ASPECTS OF LOVE Original Tour- Page 2

[ChgoTheatreGuy]

Posted: 5/1/18 at 10:10pm

I am selling an official promotional postcard flyer for the Chicago engagement of "Aspects of Love", starring Keith Michell and Linda Balgord, that played at the now closed Civic Theatre.  Also included with the promotional flyer is a playbill from the first time that "The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber" played at the Chicago Theatre in 1991.  Both of these items are in excellent condition, with no defects.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/123109262249

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 5/2/18 at 12:18pm

I saw the tour in Houston with Linda Balgord as Rose and I believe I saw Stephen Foster go on as understudy for Alex.  I thought it was utterly gorgeous and to this day, it's still my favorite ALW score.  To me, this score more than any other represents an authenticity of the rather vast range of emotions required by the text and the monochromatic staging was the perfect blank canvas on which to highlight and feature these characters and the story.  With no distraction of spectacle, the story was immediate and engaging.  By the time they were on the train for Seeing is Believing, I was 100% hooked and I didn't want it to end.  The only thing I really hated about this production was the abstract Playbill art design.  It looked like some sort of amateur attempt at Picasso, but it really didn't represent the story, staging or show at all.  I don't believe the souvenir program was available for the entire tour because I would have certainly purchased it if it was sold in Houston.  Did the photos disappear?  I would love to see those as well.

Incidentally, when I saw the tour, I ended up with a spare ticket.  I was rehearsing a production of Hollywood/Ukraine at the time, so I asked a fellow cast member if he wanted to go.  He was a very tall and thin high school student and a strong dancer.  He ended up loving the show as much as I did.  A few years later, he attended Ann Reinking's summer workshop in Florida and was subsequently cast in Fosse on Broadway along with fellow Houstonian Mark Arvin.  Both of them appear on the commercially released video of the show.
 

[Lot666]

Posted: 5/2/18 at 1:09pm

Mister Matt said: "The only thing I really hated about this production was the abstract Playbill art design. It looked like some sort of amateur attempt at Picasso, but it really didn't represent the story, staging or show at all."

I've never seen the Playbill, but I also think that the cover art for the Aspects of Love cast recording was the worst ever for an ALW show.

[devonian.t]

Posted: 5/2/18 at 1:17pm

Morosco- those photos are not showing for me.  Does anybody else see "third party sharing is switched off"?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 5/2/18 at 1:22pm

Yes, but if you right-click them and open them in a new tab, you can view them.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 5/2/18 at 1:38pm

^
That method doesn't work for me, either. 

[chernjam]

Posted: 5/2/18 at 1:53pm

Lot666 said: "Mister Matt said: "The only thing I really hated about this production was the abstract Playbill art design. It looked like some sort of amateur attempt at Picasso, but it really didn't represent the story, staging or show at all."

I've never seen the Playbill, but I also think that the cover art for the Aspects of Love cast recording was the worst ever for an ALW show."

I agree with Mister Matt - the tour cover art was awkward looking - and was obviously trying to convey a different production than the Broadway one.

Lot - this is one of those rare times we disagree :)  I always loved the original cover art of the heart shape design of the original logo

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 5/2/18 at 2:35pm

I love the original artwork. The text as well as the illustration of the kissing couple with the girl's face. It's classic 1980s and 90s dwynters right up there with their iconic marketing imagery for Cats, Phantom, Les Miserables and Miss Saigon.

Updated On: 5/2/18 at 02:35 PM

[Lot666]

Posted: 5/3/18 at 10:44am

chernjam said: "Lot - this is one of those rare times we disagree :) I always loved the original cover art of the heart shape design of the original logo"

To me, it looked like a kid's craft project that they found in a box in the garage, but to each his own!