The cast includes Colm Wilkinson as Valjean, Philip Quast as Javert, Ruthie Henshall as Fantine, Alun Armstrong as Thénardier, Jenny Galloway as Mme. Directed by Ladj Ly. A new national tour began on 21 September 2017 at the Providence Performing Arts Centre (PPAC). Goldblatt (Montparnasse/Pimp/Labourer), Marya Grandy(Crone), Victor Hawks (Brujon), Robert Hunt (Courfeyrac/Foreman), Nehal Joshi (Lesgles/Constable), Jeff Kready (Babet/Constable/Fauchevelant), Doug Kreeger (Jean Prouvaire/Farmer), James Chip Leanord (Bishop/Claquesous), Megan McGinnis, Drew Sarich (Grantaire/Innkeeper), Haviland Stillwell (Factory Girl), and Idara Victor.[43]. Enjolras tells the other students to stay awake in case the enemy strikes unexpectedly in the night, but he tells Marius to get some sleep, knowing Marius is still much too devastated over losing Éponine to stay awake. Mistress to the Factory Foreman. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s (Anne Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever. Videos of the amazing musical "Les Misérables" by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil. [100][101], In mid 2013, a brand new Australian tour was announced, with Simon Gleeson as Valjean, Hayden Tee as Javert, Patrice Tipoki as Fantine, Trevor Ashley and Lara Mulcahy as the Thénardiers, Kerrie Anne Greenland as Éponine, Emily Langridge as Cosette, Euan Doidge as Marius and Chris Durling as Enjolras and Nicholas Cradock as Gavroche. Javert finds himself unable to reconcile Valjean's merciful acts with his conception of Valjean as an irredeemable criminal. In August 2008, a concert version, directed by Richard Jay-Alexander, was performed at the Hollywood Bowl. Recorded live at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, this recording was released to commemorate 25 years of Les Misérables in English. Relieved, Fantine succumbs to her illness and dies. With Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Christopher Adamson. Brujon's role in the musical expands to cover. [54] The roles of young Cosette and young Éponine were shared by Ella Ballentine, Saara Chaudry and Madison Oldroyd. Valjean decides to break his parole and start his life anew after a bishop inspires him by a tremendous act of mercy, but he is being tracked down by a police inspector named Javert. Alan Parker was reported to be connected to an adaptation at an early stage. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells the story of ex-prisoner Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman), hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Russell Crowe), after he breaks parole. [15][18] The cast included Maurice Barrier as Valjean, Jean Vallée as Javert, Rose Laurens as Fantine, Maryse Cédolin and Sylvie Camacho and Priscilla Patron as Young Cosette, Marie-France Roussel as Mme. The 2014 Broadway revival was nominated for 3 Tony Awards: Best Revival of a Musical, Best Leading Actor in a Musical for Karimloo, and Best Sound Design for Potter. Gavroche was shared by David Gregory Black and Aiden GlennRead. Differences from the original production included a new set, new costumes, new direction and alterations to the original orchestrations. Michael Hinton was the original drummer and credited on the cast album. Initially reluctant, Mackintosh eventually agreed. The show featured a new set of original pictures painted by Victor Hugo himself. She was replaced by Genevieve Leclerc. In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. Release Dates Date of experience: March 2020. Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, 'Les Miserables' travels with prisoner-on-parole, 24601, Jean Valjean, as he runs from the ruthless Inspector Javert on a journey beyond the barricades, at the center of the June Rebellion. Minor changes included colourful projections blended into its existing lighting design, and a proscenium that extended out into the first two boxes on either side of the stage. He is later rescued from the barricades by Valjean, who ultimately gives Marius and Cosette his blessing, allowing them to be married. Valjean gives Cosette a letter confessing his troubled past and the truth about her mother. (The Czech Revival Recording is the only other album, in any language, to feature the entire score; on the other hand, the four 2003 Japanese recordings feature the entire score after the cuts first made on Broadway at the end of 2000.) Set against a backdrop of post-Napoleonic France as unrest begins to grip the city of Paris once more. 