Latest site updates
22nd Jun 2010: Added complete new cast, which started on 21st June. Missing a few understudies and a few roles.24th Sep 2009: Simon Bowman, Hans Peter Janssens and Emily Bull will take over the roles of Jean Valjean, Javert and Cosette on 12th October.
16th Sep 2009: Hans Peter Janssens returns as Javert at the Queen's theatre on 12th October 2009.
23rd Jun 2009: Added complete new cast, which started at the Queen's theatre on 22nd June.
Most recent reviews of London LM performers:
Chloe Panayi - I saw her on 14th July matinée. BRILLIANT, for the short time she was on stage, she should have had a clap at curtain call :( (31st Jul 2010)
Richard Woodford - Woody is fantastic as Galileo - his voice is so wonderful and outstanding and his acting is so great and funny. I saw WWRY in June and I enjoyed every moment when Woody was on stage. Just amazing! :) (19th Jul 2010)
Nick Jonas - I hope I get to see him as Marius in the 25 anniversary show :) (8th Jul 2010)
Morgan Jays - It is so wonderful to see the talented, young children in this amazing show. They are the stars of the future (7th Jul 2010)
Morgan Jays - It is so wonderful to see the talented, young children in this amazing show. They are the stars of the future (7th Jul 2010)
Jane Horn - Jane Horn is amazing i saw her as Annette in Saturday Night Fever on tour. I wish they brought the show back with her in it! Saw loads of different Annette's none can beat her! (29th Jun 2010)
Most recent reviews of Les Misérables:
Awesome show yesterday. Jamie was outstanding as gavroche, def my favourite. He is so cheeky and loveable. Great performances all round, especially jeff as javert. Really missed nancy. Courfeyrac's "shoot the b******" was particularly loud and fierce :-D having not seen the show for 3 months it was lovely to come back and experience a great show. (24th Jan 2010)
I went to see the matinee performance on Sat 16 Jan 2010 and thought it was fabulous. I saw the new cast in June 2009 and the improvement and the way they have bonded since I last saw hem was extremely apparent. They work fantastically together. The youth and enthusiasm of Marius and Cosette was excellent and Valjean was phenomenal. Having seen the show several years earlier, I have to say the current cast is the best I have seen. (19th Jan 2010)
I'm a fifteen-year veteran of Les Mis in London, first time poster. Saw the birthday show tonight, 8 October 2009. It was pretty good overall. David Shannon and Earl Carpenter feed well off each other and are clearly enjoying the end of their runs together. Nancy Sullivan doesn't deserve the criticism that she sometimes gets. She delivers 110% each time. It's not easy to do eight times a week, folks, keep that in mind. She does it.
Ensemble: Jeff Nicholson not having a larger role is a crime. The rest of the group 'click' well together and seem to have some fun on stage, too.
Post-show was the usual. No mention of the occasion pre-show, other than the Cosette image with balloons around her. David Shannon gave a very brief speech at the end thanking all those involved in the production (front of house etc). Too bad he didn't mention the original members (including several orchestra musicians) who have been there since day one and are still there today. Everyone sang happy birthday and confetti sprang forward.
The production is in good shape. Hans Peter and Claude Michel were in attendance tonight. It'll be interesting to see how Hans Peter and Simon work together. They're strong leads, and a new Cosette will hopefully beef up the overall level. (9th Oct 2009)
