Description
This is a rare June 1998 playbill from 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 four longest running Broadway musicals of all time.) ..... Based on the VICTOR HUGO classic, the cast included siblings SUTTON FOSTER as a "Whore" and HUNTER FOSTER in multiple roles, both relatively unknown in early Broadway appearances. Also in the cast were CRAIG SCHULMAN as "Jean Valjean", ROBERT GALLAGHER as "Javert", JULIET LAMBERT as "Fantine", MEGAN LAWRENCE as "Eponine" and CHRISTEENA MICHELLE RIGGS as "Cosette" as well as GARY MOSS, BRIAN NOONAN, PAUL TRUCKEY, D. B. BONDS, STEPHEN COLELLA, STEPHEN R. BUNTROCK, PETER LOCKYER, NICK WYMAN, KURT KOVALENKO, ANN ARVIA, ANDREW VARELA, DAVID McDONALD, KEVIN KERN, KEVIN EARLEY, DANA MELLER, ERIKA MacLEOD, GINA LAMPARELLA, ALEXANDRA FOUCARD, JENNIFER ZIMMERMAN, MADELEINE DOHERTY, ALICIA MORTON, NETOUSHA HARRIS, LISA MUSSER and FUSCHIA WALKER ..... 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 76 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team and individual head shots of each member of the cast ..... 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.
