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BBC Records Les Miserables 21st Birthday Concerthttp://www.whatsonstage.com/dl/page.php?page=greenroom&story=E8821157623389&PHPSESSID=367de07cd5d4887d4204b010aa630957"On 8 October 2006, Les Miserables celebrates its 21st birthday and becomes the world's longest running musical (See News, 2 Aug 2006). To celebrate the occasion, producer Cameron Mackintosh and the BBC have teamed up to produce a specially adapted 75-minute concert version of the show The current West End cast � featuring John Owen-Jones (as Jean Valjean), Hans Peter Janssens (Javert), Jon Lee (Marius), Sophia Ragavelas (Fantine), Sabrina Aloueche (Eponine), Chris Vincent (Th�nardier) and Tracie Bennett (Madame Th�nardier) - and the BBC Concert Orchestra will record the concert before a live audience on Friday 15 September 2006 at the Mermaid Theatre. It will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on the show's actual birthday Sunday 8 October." "At the Queen�s [Theatre], there will also be a special celebratory finale following the Saturday evening performance on 7 October, details of which are due to be announced shortly. A limited number of tickets, priced at �20 and limited to two per person, are available to buy for the BBC recording of the concert version at 3.00pm on 15 September. They can be booked by calling 0870 950 2121." For those who don't recieve BBC Radio 2, it should be available to listen to online for 1 week after the broadcast on http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/. It is very rare that performances on BBC radio are released on CD and therefore it is unlikely to happen. The cast taking part is likely to be as below, although how many will be required for 75mins of highlights is unknown: Jean Valjean - John Owen-Jones Javert - Hans Peter Janssens Fantine - Sophia Ragavelas Th�nardier - Chris Vincent Mme Th�nardier - Tracie Bennett Marius - Jon Lee Eponine - Sabrina Aloueche (as mentioned in the article) Cosette - Gina Beck Enjolras - Simon Bailey Robert Archibald (Feuilly) Jenna Boyd (Old woman/Factory worker) Ruth Brown (Swing) Laura Brydon (Factory worker/Whore) Emily Bull (Whore) Jacob Chapman (Combeferre/Factory worker) Stephen John Davis (Bishop/Lesgles) Jonathan D. Ellis (Jean Prouvaire/Paris Pimp) Alice Fearn (Crone) Spike Grimsey (Swing) Kirsty Hoiles (Factory Girl/Whore) Eaton James (Montparnasse) Adam Jones (Claquesous) Roy Litvin (Babet) Rachael Louise Miller (Whore) Jeff Nicholson (Factory Foreman/Grantaire) Wendy Somerville (Madame/Bag woman/Factory worker) Christopher Stewart (Swing/Head Boy) David Stoller (Brujon/Factory worker) David Thaxton (Bamatabois/Courfeyrac) Neil Toon (Joly) Emma Westhead (Swing) Paul Westhead (Swing/Dance Captain) Bayla Whitten (Whore) |
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| Sister Simplice |
I can't afford to go (just blew all the money I don't have on a ticket for Guys & Dolls) but I'll listen out on the radio for it. I'm glad they've done SOMETHING for the 21st. | ||||
| Lazarus (Adam G) |
John Owen-Jones?!
Nice. Couldn't have picked a better ValJean. |
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| eponine5 |
It's great that they actually decided to do something like this and yay for the 7th October finale because I'm going! 
I'm just annoyed that they didn't do this for the 20th anniversary. I liked the cast so much more. At least they have the joj! |
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| Fantine |
Oh yay. I do hope that it comes on the internet so I can listen to it. Otherwise, someone needs to record it!
Did I just say that out loud? |
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| Mademoiselle Lanoire |
Yes, you did. | ||||
| EponinesRain |
It's okay. We were all thinking it, too 
Help those who don't live in the UK! bwehehe... |
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| The Very Angry Woman |
It's not hard to record from the radio. |
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| Lazarus (Adam G) |
Believe me, there WILL be tons of bootlegs out there. | ||||
| flying_pigs |
I can't go because I only saw LM last week. 
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| Aimee |
Damn!
I'm singing in a show that night and gve only got tickets for the matinee. 
Wwwwwaaaaaaahh!! I need a hug. Good luck to those of you who can go! |
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| javertsw |
I'd love to go, but I don't think I can go at this rate. Tickets probably sold out too.
Actually, the 8th October last year was good fun but nothing too special. I actually had more fun at the last night Les Mis played at the Palace Theatre. I hope they still have a big concert sometime next year too. |
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| Moci |
Reports seem to be trickling in about what took place at the recording last night.
There seems to have been lots of cuts (as expected), especially in the second act with Anthony Andrews providing narration to link it together. Quite suprisingly 'Castle On A Cloud' doesn't seem to have been recorded. All reports seem to be saying that the BBC Concert Orchestra were excellent and an improvement on the tiny orchestra and glorified midi files in Queen's Theatre. |
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| olly |
Recording last night? What do you mean? Last night was September 15th... |
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| Orestes Fasting |
"...the BBC Concert Orchestra will record the concert before a live audience on Friday 15 September 2006 at the Mermaid Theatre. It will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on the show's actual birthday Sunday 8 October." |
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| lolliball91 |
sometimes the BBC shows are on in the US on PBS. will that be happening? | ||||
| Orestes Fasting |
Dunno, but you'll probably be able to watch it on the BBC web site. |
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| Moci |
It's been recorded for radio, not TV. As it's been said before, it should be available to listen to for one week on the BBC website. | ||||
| Etoile |
It should have been recorded for TV. |