Mart Crowley ("The Boys in the Band") "A CHORUS LINE" House Seats 1976 Receipt

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This is a rare House Seat Order Form signed by playwright MART CROWLEY ("The Boys in the Band") acknowledging receipt of two tickets for the August 20th, 1976 performance of the MARVIN HAMLISCH, EDWARD KLEBAN, JAMES KIRKWOOD, NICHOLAS DANTE and MICHAEL BENNETT musical hit "A CHORUS LINE" at the Shubert Theatre in Century City, Los Angeles, California. (Originally part of the New York Shakespeare Festival season, the production opened April 15th, 1975 at the Off-Broadway Newman Theatre and quickly made plans to move to New York's Sam S. Shubert Theatre on July 25th, 1975. National and international tours were mounted in the following years.) ..... "A Chorus Line" was an unprecedented box office and critical success, receiving 12 Tony Award nominations and winning nine Tony's, in addition to the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It ran for 6,137 performances, becoming the longest-running production in Broadway history up to that time. It remains the longest running Broadway musical originally produced in the United States, and the fourth longest-running Broadway show ever. The Original Broadway Cast included DONNA McKECHNIE (Tony Award winner) as "Cassie", SCOTT ALLEN, RENEE BAUGHMAN, CAROLE BISHOP (Tony Award winner), PAMELA BLAIR, WAYNE CILENTO, CHUCK CISSEL, CLIVE CLERK, KAY COLE, RONALD DENNIS, DONNA DRAKE, BRANDT EDWARDS, PATRICIA GARLAND, CAROLYN KIRSCH, RON KUHLMAN, NANCY LANE, BAAYORK LEE, PRISCILLA LOPEZ, ROBERT LuPONE, CAMERON MASON, JOHN MINEO, DON PERCASSI, CAROLE SCHWEID, MICHAEL SERRECCHIA, MICHEL STUART, THOMAS J. WALSH, SAMMY WILLIAMS (Tony Award winner) and CRISSY WILZAK ..... CREDITS: Music by MARVIN HAMLISCH; Lyrics by EDWARD KLEBAN; Book by JAMES KIRKWOOD and NICHOLAS DANTE; Sets designed by ROBIN WAGNER; Costumes designed by THEONI V. ALDREDGE; Conceived, Choreographed and Directed by MICHAEL BENNETT; Produced by JOSEPH PAPP and the NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL ..... DETAILS: This rare Shubert Theatre House Seat Order form measures 4 3/4" X 6 3/4" inches. It is signed by playwright MART CROWLEY ("The Boys in the Band"). The backside of the receipt is blank ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing, this receipt 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.
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