Broadway revival of Les Miserables casts its Valjean, Javert, Fantine & Eponine
The London musical theater star Ramin Karimloo (“The Phantom of the Opera,” “Love Never Dies”) and the New York musical theater star Will Swenson (“Murder Ballad,” “Hair”) will face off as the bitter antagonists Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert in the reconceived Broadway production of “Les Misérables” this spring, the producer Cameron Mackintosh announced on Tuesday.
Singing “I Dreamed a Dream” as Fantine - the role that won Anne Hathaway an Academy Award in the recent film version - will be Caissie Levy, who starred in the Broadway productions of “Ghost” and “Hair” (and was also in “Murder Ballad” this year with Mr. Swenson).
Nikki M. James, who won a Tony Award for featured actress in “The Book of Mormon,” will play the lovelorn Eponine. Additional casting will be announced later. The revival will be Mr. Karimloo’s Broadway debut. The Toronto run of this new “Les Misérables” recently opened to strong reviews for the production and Mr. Karimloo, who grew up in Canada. The Broadway run is to begin March 1 at the Imperial Theater.
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