Les Miserables is coming to Milton Keynes Theatre as part of a UK and Ireland tour in 2019
The show will be in town from May 14 - June 8, 2019.
And Killian Donnelly will play Jean Valjean in the lavish production.
Killian is currently playing the role in the West End production of Les Misérables, which he will leave in June.
Prior to his run in Les Misérables, he played the role of Charlie Price in Kinky Boots on Broadway, a role he originated at the Adelphi Theatre in the West End in 2015, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award.
In 2010, he played the role of Courfeyrac in the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables at The O2 Arena and also played the role of Combeferre in the multi-award-winning film of the show, released in 2012.
“When I announced the first UK tour of Les Miserables for ten years, I was really delighted that Killian said to me that he would like to continue playing Jean Valjean," Cameron Mackintosh said.
"No stranger to the original production, having played both Enjolras and Valjean with enormous success, his passionate take on the role will be even greater in the thrilling staging of my new production which has proved to be a worldwide success all over again. He is the first Irishman to play the role since Colm Wilkinson in the original and I’m delighted that from advance bookings, this new tour looks set to be sold out before we open”.
Since Cameron first conceived this new production of Les Misérables to celebrate the shows 25th anniversary in 2009, it has taken the world by storm.
Modern audiences have embraced this production as Les Mis for the 21st century as it plays to packed houses all over the world in many languages. It also inspired the hugely successful movie version starring Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Eddie Redmayne.
Based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel, Boublil and Schönberg’s magnificent score of Les Miserables 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. S
To date it has been by more than 120 million people worldwide in 45 countries/
Tickets will go on sale to ATG Theatre Card members from Thursday 14 June at 11am, with public booking opening Thursday 21 June.
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