DUKE ELLINGTON'S SOPHISTICATED LADIES 1981 ORIG 41X59 STAGE POSTER GREGORY HINES

Description

A TRULY
UNIQUE
AND AUTHENTIC
ORIGINAL
STAGE
POSTER FOR THE MUSICAL
DUKE ELLINGTON'S SOPHISTICATED LADIES
PERFORMERS:
GREGORY HINES JUDITH JAMISON PHYLLIS HYMAN
MUSIC UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MERCER ELLINGTON
BASED ON THE MUSIC OF DUKE ELLINGTON
SUBWAY POSTERS FOR THEATER PERFORMANCES ARE EXTREMELY RARE IN THAT A SMALL NUMBER OF THEM ARE PRODUCED SINCE IT IS A
LOCAL EVENT
. AFTER A TIME THE POSTERS ARE USUALLY RIPPED OFF THE WALLS AND DISCARDED.
SOPHISTICATED LADIES
OPENED ON BROADWAY AT THE LUNT-FONTANNE THEATER ON MARCH 1, 1981 AND CLOSED ON JANUARY 2, 1983 AFTER 767 PERFORMANCES AND FIFTEEN PREVIEWS.
THIS IS
NOT
A "
RE-PRINT
" OR A "
REPRODUCTION
" OR A "
PRINT
".
THIS IS AN
ORIGINAL
BROADWAY STAGE POSTER THAT WAS TO BE GLUED AND HUNG ON THE NYC SUBWAY WALLS AND BILLBOARDS TO PROMOTE THE STAGE PERFORMANCE AT THE
LUNT FONTANNE THEATRE IN NEW YORK CITY
THE MUSICAL WAS CONCEIVED BY DONAL McKAYLE, DIRECTED BY MICHAEL SMUIN AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY McKAYLE, SMUIN, HENRY LeTANG, BRUCE HEATH, AND MERCEDES ELLINGTON. SCENIC DESIGN WAS DONE BY TONY WALTON, CUSTOME DESIGN BY WILLA KIM AND LIGHTING DESIGN WAS BY JEFFIFER TIPTON.
THE ORIGINAL CAST INCLUDED GREGORY HINES, JUDITH JAMISON, PHYLLIS HYMAN, HINTON BATTLE, GREGG BURGE, AND MERCER ELLINGTON. HINES' OLDER BROTHER MAURICE JOINED THE CAST LATER IN THE RUN.
SPECIFICS:
YEAR: 1981
SIZE:
41" X 59"
STAGE POSTER
ROLLED
CONDITION:
VERY FINE...........(8.5/10)
NOTE:   GOING HORIZONTALLY ACROSS IN THE MIDDLE ON THE LADIES SKIRTS ARE FAINT WATER STAINS.
NO DAMAGE TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE PAPER.
NOTE: UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, THIS IS AN
ORIGINAL
. THIS MATERIAL WAS USED FOR MARKETING PURPOSES. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS MATERIAL IS OLD AND CAME TO US VIA THE STUDIOS, OR OTHER SOURCES INVOLVED WITH THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE IN ABSOLUTE MINT/UNUSED CONDITION. ANY GLARE SEEN IN THE IMAGE IS DUE TO THE CAMERA ANGLE AND NOT A DEFECT IN THE POSTER.
100% SATISFACTION
TO THOSE READING OUR POSTINGS, WE SELL
ONLY
ORIGINAL POSTERS AND MOVIE RELATED MATERIAL. WE WILL NEVER SELL REPRODUCTIONS OR FAKES. THE FACT THAT WE SELL TO OTHER REPUTABLE POSTER DEALERS ON EBAY AND GALLERIES IN ITSELF IS PROOF THAT WE ARE A HIGHLY TRUSTED DEALER.
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TOTAL PURCHASE COSTS
MAY BE LOWER THAN THOSE LISTED ON OTHER EBAY WEBSITES
SHIPPING
:
THIS POSTER WILL BE SHIPPED ROLLED IN A PVC TUBE WITH CUSHIONS INSIDE EACH END AND FIRMLY SECURED TO ENSURE THE EDGES AND CONTENTS ARE NOT DAMAGED IN TRANSIT.
DOMESTIC
: .00 VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL
WITH SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUESTED BY THE BUYER
INTERNATIONAL
:
.00 PRIOIRTY MAIL
"
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NOTE: MAGNETS SEEN IN CORNERS TO HOLD THE POSTER FLAT. NOT PART OF THE IMAGE