Ahrens and Flaherty "ONCE ON THIS ISLAND" 1992 Cleveland Playbill and Flyer

Description

This is a rare September 29th, 1992 playbill (with a related flyer) from the one-week, National Tour engagement of the
LYNN AHRENS and STEPHEN FLAHERTY musical
"ONCE ON THIS ISLAND" at the Palace Theatre in Playhouse Square Center in Cleveland, Ohio. (The show originated at the Off-Broadway Playwrights Horizons on May 6th, 1990 and played 24 performances. The
Original Broadway production
opened
October 18th, 1990
at New York's Booth Theatre
and ran for 469 performances before going on the road.) ..... The ensemble cast included NATALIE VENETIA BELCON, STEVEN CATES, MONIQUE CINTRON, DARIUS de HAAS, TONYA L. DIXON, TINA FABRIQUE, NILYNE FIELDS, ALVALETA GUESS, VANITA HARBOUR, LaSHONDA HUNT, GERRY McINTYRE, JAMES STOVALL, KEITH TYRONE, FUSCHIA WALKER and MILES WATSON ..... CREDITS:
Book and Lyrics by LYNN AHRENS
("Ragtime", "My Favorite Year", "Once On This Island", "Seussical the Musical", "The Glorious Ones", "Rocky") based on the novel "My Love, My Love" by ROSA GUY;
Music by STEPHEN FLAHERTY
("Ragtime", "My Favorite Year", "Once On This Island", "Seussical the Musical", "The Glorious Ones", "Rocky"); Sets designed by LOY ARCENAS; Costumes designed by JUDY DEARING; Directed and Choreographed by GRACIELA DANIELE; Produced by PLAYHOUSE SQUARE PRODUCTIONS, TOM MALLOW, ATP / DODGER, PACE THEATRICAL GROUP, INC. and THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS in association with THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION, CAPITAL CITIES / ABC INC., SUNTORY INTERNATIONAL CORP., JAMES WALSH and PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS
..... DETAILS: The 32 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team, but no cast photos. Includes a related advertising flyer from REVCO, one of the Playhouse Square Broadway Series sponsors (shown in the last scanned image)  ..... CONDITION: This 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.