To illustrate the article and show the original cast of the play.
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No public domain or free image could be substituted, because cameras are forbidden during performances of musicals, and all photos from them would be official and copyrighted.
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The image can be found on various websites as promotional press releases, and its use on Wikipedia does not make it significantly more accessible than it already is.
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