Michael McCarthy "LES MISERABLES" Phil Cavill 1995 London Palace Theatre Program

Description

This is a beautiful souvenir program from the Original West End production of the groundbreaking ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG musical "LES MISERABLES" at the Palace Theatre in London. (
The London production, now the longest-running musical in West End history, opened at the Barbican Centre on September 28th, 1985, moved to the Palace Theatre on December 4th, 1985 and transferred to the Queen's Theatre on April 1st, 2004 where it is still playing
.) ..... Based on the VICTOR HUGO classic, the cast included PHIL CAVILL
as "Jean Valjean", MICHAEL McCARTHY
as "Javert", MATTHEW CAMMELLE
as "Marius", LINDSEY DANVERS
as "Fantine", JACINTA WHYTE as "Eponine", LISA HULL as "Cosette", MANDY HOLLIDAY as "Madame Thenardier", HILTON McRAE as "Thenardier" and DAVID BARDSLEY as "Enjolras"
..... 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 MATT KINLEY; Costumes designed by ANDREANE NEOFITOU; Original Production Directed and Adapted by TREVOR NUNN and JOHN CAIRD; Tour Staged by LAURENCE CONNOR and JAMES POWELL; Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH
..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, promotional and historical text and several pages of full color photos of scenes from the musical. This program was published in August 1995. There are no cast members listed by name in the program. The above names were taken from the playbill distributed the same month ..... CONDITION: This rare 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.