This is a beautiful May 15th, 1997 "Stagebill" playbill from the Broadway Concert presentation and WORLD PREMIERE engagement of the ALAN MENKEN and TIM RICE musical "KING DAVID" at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City. (The production opened May 15th, 1997 and played a limited engagement of six performances.) ..... The musical starred MARCUS LOVETT, ROGER BART, STEPHEN BOGARDUS, ANTHONY GALDE, JUDY KUHN, ALICE RIPLEY, PETER SAMUEL, MARTIN VIDNOVIC, BILL NOLTE and TIMOTHY SHEW ..... CREDITS: Music by ALAN MENKEN ("Little Shop of Horrors", "King David", "A Christmas Carol", "The Little Mermaid", "Sister Act" and for Disney; "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "Newsies", "Pocahontas", "Hercules", "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "The Little Mermaid"); Book and Lyrics by TIM RICE ("Jesus Christ Superstar", "Evita", "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Chess", "King David", "Beauty and the Beast", "The Lion King", "Aida", "Aladdin"); Sets designed by TONY WALTON; Costumes designed by WILLIAM IVEY LONG; Directed by MIKE OCKRENT; Produced by WALT DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS and ANDRE DJAOUI ..... DETAILS: The 48 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, individual photos and bios of each of the actors, bios and an interview with members of the creative team and two related articles. Also includes a four page insert with the list of musical numbers ..... CONDITION: This rare playbill 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.