A Tale of Two Cities
Al Hirschfeld Theatre
Previews Began: August 19, 2008
Opening Night: September 18, 2008
Closing Night: November 9, 2008
Music: Jill Santoriello
Lyrics: Jill Santoriello
Book: Jill Santoriello
A Tale of Two Cities depicts London and Paris in parallel states of social and political unrest in the tumultuous 1770s. Based on the Charles Dickens epic of the same name, the story follows interwoven stories of love, redemption and revolution.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Prologue: The Shadows of the Night…Lucie Manette,
Dr. Alexandre Manette
The Way It Ought to Be….Madame Therese Defarge,
Ernest Defarge, Ensemble
You’ll Never Be Alone………….Dr. Alexandre Manette,
Lucie Manette
Argument………………………….Marquis St. Evremonde,
Charles Darnay
Dover………………..Miss Pross, Jerry Cruncher, Sailors
The Way It Ought to Be……………………Sydney Carton
No Honest Way…………..John Barsad, Jerry Cruncher,
Sydney Carton, Scoundrels
The Trial……………………….Attorney General, Stryver,
Jerry Cruncher, John Barsad,
Sydney Carton, Ensemble
Round and Round………………………………….Tavern Folk
Reflection………………………………………..Sydney Carton
The Way It Ought to Be
(Reprise)…………………………Madame Therese Defarge
Letter From Uncle………………Marquis St. Evremonde
The Promise……………………….Dr. Alexandre Manette,
Charles Darnay
I Can’t Recall……………………………………Sydney Carton
Resurrection………………Man Jerry Cruncher, Cronies
Now at Last…………….Charles Darnay, Lucie Manette
If Dreams Came True……………………..Charles Darnay,
Sydney Carton
Out of Sight, Out of
Mind……………………………….Madame Therese Defarge
I Always Knew……………………Gabelle, Charles Darnay
Little One……..Gaspard, Little Lucie, Sydney Carton,
Ernest Defarge, Men
Until Tomorrow………………………………Ernest Defarge,
Madame Therese Defarge,
Sydney Carton, Ensemble
ACT TWO
Everything Stays the
Same……..Madame Therese Defarge, Ernest Defarge,
Ensemble
No Honest Way (Reprise)……………………..John Barsad
The Tale…………………………Madame Therese Defarge,
Dr. Alexandre Manette,
Marquis St. Evremonde,
The Young Man, Ensemble
If Dreams Came True (Reprise)………..Sydney Carton
Without a Word………Charles Darnay, Lucie Manette
The Bluff………………………Sydney Carton, John Barsad
Let Her Be a Child……….Sydney Carton, Little Lucie,
Charles Darnay
The Letter……………………………………….Sydney Carton
Lament……………………………………………Ernest Defarge
Finale: I Can’t Recall……..Sydney Carton, Seamstress,
Ensemble
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
James Barbour Sydney Carton
Craig Bennett Jerry Cruncher
Brandi Burkhardt Lucie Manette
Kevin Earley Ernest Defarge
Gregg Edelman Dr. Alexandre Manette
Michael Hayward-Jones Mr. Jarvis Lorry
Miles Kath Little Gaspard
Aaron Lazar Charles Darnay
Katherine McGrath Miss Pross
Les Minski Marquis St. Evremonde
Catherine Missal Little Lucie
Natalie Toro Madame Therese Defarge
Nick Wyman John Barsad
Drew Aber The Young Man
Ensemble
Catherine Brunell Ensemble
Alison Cimmet Ensemble
William Thomas Evans Attorney General
Ensemble
Kevin Greene Gabelle
Ensemble
Michael Halling Gaspard
Ensemble
Tim Hartman A Crony
Ensemble
Fred Inkley Stryver
Ensemble
Georgi James Ensemble
Jay Lusteck Turnkey
Ensemble
Mackenzie Mauzy Seamstress
Ensemble
Raymond Jaramillo McLeod French President
Ensemble
James Moye English Judge
Ensemble
Walter Winston O’Neil Ensemble
A Crony
Dan Petrotta Ensemble
Devin Richards Number Keeper
Ensemble
Rob Richardson Ensemble
Rebecca Robbins Ensemble
Jennifer Smith Ensemble
Anne Tolpegin Ensemble
Mollie Vogt-Welch Ensemble
Alison Walla Ensemble
Swings: Jennifer Evans, Randy Glass, Eric Van Tielen