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Les Misérables U.K. and Ireland Tour to Welcome New Éponine and Fantine
The tour arrives at the Norwich Theatre Royal August 31.
Siobhan O'Driscoll and Lauren Drew
Cameron Mackintosh's U.K. and Ireland tour of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Les Misérables will welcome new cast members Siobhan O’Driscoll and Lauren Drew.
O’Driscoll, seen in the U.K. tour and New Zealand production of American Idiot , will step into the role of Éponine beginning August 31 at the Norwich Theatre Royal. Drew, most recently part of the Regent's Open Air Theatre production of Legally Blonde , will be Fantine starting November 2 at the Sunderland Empire.
READ: See Who's Joining the Cast of London's Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre
O’Driscoll and Drew will join Dean Chisnall as Jean Valjean, Nic Greenshields as Javert, Ian Hughes as Thénardier, Will Callan as Marius, Helen Walsh as Madame Thénardier, Samuel Wyn-Morris as Enjolras, and Paige Blankson as Cosette.
The ensemble features George Arvidson, Aidan Banyard, Will Barratt, Adam Boardman, Rebecca Bolton, Emily Olive Boyd, Olivia Brereton, Harry Chandler, Rebecca Ferrin, Aimee Good, Steven Hall, Jenna Innes, Tessa Kadler, Damian Kneale, Caleb Lagayan, Abel Law, Joseph McDonnell, Zabrina Norry, Emily Owens, Jordan Simon Pollard, Jamie Pritchard, Dean Read, Rebecca Ridout, and Rick Zwart.
Based on the novel by Victor Hugo , Les Misérables has music by Schönberg, lyrics by Kretzmer and original French text by Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel , additional material by James Fenton , and adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird .
The production is directed by James Powell and Laurence Connor , designed by Matt Kinley (inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo) with costumes by Andreane Neofitou and Christine Rowland , lighting by Paule Constable , sound by Mick Potter , projections realized by Finn Ross and Fifty Nine Productions, musical staging by Geoffrey Garratt , and music supervision by Stephen Brooker and Graham Hurman. Orchestrations are by Stephen Metcalfe , Christopher Jahnke , and Stephen Brooker with original orchestrations by John Cameron.
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From Colm to Karimloo: Looking Back at 31 Years of Les Misérables
From Colm to Karimloo: Looking Back at 31 Years of Les Misérables
We look back at some of the amazing talent to have climbed the barricades.
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Frances Ruffelle as Eponine, Roger Allam as Javert, Sue Jane Tanner as Madame Thenardier, Patti LuPone as Fantine, Colm Wilkinson as Valjean and Rebecca Caine as Cosette
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Patti LuPone
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Betsy Joslyn and Nick Wyman on Broadway
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Terrence Mann in the original Broadway cast
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Michael Maguire as Enjolras
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Donna Vivino in Les Misérables
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Randy Graff in the original Broadway cast
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Braden Danner in the original Broadway cast
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Colm Wilkinson as Valjean on Broadway
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Leo Burmester and cast on Broadway
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John Dewar, Paul Harman, Frances Ruffelle, Colm Wilkinson, Randy Graff and (seated) David Bryant and Judy Kuhn in the original Broadway cast
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Norman Large as Javert
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Gary Morris as Valjean on Broadway
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Anthony Crivello as Grantaire on Broadway
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Ed Dixon and Jennifer Butt on Broadway
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Mark McKerracher and Richard Kinsey on Broadway
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Timothy Shew and Tobi Foster on Broadway
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Dave Clemmons and Chuck Wagner
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Chuck Wagner
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Robert Cuccioli as Javert on Broadway
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Tom Zemon and Maureen Moore on Broadway
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Lea Michele as Young Cosette on Broadway
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Deborah Gibson as Eponine on Broadway
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Alicia Morton as Young Cosette
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Florence Lacey as Fantine on Broadway
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Rachel York as Fantine
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Eric Kunze as Marius
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Ray Walker and Tracy Shayne on Broadway
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Ray Walker as Marius and Natalie Toro as Eponine on Broadway
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Jessica Boevers and Peter Lockyer on Broadway
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Ron Bohmer as Enjolras on Broadway
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Peter Lockyer and Sarah Uriarte Berry on Broadway
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Sarah Uriarte Berry as Eponine on Broadway
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Stephen R. Buntrock, Jeffrey Scott Watkins, Christopher Innvar and John Capes on Broadway
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Stephen R. Buntrock as Enjolras on Broadway
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Melba Moore as Fantine
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Natalie Toro and Hugh Panaro on Broadway
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Hugh Panaro as Marius on Broadway
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Lacey Chabert in Les Misérables
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Lea Salonga as Eponine on Broadway
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Craig Schulman and Robert Westenberg on Broadway
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Ivan Rutherford as Valjean
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Laurie Beechman as Fantine on Broadway
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J. Mark McVey and Philip Hernandez on Broadway
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Craig Schulman as Valjean on Broadway
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Robert Marien as Valjean on Broadway
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Neal Mayer, Gregg Edelman, Andrew Varela, and Gerard Canonico in Les Misérables
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Gregg Edelman as Javert on Broadway
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Ricky Martin as Marius on Broadway
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Christeena Michelle Riggs and Ricky Martin on Broadway
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Christeena Michelle Riggs as Cosette on Broadway
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Megan Lawrence as Eponine on Broadway
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Fred Inkley as Valjean and Alice Ripley as Fantine on Broadway
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J. Mark McVey as Valjean and Shuler Hensley as Javert on Broadway
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Lauren Kennedy as Fantine on Broadway
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Sutton Foster as Eponine
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Jessica Grové as Eponine on Broadway
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Alexander Gemignani as Valjean and Norm Lewis as Javert in the 2006 Broadway revival
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Gary Beach as Thenardier in the 2006 Broadway revival
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Daphne Rubin-Vega
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Adam Jacobs and Celia Keenan-Bolger
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Aaron Lazar
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The cast of the 2006 Broadway revival
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Ramin Karimloo in the recent Toronto production
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Cliff Saunders in the recent Toronto production
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Ramin Karimloo in the 2014 Broadway production
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Andy Mientus and Nikki M. James in the 2014 Broadway production
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Kyle Scatliffe and cast in the 2014 Broadway production
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Will Swenson in the 2014 Broadway production
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Caissie Levy in the 2014 Broadway production
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Andy Mientus and Samantha Hill in the 2014 Broadway production
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Cliff Saunders and Keala Settle in the 2014 Broadway production
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