Check out the latest photos and videos of Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular, which is now touring the world.
Boublil and Schönberg’s epic musical Les Misérables is getting the full arena treatment on a major world tour, which began performances at SSE Arena Belfast on 19 September 2024, then travelled around the UK, Europe, and now the world.
The show is currently playing the Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular in Abu Dhabi, at the Etihad Arena, Yas Island for 12 shows only from today, 10 April, to 20 April 2025.
New in is a fun trailer promoting the show in Abu Dhabi.
Following Abu Dhabi, the Arena Tour travels to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in Australia; Taipei and Kaohsiung in Taiwan; Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka and Aichi in Japan; and Shanghai in China.
Trailer: Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular – Abu Dhabi
Photos: Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular – First-look production photos
Also check out production photos from the Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular, taken during the UK tour.
What’s different about the Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular show?
Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular is an expanded version of the Les Misérables The Staged Concert, which played for over 200 performances in the West End, and has a company of over 110 actors, musicians and crew.
The Cast
The epic show stars a range of UK and international performers, many of whom have long associations with Les Misérables.
Actors who are appearing at selected performers include
Alfie Boe and Killian Donnelly sharing the role of Jean Valjean, Michael Ball and Bradley Jaden sharing the role of Javert; Shan Ako as Eponine; Rachelle Ann Go as Fantine; Beatrice Penny-Touré as Cosette; Jac Yarrow as Marius; James D. Gish as Enjolras; Luke Kempner and Matt Lucas sharing the role of Thénardier; Linzi Hateley and Marina Prior sharing the role of Madame Thénardier; Earl Carpenter as Bishop of Digne; Adam Robert Lewis as Factory Foreman; Mary-Jean Caldwell as Factory Girl; Jill Nalder as Old Woman; Lisa Peace as Wig Maker; Michael Burgen as Babet; Shaun Dalton as Brujon; Abel Law as Montparnasse; Daniel Koek as Warnings; Jonathon Bentley as Combeferre; Louis Emmanuel as Jean Prouvaire; Caleb Lagayan as Joly; Geddy Stringer as Lesgles; Andrew Maxwell as Courfeyrac; Harry Grant Smith as Feuilly; Connor Jones as Grantaire; Owain Williams as Claquesous / Bambatois; and Helen Walsh as Madame.
The Ensemble are Rebecca Bolton, Olivia Brereton, Amelia Broadway, Beth Curnock, Charlie Geoghegan, Zabrina Norry, Jo Stephenson.
The Swings are Jonathan David Dudley, Harry Dunnett, Jade Davies, Georgie Lovatt, Ciaran Rodger.
Previous cast during the UK and European dates of the tour included Bonnie Langford, Katie Hall, Peter Jöback, and Milan van Waardenburg.
Video: Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular – First day of rehearsals
Watch a behind-the-scenes video of the first day of rehearsals for the Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular.
Photos: Les Mis Arena Tour – First day of rehearsals
Photos from the first day of rehearsals for the Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular.
The creative team behind the Les Mis Arena world tour
The Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s musical is directed by James Powell and Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy, designed by Matt Kinley, with costumes by Andreane Neofitou, Christine Rowland and Paul Wills, lighting by Paule Constable and Warren Letton, sound by Mick Potter, projections realised by Finn Ross and music supervision by Stephen Brooker and Alfonso Casado Trigo. The Les Misérables orchestra is conducted by Brian Eads.
The tour is produced by Cameron Mackintosh, in association with Nick Grace Management.
Cameron Mackintosh’s original production of Les Misérables, the world’s longest-running and most successful musical, continues to play at the Sondheim Theatre in London.
More about tickets to the Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular world tour
Also: Book tickets to Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre in London
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