broadwayworld.com
July 25 2008
James Barbour starred as Rochester in the Broadway musical Jane Eyre. His other Broadway credits include Beauty and the Beast, Carousel, Cyrano-The Musical and the recent revival of Stephen Sondheim?s Assassins. In A Tale of Two Cities he stars as Sydney Carton. In the first of a series of BWW TV interviews with the cast of the new Broadway bound musical, he discusses the early days of rehearsals, the emotional connection of the characters and the creative journey the production continues to take?
broadway.com
July 23 2008
WHAT: A look at A Tale of Two Cities, the lavish new historical musical that will premiere at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre next month WHERE: New 42nd Street Rehearsal Studio WHEN: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 WHO: Director/choreographer Warren Carlyle and stars James Barbour, Brandi Burkhardt, Aaron Lazar, Gregg Edelman, Craig Bennett, Kevin Earley, Katherine McGrath, Natalie Toro and Nick Wyman
broadway.com
July 17 2008
Two epic cities and one tremendous cast introduced themselves to Broadway July 17, as the players and crew of September's upcoming Tale of Two Cities assembled for a press-worthy meet and greet at New 42nd Street Studios. Stars including James Barbour, Brandi Burkhardt, Kevin Earley, Gregg Edelman, Aaron Lazar and Natalie Toro, along with a talented cast of over 30, previewed four songs from the larger-than-life production (after only two days of rehearsal together!), set to begin previews at the Hirschfeld Theatre on August 19. Following their formal introduction, the cast took the show on the road, rolling across the Hudson to a New Jersey location for a special sneak peek at the big show's equally grand set, which is living across the river until it officially moves into its Broadway home.
mybroadway.com
July 17 2008
When I was told that I was to board a press bus to a warehouse in Secaucus, NJ to view the set of the upcoming Broadway musical adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities, I have to admit, I thought it was an elaborate ruse to have me murdered. [It was. Foiled again! - The team at MyBroadway]
broadwayworld.com
July 17 2008
The upcoming musical A Tale of Two Cities held a "meet & greet" of the cast and crew on July 16th, 2008. The production will feature: James Barbour as Sydney Carton (Jane Eyre, Assassins, Urinetown, Beauty and the Beast, Camelot), Craig Bennett as Jerry Cruncher (Miss Saigon, Mamma Mia!, The Light in the Piazza, Les Miserables), Brandi Burkhardt as Lucie Manette, (Lil? Abner, Jekyll & Hyde, Wonderland, Oklahoma!, Oleanna), Kevin Earley as Ernest Defarge (Thoroughly Modern Millie, 1776, Assassins, Side Show, Les Miserables), Gregg Edelman as Dr. Alexandre Manette (City of Angels, Into the Woods, 1776, Passion, Cabaret, She Loves Me, Wonderful Town, Falsettos), Michael Hayward-Jones as Jarvis Lorry (Evita, Les Miserables, Beauty and the Beast, A Christmas Carol, The Sound of Music, The King & I, Me and My Girl, A Little Night Music, On the 20th Century), Aaron Lazar as Charles Darnay (Les Miserables, The Light in the Piazza, Oklahoma!, The Phantom of the Opera, The Scarlet Pimpernel, On The Town), Mackenzie Mauzy as The Seamstress (Lizzie Borden, The Flamingo Kid, The Bold and the Beautiful), Katherine McGrath as Miss Pross (The Music Man, Night of the Tribades, A Man of No Importance, Indian Blood, Echoes of War, The Real Inspector Hound, After Margritte, Dear Liar, The Baccae, Enter A Free Man, The Rivals, Romeo & Juliet, Shirley Valentine, Electra, Moon for the Misbegotten, Hamlet), Les Minski as Marquis St. Evremonde (Carousel, Annie, Moon for the Misbegotten, Find Your Way Home), Natalie Toro as Madame Therese Defarge (Evita, Les Miserables, A Christmas Carol, Zombie Prom, The Audience, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, West Side Story, The Fix, Frances of Guernica, Blood Brothers, Zorba), Nick Wyman as John Barsad (Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, My Fair Lady, Sly Fox, Doubles, On the Twentieth Century, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels),
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July 16 2008
A TALE OF TWO CITIES THE MUSICAL PREVIEWS AUGUST - video
playbill.com
July 21 2008
James Barbour, Natalie Toro, Gregg Edelmann, Aaron Lazar and the cast and creators of the Broadway-bound new musical A Tale of Two Cities met the press at a recent open rehearsal.
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July 16 2008
A TALE OF TWO CITIES NATALIE TORO as MADAME THERESE DEFARGE - video
usatoday.com
July 24 2008
NEW YORK ? Jill Santoriello has been working on her stage version of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities for a long time ? since Ronald Reagan was preside
yahoo.com
July 21 2008
NEW YORK - Jill Santoriello has been working on her stage version of Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" for a long time ? since Ronald Reagan was president.
playbill.com
July 15 2008
The just-ended 2007-08 Broadway season inspired many "Year of" headlines: "The Year of the Play," "The Year of the Musical Revival," "The Year of the Sound Designer" (this being the first time they were Tony Award-eligible). Yet one category that received minimal coverage was "The Year of the Newcomer." Sandwiched between the legendary shows of Styne, Sondheim and Rodgers & Hammerstein, last season's new musicals In the Heights and Glory Days were linked by one fascinating fact: they were written by people who had never composed a full-length, professional musical before. Ever.
yahoo.com
July 01 2008
Facing the guillotine in the French Revolution-set musical drama, Barbour will repeat the role he created in the fall 2007 world premiere of Jill Santoriello's musical version of the novel by Dickens. He'll be Carton, the cynic who finds himself in a love triangle with Lucie Manette (played by Brandi Burkhardt) and French aristocrat Charles Darnay (played by Aaron Lazar, late of Les Miz and The Light in the Piazza). The cast (announced June 30) will also include
heraldtribune.com
July 07 2008
Many of the leading performers who starred in ?A Tale of Two Cities" in Sarasota last fall will reprise their roles when Jill Santoriello?s musical version of the Charles Dickens novel opens on Broadway in September. James Barbour, who became a hit with audiences as leading man Sydney Carton, will return to the show as the cynical attorney?s assistant who finds a way to redeem his life when he realizes he can?t have the woman he loves. Natalie Toro, who played the vengeful Madame Defarge, also will return to the show, along with Craig Bennett as Jerry Cruncher, Michael Hayward-Jones as Jarvis Lorry, Katherine McGrath as the governess Miss Pross, Nick Wyman as the comically deceitful John Barsad and Les Minski as the evil Marquis St. Evremonde.
mybroadway.com
July 03 2008

The coming musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities has announced its full cast. The large ensemble will star James Barbour as Sydney Carton, Craig Bennett as Jerry Cruncher, Brandi Burkhardt as Lucie Manette, Kevin Earley as Ernest Defarge, Gregg Edelman as Dr. Alexandre Manette, Michael Hayward-Jones as Jarvis Lorry, Aaron Lazar as Charles Darnay, Mackenzie Mauzy as The Seamstress, Katherine McGrath as Miss Pross, Les Minski as Marquis St. Evremonde, Natalie Toro as Madame Therese Defarge, and Nick Wyman as John Barsard.