Description
This is a rare May 18th, 2003 playbill (and ticket stub) from the final performance of the Original Broadway production of the groundbreaking ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG musical "LES MISERABLES" at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. (The production opened March 12th, 1987 at the Broadway Theatre, moved to the Imperial Theatre on October 17th, 1990 and ran for 6680 performances, becoming one of the four longest running Broadway musicals of all time.) ..... Based on the VICTOR HUGO classic, the cast included RANDAL KEITH as "Jean Valjean", MICHAEL McCARTHY as "Javert", JAYNE PATERSON as "Fantine", DIANA KAARINA as "Eponine" and SANDRA TURLEY as "Cosette" and included MIKE ELDRED, DAVID McDONALD, DAVE HUGO, ROGER SEYER, EDWARD JUVIER, NEAL MAYER, CHRISTOPHER MARK PETERSON, KEVIN KERN, NICK WYMAN, ALLAN SNYDER, JAMES CHIP LEONARD, MAX von ESSEN, DAVID GAGNON, MARNIE NICOLLELA, LISA CAPPS, HEATHER FERGUSON, GINA MILO, CHRISTIANA ANBRI and NICHOLAS JONAS (of the "Jonas Brothers") ..... CREDITS: Book by ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG based on the VICTOR HUGO novel; Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG; Lyrics by HERBERT KRETZMER; Original French Text by ALAIN BOUBLIL and JEAN-MARC NATEL; Additional Material by JAMES FENTON; Sets designed by JOHN NAPIER; Costumes designed by ANDREANE NEOFITOU; Directed and Adapted by TREVOR NUNN and JOHN CAIRD; Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH ..... DETAILS: The 64 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team as well as individual head shots of the leading actors. Includes a comp ticket stub from the closing performance stapled to the front cover ..... BONUS: The playbill also includes extensive text and a number of photos from the 16 years that "Les Miserables" ran on Broadway including the names of the 415 performers who appeared in the production ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a name written on the ticket stub, this rare playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
