Description
This is a rare December 1986 "Stagebill" playbill from the Pre-Broadway engagement of the groundbreaking ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG musical "LES MISERABLES" at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Opera House in Washington, D.C. (The production would open March 12th, 1987 at New York's Broadway Theatre, move to the Imperial Theatre on October 17th, 1990 and run for 6680 performances, becoming one of the five 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 56 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 actors and members of the creative team, but no cast photos. Includes a four-page article on the production with two production 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.
