This is a rare single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the one-night appearance on Sunday, September 10th, 1989 of TYNE DALY and the "GYPSY" company in a special cabaret performance at the Washington, D.C. club Dakota to benefit the National AIDS Network and Whitman- Walker Clinic ..... They were in town for the Pre-Broadway engagement of the ARTHUR LAURENTS, JULE STYNE and STEPHEN SONDHEIM musical comedy "GYPSY" at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. (The 30th Anniversary revival would open November 18th, 1989 at New York's St. James Theatre, move to the Marquis Theatre on April 28th, 1991, and run for a combined 581 performances.) ..... The Tony Award winning "Best Revival of a Musical" starred TYNE DALY as "Mama Rose" (winner of the Tony Award for "Best Actress in a Musical"), the role originated by ETHEL MERMAN in 1959, and JONATHAN HADARY as "Herbie" and featured CHRISTA MOORE, TRACY VENNER, ROBERT LAMBERT, BARBARA ERWIN, ANNA McNEELY, JANA ROBBINS, RONN CARROLL, MACE BARRETT, JIM BRACCHITTA, TONY HOTY, JOHN REMME, KRISTEN MAHON and CHRISTEN TASSIN ..... CREDITS: Music by JULE STYNE ("Bells Are Ringing", "Darling of the Day", "Do Re Mi", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Funny Girl", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "Gypsy", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Hazel Flagg", "High Button Shoes", "Lorelei", "Subways Are For Sleeping", "Sugar", "Prettybelle" and "Two on the Aisle"); Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS suggested by the memoirs of GYPSY ROSE LEE; Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Gypsy", "Company", "Follies", "A Little Night Music", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Merrily We Roll Along", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Passion", "Assassins", "Road Show", "The Frogs"); Sets designed by KENNETH FOY; Costumes designed by THEONI V. ALDREDGE; Dance Music arranged by JOHN KANDER; JEROME ROBBINS' Choreography Reproduced by BONNIE WALKER; Directed by ARTHUR LAURENTS; Produced by BARRY and FRAN WEISSLER, KATHY LEVIN and BARRY BROWN ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows. This single page, one-sided handbill measures 5 1/2" X 7 3/8" inches and includes a photo of TYNE DALY, promotional text, the performance date and ticket prices on the front. The backside is blank ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light 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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