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The 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables is making its United States premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse prior to a major US National Tour. The all new production of Les Misérables features glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. The company gave the New York press a sneak peak at three performance numbers. Click below for the preview!
Lawrence Clayton will portray the fugitive Jean Valjean. He will be joined by
Andrew Varela as Javert,
Michael Kostroff as Thénardier,
Shawna Hamic as Madame Thénardier,
Betsy Morgan as Fantine,
Jeremy Hays as Enjolras,
Chasten Harmon as Eponine,
Justin Scott Brown as Marius and
Jenny Latimer as Cosette.
Katherine Forrester and
Anastasia Korbal alternate in the role of Little Cosette/Young Eponine. Lewis Grosso and Josh Caggiano alternate in the role of Gavroche. At certain performances,
Ron Sharpe will play the role of Jean Valjean.
The ensemble includes
Richard Todd Adams,
Richard Barth,
Cathryn Basile,
Julie Benko,
Cole Burden,
Briana Carlson-Goodman,
Casey Erin Clark,
Jon Fletcher,
Jason Forbach,
Lucia Giannetta,
Ian Patrick Gibb, Cooper Grodin,
Ben Gunderson,
Cornelia Luna,
Benjamin Magnuson,
Jason Ostrowski,
John Rapson,
Rachel Rincione,
Heather Jane Rolff,
Sarah Shahinian,
Alan Shaw,
Joseph Spieldenner,
Joe Tokarz, Aliya Victoriya and
Natalie Weiss.
Due to popular demand, Les Misérables will now play at
Paper Mill Playhouse November 19 through December 30, 2010, adding 12 performances. Les Misérables will play the following performance schedule: Wednesdays at 7:00PM, Thursdays at 1:30PM & 7:00PM, Fridays at 7:00PM, Saturdays at 1:30PM & 7:00PM and Sundays at 1:30PM & 7:00PM. (Extension weeks have a alternate schedule. Check
Paper Mill Playhouse's website for more information regarding the extension.) Single tickets are now on sale and range in price from $25 to $92. Tickets may be purchased by calling 973-376-4343, or at the Paper Mill Box Office on Brookside Drive in Millburn, or online at
Paper Mill Playhouse's brand new website: www.papermill.org.
Paper Mill Playhouse gift cards, available in any denomination, can be purchased at the
Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office. Visa, MasterCard, Discover and
American Express accepted. Groups of ten or more can receive up to a 25% discount or more on tickets and should call 973-379-3636, extension 2438.
Paper Mill Playhouse's premiere of Les Misérables is generously supported by a gift from the Ferolito Family.
For more information, visit
www.papermill.org or
www.lesmis.com.
Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Boublil and Schönberg's Les Misérables has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by
Herbert Kretzmer from the original French text by
Alain Boublil and
Jean-Marc Natel and additional material by
James Fenton. The production is directed by
Laurence Connor and
James Powell, designed by
Matt Kinley inspired by the paintings of
Victor Hugo with costumes by
Andreane Neofitou and additional costumes by
Christine Rowlands, lighting by
Paule Constable and sound by
Mick Potter.
Les Misérables originally opened in London at the
Barbican Theatre on October 8, 1985, transferred to the Palace Theatre on December 4, 1985 and moved to its current home at the
Queen's Theatre on April 3, 2004 where it continues to play to packed houses. When Les Misérables celebrated its 21st London birthday on October 8, 2006, it became the World's Longest-Running Musical, surpassing the record previously held by Cats in London's West End.
The Broadway production of Les Misérables originally opened at the Broadway Theatre on March 12, 1987 and transferred to the Imperial Theatre on October 17, 1990 running for 6,680 performances. The US National Tour began in November 1987 and visited over 150 cities before closing in St. Louis, MO in 2006. Broadway audiences welcomed Les Miz back to New York on November 9, 2006 where the show played the Broadhurst Theatre until its final performance on January 6, 2008. To date, Les Misérables remains the 3rd longest-running Broadway production of all time.
