The longest running musical of all time, Les Misérables, will sweep U.S. audiences off their feet in a special one-night, in-theater event on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. local time. Presented by NCM Fathom, Omniverse Vision and Cameron Mackintosh, in association with The Broadway League and Nederlander/First, Les Misérables in Concert - The 25th Anniversary Event was recorded live from London's famous O2 theater on Oct. 3 and will be broadcast to nearly 500 select U.S. theaters this November. Featuring the bravura songs "I Dreamed a Dream," "On My Own," "Stars," "Bring Him Home" and more, the Les Misérables tribute concert marks the 25th anniversary of the musical and reunites the magnificent casts who have performed the "people's musical" on the world's stages for over two decades. This one-time tribute will also include a special performance from teen sensation Nick Jonas to mark this momentous 25th anniversary concert celebration.
Tickets for Les Misérables in Concert - The 25th Anniversary Event are available at participating box offices and online at
www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, please visit the website (theaters and participants may be subject to change).
"The Les Misérables 25th Anniversary concert was an extraordinary experience for everyone at The O2, so it was thrilling to hear that the response in cinemas was just as emotional, where audiences clapped, cheered, cried and stood, just as if they were at the live event. Now that the concert will be screened to nearly 500 U.S. cinemas, this great theatrical event can now have an even greater worldwide audience," said Mr. Mackintosh.
Les Misérables in Concert - The 25th Anniversary Event features more than 500 actors and musicians including Alfie Boe as ‘Jean Valjean,' Nick Jonas as ‘Marius,' Norm Lewis as ‘Javert,' Matt Lucas as ‘Thénardier,' Lea Salonga as ‘Fantine,' Jenny Galloway as ‘Madame Thénardier,' Katie Hall as ‘Cosette.' Les Misérables has been seen by nearly 60 million people worldwide in 42 countries and 21 languages and is the third longest running show on Broadway after The Phantom of the Opera and Cats.
First produced in 1985 at London's Barbican Centre and based on the novel by Victor Hugo, the musical Les Misérables follows the characters as they struggle for redemption and revolution in early nineteenth-century France. In 1987, it was nominated for 12 and won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
"The concert at The O2 was an extraordinary experience, with standing-room-only audiences crying, cheering and rising to their feet in celebration of this timeless, Broadway masterpiece," said Dan Diamond, vice president of NCM Fathom. "We're thrilled to have audiences in movie theaters across the United States participating in this once-in-a-lifetime tribute event from Fathom."
Les Misérables in Concert - The 25th Anniversary Event will appear in 499 select movie theaters, including AMC Entertainment Inc., Celebration! Cinema, Cinemark Holdings, Inc., Clearview Cinemas, Cobb Theatres, Georgia Theatre Co., Goodrich Quality Theaters, Hollywood Theaters, Malco Theatres, Marcus Theatres, National Amusements, Rave Motion Pictures, R/C Theatres and Regal Entertainment Group movie theaters, as well as Anacortes Cinemas (Anacortes, WA), Bainbridge 5 (Seattle, WA), The Carolina (Asheville, NC), El Raton Theatre (Raton, NM), Palace Cinema 9 (South Burlington, VT), The Peerless Theatre (Holyoke, CO), Penn Cinema (Lititz, PA), State Theatre (State College, PA) and Visulite Cinemas (Staunton, VA), through NCM's exclusive Digital Broadcast Network - North America's largest cinema broadcast network.
The musical also appears as the Original Production at the Queen's Theatre, the New 25th Anniversary Production at the Barbican, London, and was broadcast live to nearly 200 movie theaters in the U.K. and Europe and was the best attended live cinema event ever in the U.K. making theatrical history with three different productions appearing on London stages simultaneously.
NCM operates NCM Media Networks, a leading integrated media company reaching U.S. consumers in movie theaters, online and through mobile technology. The NCM Cinema Network and NCM Fathom present cinema advertising and events across the nation's largest digital in-theater network, comprised of theaters owned by AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) and other leading regional theater circuits. NCM's theater network covers 172 Designated Market Areas® (49 of the top 50) and includes approximately 17,100 screens (15,600 digital). During 2009, over 680 million patrons attended movies shown in theaters currently included in NCM's network (excluding Consolidated Theatres). The NCM Fathom Events broadcast network is comprised of approximately 550 locations in 154 Designated Market Areas® (49 of the top 50). The NCM Interactive Network offers 360-degree integrated marketing opportunities in combination with cinema, encompassing over 40 entertainment-related web sites, online widgets and mobile applications. National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) owns a 48.2% interest in and is the managing member of National CineMedia LLC. For more information, visit
www.ncm.com or
www.fathomevents.com.
Omniverse Vision is headquartered in London and produces and distributes unique, entertainment-related content for all media platforms with a particular focus on alternative cinema. Omniverse Vision is dedicated to bringing special events to screens around the world that are equipped with state of the art technology including digital platforms and 3D. Omniverse Vision enables the turnkey broadcast of shows as diverse as music concerts, sports and other special events. For more information, visit www.omniversevision.com, www.cinestage.net or www.cinerock.net.
