David Thaxton returns to the role of Javert in January 2018
Cameron Mackintosh confirmed today that David Thaxton would return to the role of Javert in the London cast of Les Miserables
Les Miserables musical West End – Les Miserables London tickets
Les Miserables London is the world’s longest-running musical having now surpassed 35 years of performances.
Les Miserables the musical is a worldwide phenomenon. Breaking box office records worldwide this multi-award-winning musical has continually made Les Miserables tickets in London highly sought after.
Based on the Victor Hugo novel, this unique story of a convict who breaks parole and is pursued by a fixated inspector across the years set again the lead up to the French revolution remains an audience favourite.
The score of Les Miserables contains timeless songs including One Day More, Bring Him Home, I Dreamed A Dream, On My Own, Master Of The House, Stars and Empty Chairs at Empty Tables.
Les Miserables s written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel with additional material by James Fenton and adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird.
Les Miserables continues to run at the Sondheim Theatre, London and on tour across the UK.
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Top 100 Greatest Musicals Poll – Number 1 – Les Miserables
Les Miserables has topped our 100 Greatest Musicals Poll by several thousand votes. The epic musical retelling of Victor Hugo’s classic novel has music by Claude-Michel Schonberg and French lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel translated into English by Herbert Kretzmer and additional lyrics by James Fenton. The musical which was produced by Cameron Mackintosh in association with the Royal Shakespeare Company was carefully crafted by co-directors John Caird and Trevor Nunn. Few suspected when it opened to less than gushing reviews at London’s Barbican Centre that it would become the blockbuster sensation that it did, but the public warmed to its humanity and story of triumph over adversity. The show transferred to London’s Palace Theatre in 1985 and opened on Broadway in 1987. Included in the show’s original London cast were Colm Wilkinson, Roger Allam, Patti LuPone, David Burt, Micheal Ball, Frances Ruffelle, Alan Armstrong, Susan Jane Tanner … Read more
Cameron Mackintosh Stops Understudies From Tweeting Their Schedules
The Stage newspaper has reported that Cameron Mackintosh has restricted performers from using social media to publicise information about their performance schedules. The matter was brought to public attention when the Twitter group @westendcovers were advised on August 30, that Les Miserables covers would no longer be allowed to share their cover dates. Cameron Mackintosh managing director Nicholas Allott told the Stage: – “We see [social media] as a very important way of promoting our shows, through our own efforts and through our associates, however there is information that could be commercially sensitive that we believe needs to be controlled by the management. We don’t feel it’s right that an understudy should let the rest of the world know when a principal is going to be off. Once we have announced it, they are completely at liberty to use that as much as they like but it needs to come … Read more
FIRST LOOK: Eva Noblezada as Eponine in Les Miserables
BritishTheatre.com is pleased to bring you this first look photograph of Eva Noblezada as Eponine. Eva opened in Les Miserables last night (4 April). Eva Noblezada wowed audiences as ‘Kim’ in Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical “Miss Saigon”, having made her professional stage debut in the role when the musical opened in 2014 at the Prince Edward Theatre. Eva will perform the role of ‘Kim’ when the show opens on Broadway in 2017. BOOK NOW FOR LES MISERABLES
Les Miserables 30th Birthday Celebrations
On Thursday evening, Les Misérables celebrated its 30th anniversary with a very special gala performance at the Queen’s Theatre in aid of the Save The Children Syria Children’s Appeal. To celebrate this milestone, the current stellar cast were joined onstage by members of the original company and special guests including Colm Wilkinson, Roger Allam, Patti LuPone, Frances Ruffelle, John Owen-Jones and Gerónimo Rauch in a special finale. We hope that you enjoy these pictures from the Les Miserables 30th Birthday celebrations. Book Now For Les Miserables At The Queens Theatre
Les Miserables – Imperial Theatre
Will Svenson and Ramin Karimloo in Les Miserables. Photo: Matthew Murphy New York’s iconic Imperial Theater now welcomes a brand new Cameron Mackintosh production of world-famous musical Les Misérables. A runaway critical and popular success across the US, this latest production draws inspiration from Victor Hugo’s own paintings to create bold new staging and dynamic and striking scenery. Set in the nineteenth century in France, a country on the cusp of revolution, Les Misérables is an epic tale of the human spirit and its capacity for love and redemption. Ever since breaking his parole decades earlier, ex-convict Jean Valjean has been on the run from hard-hearted policeman Javert. However, everything changes when Valjean takes on the care of young Cosette, the daughter of a factory worker. With critics calling this latest incarnation of Boubil and Schönberg’s musical a ‘rebirth’ of the masterpiece, one that is even more captivating and effective ... Read more
Stiles and Drewe’s The 3 Little Pigs Gets West End Premiere
The 3 Little Pigs, a new family musical by Anthony Drewe and George Stiles will have its West End premiere at the Palace Theatre from 5 August 2015. Discover how the three little porkers become world renowned celebrity superstars when forced to leave the warmth of their mother’s overcrowded sty. Will the Three Little Pigs cope without their adoring mother’s “hogs and kisses”? Will their DIY building skills cut the mustard? And will they be able to stand on their own four trotters and outwit the Big Bad Wolf? The 3 Little Pigs will star Simon Webbe (Blue, Strictly Come Dancing, Sister Act), Gareth Gates (Pop Idol, Dancing on Ice, Les Miserables), Leanne Jones (Hairspray) and Taofique Folarin (The Lion King, Avenue Q). Stiles and Drewe say: ‘‘Most children will know the story of The 3 Little Pigs, so our job has been to reinvent it in a theatrical way, … Read more
Les Miserables London – New Cast Announced
Now in its 30th record-breaking year, Cameron Mackintosh has announced new cast members for Les Miserables at the Queens Theatre in London. Joining the cast from 15 June 2015 are Phil Daniels as Thénardier, Jeremy Secomb as Javert, Rachelle Ann Go as Fantine; Katy Secombe as Madame Thénardier and Zoë Doano as Cosette. Jeremy Secomb and Zoë Doano join the company fresh from the acclaimed production of Sweeney Todd at Harrington’s Pie and Mash Shop where they played Sweeney and Johanna respectively. Rachelle Ann Go comes to the role of Fantine having played Gigi in Miss Saigon at the Prince Edward Theatre. Phil Daniels is best known for his roles in Quadrophenia, East Enders, and New Tricks. Katy Secombe returns to the role of Madam T having played the part opposite Matt Lucas in 2012. They will join Peter Lockyer as Valjean and Carrie Hope Fletcher as Eponine, Bradley Jaden … Read more
