The new production of the international hit musical Les Mis茅rables resumes performances at London's Sondheim Theatre September 25. The production officially opened January 16, 2020, following previews that began December 18, 2019.
Joining the company are Chanice Alexander-Burnett as Fantine, Jordan Shaw as Enjolras, Charlie Burn as Cosette, and Sha Dessi as Eponine.
These actors join original cast members Jon Robyns as Jean Valjean, Bradley Jaden as Javert, Gerard Carey as Th茅nardier, Josefina Gabrielle as Madame Th茅nardier, and Harry Apps as Marius.
The ensemble includes Kelly Agbowu, Emma Barr, Richard Carson, Cellen Chugg Jones, Rodney Earl Clarke, Danny Colligan, Matthew Dale, Matt Dempsey, Jessie Hart, Connor Jones, Jessica Joslin, Michael Kholwadia, Sarah Lark, Georgie Lovatt, Ellie Ann Lowe, Luke McCall, Leo Miles, Claire O鈥橪eary, Kathy Peacock, Mark Pearce, Sam Peggs, Sake Wijers, Mared Williams, Phoebe Williams, and Samuel Wyn-Morris.
Les Mis茅rables鈥擳he Staged Concert resumed performances at the Sondheim May 20 and continued through September 5. That company was led by Robyns as Jean Valjean, Jaden as Javert, Lucie Jones as Fantine, Shan Ako as 脡ponine, Apps as Marius, Carey as Th茅nardier, Gabrielle as Madame Th茅nardier, Jamie Muscato as Enjolras, Burn as Cosette, and, at certain performances, Dean Chisnall as Jean Valjean.
Les Mis茅rables 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 and original French text by Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton, and an adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird.
Directed by James Powell and Laurence Connor, the Cameron Mackintosh production also features orchestrations by Stephen Metcalfe, Christopher Jahnke, and Stephen Brooker with original orchestrations by John Cameron, designs by Matt Kinley (inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo), costumes by Andreane Neofitou and Christine Rowland, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Mick Potter, musical staging by Michael Ashcroft and Geoffrey Garratt, and music supervision by Stephen Brooker and Alfonso Casado Trigo.
