JOJさんがLes Miz in ConcertのValjeanに！！
昨日、Les Miserables公式サイトからの発表がありました。
JOJさんは、8/10～11/30、ギールグッドシアター（Gielgud Theatre）で行われるLes Miserabiles in ConcertにValjean役で出演されるそうです。
昨日カウントダウンのページでも書きましたが、7/13で幕を下ろすオリジナル演出版のQueen's Theatreが、リノベーションを終えて新演出版として再オープンする間、スペシャルキャストでのコンサート版がお隣のGielgud Theatreで上演されます。
出演はJavert役のMicheal Ballさんを中心に、Valjean役はAlfie Boeさん、FantineはCarrie Hope Flecherさん、ThenardierはMatt Lucasさん。っとここまでは、昨日の記事の通り。
昨日JOJさんからのimminent announcementってなんだろうな？って書いていた数時間後に、今度はMadame Thénardier役のKaty Secombeさんと共に、JOJさんの出演がLes Miz公式から発表されました。JOJさんはCertain Performanceということで、基本的に週三回の出演だそうです。
JOJさんが「また見られるよ」って言ってたのは、これだったんですね。
いつかじゃなくて、すぐだった(笑)。
第一報はAlfieさん単独で発表されていたので、まさかここにJOJさんの名前が来るとは思わなかったです。
8月から11月までの4か月近く、WEの舞台に立たれることになったので、それまでにアルバム発売に関連したソロコンサートなど入れるとなると、かなり忙しい年になりそうですね。（←あくまでも勝手な想像）
チケットは今日2/7現地時間正午、日本時間午後9時から発売開始です。公式サイト
皆さん気になるであろう、はたしてJOJさんはいつ出演されるのか？ですが、今の所はわかりませんが、発表によれば、チケット発売開始時に明記されるとの事です。@lesmisofficial Twitter
https://twitter.com/lesmisofficial/status/109313459707
以下公式サイトの本文より↓
https://twitter.com/lesmisofficial/st
Cameron Mackintosh today (6 February 2019) announces that for 16 weeks only Michael Ball (Javert), Alfie Boe (Jean Valjean), Carrie Hope Fletcher (Fantine) and Matt Lucas (Thénardier) will lead a large cast and orchestra of over sixty-five in the concert version of Les Misérables. Katy Secombe also joins to play Madame Thénardier and for three performances a week, the role of Jean Valjean will be played by John Owen-Jones. Further casting will be announced shortly.
This spectacular staging of the legendary concert, previously seen in London at the Royal Albert Hall and the O2 Arena, will run from 10 August – 30 November 2019 at the intimate Gielgud Theatre next door to the current home of Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre. Public booking opens at 12noon (GMT) on Thursday 7 February 2019.
Cameron Mackintosh said: “The success of Les Misérables continues to amaze me and break new ground. Despite the fact the show continues to play to 95% capacity we have been obliged to close the production at the Queen’s Theatre for 16 weeks this Autumn to do much needed work.This includes restoring the ceiling plasterwork and the auditorium, adding many more lavatories, as well as carrying out major renovations backstage, which haven’t been touched since the 1940s. The theatre was heavily damaged during World War II and has never been properly restored and brought up to modern standards.”
“Les Misérables is the only musical ever that has been equally successful on stage, film, in concert and in the classroom. Its spectacular staged concerts are legendary successes, just as popular as the stage show. I am thrilled that the plan to keep Les Misérables running in London with a staged concert version on Shaftesbury Avenue during the enforced closure period has attracted such a stellar cast, with Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Carrie Hope Fletcher, John Owen Jones, Matt Lucas and Katy Secombe, who all have a very close personal connection to the history of the show. Of course I am a bit miserable that Michael, the gorgeous young actor that created the student Marius in the original production, is now for the first time old enough to play the implacable inspector Javert, an amazing match for Alfie’s career defining portrayal of Jean Valjean.”
“I know fans are in for a unique and amazing experience from our huge Company who will be performing in the glorious intimate theatrical space of the Gielgud Theatre
Produced on stage by Mackintosh, Les Misérables is the world’s longest running musical now in its 34th year in London. Its celebrated 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. Produced on screen also by Mackintosh (along with Working Title and Universal), Les Misérables is now the most successful movie of an ‘original’ stage musical.
