After a long wait Simon Bowman has a brand new website. Simon is a well known face to Boublil and Schonberg fans – he was the original Chris in Miss Saigon, he has played Jean Valjean many times and was even Marius back in 1986. So check out the website to find out what he … Read moreJune 2013: A New Website for Simon Bowman
THE LES MIS MOVIE – A FIVE STAR MASTERPIECE! It has been an extraordinary achievement to transform this world renowned, through-sung musical into a thrilling cinematic experience that excels in its naturalism without losing its essential theatricality and retaining the DNA of the show that has become, over the years, an international cultural phenomenon. The film is everything … Read moreJanuary 2013: The Les Mis Movie – Review and More
The World Premiere of the Les Misérables Movie was on 5th December at the Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square. It was a big red carpet affair with Michael Ball interviewing cast and creatives on a purpose built stage. It was a freezing cold evening but the girls paraded in their glamourous evening gowns while the … Read moreDecember 2012: Les Miserables Film Premiere
The final performances of Marguerite in Ostrava will be as follows: 5 June, 20 June (2 performances), 27 June There will be a new cast at the Queen’s Theatre, London from 18 June 2012. Argentinan, Gerónimo Rauch, who played Jean Valjean in the recent Spanish production of Les Misérables, will take over the … Read moreMarch 2012: Change of dates for Marguerite in Ostrava, Les Mis – London cast changes and film news
Two original stars of the stage musical Les Misérables have been given feature roles in the movie. Colm Wilkinson, who created the role of Jean Valjean, will play the Bishop of Digne and has commented that taking on this role will bring his journey with Les Misérables to an end as he will have come full circle. Cameron Mackintosh … Read moreJanuary 2012: Colm Wilkinson to play the Bishop of Digne in Les Mis film
Claude-Michel played ‘Bring Him Home’ at the Royal Festival Hall on 7 December as he accompanied Alfie Boe for this very special song. It was incredibly moving to watch him play live in a big concert hall like this and he received thunderous applause from the audience. Alfie Boe’s concert Tour is … Read moreDecember 2011 – Claude-Michel at the Royal Festival Hall
A new Dutch language production of Miss Saigon opens on 23 September at the Beatrix Theater in Utrecht and will play for a limited season of six months. The cast includes Na-Young Jeon as Kim, Ton Sieben as Chris, Stanley Burleson as the Engineer, Brigitte Heitzer as Ellen, Edwin Jonker as John and Kok-Hwa Lie as … Read moreSeptember 2011: Miss Saigon Opens In The Netherlands
Hugh Jackman will play Jean Valjean and Russell Crowe will play Javert in Working Title’s live-action film adaptation of Les Misérables. The film will be directed by Tom Hooper, renowned for directing The King’s Speech, and this adaptation will be written by William Nicholson. It will be produced by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner with Cameron Mackintosh … Read moreSeptember 2011: Les Misérables Film Leads Casting Announced
A concert celebrating the lives and music of Boublil and Schönberg will be performed in the United States and Canada in Fall 2011/Spring 2012. This stirring tribute to one of the world’s most celebrated creative teams will feature well known musical theatre classics from Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Martin Guerre, The Pirate Queen and La Revolution Française … Read moreAugust 2011: Do You Hear the People Sing Concert
Alfie Boe gave a sensational vocal performance as Jean Valjean at the Queen’s Theatre, London on 23rd June. He was greeted by a long standing ovation from the audience Hadley Fraser excelled as Javert giving a performance that added an interesting new depth to … Read moreJune 2011: Les Misérables – Alfie Boe’s First Night