The West End production is currently booking at the Sondheim Theatre until the 28th September 2024.
New casting has been announced for the West End production of Les Miserables, with Swedish star Peter Jöback and Dutch leading artist, Milan van Waardenburg taking on the role of Jean Valjean in the long running musical. Peter Jöback will star as Jean Valjean from Tuesday 13 February to Saturday 9th March 2024. Milan van Waardenburg will then take on the role from Monday 11 March 2024. Killian Donnelly’s final performance as Jean Valjean will be Saturday 10 February 2024.
Peter Jöback is making his Jean Valjean and Les Miserables debut, marking a return to the West End stage. his previous stage credits include Chris in Miss Saigon and Michael in The Witches of Eastwick both at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera both in the West End and on Broadway, where he led the 30th anniversary Broadway cast.
Meanwhile, Milan van Waardenburg will be making his West End debut, having recently led the Netherlands and Belgium production of Les Miserables as Jean Valjean. His previous credits include: the role of Prince Hans in Disney’s Frozen in Germany, Dimitri in Anastasia both in Germany and The Netherlands, Lieutenant Frederic Charles and Quasimodo in Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Herbert in Tanz der Vampire, both on tour across Germany.
The cast of the London production of Les Miserables includes Stewart Clarke as Javert, Katie Hall as Fantine, Will Callan as Marius, Amena El-Kindy as Éponine, Lulu-Mae Pears as Cosette, Luke Kempner as Thénardier, Claire Machin as Madame Thénardier and Djavan van de Fliert as Enjolras. The company also includes: Annabelle Aquino, Hazel Baldwin, Brad Barnley, Michael Baxter, Emily Olive Boyd, Rosy Church, Ben Culleton, Matthew Dale, Matt Dempsey, Sophie-May Feek, Matt Hayden, Tom Hext, Christopher Jacobsen, Jessica Johns-Parsons, Yazmin King, Sam Kipling, Anouk van Laake, Harry Lake, Sarah Lark, Ellie Ann Lowe, Ben Oatley, Adam Pearce, Jordan Simon Pollard, Jonathan Stevens, Phoebe Williams and Ollie Wray.
Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, Les Miserables features a score by Boublil and Schönberg and includes songs such as 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 and Master Of The House.
The creative team behind the production includes: music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton and adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. Orchestrations are by Stephen Metcalfe, Christopher Jahnke and Stephen Brooker with original orchestrations by John Cameron. The production is directed by James Powell and Laurence Connor, designed by Matt Kinley inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo with costumes by Andreane Neofitou, Christine Rowland and Paul Wills, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Mick Potter, projections realised by Finn Ross & Fifty Nine Productions, musical staging by Geoffrey Garratt, and music supervision by Stephen Brooker and Alfonso Casado Trigo.
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