Alain Boublil "LES MISERABLES" Claude-Michel Schonberg '96 New York Taxi Signage

Description

This is a rare advertising sign which was displayed inside New York City taxi cabs to promote
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 five longest running Broadway musicals of all time.) ..... Based on the VICTOR HUGO classic, the original 1987 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 sign measures 10 1/8" X 5 1/8" inches, is printed on a heavy card stock. The backside is blank ..... CONDITION: This rare taxi sign is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.