Full casting announced for the re-opening of LES MISÉRABLES – THE STAGED CONCERT

Cameron Mackintosh is delighted to announce full casting for the re-opening of the critically acclaimed new full production of LES MISÉRABLES – THE STAGED CONCERT, at the Sondheim Theatre on 25th September 2021.
 

Joining the company are Chanice Alexander-Burnett as Fantine, Jordan Shaw as Enjolras, Charlie Burn as Cosette and  Sha Dessi making her West End debut as Eponine. They join the  principal cast of Jon Robyns as Jean Valjean, Bradley Jaden as Javert, Gerard Carey as Thénardier’, Josefina Gabrielle as Madame Thénardier’ and Harry Apps as Marius.

The company also 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’Leary, Kathy Peacock, Mark Pearce, Sam Peggs, Sake Wijers, Mared Williams, Phoebe Williams and Samuel Wyn-Morris.  

 Cameron Mackintosh said “After 18 long months of unprecedented shut down of the commercial theatre, it is thrilling to see the West End reopen with all its major productions and safely welcome back audiences who have been so supportive to our industry. The staged concert of Les Misérables has been uniquely able to keep the large scale theatrical flag flying on Shaftesbury Avenue, clocking up a record breaking 250 performance run. Many of the wonderful artists in the concert were drawn from both the acclaimed new West End and national touring productions which had opened just before the pandemic closed them down, playing to full houses. 

 

Spectacular though the staged concert (which will embark on a World Tour in 2024) is, the fully staged new production of Les Misérables has become an international sell out sensation all over again, continuing to bring audiences to their feet as the longest running musical in the world. The famous barricades of this latest West End production will be manned by a brilliant and diverse company of new and established talents, that demonstrate why our training system is the envy of the world and our theatre practitioners both on and off stage are incomparable, despite the lack of support of the commercial theatre from this government.  

 

It is hugely gratifying, as the show celebrates its 36th birthday this October at the Sondheim Theatre, that Les Misérables continues to be one of the most popular and contemporary musicals of all time. As The Telegraph put it: “The perfect musical in the perfect theatre”.

LES MISÉRABLES – THE STAGED CONCERT is currently booking until 13 February 2022

Matt Lucas to host special recording of Les Misérables in concert on BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2 is  to broadcast a special Les Misérables concert, hosted by Matt Lucas from 5:00pm on  5th January 2020 (programme runs for 2 hours 30 minutes). Lucas has  recently stepped back into the role of Thenadier in  the new version show at the Sondheim Theatre for six weeks following the indisposition of Gerard Carey who is due to return on Monday 3rd February .

An all-star concert production of the musical ran at the Gielgud Theatre in the West End from August until the end of November 2019, and was recently broadcast in cinemas across the world. The sell-out run featuring Alfie Boe, Michael Ball, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Shan Ako, Matt Lucas, Katy Secombe, John Owen-Jones, Rob Houchen, Lily Kerhoas, Bradley Jaden and more occurred while the Queen's Theatre (the home of Les Mis) was undergoing renovations. It has now re-opened as the Sondheim Theatre.

Les Misérables concert to be screened in cinemas later this month.

Following its live broadcast last night from the Gielgud Theatre, it has been announced that the all-star Les Misérables concert will be screened in cinemas later this month.

The hit concert, which features Alfie Boe, Michael Ball, Matt Lucas, John-Owen Jones, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Shan Ako, Rob Houchen and more, will return to the silver screen in over 400 cinemas across the UK and Ireland on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 December with tickets now on sale.

Cameron Mackintosh has also announced an album and DVD release in early 2020 and that the concert production will tour the UK and overseas later in 2020 and in 2021.

The full production will return to reopen the newly refurbished and renamed Sondheim Theatre (previously the Queen's) on 18th December.