Cast Comes Together For A Tale of Two Cities

The Broadway production of A Tale of Two Cities is coming together now that cast members are being added to the show.  James Barbour will portray the selfless, conflicted hero Sydney Carton in the musical.  The cast will also include Craig Bennett as Jerry Cruncher and Kevin Early as Ernest Defarge.  The popular book-turned musical will likely be a big hit among fans and theater goers around the world.

According to press notes posted on Playbill.com, “Set against the epic backdrop of the French Revolution…A Tale of Two Cities is a musical about injustice, vengeance and the redemptive power of love.  When Dr. Manette is released from the French Bastille after 17 years, he must be resurrected from the brink of madness by his daughter, Lucie.  In England they meet two different men: the exiled French aristocrat, Charles Darnay, whom Lucie marries, and the drunken cynic, Sydney Carton.  Soon family secrets and the political intrigue combine to draw Lucie and her family back to Paris. At the height of the Reign of Terror, the musical finds and unlikely hero in Carton.”  Be sure to get your own pair of A Tale of Two Cities tickets.