Description
This is a beautiful souvenir program from the Original Australian production of the ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, DON BLACK and CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON musical "SUNSET BOULEVARD" at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. (The Original West End production opened July 12th, 1993 at the Adelphi Theatre in London and ran for 1529 performances. The American premiere took place on December 9th, 1993 at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles, where the show ran for 369 performances. The Original Broadway production opened November 17th, 1994 at New York's Minskoff Theatre and ran for 977 performances. The Original Australian production opened October 26th, 1996 in Melbourne and ran until June 14th, 1997.) ..... The musical starred DEBRA BYRNE as "Norma Desmond", HUGH JACKMAN as "Joe Gillis", NORBERT LAMLA as "Max von Mayerling" and CATHERINE PORTER as "Betty Schaefer" with MARIA MERCEDES performing the role of "Norma Desmond" at some performances. The full cast list is shown in the seventh scanned image ..... CREDITS: Music by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER ("Jesus Christ Superstar", "Evita", "Cats", "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Song and Dance", "Starlight Express", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Aspects of Love", "By Jeeves", "Sunset Boulevard"); Book by DON BLACK and CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON based on the BILLY WILDER film; Sets designed by JOHN NAPIER; Costumes designed by ANTHONY POWELL; Choreographed by BOB AVIAN; Directed by TREVOR NUNN; Produced by THE REALLY USEFUL PRODUCTIONS PTY LTD ..... DETAILS: The oversized 72 page program measures 9 1/2" X 13" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, photos and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team, extensive text on the making of the production, historical text, a number of pages of advertising and several pages of full color photos of scenes from the musical ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, 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.