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In October 2020, on the final of Britain's Got Talent, it was confirmed that the stage concert would return for a limited 6 week run at the Sondheim Theatre from 5 December 2020 to 17 January 2021. The students settle down for the night and reminisce about the past while also expressing anxiety about the battle to come. Humbled by the Bishop's kindness, Valjean resolves to redeem his sins ("Valjean's Soliloquy/What Have I Done?"). Thénardier on 24 April 2007. Katy Secombe also starred as Madame Thénardier and John Owen-Jones played Jean Valjean for some performances during the run. Valjean promises to find Cosette and protect her ("Come to Me (Fantine's Death)"). A new UK and Ireland tour (similar to the 25th Anniversary production) began at Curve, Leicester from 3 to 24 November 2018, before touring to the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin (5 December to 12 January 2019), Edinburgh Festival Theatre (22 January to 16 February 2019), Palace Theatre, Manchester (19 February to 30 March 2019), Birmingham Hippodrome (2 April to 11 May 2019), Milton Keynes Theatre (14 May to 8 June 2019), Theatre Royal, Plymouth (11 June to 6 July 2019), The Alhambra Theatre, Bradford (9 July to 10 August 2019), Newcastle Theatre Royal (15 August to 5 October 2019), Liverpool Empire (9 to 26 October 2019), Mayflower Theatre, Southampton (29 October to 23 November 2019) and Wales Millenium Centre (26 November 2019 to 4 January 2020). The success of the West End musical led to a Broadway production. When Gavroche brings the news of General Lamarque's death, the students realise that they can use the public's dismay to incite their revolution, and that their time has come ("Do You Hear the People Sing?"). Earl Carpenter also played the dual role of The Bishop/Bamatabois, while understudying Javert. It also features a song titled "I Saw Him Once", sung by Cosette, which was later incorporated into the first part of "In My Life". A short summary of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Les Misérables. The Third National Tour of Les Misérables (called "The Marius Company") was one of the longest running American touring musical productions. The original London production ran from October 1985 to July 2019, playing over 13,000 performances and making it the second longest-running musical in the world after The Fantasticks,[4] the second longest-running West End show after The Mousetrap,[5] and the longest-running musical in the West End (followed by The Phantom of the Opera). A member of Thénardier's Gang Quiet and masked, expert at evading the police, Claquesous might in fact be working for the law. In February 2008, Les Misérables was performed at the Bournemouth International Centre, England with a cast of West End stars accompanied by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. The 10th Anniversary recording was of a concert version of Les Misérables, performed at the Royal Albert Hall in October 1995, featuring full orchestra and choir. Including singles and promos, there have been over seventy official recordings from worldwide productions.[115]. Bayard's drawing appeared in several of the novel's earliest French-language editions. On 8 October 1995, the show celebrated the tenth anniversary of the West End production with a concert at the Royal Albert Hall. By law, Valjean must display a yellow ticket of leave, which identifies him as an ex-convict ("On Parole"). The concert was staged by Ken Caswell and conducted by David Charles Abell. Valjean and Cosette escape, and only later (when Thénardier tips him off) does Javert suspect who they were. The song "Fantine's Death/Confrontation" is edited, and the counterpoint duel between Javert and Valjean is lost, as well as a verse by Fantine. He joins up with the revolutionaries, and later dies on the barricade attempting to recover ammunition