His other theatre credits include ‘Huey’ in the original London cast of Memphis at the Shaftesbury Theatre for which he was also nominated for an Olivier Award. 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. Killian Donnelly recently played the role of ‘Jean Valjean’ in the West End production of Les Misérables.
Joining Killian Donnelly as ‘Jean Valjean’ will be Nic Greenshields as ‘Javert’, Katie Hall as ‘Fantine’, Martin Ball as ‘Thénardier’, Sophie-Louise Dann as ‘Madame Thénardier’, Harry Apps as ‘Marius’, Tegan Bannister as ‘Eponine’, Will Richardson as ‘Enjolras’ and Bronwen Hanson as ‘Cosette’. Putnam is a Brockport-based freelance writer.Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of the Boublil and Schönberg musical Les Misérablesarrives at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford for a five week run from Tuesday 9 July 2019, the only Yorkshire venue on the UK tour. "One of the last lines of the show is 'To love another person is to see the face of God,' and that is the central message of Les Mis." "The message of love is huge," says Streeter, a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and an Episcopal priest. Over the past several months of rehearsals, he said he has become enamored with the theme of the musical, which is based on Victor Hugo's 1862 novel of the same name and set during the French Revolution. Streeter was familiar with the music before auditioning, but unlike many in the cast had not seen a stage production of Les Mis. McAulliffe and choreographer Shelly West Thompson, has been priceless, he says.įrom the 200 who auditioned, the directors chose a cast of 43, including Joey Campagna of Pittsford as Jean Valjean, Chris Streeter of Rochester as Javert and Laura Jean Diekmann of Pittsford as Fantine. The experience as artistic director of the show, working with musical director Harold F. Pincelli saw Les Misérables on Broadway several times, but never thought he would one day direct a production of the show. "I was first coming into my own in the world of theater when this play dominated Broadway," Pincelli says. Pincelli, 36, was growing up in Webster when Les Misérables burst onto the Broadway scene, winning eight Tonys and beginning its first run, which lasted 16 years. "The music is grand and beautiful, the characters are extremely well developed, and the story is incredibly well written," Pincelli says.
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Within 24 hours, the group secured the much sought-after rights.īy the turnout for auditions - and, indeed, the popularity of the show's 25th anniversary professional tour stops - Pittsford Musicals' decision was sound. "So many people wanted to be a part of this production."Ĭommunity theaters for the first time in 2012 had a brief window to purchase production rights for the show, and Pittsford Musicals jumped on the opportunity. "We saw the cream of the crop in the Rochester theater community come out to audition," says director Michael Pincelli. A record number of about 200 actors turned out to audition for Pittsford Musicals' production of Les Misérables.