Best show logos/artwork....

[lupone76]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 2:11pm

Some of my all time favorite show logos are the original La Cage, Kiss of the Spider Woman, the original 42nd Street, original Nine, Bernadette Gypsy, Cats and Les Miz.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 2:19pm

All the Cameron Mackintosh mega musicals from the 80s and 90s had great, iconic artwork.











Updated On: 3/6/13 at 02:19 PM

[tazber]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 2:21pm

It took me 3 years before I saw Kim's face in that poster.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 2:25pm

I LOVELOVELOVE the artwork for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and Bonnie and Clyde.

[tazber]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 2:28pm

Somewhere there is a great thread on this with tons of pics. I can't find it, but if anyone can please bump it.

[suestorm]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 2:29pm

The Wicked Logo is GENIUS!

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 2:30pm

The original Carrie logo.

[egghumor]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 2:41pm

One of the absolute worst plays I ever saw on Broadway also had one of my favorite window cards.


Updated On: 3/6/13 at 02:41 PM

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 5:00pm

The best logos are the simplest. Like Phantom, Cats, Wicked. Maybe explains why they were all huge hits?

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 5:20pm

Logos and posters do not determine whether a show is a hit or a flop.

There are many flop shows with fantastic logos and many hit shows with butt-ugly logos.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 5:32pm

^They don't hurt either. A clever logo and marketing campaign can spark interest and eventual longevity for a show via easy product recognition.

Phantom demonstrated that perfectly with their original artwork eventually not even requiring the title for you to know what was being advertised.

Posted: 3/6/13 at 5:40pm

The original A Little Night Music logo. Took me forever to realize there were naked people in the tree.

[Dubliner]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 6:01pm

Thats hilarious - I've been looking at that artwork for years and I still wouldn't have seen them except for your post!

[Starship]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 6:32pm

Can I just say that the original A Little Night Music is frackin' creepy.

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 6:34pm

You really like Bernadette GYPSY? I loathe it.

Posted: 3/6/13 at 6:36pm

Starship- the original show or the original logo?

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 6:36pm

I like CATS.

[egghumor]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 7:10pm

I have a huge collection of window cards, window card images and Playbill images if anyone has a request for a poster design they've always wanted to see.

[all that jazz]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 7:23pm

Cats and Phantom all the way!!

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 7:38pm

I didn't notice the naked people in the Night Music logo at the store when I bought the CD, but it definitely caught my eye when I got it home and took off the plastic.

[Starship]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 7:48pm

The original logo.

[After Eight]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 8:06pm

Dear World, revivals of No, No, Nanette and Irene.

[egghumor]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 8:42pm

I wholeheartedly agree with After Eight regarding designs for DEAR WORLD, and Hilary Knight's sublime work for NO, NO NANETTE and IRENE. Do you like Knight's work on SUGAR BABIES?

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[Playbilly]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 8:53pm

The original Equus artwork is wonderful, simple and says so much about the play. The original art for The Elephant Man was similar, effective, but a not as good.

[After Eight]

Posted: 3/6/13 at 10:06pm

Egghumor,

Yes, Sugar Babies as well.

Another great window card was for Peg, starring the inimitable Peggy Lee.