Description
This is a beautiful May 1987 playbill (with an original ticket stub) from the Original Broadway production of the groundbreaking ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG musical "LES MISERABLES" at the Broadway 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 COLM WILKINSON as "Jean Valjean", TERRENCE MANN as "Javert", RANDY GRAFF as "Fantine", JUDY KUHN as "Cosette" and FRANCES RUFFELLE as "Eponine" and included KEVIN MARCUM, PAUL HARMAN, ANTHONY CRIVELLO, JOHN DEWAR, JOSEPH KOLINSKI, LEO BURMEISTER, DAVID BRYANT, ALEX SANTORIELLO, MICHAEL MAGUIRE, JESSE CORTI, SUSAN GOODMAN, JOHN NORMAN, NORMAN LARGE, MARCUS LOVETT, STEVE SHOCKET, CINDY BENSON, MARCIE SHAW, JANE BODLE, JOANNA GLUSHAK, DONNA VIVINO and ANN CRUMB ..... 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 100 page playbill measures 5 5/8" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, but no cast photos. Includes a loose ticket stub from the May 12th, 1987 evening performance ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, 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.
