Description
This is a rare set of advertising handbills (flyers) promoting the Original Broadway production of the HEATHER HACH, LAURENCE O'KEEFE and NELL BENJAMIN musical "LEGALLY BLONDE" at the Palace Theatre in New York City. (The production opened April 29th, 2007 and ran for 595 performances.) ..... The musical starred LAURA BELL BUNDY and featured CHRISTIAN BORLE ("Smash"), ORFEH, RICHARD H. BLAKE, KATE SHINDLE, NIKKI SNELSON, MICHAEL RUPERT, ANNALEIGH ASHFORD, APRIL BERRY, PAUL CANAAN, LINDSAY NICOLE CHAMBERS, BETH CURRY, TRACY JAI EDWARDS, AMBER EFE, GAELEN GILLILAND, JASON GILLMAN, BECKY GULSVIG, ROD HARRELSON, MANUEL HERRERA, NATALIE JOY JOHNSON, ANDY KARL, NICK KENKEL, MICHELLE KITTRELL, LESLIE KRITZER, DeQUINA MOORE, RUSTY MOWERY, KEVIN PARISEAU, MATTHEW RISCH, JASON PATRICK SANDS, NOAH WEISBERG and KATE WETHERHEAD ..... CREDITS: Book by HEATHER HACH based on the novel by AMANDA BROWN and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture; Music and Lyrics by LAURENCE O'KEEFE and NELL BENJAMIN; Sets designed by DAVID ROCKWELL; Costumes designed by GREGG BARNES; Orchestrations by CHRISTOPHER JAHNKE; Directed and Choreographed by JERRY MITCHELL; Produced by HAL LUFTIG, FOX THEATRICALS and DORI BERINSTEIN in association with MGM ON STAGE, DARCIE DENKERT and DEAN STOLBER ..... DETAILS: The four-page advertising herald (on the left) measures 4" X 9" inches and has wonderful cover graphics, production photos of the Original Broadway Cast and excerpts from several New York reviews on the inside pages and additional excerpts from reviews, promotional text and a production photo on the backside. The single page, two-sided handbill measures 4" X 9" inches and promotes MTV winner BAILEY HANKS who took over the leading role of "Elle Woods" on July 23rd, 2008 ..... CONDITION: This rare set is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. These items will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
