The Musical Director for the concert is Michael Reed, the original musical director of the West End production of "Phantom of the Opera". He conducts an orchestra of 32 and the musical's cast of 35. Newly enhanced orchestrations are provided by Drama Desk nominated Orchestrator and Producer Edward B. Kessel.
An interesting fact: The Theater Royal in Brighton, where "A Tale of Two Cities - In Concert" was filmed, was built in 1806 and was frequently visited by Charles Dickens throughout his lifetime.
The complete international cast of "A Tale of Two Cities In Concert" is as follows:
Michael York - Narrator
James Barbour - Sydney Carton
Brandi Burkhardt - Lucie Manette
Natalie Toro - Madame DeFarge
Kevin Earley - Ernest Defarge
J. Mark McVey - Dr Manette
Simon Thomas - Charles Darnay
ROSEMARY LEACH - Miss Pross
Ed Dixon - John Barsad
KELLEY DORNEY - Seamstress
Nigel Richards - Stryver
Paul Baker - Marquis
Howard Samuels - Jerry Cruncher
STUART RAMSAY - Gaspard
James GillAN - Young Man
Lincoln Stone - Gabelle
Catherine Missal - Little Lucie
ADAM PEARCE - French President, Turnkey
Miles Kath - Little Gaspard
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt - Young Woman
Ensemble
KRISTIN CONTRINO
STEPHANIE COWAN
DAVID CREGAN
HALEY FLAHERTY
ALEXANDRIA HOWLEY
DONN LAMKIN
MARJORIE LOPEZ-TIBBS
JOANNA LOXTON
Lauren Marcus
COREY MOSELLO
EMILY POWOROZNEK
ANDREW START
CURRENT BROADCAST TIMES. CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL STATION.
New York NJN
Sunday 12/6 at 4:30pm
Friday 12/11 at 8pm
Philadelphia WHYY
Sunday 12/6 at 8pm
Dallas KERA
Sunday 12/13 at 8:30pm
San Francisco KQED HD
Sunday 12/6 at 9pm
Tuesday 12/8 at 1pm
Monday 11/30 at 7pm on KQED LIFE and KTEH
Boston WGBH
Thursday 11/26 at 9pm on 2
Sunday 11/29 at 4pm on 44
Houston KUHT
Sunday 12/13 at 4pm
Tampa WEDU
Friday 12/4 at 12pm
Seattle KBTC
Friday 12/11 at 8:30pm
Saturday 12/19 at 10pm
Sunday 12/20 at 4pm
Miami WPBT
Sunday 11/29 at 4:30pm
Cleveland WVIZ
Sunday 12/6 at 9pm
Denver KRMA
Sunday 11/29 at 9pm
Sacramento KVIE
Sunday 12/6 at 9pm
Portland OPB
Wednesday 12/2 at 8pm
Sunday 12/13 at 8pm
Pittsburgh WQED
Sunday 12/6 at 9pm
Raleigh/Durham UNC-MX
Saturday 1/9 at 8pm
Kansas City KCPT
Sunday 12/6 at 7pm
Columbus WOSU
Sunday 11/29 at 4:30pm
Spartanburg SCETV
Sunday 12/6 at 9pm
San Antonio KLRN
Sunday 12/6 at 8pm
West Palm Beach WXEL
Tuesday 12/1 at 8pm and 11:30pm
Sunday 12/6 at 7pm
Grand Rapids WGVU
Sunday 11/29 at 9pm
Birmingham APT
Sunday 12/6 at 12:30pm
