Colm Wilkinson "LES MISERABLES" Patti LuPone / Michael Ball 1985 London Program

Description

This is a rare four-page programme (playbill) from the Royal Shakespeare Company presentation of the groundbreaking ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG musical "LES MISERABLES" at the Barbican Theatre in London. (The London production, now the longest-running musical in West End history, opened at the Barbican Centre on September 30th, 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 would open March 12th, 1987 at the Broadway Theatre in New York City 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", MICHAEL BALL as "Marius", ROGER ALLAM as "Javert",
PATTI LuPONE as "Fantine",
FRANCES RUFFELLE as
"Eponine" and
REBECCA CAINE as
"Cosette".
In featured roles were DAVE WILLETTS, PAUL LEONARD, CLIVE CARTER, CHRISTOPHER BECK, GARY HUDDLESTON, ALUN ARMSTRONG, KEITH BURNS, DAVID BURT, CRAIG PINDER, JILL MARTIN, PETER POLYCARPOU, KEN CASWELL, IAN CALVIN, COLIN MARSH, SALLY MATES, BEVERLEY KLEIN, CAROLINE QUENTIN, ALINE MOWAT, JACKIE MARKS, LIZA HAYDEN, SIAN REEVES and SUSAN JANE TANNER ..... 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 the ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY and CAMERON MACKINTOSH ..... DETAILS: The four page program measures 4 1/8" X 11 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and list of musical numbers, but no cast photos or bios ..... 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.
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