Kurt Weill "THREEPENNY OPERA" Bertolt Brecht / Georgia Brown 1956 London Herald

Description

This is a rare four page advertising herald (flyer) promoting the
Original West End production of the BERTOLT BRECHT and KURT WEILL classic "THE THREEPENNY OPERA" at the Aldwych Theatre in London. (The Original Off-Broadway production opened March 10th, 1954 at the Theater de Lys in New York City and ran for 2705 performances. The London production opened February 9th, 1956 at the Royal Court Theatre, transferred to London's Aldwych Theatre on March 21st, 1956, then the Comedy Theatre on June 26th, 1956, running for a combined 140 performances.) ..... The musical starred BILL OWEN as "Mack the Knife", GEORGIA BROWN as "Lucy", EWAN McCOLL as the "Street Singer" and MARIA REMUSAT as "Jenny" and included DAPHNE ANDERSON,
ERIC POHLMANN, LISA LEE,
GEORGE A. COOPER,
GEORGE MURCELL,
RENEE GODDARD,
GEORGE TOVEY,
CHARLES STANLEY,
PATRICIA BLACK,
VICTOR BARING, ALIKI HANSEN,
ROLAND RANDEL,
WARREN MITCHELL,
SYLVA LANGOVA,
CHARLES HILL and MICHAEL MURRAY ..... CREDITS: Music by KURT WEILL ("Johnny Johnson", "Knickerbocker Holiday", "Lady in the Dark", "One Touch of Venus", "Lost in the Stars", "Street Scene", "Love Life", "Threepenny Opera"); Book and Lyrics by BERTOLT BRECHT; English adaptation of Book and Lyrics by MARC BLITZSTEIN; Original Orchestrations by KURT WEILL; Sets designed by CASPAR NEHAR; Musical Direction by BERTHOLD GOLDSCHMIDT; Directed by SAM WANAMAKER; Produced by OSCAR LEWENSTEIN, WOLF MANKOWITZ and HELEN ARNOLD
..... DETAILS: Handbills and heralds were often distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This four page herald measures 5" X 7 1/2" inches and includes a wonderful illustration, production credits and performance times on the front, the lyrics to "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" on the inside pages and cast list on the backside ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare flyer 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.