TALE OF TWO CITIES”
Jill Santoriello’s sweeping musical epic
OPENING: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th
PREVIEWS: TUESDAY, AUGUST 19th – WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th
THEATRE: AL HIRSCHFELD THEATRE
302 West 45th Street (between 8th & 9th Avenues)
PRODUCED BY: Barbra Russell and Ron Sharpe (Executive Producers),
Bernard Brogan, Sharon A. Fordham, Theatre Associates / David Sonnenberg / Rami Evar,
The Monagle Group, Fanok Entertainment, Mary E. Laminack, Jim Barry,
Gasperino Entertainment, Vincent Russell, William M. Broderick, Alex Santoriello, (Producers)
and
David Bryant, Harry Casey (Associate Producers)
BOOK / MUSIC / LYRICS: JILL SANTORIELLO
BASED ON A NOVEL BY: CHARLES DICKENS
DIRECTOR / CHOREOGRAPHER: WARREN CARLYLE
FEATURING: JAMES BARBOUR as Sydney Carton
CRAIG BENNETT as Jerry Cruncher
BRANDI BURKHARDT as Lucie Manette
KEVIN EARLEY as Ernest Defarge
GREGG EDELMAN as Dr. Alexandre Manette
MICHAEL HAYWARD-JONES as Jarvis Lorry
AARON LAZAR as Charles Darnay
MACKENZIE MAUZY as The Seamstress
KATHERINE McGRATH as Miss Pross
LES MINSKI as Marquis St. Evremonde
NATALIE TORO as Madame Therese Defarge
NICK WYMAN as John Barsad
SCENIC DESIGN: TONY WALTON
COSTUME DESIGN: DAVID ZINN
LIGHTING DESIGN: RICHARD PILBROW
SOUND DESIGN: DOMONIC SACK & CARL CASELLA
HAIR DESIGN: TOM WATSON
ORCHESTRATIONS: EDWARD B. KESSEL, WENDY BOBBITT CAVETT, KEVIN STITES & BOB KROGSTAD
MUSIC DIRECTION & SUPERVISION: KEVIN STITES
TICKETS: $59 - $120
RESERVATIONS: Tickets are available by calling TELECHARGE at
212-239-6200 or 800-432-7250 or by visiting www.TELECHARGE.com
PRE-OPENING PLAYING SCHEDULE: Mondays @ 8:00pm
Tuesdays @ 7:00pm
Wednesdays @ 2:00pm
Wednesdays @ 8:00pm
Thursdays @ 8:00pm
Fridays @ 8:00pm
Saturdays @ 2:00pm
Saturdays @ 8:00pm
POST-OPENING PLAYING SCHEDULE: Tuesdays @ 7:00pm
Wednesdays @ 2:00pm
Wednesdays @ 8:00pm
Thursdays @ 8:00pm
Fridays @ 8:00pm
Saturdays @ 2:00pm
Saturdays @ 8:00pm
Sundays @ 3:00pm
THE STORY
Set against the epic backdrop of the French Revolution and based on the classic Dickens novel,
"A TALE OF TWO CITIES" is a musical about injustice, vengeance and the redemptive power of love.
When Dr. Manette is released from the French Bastille after 17 years, he must be resurrected from the
brink of madness by his daughter, Lucie. In England they meet two very different men: the exiled French
aristocrat, Charles Darnay, whom Lucie marries, and the drunken cynic, Sydney Carton.
Soon family secrets and political intrigue combine to draw Lucie and her family back to Paris.
At the height of the Reign of Terror, the musical finds an unlikely hero in Carton.
THE HISTORY
In the history of fictional literature, "A TALE OF TWO CITIES" is arguably the most famous book title on earth.
Since its inaugural publication on April 30th, 1859, "A TALE OF TWO CITIES" has sold over 200 million copies in
several languages. It is the recounting of one of the most electrifying love stories ever written told against the backdrop
of one of the most terrifying eras in human history. Originally produced in an out-of-town tryout at the Asolo
Repertory Theatre where it played to standing-room-only audiences, "A TALE OF TWO CITIES"
is a musical whose time has come. It is the best of times.
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