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Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular is a world tour of the famous French musical [[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]. The tour started in [[Belfast|Belfast Ireland]] on September 19th 2024. The tour will visit 15 countries<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tour Dates & Tickets - Les Mis World Tour 2024/5 {{!}} ON SALE! |url=https://concert.lesmis.com/tour-dates/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=https://concert.lesmis.com/ |language=en-US}}</ref> including [[United Kingdom]], [[Italy]], [[Taiwan]], [[Australia]], and beyond. The tour has a cast and orchestra of over 65. The tour is currently booking until approximately the end of 2025 with performances in [[Shanghai|Shanghai China]] at the [[Shanghai Grand Theatre|Shanghai Grand Theater]] until December 28th 2025
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= Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular =
Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular is a world tour of the famous French musical [[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]. The tour started in [[Belfast|Belfast Ireland]] on September 19th 2024. The tour will visit 15 countries<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tour Dates & Tickets - Les Mis World Tour 2024/5 {{!}} ON SALE! |url=https://concert.lesmis.com/tour-dates/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=concert.lesmis.com/ |language=en-US}}</ref> including [[United Kingdom]], [[Italy]], [[Taiwan]], [[Australia]], and beyond. The tour has a cast and orchestra of over 65. The tour is currently booking until approximately the end of 2025 with performances in [[Shanghai|Shanghai China]] at the [[Shanghai Grand Theatre|Shanghai Grand Theater]] until December 28th 2025


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
[[Les Misérables]] is set in [[France]] during a revolutionary period. the main character, [[Jean Valjean]], starts imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread for his sister's child. he is released on parole but after an act of mercy from a bishop, Valjean decides to break his parole and start on a path of redemption and righteousness. He becomes wealthy and disguises himself as the mayor of a village. Valjean then adopts the child of a single mother named [[Fantine]] due to her death. the child, [[Cosette]], was kept with the [[Thénardiers|Thénardier's]], a husband and wife who run an inn. Paris is then swept into a revolutionary period due to some students attempting to overthrow the government. before and during this revolution a police inspector names [[Javert]] makes it his personal goal and quest to find and jail Valjean again.<ref>{{Citation |title=Les Misérables |date=2024-10-20 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables |access-date=2024-11-28 |language=en}}</ref>
[[Les Misérables]] is set in [[France]] during a revolutionary period. the main character, [[Jean Valjean]], starts imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread for his sister's child. he is released on parole but after an act of mercy from a bishop, Valjean decides to break his parole and start on a path of redemption and righteousness. He becomes wealthy and disguises himself as the mayor of a village. Valjean then adopts the child of a single mother named [[Fantine]] due to her death. the child, [[Cosette]], was kept with the [[Thénardiers|Thénardier's]], a husband and wife who run an inn. Paris is then swept into a revolutionary period due to some students attempting to overthrow the government. before and during this revolution a police inspector names [[Javert]] makes it his personal goal and quest to find and jail Valjean again.<ref>{{Citation |title=Les Misérables |date=2024-10-20 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables |access-date=2024-11-28 |language=en}}</ref>


== <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tour Dates & Tickets - Les Mis World Tour 2024/5 {{!}} ON SALE! |url=https://concert.lesmis.com/tour-dates/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=https://concert.lesmis.com/ |language=en-US}}</ref><big>Notable Cast Members</big> ==
== <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tour Dates & Tickets - Les Mis World Tour 2024/5 {{!}} ON SALE! |url=https://concert.lesmis.com/tour-dates/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=concert.lesmis.com/ |language=en-US}}</ref><big>Notable Cast Members</big> ==
Notable cast members include [[Alfie Boe]] as [[Jean Valjean]], [[Michael Ball]] or [[Bradley Jaden|Bradley Jayden]] as [[Javert]], Beatrice Penny- Touré as [[Cosette]], James D. Gish as [[Enjolras|Enjoras]], [[Jac Yarrow]] as [[Marius Pontmercy|Marius]], Emily Bautista as [[Éponine]], Rachelle Ann Go as [[Fantine]], [[Gavin Lee]] or [[Matt Lucas]] as [[Thénardiers|Thénardier]], and [[Bonnie Langford]] as [[Thénardiers|Madame Thénardier]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cast & Creative - Les Misérables World Tour Arena Spectacular |url=https://concert.lesmis.com/cast-creative/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=https://concert.lesmis.com/ |language=en-US}}</ref>
Notable cast members include [[Alfie Boe]] as [[Jean Valjean]], [[Michael Ball]] or [[Bradley Jaden|Bradley Jayden]] as [[Javert]], Beatrice Penny- Touré as [[Cosette]], James D. Gish as [[Enjolras]], [[Jac Yarrow]] as [[Marius Pontmercy|Marius]], Emily Bautista as [[Éponine]], Rachelle Ann Go as [[Fantine]], [[Gavin Lee]] or [[Matt Lucas]] as [[Thénardiers|Thénardier]], and [[Bonnie Langford]] as [[Thénardiers|Madame Thénardier]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cast & Creative - Les Misérables World Tour Arena Spectacular |url=https://concert.lesmis.com/cast-creative/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=concert.lesmis.com/ |language=en-US}}</ref>


