Tim Curry "ROCKY HORROR SHOW" Meat Loaf / Richard O'Brien 1975 Broadway Pinback

Description

This is a rare promotional pinback from the National Tour of the cult favorite RICHARD O'BRIEN  musical "THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW". (The Original London production premiered at the Royal Court Theatre (Upstairs) on June 19th, 1973 and in the next seven years played four different venues, closing September 13th, 1980 after 2960 performances. The American Premiere took place at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles on March 24th, 1974, where it played for nine months. Most of the Los Angeles cast made their Broadway debuts at New York's Belasco Theatre on March 10th, 1975, but the show closed after only 45 performances.) ..... What started as the creation of an out-of-work actor, "THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW" has become an international phenomenon, translated into more than twenty languages and performed on every continent. With music, lyrics and book all written by RICHARD O'BRIEN, the show is a humorous tribute to the science fiction and horror movies of the 1940's through the early 1970's. The Original Broadway Cast included TIM CURRY as "Frank-N-Furter", JAMIE DONNELLY, ABIGALE HANESS, KIM MILFORD, WILLIAM NEWMAN, BONI ENTEN, MEAT LOAF, BILL MILLER and RITZ O'BRIEN ..... CREDITS: Book, Music and Lyrics by RICHARD O'BRIEN; Sets designed by BRIAN THOMSON; Costumes designed by SUE BLANE; Directed by JIM SHARMAN; Produced by LOU ADLER by arrangement with MICHAEL WHITE ..... DETAILS: The promotional pinback measures approx. 1 3/4" inches in diameter ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light marks on both the front and backside, this rare item 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.