Lea Salonga "LES MISERABLES" Michael McCarthy / Phil Cavill 1996 London Playbill

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This is a rare March 1996 playbill from the
Original West End production of the groundbreaking ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG musical "LES MISERABLES" at the Palace Theatre in London. (The London production, now the longest-running musical in West End history, opened at the Barbican Centre on September 28th, 1985, moved to the Palace Theatre on December 4th, 1985 and the Queen's Theatre on April 1st, 2004 where it is still playing. The Original Broadway production opened March 12th, 1987 at the Broadway Theatre in New York City and ran for 6680 performances, becoming one of the five longest running Broadway musicals of all time.) ..... Based on the VICTOR HUGO classic, the cast included
LEA SALONGA as "Eponine",
PHIL CAVILL as "Jean Valjean", MICHAEL McCARTHY as "Javert", MATTHEW CAMMELLE as "Marius", GRANIA RENIHAN as "Fantine", HARRIET THORPE as "Madame Thenardier" and LISA HULL as "Cosette". In featured roles were DAVID BARDSLEY, JAMES BARRON, DARREN BOYD, ALASDAIR HARVEY, CHRIS LANGHAM, MICHAEL WILLIAM MAGEE, JAMES POWELL, JAMES WREN, NORMAN BOWMAN, SUSAN FAY, EARL CARPENTER, PHILIP SPARLING-KERR, ADRIAN BEAUMONT, PETER GERALD, ANN ADLEM, AMANDA CHENNELL, FRANCES FRY, ALIX LONGMAN, JOCELYN VODOVOZ, ALEXANDRA SUMNER, GEMMA SANDY, VERITY-JANE DEARSLEY, CARINA REEVES, KEELEY GAMBLE, BECKY GROSVENOR TAYLOR, ELLIE BROWNING, CARLY PEASTON-JONES, STEVIE ELLIS, DANIEL LEE and BEN McCOSKER ..... Side Note: Producer Cameron Mackintosh invited LEA SALONGA to join the Dream Cast 10th Anniversary Concert at London's Royal Albert Hall on October 8th, 1995 where her performance received great acclaim, propelling her into the West End production in the same role in 1996
..... 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 32 page playbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, promotional and historical text and individual photos and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team
..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor surface rubbing to the cover and light edge wear, this 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.
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