Additional casting has been announced for the upcoming international arena tour of Les 惭颈蝉茅谤补产濒别蝉, set to feature some of the long-running musical's most distinguished alumni.
As previously reported, sharing the role of Jean Valjean will be Alfie Boe and Killian
Donnelly, while Javert will be handled by Michael Ball and Bradley
Jaden.
The foursome will be joined by the newly announced Bonnie Langford as Madame Th茅nardier, Gavin Lee as Th茅nardier, Jac Yarrow as Marius, Beatrice Penny-Tour茅 as Cosette, Channah Hewitt as Fantine, James D. Gish as Enjolras, and Jeremy Secomb as Bishop of Digne. These artists will lead a cast and orchestra of over 65 with additional casting to be announced.
The tour is set to launch September 19鈥�28 at SSE Arena Belfast, subsequently playing OVO Hydro in Glasgow October 3鈥�6, Utilita Arena in Sheffield October 10鈥�13, P&J Live in Aberdeen October 17鈥�20, AO Arena in Manchester December 26鈥�29, and Utilita Arena in Newcastle January 2-5, 2025.
"The spectacular world arena tour of the Les 惭颈蝉茅谤补产濒别蝉 concert has been a dream of mine for many years," producer Cameron Mackintosh said in an earlier statement. "With Les Mis' 40th phenomenal year starting this October, there couldn't be a better time for it to happen. ... Many other favorite Les 惭颈蝉茅谤补产濒别蝉 performers, chosen from all over the world, will be announced in a few weeks鈥� time. After the U.K., the world tour will play many cities across Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Korea, Japan, and several other Asian cities before it returns to Europe and beyond."
The new tour has been crafted for arenas and large theatres with
audiences between 3,000 and 5,000.
An arena tour for a musical is rare, but not unprecedented. Rock operas Jesus Christ Superstar and The Who's Tommy both played arenas in their heyday, and an arena tour of Broadway's ill-fated Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark was initially expected to follow the Main Stem run.
Les 惭颈蝉茅谤补产濒别蝉 is written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel
Sch枚nberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by
Sch枚nberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer, original French text by Boublil
and Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton, and an
adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird.
Following a French production in 1980, the English translation premiered via Royal Shakespeare Company in 1985, transferring to London's West End later the same year and to Broadway in 1987. The musical became one of a string of British-originating musical juggernauts, becoming the West End's longest-running musical and one of Broadway's longest-running shows as well. The original London production closed in 2019, reopening with an updated physical production and staging later the same year. The musical's longtime West End home, the Queen's Theatre, hosted Les 惭颈蝉茅谤补产濒别蝉 The Staged Concert, on which this arena spectacular is based, in the interim between the two productions.
Concert presentations have been a big part of Les 惭颈蝉茅谤补产濒别蝉' legacy throughout its history, including filmed anniversary concerts in 1995 and 2010. Les 惭颈蝉茅谤补产濒别蝉 The Staged Concert was also filmed and broadcast to movie theatres internationally. A feature film adaptation starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne was released in 2012 and earned a Best Picture nomination at the 2013 Academy Awards.
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