John Owen-Jones brings great heart, passion and a tremendous voice to the tormented Jean Valjean, who escapes from the chain-gang only to be hunted down by the remorseless policeman Javert, given a memorably sinister, doom-laden performance by Earl Carpenter. Musicals & Music Films, Musicals & BroadwayĬharles Spencer - The company give the piece their all. Judy Kuhn, Jenny Galloway, Matt Lucas, Colm Wilkinson, Anthony Crivello, Philip Quast, Nick Jones, Alfie Boe, Alun Armstrong, Gareth Gates, Lea Salonga, Michael Ball Katie Hall (Cosette), Ramin Karimloo (Enjolras), Earl Carpenter (Bishop). After Fantine's death Valjean brings Cosette up but he is haunted by Javert - a policeman whose search for Valjean has become an obsession. On the 25th anniversary of the musical hit Les Misrables, original producer.
He meets and cares for a beautiful but poverty-stricken young girl named Fantine who has daughter Cosette. Staged by producer Cameron Mackintosh, the concert was filmed at Londons O2 Arena. Set against the background of the French Revolution and based on Victor Hugo's classic novel this is the story of Jean Valjean who is sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread and is released after nineteen years. This memorable edition in concert at The O2 has enough pace and passion to give you shivers of excitement and overwhelmingly moving scenes. Honoring 25 years of this incredible show, this momentous film captures the excitement of two magnificent sold-out performances that were watched live around the world. The magnificent score includes the 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.LES MISERABLES has returned to the Barbican 25 years after it opened, seen by 55 million people around the world, it has become the longest running musical in history. Experience the event with this spectacular 25th anniversary celebration of one of the most popular musicals ever written, Les Miserables. Experience the event of a lifetime with this spectacular 25th anniversary celebration of one of the most popular musicals ever written, LES MISERABLES. This concert was also shown in cinemas worldwide.īased on Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel of the same name and set in early 19th-century France, Les Misérables features the stories of individuals struggling for redemption and revolution.
With more than 500 actors and musicians - including Alfie Boe (Jean Valjean), Jenny Galloway (Madame Thénardier), Katie Hall (Cosette), Nick Jonas (Marius), Norm Lewis (Javert), Matt Lucas (Thénardier), Lea Salonga (Fantine), Samantha Barks (Eponine), and Ramin Karimloo (Enjolras) - Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 includes the October 2010 cast of the long-running Original Production at London’s Queen’s Theatre and members of the original 1985 London cast, including Colm Wilkinson. In 2010, the legendary musical celebrated its 25th birthday, and to mark the occasion, producer Cameron Mackintosh staged an extraordinary concert at the O2 Arena in London. No one could have guessed on October 8, 1985, when Les Misérables opened in London at the Barbican Theatre that it would become a worldwide phenomenon, but audiences embraced it from the start, creating a “people’s musical” that has played in 42 countries and has been seen by nearly 60 million people.
From left: Alfie Boe, Colm Wilkinson, Ramin Karimloo, and Nick Jonas