This is a rare advertising sign which was displayed inside New York City taxi cabs to promote
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 five longest
running Broadway musicals of all time.) ….. Based on the VICTOR HUGO
classic, the original 1987 cast included COLM WILKINSON as “Jean
Valjean”, TERRENCE MANN as “Javert”, RANDY GRAFF as “Fantine”, JUDY KUHN
as “Cosette” and FRANCES RUFFELLE as “Eponine” and included KEVIN
MARCUM, PAUL HARMAN, ANTHONY CRIVELLO, JOHN DEWAR, JOSEPH KOLINSKI, LEO
BURMEISTER, DAVID BRYANT, ALEX SANTORIELLO, MICHAEL MAGUIRE, JESSE
CORTI, SUSAN GOODMAN, JOHN NORMAN, NORMAN LARGE, MARCUS LOVETT, STEVE
SHOCKET, CINDY BENSON, MARCIE SHAW, JANE BODLE, JOANNA GLUSHAK, DONNA
VIVINO and ANN CRUMB ….. 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 sign measures 10 1/8″ X 5 1/8″ inches, is printed on a heavy card stock. The backside is blank ….. CONDITION: This rare taxi sign is in excellent condition
and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any
musical theatre aficionado. This item will be carefully
packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.