Nick Rehberger, Lindsay Heather Pearce, and Christian Mark Gibbs are joining the North American national tour of Les Misérables as Javert, Fantine, and Enjolras, respectively. All three will begin performing October 1 at The Kentucky Center in Louisville.
They'll join a cast led by Nick Cartell as Jean Valjean, continuing his run in the long-running Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg musical. The company also includes Matt Crowle as Thénardier, Victoria Huston-Elem as Madame Thénardier, Mya Rena Hunter as Éponine, Jake David Smith as Marius, and Delaney Guyer as Cosette. Emerson Mae Chan and Greta Schaefer share the roles of Little Cosette and Young Éponine, and Jackson Parker Gill and Jack Jewkes share the role of Gavroche.
The ensemble includes Kyle Adams, Ashley Alexandra, Jeremiah Alsop, David Andino, Daniel Gerard Bittner, Jenna Burns, Ben Cherington, Steve Czarnecki, Arianne DiCerbo, Emily Fink, Nicole Fragala, Audrey Hoffman, Randy Jeter, Danny Martin, Mikako Martin, Eden Mau, Andrew Marks Maughan, Paige McNamara, Ashley Dawn Mortensen, Tim Quartier, Juliette Redden, Matt Rosell, Christopher Robin Sapp, Kaitlyn Sumner, Kyle Timson, David T. Walker, J.T. Wood, and Jonathan Young.
Produced by Cameron Mackintosh, this new production premiered in celebration of the show's 25th anniversary in the U.K., and has since run in North America, Australia, Japan, Korea, France, and Spain. Along with this U.S. tour, the production is currently playing London's West End, a world tour, and Japan. The North American tour ran from 2017 to March 2020 before being halted due to the global pandemic, re-launching in 2022.
The long-running musical based on the Victor Hugo novel features music by Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton, and adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. Orchestrations are by Stephen Metcalfe, Christopher Jahnke, and Stephen Brooker with original orchestrations by John Cameron.
The production is directed by James Powell and Laurence Connor, designed by Matt Kinley (inspired by the paintings of Hugo), with costumes by Andreane Neofitou, additional costume designs by Christine Rowland and Paul Wills, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Mick Potter, projections realized by Finn Ross, Jonathon Lyle, and Fifty Nine Productions, musical staging by Geoffrey Garratt, music supervision by Stephen Brooker and James Moore, and casting by Tara Rubin Casting.
The stage management team is led by Ryan W. Gardner with Claire Farrokh and Hollis Duggans-Queenss. The associate director is Corey Agnew, the musical staging associate is Jesse Robb, the resident director is Brendan Stackhouse, and music direction is by Will Curry. The company management team includes Chris Danner and Elle Aghabala.
For a full tour itinerary, visit LesMis.com.
