home of american impressionism

Travel Adventures : Fun, informative,
Stress-free travel

A TALE OF TWO CITIES
A New Musical Based on Charles Dickens’ Fictional Masterpiece

Wednesday, October 22nd, 8:30am-8pm, 2:00pm Matinee
Trip Fee: $125
($135 non-member), no refunds on theatre tickets

Join fellow Museum members and friends for a special day of theatre with a
trip to New York to see Charles Dickens’ masterwork A Tale of Two Cities
transformed into a musical. The Museum has booked a block of very desirable
seats in the orchestra section of the theatre for a matinee performance on
Wednesday, October 22, 2008, at 2pm. According to the Theatre critic of the
Sun-Herald (the musical made its debut in Sarasota, Florida, where it played
a sold-out run in 2007), “A Tale of Two Cities was a theatrical experience.
Tale contained the emotional power of Les Miserables, the mystique of
Phantom of the Opera and the charisma of Cats, without borrowing from any of
these. This was an American creation. This writer is predicting success for
its run on Broadway and elsewhere." Since its inaugural publication in 1859, A Tale of Two Cities has sold over 200 million copies in several languages, making it one of the most famous books in the history of fictional literature.

Filled with gorgeous music and heartfelt songs, the sweeping epic, is set
against the dramatic 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 very different men: the exiled French aristocrat, Charles Darnay, whom Lucie marries, and the drunken cynic, Sydney Carton. Soon family secrets and
political intrigue combine to draw Lucie and her family back to Paris. At
the height of the Reign of Terror, the musical finds an unlikely hero in
Carton.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens

The motorcoach will leave Old Lyme at 8:30am from the Florence Griswold
Museum parking lot and return by approximately 8pm. The bus will drop us
off at Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street) at approximately
11:30am so you’ll have time to have lunch on your own before gathering at
the theatre for the show.

Tickets are Limited and Broadway Shows Sell Out Fast.

To register for this trip, click here.