Tina Arena "NINE" Alison Jiear / John Diedrich 1987 Australian Souvenir Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the Original Australian production of the MAURY YESTON and ARTHUR KOPIT musical "NINE" at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. (The
Original Broadway production
opened May 9th, 1982 at
the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre in New York City
and ran for 729 performances. The Australian production was the first international production and opened July 11th, 1987.) ..... Based on FREDERICO FELLINI's film "8 1/2", the musical starred JOHN DIEDRICH as "Guido Contini", NANCY HAYES as "Liliane La Fleur", MARIA MERCEDES as "Luisa Contini", PETA TOPPANO as "Claudia Nardi", GERDA NICOLSON as "Guido's Mother" and NADINE WELLS as "Carla Albanese" and featured future international pop star TINA ARENA, PAUL WRIGHT, JAMIE WRIGHT, ALANA CLARK, KERRY WOODS, ANNA LEE, SHARON JESSOP, CAROLINE GILLMER, CAMMIE MUNRO, LISA O'DEA, MIMI RUBIN, JACKIE REES, SALLY CLARK, ANNE SINCLAIR, ALIX LONGMAN, SALLY ANNE BOURNE, ALISON JIEAR (created the role of "Shawntel" in the Original West End production of "Jerry Springer the Opera"), PENELOPE RICHARDS, VINCENT STRANGIO, KENNETH MUSCAT, TIM FOX, CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON, MURRAY GOLDING and PAUL MAGUIRE ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by MAURY YESTON ("Nine", "Grand Hotel", "Titanic"); Book by ARTHUR KOPIT adapted from the Italian by MARIO FRATTI; Sets designed by SHAUN GURTON; Costumes designed by ROGER KIRK; Choreographed by JO-ANNE ROBINSON and TONY BARTUCCIO; Original New York Production Directed by TOMMY TUNE ("Tony Award"); Directed by JOHN DIEDRICH; Produced by COLIN DEVINE for NOVE PTY. LTD. in association with THE PAUL DAINTY CORPORATION ..... DETAILS: The over-sized 28 page program measures 8 1/4" X 11 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, musical numbers, an interview with FREDERICO FELLINI, individual photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, promotional text and several production photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception a small tear in the bottom edge of the cover, light creasing to the cover and small check marks next to the names on the cast list, this program 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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