Original Poster MacBird Satire 1967 Play Lady Bird Johnson, Kennedy, Shakespeare

Description

Offered is an original vintage poster for the play MacBird, a 1967 satire.  The play superimposes the John F. Kennedy assassination onto the plot of Shakespeare's Macbeth.  The play, which opened just three years after Kennedy's assassination, was controversial.  Some believe that authorities pressured theaters in New York City against producing the play.  The Village Gate was the only theater willing to defy this pressure.  MacBird! opened there on February 22, 1967, and closed on January 21, 1968, after 386 performances.  The poster measures approximately 25" long x 7 1/2" wide and is in good vintage condition with some creasing on the edges, a light bend at the top some handling and minimal color loss.  The overall poster displays nicely and is printed on a thick paper stock.  It will be shipped flat and protected.