Ron Moody "SHERLOCK HOLMES" (the Musical) Leslie Bricusse 1988 Tryout Flyer

Description

This is a rare advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the five-week,
Pre-West End and WORLD PREMIERE engagement of the LESLIE BRICUSSE musical "SHERLOCK HOLMES - THE MUSICAL" at the Northcott Theatre in Exeter, England from October 18th to November 19th, 1988. (The production would open April 24th, 1989 at the Cambridge Theatre in London and run for eleven weeks, closing July 8th, 1989.) ..... The musical starred RON MOODY in the title role and featured LIZ ROBERTSON, DEREK WARING, MYRA SANDS (replaced out-of-town by JULIA SUTTON), ROGER LLEWELLYN, JULIA NELSON, HOWELL EVANS, ELENA FERRARI, LEWIS BARBER, JOHN ALEXANDER, PETER BARRY, MALCOLM BROWNING, DEREK CULLEN, STEPHEN MATTHEWS, ANDREW NEWEY, GEOFF STEER, SAMANTHA CARR, BRENDA CLARKE, BRONWEN DAVIES, CATHERINE DIGGES, MARIA KESSELMAN, JENNY SAWYER, PAUL AMES, KEN BISHOP, MICHAEL CONRAN and MATTHEW WHITE ..... CREDITS: Book, Music and Lyrics by LESLIE BRICUSSE based on characters created by Sir ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE; Sets designed by SEAN CAVANAGH; Costumes designed by ANTHONY MENDLESON; Musical Direction by MATTHEW FREEMAN; Choreographed by CHRISTINE CARTWRIGHT; Directed by GEORGE ROMAN; Produced by NORTHCOTT THEATRE in association with D & J ARLON for SHOWPLAY LTD.
..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, one-sided handbill measures 5 3/4" X 8 1/4" inches and includes production credits, performance dates and beautiful graphics on the front. The backside is blank ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, this rare handbill 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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