This is a rare set of promotional flyers promoting the Original Broadway production of the HELEN MILLER and EVE MERRIAM Street Cantata "INNER CITY" which played the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. (The production opened December 19th, 1971 and ran for 97 performances.) ..... The ensemble cast included JOY GARRETT, CARL HALL, DELORES HALL, FLUFFER HIRSCH, LINDA HOPKINS (Tony Award for "Best Featured Actress in a Musical"), PAULETTE ELLEN JONES, LARRY MARSHALL, ALLAN NICHOLLS and FLORENCE TARLOW ..... CREDITS: Music by HELEN MILLER; Lyrics by EVE MERRIAM based on the book "The Inner City Mother Goose" by EVE MERRIAM; Sets designed by ROBIN WAGNER; Costumes designed by JOSEPH G. AULISI; Conceived and Directed by TOM O'HORGAN; Associate Producers: HARVEY MILK and JOHN M. NAGEL; Produced by JOSEPH KIPNESS, LAWRENCE KASHA and TOM O'HORGAN in association with RCA RECORDS ..... Side Note: One of the two Associate Producers for this show was HARVEY MILK (1930-1978), who had been assistant to Director Tom O'Horgan earlier in the year for the Broadway production of "Lenny". Milk would leave New York in 1972 to establish a camera shop on San Francisco's Castro Street and eventually became a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, a leader of the gay rights movement and after his murder, an American icon ..... DETAILS: This rare set of original flyers are printed on 8 1/2" X 11" inch paper (one-sided). One includes a hand-drawn illustration and excerpts from several New York reviews. The other promotional text about the production and Tom O'Horgan ..... CONDITION: With the exception of creasing from being folded and slight discoloration, this rare set is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This set will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.

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