LES MIZ Tour to Hit U.S. in 2011 Following Barbican Theatre Run this Fall

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Cameron Mackintosh's current touring production of Les Miserables, which is making its way around the U.K., is set to return to a familiar home this fall in celebration of the show's 25th anniversary. The production will run at London's Barbican Theatre, it's English-language birthplace in 1985, for 22 performances, September 14 through October 2, 2010. A Queens Theatre staple for nearly 22 years in the West End, this new run will mark the first time in London that the same musical has run simultaneously.

Today it has been revealed that this tour will hit the United States in 2011 following the Barbican run. No additional details, dates, or tour stops have been announced.

The touring production premiered in Cardiff in December 2009 and has since successfully played in Manchester, Norwich and Birmingham. It will continue to run in 2010 in Edinburgh, Paris, Bristol, Salford and Southampton.

This new production features direction by Laurence Connor and James Powell and a new set deign by Matt Kinley. Costumes are by Andreane Neofitou, with contributions from Christine Rowland, lighting is by Paule Constable and sound is by Mick Potter.

The production stars John Owen-Jones as Jean Valjean, Earl Carpenter as Javert and Gareth Gates as Marius. As BroadwayWorld previously reported, a new live cast recording of this production will be released this spring.

Les Miserables has played the Queen's Theatre in the West End now for twenty-four years - the longest running musical in West End history - having generated a profit of a cumulative £30 million. The show enjoyed a 16-year run on Broadway from 1987 - 2003, and was revived again in 2006. This is in addition to the countless number of tours and licensed productions throughout the world, cast albums, t-shirts etc. that have made the musical its own industry.

Seen by over 56 million people worldwide in 42 countries and in 21 languages, "LES MISÉRABLES" is undisputedly one of the most popular musicals of all time, with new productions continually opening around the globe. There have been 34 cast recordings of "LES MISÉRABLES", including the multi-platinum London cast recording and the Grammy Award-winning Broadway cast and complete symphonic albums. The video of the 10th Anniversary Royal Albert Hall Gala Concert has sold millions of copies worldwide. There are over 2,000 productions of the Les Misérables School's Edition scheduled or being performed by over 100,000 school children in the UK, US and Australia, making it the most successful musical ever produced in schools.

Cameron Mackintosh's production of "LES MISÉRABLES" is written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, adapted by Trevor Nunn and John Caird, with additional material by James Fenton.

This new production is directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell and designed by Matt Kinley inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. Original costumes by Andreane Neofitou, additional costumes by Christine Rowland, lighting by Paule Constable and sound by Mick Potter.

Tickets for the new Barbican Theatre production go on sale March 16. Call the box office at 020 7638 8891 for bookings.