MusicalDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Sep 18, 2008
Closing Date
Nov 09, 2008
1st Preview
Aug 19, 2008
1st Preview
Aug 19, 2008
Previews
33
Performances
60
MusicalDramaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Al Hirschfeld Theatre
(Sep 18, 2008 - Nov 09, 2008)
Setting
Paris and London during the late eighteenth century
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director; Jordan Roth: Vice President)
Produced by Barbra Russell, Ron Sharpe, Bernard Brogan, Sharon A. Fordham, Theater Associates-David Sonnenberg/Rami Evar, The Monagle Group, Joseph J. Grano, Fanok Entertainment, Mary Laminack, Nancy Audet, Paul Audet, Jim Barry, Gasperino Entertainment, Vincent Russell, William Broderick and Alex Santoriello; Produced in association with David Bryant, Spencer S. Brody and Harry Casey
World Premiere produced by Asolo Repertory Theatre; Originally directed by Michael Donald Edwards
Book by Jill Santoriello; Music by Jill Santoriello; Lyrics by Jill Santoriello; Based on the novel "A Tale Of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens; Music orchestrated by Edward B. Kessel; Music arranged by Edward B. Kessel; Additional arrangements by Bob Krogstad, Wendy Bobbitt Cavett and Kevin Stites; Musical Director: Kevin Stites
Directed by Warren Carlyle; Choreographed by Warren Carlyle; Associate Choreographer: Parker Esse; Assistant Director: Michael Arden
Scenic Design by Tony Walton; Costume Design by David Zinn; Lighting Design by Richard Pilbrow; Sound Design by Carl Casella and Domonic Sack; Hair Design by Tom Watson; Make-Up Design by Jon Carter; Special Effects Design by Gregory Meeh; Associate Scenic Design: Heather Wolensky; Associate Costume Design: Jacob A. Climer; Associate Lighting Design: Michael Gottlieb; Associate Sound Design: Wallace Flores; Assistant Costume Design: Amelia Dombrowski; Assistant Lighting Design: Kathleen Dobbins, Graham Kindred and Jay Scott; Assistant Hair Design: Ashley Ryan
Executive Producer: Ron Sharpe and Barbra Russell; General Manager: Town Square Productions, Inc; Company Manager: Robert Nolan; Assistant Co. Mgr: Austin Nathaniel
Production Supervisor: Christopher C. Smith; Production Stage Manager: Kim Vernace; Stage Manager: Paul J. Smith; Assistant Stage Mgr: Jason A. Quinn and Megan J. Schneid
Conducted by Kevin Stites; Associate Conductor: Paul Raiman; Assistant Conductor: Nicholas Archer; Violin: Martin Agee and Conrad Harris; Viola: Debra Shufelt-Dine; Cello: Laura Bontrager; Bass: Dave Phillips; Flute/Piccolo: Judith Mendenhall; Oboe/English Horn: Matthew Dine; Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Bassoon: Mark Thrasher; Trumpet: Timothy Schadt and Terry Szor; French Horn: Anthony Cecere and William DeVos; Tenor Trombone/Bass Trombone/Tuba: Chris Olness; Drums/Percussion: James Musto III; Timpani/Percussion: Kory Grossman; Synthesizer: Nicholas Archer and Paul Raiman; Synthesizer Programmer: David Rosenthal; Musical Coordinator: James Neglia; Musical Supervisor: Kevin Stites
Casting: Barry Moss and Bob Kale; Press Representative: The Jacksina Company; Promotions: Margery Singer Company; Dance Captain: Randy Glass; Fight Captain: Jay Lusteck; Vocal Coach: Deborah Hecht; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Photographer: Carol Rosegg; Marketing: Sharon A. Fordham; Fight direction by Michael Rossmy
James Barbour
Sydney Carton
Craig Bennett
Jerry Cruncher
Brandi Burkhardt
Lucie Manette
Kevin Earley
Ernest Defarge
Gregg Edelman
Dr. Alexandre Manette
Michael Hayward-Jones
Mr. Jarvis Lorry
Miles Kath
Little Gaspard
Aaron Lazar
Charles Darnay
Katherine McGrath
Miss Pross
Les Minski
Marquis St. Evremonde
Catherine Missal
Little Lucie
Natalie Toro
Madame Therese Defarge
Nick Wyman
John Barsad
Drew Aber
The Young Man
 
Ensemble
Catherine Brunell
Ensemble
Alison Cimmet
Ensemble
William Thomas Evans
Attorney General
 
