Meet the New Leads of LES MISERABLES on Broadway - Alfie Boe, Montego Glover & Alex Finke!
By: Tyler Peterson Aug. 11, 2015
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As reported yesterday, Tony Award-nominee Montego Glover and Alex Finke will join Alfie Boe, the internationally-acclaimed performer who takes over the role of Jean Valjean in Claude-Michel Schönberg & Alain Boublil's Les Miserables, on Sept 1. Glover succeeds Erika Henningsen as Fantine, while Finke (making her Broadway debut) replaces original cast member Samantha Hill. In honor of the trio boarding of one Broadway's most beloved hits, BWW brings you a brief look at their past performances!
Tony Award nominee Ramin Karimloo will give his final performance as Valjean on Sunday, August 30. Boe is beloved to millions of LES MIZ fans for his legendary performance in the London 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 Arena. He made his Broadway debut as Rodolfo in Baz Luhrmann's acclaimed production La Boheme, for which he and his co-stars received a special Tony Award in 2003 for their performances.
Based on Victor Hugo's classic novel, Les Miserables is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit. The magnificent score includes the classic songs "I Dreamed a Dream," "On My Own," "Stars," "Bring Him Home," "Do You Hear the People Sing?," "One Day More," "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables," "Master Of The House" and many more.
Cameron Mackintosh's production of Les Miserables 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, original adaption by Trevor Nunn and John Caird and additional material by James Fenton. The original Les Miserables orchestrations are by John Cameron with new orchestrations by Christopher Jahnke, Stephen Metcalfe and Stephen Brooker.
The new production is directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell, with set and image design by Matt Kinley inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo, costumes by Andreane Neofitou and Christine Rowland, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Mick Potter and projections realized by Fifty-Nine Productions. Musical staging is by Michael Ashcroft and Geoffrey Garratt. Musical supervision is by Stephen Brooker and musical direction by James Lowe.
Alfie Boe is beloved by millions of Les Miz fans for his towering performance in the legendary 25th Anniversary Concert at London's O2 Arena in October, 2010, which instantly turned him into a star. The Evening Standard proclaimed, "Alfie Boe is a stunning Valjean." The legendary concert was subsequently released on DVD and Blu-Ray, selling millions of copies worldwide. In 2011, Boe played a sold-out six-month engagement as Valjean in the original West End production of Les Miserables at the Queen's Theatre. His performances as 'Valjean' rapidly propelled him into a platinum-selling recording artist and a hugely-successful concert performer worldwide.
His live opera appearances include The Pearl Fishers at theEnglish National Opera and Romeo ET Juliette at the Royal Opera House. He was recently featured in the popular ITV series "Mr. Selfridge" as music-hall singer Richard Chapman and released his autobiography, My Story. In addition to his acclaimed performances as Valjean at the London O2 25th Anniversary Concert and in the West End production, Boe performed "Soliloquy (What Have I Done?)" as well as "Bring Him Home" with Colm Wilkinson, John Owen-Jones and Simon Bowman for Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall as part of the Royal Variety Performance in 2010.
Glover is a Tony Award Nominee, Drama Desk Award Winner, Outer Critics Circle Award Winner, and Drama League Award Nominee for her performance in Memphis. Her other Broadway credits include It Shoulda Been You, The Color Purple. Other theatre credits include IRNE Award (Aida), Helen Hayes Nomination (Once on This Island), Craig Noel Award Nomination (The Royale). In TV and film, Glover has appeared in Alone, Black Box, The Following, Hostages, Smash, The Good Wife, White Collar, Golden Boy, Law & Order, Made In Jersey.
Finke originated the role of Hope Harcourt on the first national tour of Anything Goes, directed by Kathleen Marshall. She played Kit in the regional premiere of the re-worked The Unsinkable Molly Brown at the Denver Center. In New York, she has been seen in a number of readings and workshops, working with directors including Casey Nicholaw and Michael Mayer. Regionally Alex has performed roles at Pittsburgh CLO and Music Theatre Wichita.
Finke in ANYTHING GOES National Tour
Finke in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Finke in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Finke in 9 TO 5
Finke in HONK
Photos via Alex Finke's Official Website
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