Jane Eyre
Music and Lyrics by Paul Gordon
Book & additional lyrics by John Caird
From the original novel by Charlotte Brontë
This production of Jane Eyre opened at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto on 22nd November 1996.
Jane Eyre is published by Music Theatre International (MTI) in New York and is available for professional and amateur production worldwide. For further information about the show and upcoming productions click here.
Creative team
| Director | John Caird |
| Set Design | John Napier |
| Costume Design | Andreane Neofitou |
| Lighting Design | Chris Parry |
| Sound Design | Tom Clark |
| Orchestrator | Larry Hochman |
| Vocal Arrangements | Steve Tyler, Michael Rafter & Jeff Halpern |
| Musical Arrangements | Laura Bergquist |
| Associate Set Design | Keith Gonzales |
| Dance & Movement | Jayne Paterson |
| Music Director | Steve Tyler |
| Associate Conductor | David J, Thompson |
| Assistant Conductor | Bruce Harvey |
| Music Preparation | Holy Carroll & Laura Bergquist |
| Script and Movement Consultant | Kelly Robinson |
| Assistant Director | Kevin McGuire |
Producers and administration
| Producers | David & Ed Mirvish |
| Associate Producers | Pamela Koslow & Janet Robinson. |
| Executive Producer | Brian Sewell |
| Production Manager | John Wilbur |
| Production Stage Manager | The John Gray |
| Stage Manager | Darragh Parsons |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Anne Murphy |
| Company Manager | Charles Chu |
| Assistant Company Manager | Rina Fine |
| Production Assistant | Andrew Burke-Hall |
| Photos by Gina Ferrall & Cylla Von Tiedeman | |
Cast
| Jane Eyre | Marla Schaffel |
| Jane’s Father | Anthony Crivello |
| Jane’s Mother | Jayne Paterson |
| Young Jane | Sara Farb |
| Mrs Reed | Brooks Almy |
| Eliza Reed | Lavonda Elam |
| Georgiana Reed | Kelli Rabke |
| Young John Reed | Peter McCutcheon |
| Mr Brocklehurst | Don Richard |
| Miss Scatcherd | Gina Ferrall |
| Miss Temple | Nell Balaban |
| Helen Burns | Angela Lockett |
| Schoolgirls | Elizabeth Beeler, Frannie Diggins, Lavonda Elam, Elizabeth de Grazia, Jayne Paterson, Jen Waiser |
| Mrs Fairfax | Mary Stout |
| Robert | Bruce Dow |
| Adèle Varens | Frannie Diggins |
| Grace Poole | Brooks Almy |
| Edward Fairfax Rochester | Anthony Crivello |
| Lady Ingram | Beth Anne Cole |
| Lord Ingram | Aloysius Gigl |
| Blanche Ingram | Elizabeth de Grazia |
| Mary Ingram | Lavonda Elam |
| Mr Eshton | Mark E. Smith |
| Mrs Eshton | Elizabeth Beeler |
| Louisa Eshton | Angela Lockett |
| Amy Eshton | Kelli Rabke |
| Lord Lynn | Bill Nolte |
| Lady Lynn | Gina Ferrall |
| Frederick Lynn | Peter McCutcheon |
| Henry Lynn | Bruce Dow |
| Colonel Dent | Don Richard |
| Mrs Dent | Nell Balaban |
| Richard Mason | Bill Nolte |
| Dr Carter | Bruce Dow |
| Butler | Aloysius Gigl |
| Coachman | Mark E. Smith |
| John Eyre of Madeira | Kevin McGuire |
| Vicar | Kevin McGuire |
| Mr Briggs | Don Richard |
| Bertha Mason | Gina Ferrall |
| St John Rivers | Aloysius Gigl |
| Diana Rivers | Elizabeth Beeler |
| Mary Rivers | Kelli Rabke |
| Old Man | Don Richard |
| Other parts played by members of the company. | |