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In celebration of the popular musical’s 25th anniversary, there will be a new production of Les Miserables touring the United States Nov. 2010 through Sept. 2011. The production began in the U.K., and has been touring Europe throughout 2010, swinging back into London for the past month. The tour has been playing at the same time as the original production, which still runs in London.
Yet another Les Mis event will take place this weekend in London, in the form of the 25th Anniversary Concert. The concert will feature Norm Lewis as Javert, Lea Salonga as Fantine, Nick Jonas (who, believe it or not, played Gavroche in the original Broadway run) as Marius, and a company of over three hundred actors, singers and musicians. The producers have announced plans to broadcast the video of the concert internationally, but no American dates have been announced.
Links
Official tour site.
A video and photo gallery, containing footage of both the original production and the new one.
