This is a rare single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the Original Broadway production of the ALAIN BOUBLIL, CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG and RICHARD MALTBY, Jr. musical "THE PIRATE QUEEN" at the Hilton Theatre in New York City. (The production opened April 5th, 2007 and closed June 17th, 2007 after only 85 performances.) ..... Written by the creators of the landmark musical "Les Miserables", The Pirate Queen is based on the life and adventures of the 16th century Irish chieftain and pirate Gráinne O'Malley, who was one of the last Irish clan leaders to resist the English conquest of Gaelic Ireland. The musical starred STEPHANIE J. BLOCK as "Grace O'Malley", HADLEY FRASER as "Tiernan", LINDA BALGORD as "Queen Elizabeth I", JEFF McCARTHY as "Dubhdara", MARCUS CHAIT as "Donal O'Flaherty" and WILLIAM YOUMANS as "Sir Richard Bingham". Others in the cast included NICK ADAMS, RICHARD TODD ADAMS, CAITLIN ALLEN, STEVEN BARATH, SEAN BEGLAN, TIMOTHY W. BISH, JERAD BORTZ, TROY EDWARD BOWLES, GRADY McLEOD BOWMAN, RACHEL BRESS, DON BREWER, KIMILEE BRYANT, ALEXIS ANN CARRA, NOELLE CURRAN, BOBBIE ANN DUNN, BROOKE ELLIOTT, CHRISTOPHER GARBRECHT, ERIC HATCH. CRISTIN J. HUBBARD, DAVID KOCH, TIMOTHY KOCHKA, JAMIE LaVERDIERE, JOSEPH MAHOWALD, TOKIKO MASUDA, CHRISTOPHER GREY MISA, PADRAIC MOYLES, BRIAN O'BRIEN, KYLE JAMES O'CONNOR, MICHAEL JAMES SCOTT, GREG STONE, KATIE ERIN TOMLINSON, DANIEL TORRES, AINE UI CHEALLAIGH, KATHY VOYTKO, JENNIFER WAISER and BRIANA YACAVONE ..... CREDITS: Book by ALAIN BOUBLIL, CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG and RICHARD MALTBY, Jr. based on the novel, "GRANIA - SHE KING OF THE IRISH SEAS" written by MORGAN LLYWELYN; Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG; Lyrics by ALAIN BOUBLIL, RICHARD MALTBY, Jr. and JOHN DEMPSEY; Sets designed by EUGENE LEE; Costumes designed by MARTIN PAKLEDINAZ; Irish Dance Choreography by CAROL LEAVY JOYCE; Musical Staging by GRACIELA DANIELE; Directed by FRANK GALATI; Produced by RIVERDREAM under the direction of MOYA DOHERTY and JOHN McCOLGAN ..... 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, two-sided handbill measures 4" X 9" inches and includes wonderful graphics and several production photos on the front and promotional text, additional photos and booking information on the backside ..... CONDITION: This 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.