Victor Hugo's "LES MISERABLES" Boublil and Schonberg 1994 Osaka, Japan Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the Original Japanese
production of the groundbreaking ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG musical "LES MISERABLES" at the Theatre Hiten in Osaka, Japan. (The Original Tokyo production opened June 17th, 1987 at the Imperial Theatre and ran for more than six months, closing  November 30th, 1987. The Osaka production opened April 10th, 1994.) ..... Based on the VICTOR HUGO classic, the Osaka Cast included TAKESHI KAGA and SAKAE TAKITA alternating as "Jean Valjean", KUNIO MURAI and KIYOTAKA IMAI alternating as "Javert", YUHKO EMA and HIROMI ITOH alternating as "Fantine", YUHKO MIYAMOTO and YASUKO SADO alternating as "Cosette", KAZUTAKA ISHII and HIROSHI MIYAKAWA alternating as "Marius", AKIRA TOMEMORI and KOHJIROH OKA alternating as "Enjolras", TAKASHI SASANO, NORIAKI HONMA and HARUHIKO SAITOH alternating as "Thenardier", RIKA SUGIMURA and AYUMI TAKATANI alternating as "Madame Thenardier" and KAHO SHIMADA and KANAKO IRIE alternating as "Eponine" ..... CREDITS: Book by ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG based on the VICTOR HUGO novel; Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG; Lyrics by HERBERT KRETZMER; Japanese Text by IWATANI TOKIKO; 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 the TOHO COMPANY by arrangement with CAMERON MACKINTOSH
..... DETAILS: The thick oversized 96 page program measures 10" X 14 1/4" inches, is printed on a glossy stock and includes full production credits, extensive promotional text (most in Japanese), individual photos and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team and page after page of full color photos of scenes from the musical ..... CONDITION: With the exception of moderate wear to the cover and at the bottom seam, 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.