Description
This is a rare souvenir program from 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 New York's Broadway Theatre, moved to the Imperial Theatre on October 17th, 1990 and ran for 6680 performances, becoming one of the longest running Broadway musicals of all time.) ..... Based on the VICTOR HUGO classic, the cast included DAVID "DUDU" FISHER as "Jean Valjean", ROBERT CUCCIOLI (making his Broadway debut) as "Javert", ANDREA McARDLE as "Fantine", JENNIFER LEE ANDREWS as "Cosette", SARAH URIARTE as "Eponine", CRAIG RUBANO as "Marius", EVALYN BARON as "Madame Thenardier", DREW ESHELMAN as "Thenardier" and LAWRENCE ANDERSON as "Enjolras". Among the ensemble were PAUL AVEDISIAN, MICHAEL BERRY, LACEY CHABERT, LUCILLE DeCRISTOFARO, MADELEINE DOHERTY, TOM DONOGHUE, GINA FELICCIA, JEAN FITZGIBBONS, LORRAINE GOODMAN, CHRISTA JUSTUS, KEN KRUGMAN, CONNIE KUNKLE, BRYAN LANDRINE, GARY LYNCH, MATT McCLANAHAN, MICHAEL X. MARTIN, KENNY MORRIS, JESSIE JANET RICHARDS, JOEL ROBERTSON, NICHOLAS F. SAVERINE, WAYNE SCHERZER, JESSICA SCHOLL, J. C. SHEETS, MICHAEL SCHULMAN, JASON TAM, BRUCE THOMPSON, JESSICA-SNOW WILSON and SAVANNAH WISE ..... 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 oversized 20 page program measures 9" X 12" inches, was published in December 1993, and includes full production credits, extensive text on the history and making of the production and several pages of full color photos of scenes from the current Broadway Cast as well as international productions in London, Oslo, Toronto, Tokyo and Australia. Includes a six panel, bi-fold insert (shown in the third scanned image) with photos and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor soiling to the cover, this program 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
