Official: Aaron Tveit Signs on as Enjolras in LES MISERABLES Film

While announced in multiple spots online last month, the ink is now dry on his contract and Broadway star Aaron Tveit is now officially Enjolras in the upcoming film of LES MISERABLES. 

Most recently seen on Broadway starring in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, Aaron received the 2009 Actors Equity Association Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Actor, a Helen Hayes Award, and a Lucille Lortel nomination for his work originating the role of the son, Gabe, in the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Broadway musical Next To Normal. Other Broadway: Wicked (Fiyero), Hairspray (Link Larkin). Off-Broadway: Saved (Playwrights Horizons), Next to Normal (Second Stage ). Tours: Hairspray, Rent. Regional: Catch Me If You Can (Seattle 2009) and the 2010 Hollywood Bowl production of Rent. Film: Premium Rush, Girl Walks Into A Bar, Howl, Ghost Town. TV: Guest Star appearances on "Body of Proof" (ABC), "Ugly Betty" (ABC) and "Law & Order: SVU" (NBC). Additionally he portrayed the recurring character of Trip Van der Bilt for two seasons on the CW series, "Gossip Girl."

Casting for the upcoming film adaptation of LES MISÉRABLES is just about complete, with Hugh Jackman taking on the role of Jean Valjean and Russell Crowe squaring off as Javert. Also announced in recent weeks have been Sacha Baron Cohen as Thernardier, Anne Hathaway as Fantine and Helena Bonham Carter as Madame Thenardier. The opera-trained Mamma Mia! film star Amanda Seyfried will play Cosette, and Taylor Swift has reportedly been offered the role of Eponine.

Les Miserables originally opened in London at the Barbican Theatre on 8 October 1985, transferred to the Palace Theatre on 4 December 1985 and moved to its current home at the Queen's Theatre on 3 April 2004. When LES MISÉRABLES celebrated its 21st London birthday on 8 October 2006, it became the World's Longest Running Musical, surpassing the record previously held by "Cats" in London's West End. In January 2010, the West End production broke another record by celebrating its historic 10,000th performance.

The film will begin filming in March under the direction of Tom Hooper. All cast members will be singing live on film and the release date is currently set for December 7, 2012.