of Albin and Georges respectively. Douglas Hodge as Albin and Denis Lawson as Georges returned to the production from 30 November 2009, until the production closed on January 2, 2010. 2010 Broadway revival A transfer of the 2008 London revival to Broadway began previews at the Longacre Theatre on April 6, 2010, and officially opened on April 18, 2010. Johnson and Page directed and choreographed. Douglas Hodge reprised the role of Albin and Kelsey Grammer starred as Georges. The set design was by Tim Shortall, costumes by Matthew Wright, lighting by Nick Richings, and scaled down eight-player orchestrations by Jason Carr. The production received positive reviews, many praising the scaled-down nature of the production and the performances of newcomers Douglas Hodge and Kelsey Grammer as Albin and Georges. The cast also featured A.J Shively in his Broadway debut as Jean-Michel, Robin de Jesús as Jacob, Fred Applegate as Edouard Dindon/M. Renaud, Veanne Cox as Mme. Dindon/Mme. Renaud, Christine Andreas as Jacqueline and Elena Shaddow as Anne. The Cagelles included Nick Adams, Logan Keslar, Sean Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Cunningham, Terry Lavell and Yurel Echezarreta. The production received 11 Tony Award nominations and won Best Musical Revival, Best Actor in a Musical (Douglas Hodge) and Best Direction of a Musical. A cast recording of the revival was made by PS Classics and was released on September 28, 2010. The production closed on May 1, 2011, after 433 performances and 15 previews. Notable replacements Allyce Beasley replaced Veanne Cox as Mme. Dindon/Mme. Renaud on September 14, 2010. Jeffrey Tambor replaced Kelsey Grammer as Georges on February 15, 2011, but withdrew from the production following the February 24, 2011, performance. Chris Hoch, who normally played Francis, and also served as an understudy for the leads assumed the role of Georges until a permanent replacement was found. Harvey Fierstein replaced Douglas Hodge as Albin/Zaza on February 15, 2011. Wilson Jermaine Heredia replaced Robin de Jesús as Jacob on February 15, 2011. Michael McShane replaced Fred Applegate as Edouard Dindon/M. Renaud on February 15, 2011. Christopher Sieber replaced Jeffrey Tambor as Georges on March 11, 2011. Veanne Cox returned to the role of Mme. Dindon/Mme. Renaud on April 5, 2011. Heather Lindell replaced Elena Shaddow in the role of Anne on April 5, 2011. National Tour (2011–2012) A national tour modeled after the 2010 Broadway revival began in September 2011 starting in Des Moines, Iowa. At