Barbican Theatre News

The Colony Theatre will present the third production of its 37th season of shows - the West Coast Premiere of SHOOTING STAR, written by Steven Dietz and directed by David Rose.

Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables will go on sale Friday, September 16 for the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center's premiere engagement November 15-20, 2011.

The upcoming film version of LES MISERABLES, which as previously reported has scheduled shooting for February in the UK, will star Russell Crowe as Inspector Javert.

Les Misérables made its pre-Broadway premiere at the Kennedy Center in December 1986, and now Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Boublil and Schönberg's Les Misérables will run in the Kennedy Center Opera House from September 28 to October 30, 2011. Featuring glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo, the production is directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer from the original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel.

Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables welcomes Richard Vida to the role of Monsieur Thénardier beginning in Denver, CO, at The Buell Theatre August 30 - September 10, 2011. The all new production of Les Misérables features glorious new staging and spectacular re-imagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.

Anne Hathaway was last associated with LES MISERABLES when she belted out her own version of 'Own My Own' at February's Oscar ceremony to past host Hugh Jackman. Now, BroadwayWorld.com's reliable sources tell us that at Jackman's pushing, she is now set to take on the role of Fantine in the eagerly anticipated film version of the epic musical.

The 25th anniversary production of the world's longest-running musical, LES MISÉRABLES, premieres at the Buell Theatre August 30 - September 10.

Cameron Mackintosh and Broadway Grand Rapids today announced that the hugely acclaimed new 25th anniversary production of the World's Longest-Running Musical, Les Misérables, will premiere at DeVos Performance Hall on Tuesday, November 29 through Sunday, December 4, 2011. The production features glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. For more information on the production and for a video preview, please visit www.LesMis.com.

Deadline.com reports this morning that filming for Woverine 2, the sequel to the successful X Men franchise starring Hugh Jackman, may be pushed back to the spring of 2012 due to location scouting issues. The film had been tentatively scheduled to film in Japan this fall, however weather conditions have made securing locations difficult. The operation may now move to Canada instead.

Set during World War II, South Pacific is the sweeping romantic story of two couples, threatened by the realities of war. Considered one of the finest musicals ever written, the score includes Some Enchanted Evening, I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair and There is Nothin' Like a Dame. The breathtaking Lincoln Center Theater production which reinvented this classic musical won 7 Tony Awards, sold out on Broadway for 2 years and comes to the Barbican Theatre from until 1 October 2011. Does this new production provide an enchanted evening of its own? Find out below!

The Colony Theatre will present the third production of its 37th season of shows - the West Coast Premiere of SHOOTING STAR, written by Steven Dietz and directed by David Rose.

Watch The New 25th Anniversary Production of Les Misérables on 'America's Got Talent' on NBC - Wednesday, August 17 at 9pm ET/8pm CT! The company of Les Miserables on Tour, will perform the rousing Act 1 finale - 'One Day More.' Check local listings for details.

Watch The New 25th Anniversary Production of Les Misérables on 'America's Got Talent' on NBC - Wednesday, August 17 at 9pm ET/8pm CT! The company of Les Miserables on Tour, will perform the rousing Act 1 finale - 'One Day More.' Check local listings for details.

The breathtaking Lincoln Center Theater production which reinvented this classic musical, won 7 Tony Awards, sold out on Broadway for 2 years and is currently selling out across America, will next premiere in the UK at the Barbican Theatre from 12 August 2011 to 1 October 2011 at the Barbican Theatre.

There have been some major cast changes in the legendary musical 'LES MISERABLES' at the Queen's Theatre from Thursday 23 June 2011. Caroline Sheen plays ‘Fantine', Alexia Khadime ‘Eponine', Craig Mather ‘Marius', Katy Secombe ‘Madame Thénardier', Liam Tamne ‘Enjolras' and Lisa-Anne Wood ‘Cosette'. They join Alfie Boe as ‘Jean Valjean', Matt Lucas as ‘Thénardier' and Hadley Fraser as ‘Javert'.

Producer Cameron Mackintosh and President of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) J.L. 'Lynn' Singleton are pleased to announce that tickets for The New 25th Anniversary Production of LES MISERABLES, which comes to PPAC November 1 - 6, 2011, will be available online ONLY at www.ppacri.org on Sunday, July 31.

Take a look at the other side of Les Miserables with Andrew Varela's 'Police State of Mind'.

The upcoming film version of LES MISERABLES has taken further steps to the big screen: according to The Daily Mail, the film has scheduled shooting for February in the UK.