The Countdown
Is On!
Cameron
Mackintosh’s Acclaimed Broadway Production Of Les
Misérables Heads To Newcastle Next Month
Les Misérables
Newcastle Theatre Royal
Thursday 15 August – Saturday 5 October 2019
The internationally celebrated
Boublil and Schönberg musical Les Misérables will be
coming to Newcastle Theatre Royal next month as
part of its first UK tour in almost a decade.
 |
| Photo by Michael Le Poer Trench |
Les Misérables marks a triumphant return to Newcastle Theatre
Royal for Cameron Mackintosh following the hugely popular runs of Mary Poppins in 2016, Barnum in 2015 and Oliver! in 2012 and the epic eight week run will be one of the
longest for a musical in the venue’s history.
The
lead character of ‘Jean Valjean’ will be played by Killian Donnelly who is
currently thrilling audiences in the role in the West End production. Prior to his run in Les Misérables, he played the role of ‘Charlie
Price’ in Kinky Boots on Broadway, a
role he originated at the Adelphi Theatre in the West End in 2015, for which he
was nominated for an Olivier Award. His other theatre credits include: ‘Jackie
Day’ in Donegal, a new play by Frank
McGuinness, at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin and ‘Huey’ in the original London cast
of Memphis at the Shaftesbury Theatre
for which he was also nominated for an Olivier Award. He created the role of ‘Deco’ in The Commitments at the Palace Theatre
and has also played ‘Tony’ in Billy
Elliot at the Victoria Palace Theatre as well as ‘Raoul’ in The Phantom of the Opera at Her
Majesty's Theatre.
He first joined the company of
Les Misérables in 2008, going onto
play the role of ‘Enjolras’ from 2009 to 2011. In 2010, he played the role of
‘Courfeyrac’ in the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables at The O2 Arena and also played the role of
‘Combeferre’ in the multi-award-winning film of the show, released in 2012.
 |
| Photo by Michael Le Poer Trench |
Cameron Mackintosh said, “When I announced the first UK tour of Les Misérables for ten years, I was really delighted that Killian
said to me that he would like to continue playing Jean Valjean. No
stranger to the original production, having played both Enjolras and Valjean
with enormous success, his passionate take on the role will be even greater in
the thrilling staging of my new production which has proved to be a worldwide
success all over again. He is the first Irishman to play the role since
Colm Wilkinson in the original and I’m delighted that from advance bookings,
this new tour looks set to be sold out before we open.”
Joining
Killian Donnelly will be Nic Greenshields as ‘Javert’, Katie Hall as ‘Fantine’,
Martin Ball as ‘Thénardier’, Sophie-Louise Dann as ‘Madame Thénardier’, Harry Apps as ‘Marius’, Tegan Bannister as
‘Eponine’, Will Richardson as ‘Enjolras’ – who is returning to Newcastle
Theatre Royal having appeared in the spectacular 2016/17 panto Cinderella - and Bronwen Hanson as
‘Cosette’.
Completing
the cast will be Joseph Anthony, Helen Aylott, Jamie Birkett,
Keoni Blockx, Michael Burgen, Nicholas Carter, Mary-Jean Caldwell, Danny
Colligan, Nicholas Corre, Megan Gardiner, Zac Hamilton, Jessie Hart, Teleri
Hughes, Brian James Leys, Ruby Lyon, Leo Miles, Shane O’Riordan, Lee
Ormsby, Jordan Simon Pollard, Corrine Priest, Aaron Pryce-Lewis, Janne Snellen,
Ruben Van keer and Emma Warren.
Since Cameron
Mackintosh first conceived this new production of Les
Misérables to celebrate the shows 25th anniversary in 2009,
it has taken the world by storm. It also inspired the hugely successful movie
version starring Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Eddie Redmayne.
This brilliant new staging has
scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo, and has been seen in North
America, South America, Korea, Japan, Canada, Australia, Spain, France, Manila,
Singapore, Dubai and Broadway.
Based on Victor
Hugo’s classic novel, Boublil and Schönberg’s magnificent
score of Les Misérables 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. Seen by over 120 million
people worldwide in 45 countries and in 22 languages, Les Misérables is undisputedly one of the world’s
most popular musicals.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.