Ian Glen "MARTIN GUERRE" Boublil and Schönberg 1996 London Souvenir Program

Description

This is a rare November 1996 souvenir program from the
Original West End production and WORLD PREMIERE engagement of the ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG musical "MARTIN GUERRE" at the Prince Edward Theatre in London. (The production opened July 10th, 1996
at the Prince Edward Theatre and closed February 28th, 1998 after 675 performances.) ..... Written by the creators of
Les Miserables
and
Miss Saigon
,
the musical starred IAN GLEN as "Arnaud Du Thil" and featured JULIETTE CATON as "Bertrande de Rols", JEROME PRADON as "Guillaume", MATT RAWLE as "Martin Guerre", MICHAEL MATUS as "Benoit", ANN EMERY as "Hortense", SHEILA REID as "Celestine", JULIA SUTTON as "Ernestine", SUSAN JANE TANNER as "Madame de Rols", MARTIN TURNER as "Pierre Guerre", MARCUS CUNNINGHAM as "Father Dominic", NATHAN HARMER as "Andre", PAUL LEONARD as "Judge Coras" and STEPHANIE PUTSON as "Catherine". Among the ensemble was nineteen year-old JAMES CORDEN making his West End debut ..... CREDITS: Book by ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG loosely based on the life of the historical figure Martin Guerre and the 1982 film "The Return of Martin Guerre"; Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG; Lyrics by EDWARD HARDY; Original French Text by ALAIN BOUBLIL; Co-Adapted by DECLAN DONNELLAN; Additional Lyrics by HERBERT KRETZMER and ALAIN BOUBLIL; Sets and Costumes designed by NICK ORMEROD; Choreographed by BOB AVIAN; Directed by DECLAN DONNELLAN; Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH
..... DETAILS: The oversized 36 page program measures 9 3/8" X 13" inches
and includes full production credits, extensive promotional and historical text and page after page of beautiful full color production photos
. The program notes that it was published in November 1996 inside the back cover
..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, 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.