from fallen soldiers. It was billed in the programme as "The Royal Shakespeare Company presentation of the RSC/Cameron Mackintosh production". An eternal survivor, Thénardier is above nothing and below everything. She intercepts a letter that the Thénardiers have sent to Fantine which exposes her as the mother of an illegitimate child, and the Factory Girl shows it to the Foreman, goading him into firing her. Venues on the tour included the Stockholm Globe Arena, Oslo Spektrum, the Helsinki Hartwell Areena, and the Gothenburg Scandinavium, with audiences totalling over 150,000 for the complete tour. Respects the law above all else and relentlessly pursues Valjean, hoping to bring the escaped convict to justice. An album of this collaboration was recorded at CTS Studios in Wembley and was released in 1980, selling 260,000 copies. The three-month engagement sold out, and reviews improved. A young member of Thénardier's Gang, Montparnasse is a handsome man who appears to be close to Éponine. "Beggars at the Feast", is shortened, with Thénardier losing a verse, and the song before it, "Wedding Chorale", is excluded entirely although the rest of the wedding remains in place. A five-track album featuring members of the UK national tour was released in 1992 and includes "I Dreamed a Dream" (Ria Jones); "Stars" (Philip Quast); "On My Own" (Meredith Braun); "Bring Him Home" (Jeff Leyton); and "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" (Mike Sterling). [26] "In Dallas and Hong Kong: "Do you hear the people sing? [137][138] Other notable actors who played roles in the film include Bertie Carvel as Bamatabois, Colm Wilkinson, the original Valjean, as the Bishop of Digne, Hadley Fraser as the army general and Frances Ruffelle as a prostitute.[139]. "[119] The production officially opened on 14 December 2008 (after previews from 2 December), and ran through 22 February 2009 (extended from 25 January 2009). A Broadway revival opened in 2006 at the Broadhurst Theatre and closed in 2008, and a second Broadway revival opened in 2014 at the Imperial Theatre and closed in September 2016. Javert returns to the barricade, searching for Valjean amongst the bodies, and finds the open sewer grating. [93][94][95], In the fall of 2010, the tour moved to the US with a new company presented by Broadway Across America to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the show opening on Broadway. Thénardier, Yvan Dautin as M. Thénardier, Florence Davis and Fabrice Ploquin and Cyrille Dupont as Gavroche, Marianne Mille as Éponine, Gilles Buhlmann as Marius, Christian Ratellin as Enjolras, Fabienne Guyon as Cosette, René-Louis Baron as Combeferre, Dominique Tirmont as M. Gillenormand, Anne Forrez as Mlle. She marries him at the end of the musical. [118], In 2008, the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia staged a small venue "black box" version of the play. The first full West End / Broadway production in Europe (mainland) was set up in Oslo, Norway at Det Norske Teatret and opened on 17 March 1988. [143][144][citation needed], Recorded in 1988 and released in 1989, the Complete Symphonic Recording features the entire score. The cast remained unchanged from the Plymouth run of the show, Peter Corry replaced Michael McCarthy as Javert, John Owen-Jones (Jean Valjean) left the cast two weeks before the end of the show's run at the Alhambra, Jeff Leyton (Jean Valjean), Peter Corry (Javert), Carmen Cusack (Fantine) and Alex Sharpe (Éponine), Colm Wilkinson (Jean Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Carmen Cusack (Fantine), Alex Sharpe (Éponine), Matt Rawle (Marius), John Kavanagh (Thénardier), Anita Reeves (Mdme Thénardier), Poppy Tierney (Cosette) and David Bardsley (Enjolras), Jeff Leyton (Jean Valjean), Martin Fisher (Javert), Ria Jones (Fantine), Alex Sharpe (Éponine), Adrian Lewis-Morgan (Marius), Jimmy Johnson (Thénardier), Cathy Breeze (Madame Thénardier), Amanda Leigh-Smith (Cosette) and Loren Greeting (Enjolras), Reed 1 (Alto Flute, Alto Recorder, Flute, Piccolo), Reed 3 (B♭ Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, E♭ Clarinet, Tenor Recorder), 2010 Spanish 25th anniversary production cast, This page was last edited on 26 