11/20/2022 0 Comments 25th anniversary of les miserables![]() ![]() The magnificent score includes the songs “I Dreamed a Dream,” “On My Own,” “Stars,” “Bring Him Home,” “Do You Hear the People Sing?,” “One Day More,” “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables,” “Master of the House,” and many more. This concert was also shown in cinemas worldwide.īased on Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel of the same name and set in early 19th-century France, Les Misérables features the stories of individuals struggling for redemption and revolution. With more than 500 actors and musicians - including Alfie Boe (Jean Valjean), Jenny Galloway (Madame Thénardier), Katie Hall (Cosette), Nick Jonas (Marius), Norm Lewis (Javert), Matt Lucas (Thénardier), Lea Salonga (Fantine), Samantha Barks (Eponine), and Ramin Karimloo (Enjolras) - Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 includes the October 2010 cast of the long-running Original Production at London’s Queen’s Theatre and members of the original 1985 London cast, including Colm Wilkinson. In 2010, the legendary musical celebrated its 25th birthday, and to mark the occasion, producer Cameron Mackintosh staged an extraordinary concert at the O2 Arena in London. No one could have guessed on October 8, 1985, when Les Misérables opened in London at the Barbican Theatre that it would become a worldwide phenomenon, but audiences embraced it from the start, creating a “people’s musical” that has played in 42 countries and has been seen by nearly 60 million people. The current Broadway cast of Les Misérables features Tony Award nominee Ramin Karimloo as Jean Valjean, Earl Carpenter as Javert, Tony Award and Olivier Award nominee Gavin Lee as Thénardier, Erika Henningsen as Fantine, Samantha Hill as Cosette, Rachel Izen as Madame Thénardier, Brennyn Lark as Eponine, Chris McCarrell as Marius, and Wallace Smith as Enjolras.įor tickets to Les Misérables on Broadway, click here.From left: Alfie Boe, Colm Wilkinson, Ramin Karimloo, and Nick Jonas The concert's encore features Boe and three Valjean alumni: Colm Wilkinson, Simon Bowman, and John Owen-Jones. Earl Carpenter, currently starring as Javert on Broadway, also appears in the role of the Bishop of Digne. Samantha Barks, who costarred in the film version of Les Misérables, plays Eponine, Katie Hall performs the role of Cosette, and Matt Lucas and Jenny Galloway play the Thénardiers. The concert also stars Broadway veterans Norm Lewis as Javert, Lea Salonga as Fantine, Ramin Karimloo as Enjolras, and Nick Jonas as Marius. Boe will reprise the role on Broadway beginning September 1 after Tony nominee Ramin Karimloo departs the production on August 30. Experience the event of a lifetime with this spectacular 25th anniversary celebration of one of the most popular musicals ever written, Les Misérables. ![]() The concert, which celebrated the 25th anniversary of the musical's original London production, took place on October 3, 2010, at the O2 Arena and starred Alfie Boe as Jean Valjean. ![]() Channel Thirteen will air a special rebroadcast of London's famed Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert this Sunday, June 14, at 7pm. ![]()
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