Liza Minnelli "THE ACT" Barry Nelson / Kander & Ebb 1977 Opening Night Playbill

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This is a rare October 29th, 1977 OPENING NIGHT playbill from the Original Broadway production of the GEORGE FURTH, JOHN KANDER and FRED EBB musical "THE ACT" which played the Majestic Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 29th, 1977 and ran for 233 performances.) ..... The musical starred LIZA MINNELLI and the cast included BARRY NELSON, ARNOLD SOBOLOFF, GAYLE CROFOOT, ROGER MINAMI, CHRISTOPHER BARRETT, MARK GODDARD, CLAUDIA ASBURY, WAYNE CILENTO, CAROL ESTEY, MICHAEL LEEDS, LAURIE DAWN SKINNER, ALBERT STEPHENSON and BRAD WITSGER
..... CREDITS: Book by GEORGE FURTH ("Company", "Merrily We Roll Along", "The Act"); 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); Sets designed by TONY WALTON; Costumes designed by HALSTON; Choreographed by RON LEWIS; Directed by MARTIN SCORSESE; Produced by THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION in association with FEUER and MARTIN ..... DETAILS: The 80 page playbill measures 5 5/8" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team and a photo of LIZA MINNELLI in a related article ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a corner crease to the back cover and minor edge wear, this 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.