December 2020, at 09:10. (The Trial)"). Prouvaire, a poet, is the youngest student member of the Friends. On the eve of the 1832 Paris Uprising, Valjean prepares to go into exile; Cosette and Marius part in despair; Enjolras encourages all of Paris to join the revolution; the other students prepare for battle; Éponine acknowledges despairingly that Marius will never love her; Marius is conflicted whether to follow Cosette or join the uprising; Javert reveals his plans to spy on the students; and the Thénardiers scheme to profit off the coming violence. After being released from imprisonment for serving nineteen years (five for stealing a loaf of bread and fourteen for multiple escape attempts), he breaks parole and, after receiving mercy from Bishop Myriel, turns his life around to live for God, showing the effects of God's grace that bring a corrupt man into virtuous and selfless living. He changes his identity, becoming the wealthy mayor of a small town. The original London cast included Colm Wilkinson as Jean Valjean, Roger Allam as Javert, Ken Caswell as the Bishop of Digne, Patti LuPone as Fantine, Zoë Hart, Justine McIntyre, Jayne O'Mahony and Joanne Woodcock as Young Cosette, Danielle Akers, Gillian Brander and Juliette Caton as Young Éponine, Susan Jane Tanner as Madame Thénardier, Alun Armstrong as Thénardier, Frances Ruffelle as Éponine, Rebecca Caine as Cosette, Michael Ball as Marius, David Burt as Enjolras, with Ian Tucker, Oliver Spencer and Liza Hayden sharing the role of Gavroche. Furthers leads included Rob Houchen (Marius), Bradley Jaden (Enjolras), Shan Ako (Eponine) and Lily Kerhoas (Cosette). With Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djebril Zonga, Issa Perica. Affectionately called "The Hair Hag" in many of the original US companies, the Old Woman is the character who talks Fantine into selling her hair before Fantine becomes a prostitute. Grantaire gets angry and asks the students if they fear to die. It uses much of the staging and technical work of the 2014 Broadway revival. As he dies, the spirits of Fantine and Éponine guide him to Heaven reminding him that "to love another person is to see the face of God". The tour's final cast included Peter Lockyer as Valjean, Andrew Varela as Javert, Genevieve Leclerc as Fantine, Lauren Wiley as Cosette, Devin Ilaw as Marius, Briana Carlson-Goodman as Éponine, Timothy Gulan as Thénardier, Shawna Hamic as Madame Thénardier, Jason Forbach as Enjolras, Ava Della Pietra and Erin Cearlock alternating as Little Cosette and Young Eponine, with Mia Sinclair Jenness as Little Girl,[96][97] In 2011 it was reported that the tour is one of six US national Broadway tours that are grossing over $1,000,000 per week.[98]. Valjean, a former criminal, has atoned for his past and now finds himself in the midst of the French Revolution, avoiding a law-obsessed policeman hell-bent on capturing him. Les Misérables – The Staged Concert has now opened to critical acclaim at the Sondheim Theatre, and has now been extended for a second time by phenomenal demand to 28 February 2021.. Its all-star cast* includes Michael Ball as Javert, Alfie Boe as Jean Valjean, Carrie Hope Fletcher as Fantine and Matt Lucas as Thénardier alongside a company of over 50 actors and musicians. RTV KLAN. A film adaptation was in development at several times since the late 1980s. Enjolras' second-in-command. A group of prisoners work at hard labor ("Prologue: Work Song"). The show had three national touring companies of the original Broadway production in the US, all of which shared the Broadway producer and manager, creative teams, as well nearly identical sets, costumes, and lighting. The first Oslo production was hugely successful and some 10% of Norway's entire population saw the show in the first 6 months. The roles of young Cosette and Éponine were shared by Zoe Glick and Sophie Knapp, while the role of Gavroche was shared by Jordan Cole and Julian Lerner. 