Boe, who famously starred as Jean Valjean in the 2010 Les Mis茅rables 25th Anniversary Concert at London's O2 Arena, returned to Broadway Sept. 1 in that role in the re-envisioned revival of the tragic tale of revolution and love.
Watch his performance on NBC-TV below:
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About the role, he added, "I like to think I bring an understanding of justice. Valjean hates injustice. He can't stand bullies and he can't stand people being victimized. I really connect with that, and I try to bring that across 鈥� the protection and defense of those who can't defend themselves." 's new production of and Claude-Michel Sch枚nberg's Les Mis茅rables opened on Broadway March 23, 2014, at The Imperial Theatre.
Les Miz is written by Boublil and Sch枚nberg and is based on the novel by . It has music by Sch枚nberg, lyrics by and original French text by Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, original adaption by and and additional material by James Fenton. The original orchestrations are by John Cameron with new orchestrations by Christopher Jahnke, Stephen Metcalfe and Stephen Brooker.
The new production is directed by and James Powell, with set and image design by Matt Kinley inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo, costumes by and Christine Rowland, lighting by , sound by Mick Potter and projections realized by Fifty-Nine Productions. Musical staging is by Michael Ashcroft and Geoffrey Garratt. Musical supervision is by Stephen Brooker, and musical direction is by James Lowe.
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