Les Misérables
27th December 1987
Broadway Theatre
A Musical by Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel SchÖnberg
Based on the novel by Victor Hugo
Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
Music by Claude-Michel SchÖnberg
Original Text by Alain Boublil & Jean-Marc Natel
Additional Material by James Fenton
The first US production of Les Misérables opened in Washington DC on 27th December 1987 before moving to New York where it opened at the Broadway Theatre on 12th March 1987.
The show was produced by Cameron Mackintosh in association with the Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts - Roger Stevens, Chairman.
Creative team
| Adapted and Directed by | Trevor Nunn and John Caird |
| Designer | John Napier |
| Lighting | David Hersey |
| Costumes | Andreane Neofitou |
| Orchestrations | John Cameron |
| Musical Supervision and direction | Robert Billig |
| Sound | Andrew Bruce & Autograph |
| Associate Scenic Design by | Keith Gonzales |
| Associate Sound Design by | Abe Jacob |
| Executive Producer | Martin McCallum |
| Casting | Vinnie Liff & Geoff Johnson |
| General Manager | Alan Wasser |
| Associate Gen. Manager | Barbara Seinfeld |
| Company Manager | Gordon G. Forbes |
| Associate Company Manager | Beth Riedmann |
| Production Stage Manager | Sam Stickler |
| Stage Managers | Mitchell Lemsky & Fredric Hanson |
| Technical Production Manager | John H. Paull, III |
| General Press RepresentativeThe Fred Nathan Company & | Anne S. Abrams |
| Advertising and Logo Design by | Dewynters |
| Advertising | Serino, Coyne & Nappi |
| Production Photographer | Michael Le Poer Trench |
Cast
| Jean Valjean | Colm Wilkinson |
| Javert | Terence Mann |
| Bishop of Digne | Norman Large |
| Constables | Alex Santoriello & Steve Schockett |
| Fantine | Randy Graff |
| Foreman | Paul Harman |
| Factory Girl | Ann Crumb |
| Old Woman | Cindy Benson |
| Crone | Joanna Glushak |
| Bamatabois | Anthony Crivello |
| Fauchelevent | Steve Shockett |
| Little Cosette | Donna Vivino/Chrissie McDonald |
| Little Eponine | Brandy Brown |
| Madame Thénardier | Jennifer Butt |
| Thénardier | Leo Burmester |
| Gavroche | Braden Danner/R.D.Robb |
| Enjolras | Michael Maguire |
| Marius | David Bryant |
| Eponine | Frances Ruffelle |
| Montparnasse | Alex Santoriello |
| Babet | Marcus Lovett |
| Brujon | Kevin Marcum |
| Claquesous | Steve Schockett |
| Cosette | Judy Kuhn |
| Combeferre | Paul Harman |
| Feuilly | Joseph Kolinski |
| Courfeyrac | Jesse Corti |
| Joly | John Dewar |
| Grantaire | Anthony Crivello |
| Lesgles | Norman Large |
| Jean Prouvaire | John Norman |
| Male Ensemble | Jesse Corti, Anthony Crivello |
| Female Ensemble | Ann Crumb, Cindy Benson, Jane Bodle, |
Music Credits
| Conducted by | Robert Billig |
| Musical Supervisor: | Robert Billig |
| Concert Master: | Louann Montesi |
| Violin: | Fred Buldrini, Katherine Cash, Suzanne Ornstein, Marion Pinheiro, Marti Sweet, Mitsue Takayama and Mineko Yajima |
| Cello: | Batia Lieberman and Clay C. Ruede |
| Clarinet and Alto Saxophone: | Mitchell Weiss |
| Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, Flugelhorn: | David Gale and Robert Zottola |
| Trumpet and Piccolo Trumpet: | Pete Hyde |
| Bass Trombone: | John Rojack |
| Guitar: | Brian Koonin |
| Drums: | Michael Hinton |
| Flute and Piccolo: | Jacqueline Giat |
| Oboe and English Horn: | Harriet Orenstein |
| Percussion: | Howard Joines |
| Bass: | Lindsey Horner |
| French Horn: | Jerry W. Peel and Brooks Tillotson |
| Synthesizer: | Jeffrey Silverman and Ross Allen |
| Music Preparation: | Chelsea Music Services, Inc. |