This is a rare single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting ticket sales for the seven-week engagement of the MARVIN HAMLISCH, EDWARD KLEBAN, JAMES KIRKWOOD, NICHOLAS DANTE and MICHAEL BENNETT musical "A CHORUS LINE" in Tokyo, Japan beginning September 15th, 1999. (Originally part of the New York Shakespeare Festival season, the production opened April 15th, 1975 at the Off-Broadway Newman Theatre and quickly made plans to move to New York's Sam S. Shubert Theatre on July 25th, 1975 where it ran for 6,137 performances, becoming at the time, the longest-running show in Broadway history. "A Chorus Line" received twelve Tony Award nominations, winning nine Tony's as well as the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.) ..... Japanese audiences were first introduced to "A Chorus Line" on April 30th, 1986 at Tokyo's Shinjuku Koma Theatre in an English language production that starred DONNA McKECHNIE, who created the role of "Cassie" for which she was honored in 1976 with the Tony Award. The remaining cast included DEAN BADOLATA, MELINDA BUCKLEY, KEVIN CHINN, LISA CHRISTENSEN, TANDY CLEMENTS, FRANK CRUZ, TAMI DAHBURA, MICHELLE EMANUEL, LAURIE GAMACHE, GUILLERMO GONZALEZ, MICHAEL GORMAN, JACK KARCHER, STANLEY KRAMER, NANCY LANE, JIM LITTEN, BOBBY LONGBOTTOM, RITA O'CONNOR, MERCEDEZ PEREZ, REGGIE PHOENIX, MARK RUHALA, CILDA SHAUR, ALEC TEAGUE, ALEC TIMERMAN, IAN MICHAEL TOWERS, MARCIA WATKINS, DEANNA WELLS, DALENE WILSON and JANET WONG ..... CREDITS: Music by MARVIN HAMLISCH; Lyrics by EDWARD KLEBAN; Book by JAMES KIRKWOOD and NICHOLAS DANTE; Sets designed by ROBIN WAGNER; Costumes designed by THEONI V. ALDREDGE; Conceived, Choreographed and Directed by MICHAEL BENNETT; Restaged by BAAYORK LEE; Produced by GUBER / GROSS / YOUNG by arrangement with JOSEPH PAPP and the NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, two-sided handbill measures 7 1/4" X 10 1/8" inches and includes beautiful graphics, Original Broadway production credits in English and a performance calendar. The remaining text is in Japanese ..... CONDITION: This rare handbill 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.