Not long after the Sacramento opening night performance of Les Miserables, producers officially confirmed plans to take the 25th anniversary production to Broadway next March. The announcement will come as no surprise to those who have witnessed the grandeur of the reimagined sets and slightly updated score. While many will miss the rotating stage of the original production, Wednesday night's standing ovation and the success of last year's film version of the musical, not to mention all the regional performances that are popping up everywhere, attest to its epic standing in the Broadway World.
Broadway Gives Back presents a concert entitled 'Broadway Charity Songs!' 'Broadway Charity Songs' has paired a group of award-winning musical theatre composers with a group of outstanding charities and tasked them with composing an original piece that each prospective charity could use for fundraising purposes. The result is a group of songs gifted to the charities - with the hope that the songs 'go viral' while increasing awareness for these outstanding organizations. The concert will take place tonight, March 25th, 2013, 7:30pm at Le Poisson Rouge.
Broadway Gives Back has announced an upcoming concert entitled 'Broadway Charity Songs!' 'Broadway Charity Songs' has paired a group of award-winning musical theatre composers with a group of outstanding charities and tasked them with composing an original piece that each prospective charity could use for fundraising purposes. The result is a group of songs gifted to the charities - with the hope that the songs 'go viral' while increasing awareness for these outstanding organizations. The concert will take place on March 25th, 2013, 7:30pm at Le Poisson Rouge.
Surrounding the new Les Miserables musical film frenzy, the 25th Anniversary musical production is the pinnacle of the world's longest running musical and for good reasons.
Making its tenth visit to Washington, DC, LES MISERABLES is still impressive, boasting a revised look and sound and a dynamic duo Jean Valjean and Javert, Peter Lockyer and Andrew Varela. The national tour makes a holiday season stop at the National Theatre through December 30.
Casting for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Miserables has been announced for the premiere Pittsburgh engagement at the Benedum Center, Tuesday, January 15 through Sunday, January 27, 2013. The all new production of Les Miserables features glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.
The Music Hall is set to welcome the French bourgeois, presenting the national tour of LES MISERABLES for a week-long engagement this winter. The massively acclaimed show is set to run tonight, December 4th through the 9th.
Casting for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of LES MISERABLES has been announced for the back-by-popular-demand Washington engagement at The National Theatre, beginning December 13 for three weeks only. The all-new production of LES MISERABLES features glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.
Laurence Connor and James Powell's direction of the current tour is energetic and lively from opening to close. There are cleverly paid notes of homage to Trevor Nunn and John Caird's original direction of the piece. Yet, the team really takes advantage of being able to breathe new life into the show, almost completely restaging every scene. Likewise, they have taken the opportunity to present a grittier and more realistic LES MISERABLES.
The Civic Theatre welcomes the French bourgeois, presenting the national tour of LES MISERABLES for a week-long engagement from tonight, August 29th through the 31st.
A technically reimagined 'Les Miserables' stormed the stage of San Francisco's Orpheum theatre for its 25th anniversary victory lap, electrifying a wildly enthusiastic audience and keeping them on the edge of their seats for the entire performance.
Due to popular demand, Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production of Les Miserables returns to Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre for a spectacular two-week engagement tonight, June 27-July 8, 2012.
One of the most popular, highly-regarded stage musicals of all time, LES MISÉRABLES is, to put it simply, a moving, overtly theatrical epic. In this rich-looking--and rich-sounding--tour production, the emotional resonance seems more palpable than ever. The beautifully refreshed 25th Anniversary edition will continue to wow audiences at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts through June 24, with future stops in San Francisco, San Diego and Thousand Oaks, CA this summer.
The Music Hall is set to welcome the French bourgeois, presenting the national tour of LES MISERABLES for a week-long engagement this winter. The massively acclaimed show is set to run December 4th through the 9th.
It all started with a book written by a genius named Victor Hugo. Today, 150 years later, the story lives on in the musical, LES MISÉRABLES. Its recent run in Austin, Texas was a complete sell-out as it has been wherever it goes. Seeing it one time is fabulous, but seeing it multiple times from different angles helps you to really understand the story, the theatrics and the massive talent performing on the stage.
Due to popular demand, Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production of Les Miserables returns to Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre for a spectacular two-week engagement, June 27-July 8, 2012.
Clowes Memorial Hall is set to welcome the French bourgeois, presenting the national tour of LES MISERABLES for a limited engagement. The show will run from April 11th through the 15th. For more information on LES MISERABLES, visit www.lesmis.com. Tickets for the national tour's stop at Clowes Memorial Hall are available at www.indianapolis-theater.com.
The Fred Kavli Theatre is set to welcome the French bourgeois, presenting the national tour of LES MISERABLES for a week-long engagement from September 4th through the 9th. More information on LES MISERABLES, visit www.lesmis.com. Tickets for the national tour's stop at the Civic Theatre are available at www.los-angeles-theatre.com.
Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables opened at the Wharton Center in East Lansing, MI on Tuesday. Watch the local news go behind the scenes in the video below!