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[140], The cast includes Colm Wilkinson as Valjean, Terrence Mann as Javert, Randy Graff as Fantine, Leo Burmester as Thénardier, Jennifer Butt as Madame Thénardier, Frances Ruffelle as Éponine, Braden Danner as Gavroche, David Bryant as Marius, Judy Kuhn as Cosette, Michael Maguire as Enjolras, and Donna Vivino as Young Cosette. This 10th Anniversary Concert was nearly "complete", missing only a handful of scenes, including "The Death of Gavroche", "The Robbery" and the confrontation between Marius and the Thénardiers at the wedding feast. Gillenormand, and Claude Reva as the storyteller. Principal cast members include Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Javert,[132] Anne Hathaway as Fantine,[133] Amanda Seyfried as Cosette,[134] Eddie Redmayne as Marius,[135] Samantha Barks as Éponine,[136] Aaron Tveit as Enjolras, and Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter as the Thénardiers. [107][108] It then had its GCC premiere at the Dubai Opera in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from November 2016. The Scandinavian concert tour, produced by Cameron Mackintosh in association with Noble Art, starred Danish musical icon Stig Rossen in the leading role and commemorated author Victor Hugo's 200th birthday. This was the third time of watching Les Miserables and it was the best experience yet. [35] The $4.5 million production had a more than $4 million advance sale prior to its New York opening.[36]. [127] In 1992 Mackintosh announced planning for a film to be directed by Bruce Beresford and co-produced by TriStar Pictures,[128] but the project was later abandoned. The newlyweds leave to find Valjean (in some productions, Marius pauses to give Thénardier a punch in the face). [116] The production was in Norwegian and starred Norwegian singer/actor Øystein Wiik as Jean Valjean, Paul Åge Johannessen as Javert, Øivind Blunck as Thénardier, Kari Gjærum as Fantine, Amund Enger as Enjolras and Guri Schanke as Éponine. Thénardier, Gareth Gates as Marius, Katie Hall as Cosette, Samara Clarke as Young Cosette, Jon Robyns as Enjolras, and Rosalind James as Éponine. The cast featured Killian Donnelly (Jean Valjean), Nic Greenshields (Javert), Katie Hall (Fantine), Tegan Bannister (Éponine), Bronwen Hanson (Cosette), Harry Apps (Marius), Martin Ball (Thénardier), Sophie-Louise Dann (Madame Thénardier) and Will Richardson (Enjolras). On 23 July 2007, Sarich took over the role of Valjean, following Gemignani's departure. Fred Hanson directed the production. Foreman of Valjean's jet bead factory in Montreuil-sur-Mer which employs Fantine and other workers. [15][16][17], Most of the cast from the concept album performed in the production. The cast included veteran Les Misérables star J. Les Misérables, Victor Hugo Les Misérables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. On 22 October 2013, it was announced that Ramin Karimloo, Will Swenson, Caissie Levy, and Nikki M. James would be headlining the revival cast as Jean Valjean, Javert, Fantine, and Éponine respectively. He loves Poland very much. [citation needed]. In 1997 a second tour began at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, running from 6 May until 14 June,[72] the cast featured: Stig Rossen (Jean Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Julia Worsley (Fantine), Gemma Sandy (Éponine), Norman Bowman (Marius), Cameron Blakely (Thénardier), Cathy Breeze (Mdme Thénardier), Rebecca Vere (Cosette) and Mark O'Malley (Enjolras). It is divided into thirty scenes and, although no critical scenes or songs have been removed, it runs 25–30 minutes shorter than the official version making the total running time about ​2.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap} 1⁄2 hours. [35], The musical ran at the Broadway Theatre through 10 October 1990, when it moved to the Imperial Theatre. Ann Harada replaced Jenny Galloway as Mme. In March 2009, the Guernsey production was remounted at Fort Regent in Jersey; and in July 2009, the musical was performed in concert at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. As he wonders who saved his own life, Cosette comforts him, and they reaffirm their blossoming romance. 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Sir Cameron Mackintosh hand-selected the cast, which became known as the Les Misérables Dream Cast, assembled from around the world, and engaged the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.