{{Drop down list|Name=Cast|Value1=test}}







{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+Full Cast
!Name
!Played By
|-
!Jean Valjean
!Alfie Boe
Killian Donnelly
Peter Jöback
Milan Van Waardenburg
|-
!Javert
!Michael Ball
Bradley Jayden
|-
!Fantine
!Rachelle Ann Go
Katie Hall
Channah Hewitt
|-
!Marius
Pontmercy
!Jac Yarrow
|-
!Cosette
!Beatrice Penny-Touré
|-
!Éponine
!Emily Bautista
Nathanial Ong
Aviva Tulley
|-
!Thönardier
!Gavin Lee
Matt Lucas
|-
!Madame
Thénardier
!Bonnie Langford
Linzi Hateley
Marina Prior
|-
!Enjolras
!James D. Gish
|-
!Grantaire
!Raymond Walsh
Connor Jones
|-
!The Bishop
Of Digne
!Hans Peter Janssens
Tommy Körberg
Jeremy Secomb
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Creative Team
!Director(s)
!James Powell
Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy
|-
|Music
|Claude Michel-Schönberg
|-
|Lyrics/Text
|Alain Boublil
Herbert Kretzmer
|-
|Book
|Alain Boublil
Claude Michel-Schönberg
|-
|Producer(s)
|Cameron Mackintosh
Nick Grace Management
|-
|Set & Image Design
|Matt Kinley
|-
|Lighting Designer(s)
|Paule Constable
Warren Letton
|-
|Sound Design
|Mick Potter
|-
|Costume Designer(s)
|Andreane Neofitou
Christine Rowland
Paul Willis
|-
|Orchestrations
|Stephen Brooker
|-
|Projection Realisation
|Finn Ross
|-
|Musical Supervisor
|Alfonso Casado Trigo
|-
|Musical Director and Conductor
|Brian Eads
|-
|Associate Musical Director
|Ben Cox
|-
|Musical Staging
|Geoffrey Garratt
|-
|Associate Director
|Sam Hiller
|-
|Resident Director
|Nikki Woollaston
|-
|Associate Scenic Designer
|Isobel Nicolson
|-
|Associate Lighting Designer
|Simon Sherriff
|-
|Associate Sound Designer
|Nic Gray
|-
|Video Associate
|Andrea Scott
|-
|Wigs, Hair & Makeup Designer
|Stefan Musch
|-
|Costume Design Associate
|Laura Hunt
|-
|Camera Director
|Bryan Miles
|-
|Orchestral Management
|Sylvia Addison &
Richard Morris for Music Solutions
|-
| colspan="2" |For All Other Creatives Please Go To
<nowiki>https://concert.lesmis.com/cast-creative</nowiki>
|}


== Set Design ==


The set design for the arena spectacular is very reminiscent of the other concert productions of Les Misérables. the set includes stationary microphones, a barricade inspired set, movable light trusses, an on stage orchestra, a center entry for cast members, video screens, and more.


