Description
This is a rare souvenir program from the Provincial Tour engagement of the LIONEL BART musical hit "OLIVER!" at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, England from March 10th, 1987 to April 18th, 1987. (The Original West End production opened June 30th, 1960 at the New Theatre in London and ran for 2618 performances.) ..... The musical starred VICTOR SPINETTI as "Fagin" and GILLIAN BURNS as "Nancy" and featured DAVID BACON, LIZ FRASER, BRUCE DOUGLAS, JEAN TREND, JULIE ANN CHANEY, NEIL LINDEN-JOHNSON, DEBBIE NORMAN, PAUL BEECH, JULIAN ASHTON, GAVIN CONRAD, STEVEN OSBORNE, HOWARD LUDLOW, ERICA JOHNS, ADEEN FOGLE, CAROLINE HOBIN, MICHAEL GILMOUR and LANCE FORREST-HOLMES with SCOTT PATTISON and SIMON NASH as "The Artful Dodger" and CALLUM DIXON and STEPHEN BIRD sharing the title role ..... CREDITS: Book, Music and Lyrics by LIONEL BART ("Oliver!", "Blitz", "Lock Up Your Daughters", "Maggie May", "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T' Be", "Twang", "La Strada") freely adapted from CHARLES DICKENS' "Oliver Twist"; Original Sets and Costumes designed by SEAN KENNY; Design Co-ordinator: INDIA SMITH; Musical Direction by DAVID STEADMAN; Choreographed by DEBBIE NORMAN; Directed by BOB TOMSON; Produced by BILL KENWRIGHT in association with THE QUEEN'S THEATRE in Hornchurch ..... DETAILS: The oversized 24 page program measures 8 1/4" X 11 5/8" inches and includes full production credits, scenes and musical numbers, bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, promotional text and several pages of photos and illustrations of scenes from the musical ..... CONDITION: With the exception of creasing to the lower right corner, 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.
