Description
This is a rare October 19th, 1993 playbill from the one-week, National Tour engagement of the groundbreaking ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG musical "LES MISERABLES" at the Ohio Theater in Columbus, Ohio. (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 four longest running Broadway musicals of all time.) ..... Based on the VICTOR HUGO classic, the cast included DONN COOK as "Jean Valjean", DAVID MASENHEIMER as "Javert", ALICE RIPLEY as "Fantine", ANGELA PUPELLO as "Eponine" and BARBRA RUSSELL as "Cosette" as well as JOHN ALLER, ERIC BENNYHOFF, J. P. DOUGHERTY, TIMOTHY GULAN, FREDERICK C. INKLEY, GARY MAUER, JIM PRICE, JAMES K. SIEBEL, RON SHARPE, BRYAN LYNCH, ERIC BENNYHOFF, MARY CHESTERMAN, ROB EVAN, KELLY BRIGGS, HAYDEN ADAMS, DANIEL ELI FRIEDMAN, SHERRY D. BOONE, ANNE BUELTEMAN, MARA FINERTY, TRACI LYN THOMAS, EILEEN TEPPER, JENNIFER RAE BECK, LUCY VANCE, JOHN ALLER, JAMIE CRONIN, JOANNA HOWARD, GINA FERRALL, PHILIP DYER and JOEY MORANO ..... 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 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" 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 ..... 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.