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 09:11, 4 December 2024

Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular

[edit]

Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular is a world tour of the famous French musical Les Misérables. The tour started in Belfast Ireland on September 19th 2024. The tour will visit 15 countries[1] including United Kingdom, Italy, Taiwan, Australia, and beyond. The tour has a cast and orchestra of over 65. The tour is currently booking until approximately the end of 2025 with performances in Shanghai China at the Shanghai Grand Theater until December 28th 2025

Synopsis

[edit]

Les Misérables is set in France during a revolutionary period. the main character, Jean Valjean, starts imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread for his sister's child. he is released on parole but after an act of mercy from a bishop, Valjean decides to break his parole and start on a path of redemption and righteousness. He becomes wealthy and disguises himself as the mayor of a village. Valjean then adopts the child of a single mother named Fantine due to her death. the child, Cosette, was kept with the Thénardier's, a husband and wife who run an inn. Paris is then swept into a revolutionary period due to some students attempting to overthrow the government. before and during this revolution a police inspector names Javert makes it his personal goal and quest to find and jail Valjean again.[2]

[3]Notable Cast Members

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Notable cast members include Alfie Boe as Jean Valjean, Michael Ball or Bradley Jayden as Javert, Beatrice Penny- Touré as Cosette, James D. Gish as Enjolras, Jac Yarrow as Marius, Emily Bautista as Éponine, Rachelle Ann Go as Fantine, Gavin Lee or Matt Lucas as Thénardier, and Bonnie Langford as Madame Thénardier.[4]

Full Cast
Name Played By
Jean Valjean Alfie Boe

Killian Donnelly Peter Jöback Milan Van Waardenburg

Javert Michael Ball

Bradley Jayden

Fantine Rachelle Ann Go

Katie Hall Channah Hewitt

Marius

Pontmercy

Jac Yarrow
Cosette Beatrice Penny-Touré
Éponine Emily Bautista

Nathanial Ong Aviva Tulley

Thönardier Gavin Lee

Matt Lucas

Madame

Thénardier

Bonnie Langford

Linzi Hateley Marina Prior

Enjolras James D. Gish
Grantaire Raymond Walsh

Connor Jones

The Bishop

Of Digne

Hans Peter Janssens

Tommy Körberg Jeremy Secomb

Creative Team
Director(s) James Powell

Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy

Music Claude Michel-Schönberg
Lyrics/Text Alain Boublil

Herbert Kretzmer

Book Alain Boublil

Claude Michel-Schönberg

Producer(s) Cameron Mackintosh

Nick Grace Management

Set & Image Design Matt Kinley
Lighting Designer(s) Paule Constable

Warren Letton

Sound Design Mick Potter
Costume Designer(s) Andreane Neofitou

Christine Rowland Paul Willis

Orchestrations Stephen Brooker
Projection Realisation Finn Ross
Musical Supervisor Alfonso Casado Trigo
Musical Director and Conductor Brian Eads
Associate Musical Director Ben Cox
Musical Staging Geoffrey Garratt
Associate Director Sam Hiller
Resident Director Nikki Woollaston
Associate Scenic Designer Isobel Nicolson
Associate Lighting Designer Simon Sherriff
Associate Sound Designer Nic Gray
Video Associate Andrea Scott
Wigs, Hair & Makeup Designer Stefan Musch
Costume Design Associate Laura Hunt
Camera Director Bryan Miles
Orchestral Management Sylvia Addison &

Richard Morris for Music Solutions

For All Other Creatives Please Go To

https://concert.lesmis.com/cast-creative

Set Design

[edit]

The set design for the arena spectacular is very reminiscent of the other concert productions of Les Misérables. the set includes stationary microphones, a barricade inspired set, movable light trusses, an on stage orchestra, a center entry for cast members, video screens, and more.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Tour Dates & Tickets - Les Mis World Tour 2024/5 | ON SALE!". concert.lesmis.com/. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  2. ^ "Les Misérables", Wikipedia, 2024-10-20, retrieved 2024-11-28
  3. ^ "Tour Dates & Tickets - Les Mis World Tour 2024/5 | ON SALE!". concert.lesmis.com/. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  4. ^ "Cast & Creative - Les Misérables World Tour Arena Spectacular". concert.lesmis.com/. Retrieved 2024-11-27.