PHOTO CALL: A Tale of Two Cities Returns in Concert Staging on PBS

By Amy Lipson
20 Nov 2009

A concert staging of the Broadway musical A Tale of Two Cities, filmed in England last June, will appear on PBS in the coming weeks, to be followed by a DVD and cast album release.

The PBS airing is a 90-minute trimming of the former two-and-a-half-hour Broadway show that is a hybrid performance, complete with costumes, projections and other design elements. The concert staging retells the classic Charles Dickens story of love and redemption during the French Revolution, when "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Michael York will appear as narrator of the concert performance, which includes original Broadway stars James Barbour, Natalie Toro, Brandi Burkhardt and others.

Here are some images from the production:

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J. Mark McVey and James Gillian with company
Photo by Catherine Ashmore



The show will be broadcast nationally on PBS stations beginning Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, at 9 PM; check local listings.

A DVD of the concert production and accompanying international studio cast album CD of the musical will be available during the pledge program.

For more information about the musical A Tale of Two Cities, and to check broadcast times, visit the website at www.talemusical.com.