88 PHANTOM poster cast signed DAVID GAINES autographed signed by 31 cast members...............FREE SHIPPING ! Start Price USD 409.00 Current Price USD 409.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, November 10, 2008 End Time Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Location Erwin Park, NJ ... 07042 See more about '88 PHANTOM poster cast signed DAVID GAINES autographed' Description Here is an authentic hand signed cast poster from Phantom of the Opera at the Majestic Theater in New York.I counted 31 (THIRTY ONE) cast member signatures (which includes David Gaines).The Phantom role was played by DAVID GAINES, who was in the title role as PHANTOM in 1988 who signed this poster on the face of the mask.  1988 was the first year that this play ran in the US, at the Majestic Theater.It is in excellent condition, and measures about 22" x 14" within the frame.   The frame is made of some kind of metal, perhaps aluminum.As you can see there is also a marking from the publisher/printer of the poster which is "R.U.G. plc".These signatures were obtained in person. If you want additional pictures of all of the signatures, just send me an email and I will supply them.This is NOT a copy or reprint.  I am selling this for a good friend of mine who has been an avid memorabilia collector for 30+ years.  He has recently decided to part with his collection.  My friend has always been very particular and condition conscious as a buyer.  Between his description and mine, we will do our best to point out every possible peculiarity.  In most cases I'll understate the condition, and the item is usually much nicer than comparable ones being offered on eBay where sellers are not necessarily as detail-oriented as I am. The piece will be packed carefully to protect it during shipment against the gorilla carriers :) I encourage you to read my ABOUT ME page by clicking HERE. You also might be interested in looking at my auctions that ended recently that did not sell, by clicking HERE. 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Payments not received within 10 days from end of auction - buyer risks right to purchase and appropriate feedback. BIDDING: Bidders with either NET negative feedback or a zero (0) rating must email me before bidding. I reserve the right to cancel your bid otherwise. Make sure you re-review the entire listing, including questions/answers, before placing your bid since the listing might have additional information added later which comes up at the very bottom of the listing. CONTACT (Communication is important): Don't hesitate to email me at seth212@aol.com with any questions. The Broadway production became the longest running show on Broadway when it overtook "Cats" with its 7,486th performance in 2006. Joel Schumacher directed a big screen version of the show which was released worldwide at the end of 2004. It starred Gerard Butler as The Phantom. It is estimated that Phantom has been seen by more than 80 million people in 124 cities in 25 countries. The Phantom has been produced in hundreds of cities, in more than 20 countries around the world, including the UK, US, New Zealand, Japan, Austria, Canada, Sweden, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Australia, Holland, Switzerland, Belgium, Korea, Denmark, Spain and Russia. The Phantom opened at Her Majesty's Theatre, London in 1986 and at the Majestic Theatre in New York in 1988. The show has won over 50 major theatre awards including 3 Olivier Awards, the most recent being the 2002 Oliver Audience Award for Most Popular Show, an Evening Standard Award, 7 Tony Awards including Best Musical, 7 Drama Desk Awards and 3 Outer Critic Circle Awards. The original cast album of the Phantom of the Opera was the first in British musical history to enter the music charts at number 1. Album sales now exceed forty million worldwide and it is the biggest selling cast album of all time. The dazzling replica of the Paris Opera House chandelier is made up of 6,000 beads consisting of 35 beads to each string. It is 3 metres wide and weighs one ton. The touring version falls at 2.5 metres per second. The original version was built by 5 people in 4 weeks. The Phantom's make-up takes 2 hours to put on and 30 minutes to take off. The face is moisturized, closely shaved and the prosthetics are fitted, setting immediately, before 2 wigs, 2 radio mics and 2 contact lenses (one white and one clouded) are placed. 2,230 metres of fabric are used for the drapes, 900 of them specially dyed. The tasseled fringes measure 226 metres. They are made up of 250 kilos of dyed wool interwoven with 5,000 wooden beads imported from India. Each one is handmade and combed through with an Afro comb. There are 130 cast, crew and orchestra members directly involved in each performance. Each performance has 230 costumes, 14 dressers, 120 automated cues, 22 scene changes, 281 candles and uses 250 kg of dry ice and 10 fog and smoke machines. The touring production takes 27 articulated lorries to transfer the set between theatres. Place a Bid!