Ensemble
Kevin Greene
Gabelle
 
Ensemble
Michael Halling
Gaspard
 
Ensemble
Tim Hartman
A Crony
 
Ensemble
Fred Inkley
Stryver
 
Ensemble
Georgi James
Ensemble
Jay Lusteck
Turnkey
 
Ensemble
Mackenzie Mauzy
Seamstress
 
Ensemble
Raymond Jaramillo McLeod
French President
 
Ensemble
James Moye
English Judge
 
Ensemble
Walter Winston ONeil
Ensemble
 
A Crony
Dan Petrotta
Ensemble
Devin Richards
Number Keeper
 
Ensemble
Rob Richardson
Ensemble
Rebecca Robbins
Ensemble
Jennifer Smith
Ensemble
Anne Tolpegin
Ensemble
Mollie Vogt-Welch
Ensemble
Alison Walla
Ensemble
Swings: Jennifer Evans , Randy Glass and Eric Van Tielen
Understudies: Catherine Brunell (Lucie Manette), William Thomas Evans (Mr. Jarvis Lorry), Randy Glass (Dr. Alexandre Manette, Marquis St. Evremonde), Michael Halling (Charles Darnay), Tim Hartman (Mr. Jarvis Lorry, John Barsad), Fred Inkley (Dr. Alexandre Manette, Jerry Cruncher, John Barsad), Georgi James (Little Lucie, Little Gaspard), Jay Lusteck (Jerry Cruncher, Ernest Defarge), James Moye (Marquis St. Evremonde, Sydney Carton, Ernest Defarge), Rob Richardson (Sydney Carton), Rebecca Robbins (Lucie Manette, Madame Therese Defarge), Jennifer Smith (Miss Pross), Anne Tolpegin (Madame Therese Defarge, Miss Pross) and Eric Van Tielen (Charles Darnay)

Al Hirschfeld Theatre (Sep 18, 2008 - Nov 09, 2008)

Understudies: Randy Glass (Gaspard, English Judge, A Crony, Turnkey), Raymond Jaramillo McLeod (Stryver, Attorney General), Dan Petrotta (The Young Man, Gabelle), Rob Richardson (French President), Eric Van Tielen (Gabelle, A Crony, Number Keeper) and Alison Walla (Seamstress)
music by Jill Santoriello; lyrics by Jill Santoriello
Act 1
Sung By
Prologue: The Shadows of the Night
Dr. Alexandre Manette and Lucie Manette
The Way It Ought to Be
Madame Therese Defarge, Ernest Defarge and Ensemble
You'll Never Be Alone
Dr. Alexandre Manette and Lucie Manette
Argument
Marquis St. Evremonde and Charles Darnay
Dover
Miss Pross, Jerry Cruncher and Sailors
The Way It Ought to Be
Sydney Carton
No Honest Way
John Barsad, Jerry Cruncher, Sydney Carton and Scoundrels
The Trial
Attorney General, Stryver, Jerry Cruncher, John Barsad, Sydney Carton and Ensemble
Round and Round
Tavern Folk
Reflection
Sydney Carton
The Way It Ought to Be (Reprise)
Madame Therese Defarge
Letter From Uncle
Marquis St. Evremonde
The Promise
Dr. Alexandre Manette and Charles Darnay
I Can't Recall
Sydney Carton
Resurrection Man
Jerry Cruncher and Cronies
Now at Last
Charles Darnay and Lucie Manette
If Dreams Came True
Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Madame Therese Defarge
I Always Knew
Gabelle and Charles Darnay
Little One
Gaspard, Little Lucie, Sydney Carton, Ernest Defarge and Men
Until Tomorrow
Ernest Defarge, Madame Therese Defarge, Sydney Carton and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Everything Stays the Same
Madame Therese Defarge, Ernest Defarge and Ensemble
No Honest Way (Reprise)
John Barsad
The Tale
Madame Therese Defarge, Dr. Alexandre Manette, The Young Man, Marquis St. Evremonde and Ensemble
If Dreams Came True (Reprise)
Sydney Carton
Without a Word
Charles Darnay and Lucie Manette
The Bluff
Sydney Carton and John Barsad
Let Her Be a Child
Sydney Carton, Little Lucie and Charles Darnay
The Letter
Sydney Carton
Lament
Ernest Defarge
Finale: I Can't Recall
Seamstress, Sydney Carton and Ensemble

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

2009 Nominee
James Barbour
 

Outstanding Orchestrations

2009 Nominee
Music orchestrated by Edward B. Kessel
 

Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical

2009 Nominee
Lighting Design by Richard Pilbrow
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