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18
Sep
2008

“A TALE OF TWO CITIES” LET THE REVOLUTION BEGIN !

Executive Producers Barbra Russell and Ron Sharpe will open Jill Santoriello’s sweeping musical epic, “A TALE OF TWO CITIES” on Broadway on Thursday, September 18th at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street – between 8th & 9th Avenues).

Preview performances begin Tuesday, August 19th.

Rehearsals begin Monday, July 14th, Bastille Day.

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.

Jill Santoriello has written the show’s book, music and lyrics.

Warren Carlyle will direct and choreograph.

The musical is being designed by Tony Walton (scenery), David Zinn (costumes), Richard Pilbrow (lights), Carl Casella and Domonic Sack (sound).

Orchestrations are by Edward B. Kessel and Bob Krogstad ; arrangements are by Edward B. Kessel and Wendy Bobbitt Cavett.

The musical's creative team has collectively garnered: 3 Tony Awards, 4 Drama Desk Awards, 1 Oscar Award, 1 Emmy Award, 2 Drama Logue Awards, 1 Obie Award, 17 Tony Award Nominations, 13 Drama Desk Nominations and 1 Grammy Nomination.

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.

“A TALE OF TWO CITIES” is being produced by Barbra Russell and Ron Sharpe (Executive Producers), Bernard Brogan, Sharon A. Fordham, Theatre Associates / David Sonnenberg, The Monagle Group, Fanok Entertainment, Mary Laminack, Gasperino Entertainment, Vincent Russell (Producers), and William Broderick, Harry Casey, David Bryant (Associate Producers). General Management for the show is provided by Town Square Productions, Inc.

LET THE REVOLUTION BEGIN !

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