Colm Wilkinson "LES MISERABLES" Patti LuPone 2015 London 30th Anniv. Program

Description

This is a beautiful souvenir program from the 30th Anniversary Gala Performance of the groundbreaking ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG musical "LES MISERABLES" presented on October 8th, 2005 at the
Queen's 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 opened March 12th, 1987 at the Broadway Theatre in New York City and ran for 6680 performances.) ..... The
30th Anniversary Gala Performance included special guest stars COLM WILKINSON, PATTI LuPONE, JOHN OWEN-JONES, GERONIMO RAUCH and FRANCES RUFFELLE (the remaining cast members are listed in the last scanned image).
Based on the VICTOR HUGO classic, the Original London production 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 oversized 32 page program measures 11 3/4" X 9 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, extensive promotional text and page after page of full color photos of scenes from the musical. Includes a special wrap with the 30th Anniversary Gala date on the front and a four-page insert with individual photos of the special guest stars as well as the cast list and members of the production team on the backside (last scanned image) ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly deeper than shown ..... 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.