Laurie Beechman (Signed) "CATS" October 7th, 1992 Tenth Anniversary Playbill

Description

This is a rare autographed October 7th, 1992 playbill from the Tenth Anniversary Performance of the Original Broadway production of the ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER musical hit "CATS" at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. (The Tony Award winning production opened October 7th, 1982 and closed September 10th, 2000 after 7485 performances.) ..... The cast included the late LAURIE BEECHMAN (1953 - 1998) as "Grizzabella", the role originated by BETTY BUCKLEY and also included BRIAN ANDREWS, JOHNNY ANZALONE, MICHAEL ARNOLD, MICHELLE ARTIGAS, BRYAN BATT, KEVIN BERDINI, JOEL BRIEL, DAWN MARIE CHURCH, JEFFREY CLONTS, MARLENE DANIELLE, NINA HENNESSEY, GEN HORIUCHI, DEVANAND N. JANKI, JAY AUBREY JONES, ROGER KACHEL, WADE LABOISSONNIERE, JOHN VINCENT LEGGIO, KRISTI LYNES, JACK MAGRADEY, LISA MAYER, ROSE McGUIRE, BRADFORD MINKOFF, ROBB EDWARD MORRIS, MERCEDES PEREZ, SUSAN POWERS, KEN PRYMUS, STEPHEN M. REED, MICHELLE SCHUMACHER, CLAUDIA SHELL, LYNN SHUCK, GEORGE SMYROS, HEIDI STALLINGS, SALLY ANN SWARM, LEIGH WEBSTER, DARLENE WILSON and LILY-LEE WONG ..... Note: The front cover was signed by LAURIE BEECHMAN ..... Side Note: On June 19th, 1997,
Cats
became the longest-running musical in Broadway history with 6,138 performances. It closed on September 10th, 2000, after a total of 7,485 performances. Its Broadway record was surpassed on January 9th, 2006
by
The Phantom of the Opera
.
Cats
was the winner of seven 1983 Tony Awards including "Best Musical" ..... 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") based on "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" by T. S. ELIOT; Lyrics by T. S. ELIOT; Additional Lyrics by TREVOR NUNN and RICHARD STILGOE; Sets and Costumes designed by JOHN NAPIER; Choreographed by GILLIAN LYNNE; Directed by TREVOR NUNN; Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH, THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRE COMPANY, DAVID GEFFEN and THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION ..... DETAILS: The 68 page playbill measures 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, musical numbers, bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team, three production photos and a printed "10th ANNIVERSARY PERFORMANCE: OCTOBER 7, 1992" heading at the top of the title page. The playbill's
front cover was signed by LAURIE BEECHMAN and will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
..... CONDITION: This rare playbill 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.