDMAN musical "PACIFIC OVERTURES" which played Studio 54 in New York City. (The production opened December 2nd, 2004 and ran for a limited engagement of 69 performances.) ..... The musical starred B. D. WONG and featured ERIC BONDOC, EVAN D'ANGELES, RICK EDINGER, JOSEPH ANTHONY FORONDA, YOKO FUMOTO, ALVIN Y. F. ING, FRED ISOZAKI, FRANCIS JUE, DARREN LEE, HOON LEE, MICHAEL K. LEE, MING LEE, TELLY LEUNG, PAOLO MONTALBAN, ALAN MURAOKA, MAYUMI OMAGARI, DANIEL JAY PARK, HAZEL ANNE RAYMINDO, SAB SHIMONO, YUKA TAKARA, KIM VARHOLA and SCOTT WATANABE ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Gypsy", "Follies", "Merrily We Roll Along", "A Little Night Music", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Passion", "Assassins"); Book by JOHN WEIDMAN; Sets and Masks designed by RUMI MATSUI; Costumes designed by JUNKO KOSHINO; Orchestrations by JONATHAN TUNICK; Musical Direction by PAUL GEMIGNANI; Directed and Choreographed by AMON MIYAMOTO; Produced by ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY ..... DETAILS: The 84 page playbill measures 5 5/8" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team as well as individual head shots of each cast member. The flyer measures 6" X 9" inches, is printed on a heavy card stock and includes production credits on the front and a photo of B. D. Wong, promotional text and ticket information (in both English and Japanese) on the backside ..... BONUS: The playbill includes and article on B. D. WONG and "PACIFIC OVERTURES" entitled "The Role of a Lifetime" which includes two photos ..... CONDITION: Both the playbill and flyer are in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. These items will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
