This is a rare advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the Original West End production of the JOHN KANDER and FRED EBB musical hit "CHICAGO" at the Cambridge Theatre in London. (The Original Broadway production opened June 3rd, 1975 at the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre in New York City and ran for 936 performances. The London production opened April 10th, 1979 and ran for 590 performances.) ..... The musical starred JENNY LOGAN as "Velma Kelly", ANTONIA ELLIS as "Roxie Hart" and BEN CROSS as "Billy Flynn" and featured RICHARD FOX, DON FELLOWS, ERICK RAY EVANS, JACQUIE TOYE, LIZ WHITING, RACHEL IZEN, PHILIPPA BOULTER, TRACIE HART, HOPE JACKMAN, OKON JONES, MARK JEFFERIS, MARTIN BAKER, KENN OLDFIELD, G. LYONS, DAWN HOPE, ELLIE SMITH, BUSTER SKEGGS, JENNY McGUSTY, COLIN BENNETT, LINDA DOBELL and HUGH SPIGHT. (Please Note: The handbill includes photos of the two leading stars, but does not mention any members of the cast or creative team by name.) ..... CREDITS: Music by JOHN KANDER and Lyrics by FRED EBB (the songwriting team responsible for "Flora the Red Menace", "Cabaret", "70, Girls, 70", "Chicago", "The Rink", "The Happy Time", "The Act", "Woman of the Year", "Zorba" and "Curtains" among others); Book by FRED EBB and BOB FOSSE based on the play by MAURINE DALLAS WATKINS; Sets designed by TONY WALTON; Costumes designed by PATRICIA ZIPPRODT; Directed and Choreographed by BOB FOSSE; Produced by RAY COONEY and LARRY PARNES ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills and heralds were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, two-sided handbill measures 5 1/8" X 8 1/4" inches and includes photos of the two leading stars and excerpts from several London reviews on the front and promotional text, performance times and booking information on the backside ..... CONDITION: This rare flyer 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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