Stephen Sondheim "WEST SIDE STORY" Christian Borle 1996 Toronto O'Keefe Flyer

Description

This is a beautiful advertising handbill (flyer) promoting ticket sales for the one-week,
National Tour engagement of the landmark ARTHUR LAURENTS, LEONARD BERNSTEIN and STEPHEN SONDHEIM musical "WEST SIDE STORY" at the O'Keefe Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, Ontario, Canada beginning July 9th, 1996. (The Original Broadway production opened September 26th, 1957 at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City and ran for 732 performances.) ..... The musical starred JEREMY KOCH as "Tony" and SHAREN CAMILLE as "Maria" and included twenty-two year-old CHRISTIAN BORLE as "Riff", two years before he would make his Broadway debut in "FOOTLOOSE". Others in the cast included KEVIN ALBERT, BERNIE PASSELTINER, BRENT SEXTON, JONATHAN MILLER, NEAL HEMPHILL, DIANA LAURENSON, CHARLIE BRUMBLY, LUCIO FERNANDEZ, LEE CHERRY and NATASCIA A. DIAZ as "Anita" ..... CREDITS: Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN ("On the Town", "Wonderful Town", "Candide", "Peter Pan", "West Side Story", "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue"); Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS based on a conception by JEROME ROBBINS; Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Gypsy", "Anyone Can Whistle", "Company", "Follies", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "A Little Night Music", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Assassins", "Passion"); Sets designed by CAMPBELL BAIRD; Costumes designed by IRENE SHARAFF; Directed and Choreographed by ALAN JOHNSON
..... 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, two-sided handbill measures 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" inches and includes wonderful graphics and production credits on the front and promotional text, performance dates and booking information on the backside. Note! The cast members are not mentioned by name in the text of the handbill ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare handbill 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.