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Les Mis 2014 Casting?
Les Mis 2014 Casting?#175
Posted: 10/16/13 at 9:59amIs it worth pointing out that Andy Mientus favorited that tweet?
Les Mis 2014 Casting?#176
Posted: 10/16/13 at 11:58amMccarrelll as JVJ?
Les Mis 2014 Casting?#177
Posted: 10/16/13 at 12:19pmMaybe he's just posting about the show without revealing his exact role? I'd assume because of his age, he'd be cast as one of the Friends of the ABC if he had a "named" part. I believe someone earlier had posted that he was going to be a Marius cover. If he's a JVJ cover, JVJ is now rather...youthful.
Les Mis 2014 Casting?#178
Posted: 10/16/13 at 1:35pmChris McCarrell is going to be Joly as well as the u/s for Marius as mentioned before. I've heard that one of Laura Osnes's understudies in Cinderella is going to be the Cosette u/s. I hope it's Heidi Giberson!
Les Mis 2014 Casting?#179
Posted: 10/16/13 at 2:08pmNot to thrilled about this casting. I WAS hoping for some more creative casting, but, we shall see. I'm always up for surprises!
Joined: 12/31/69
Les Mis 2014 Casting?#180
Posted: 10/16/13 at 5:14pmGo see it in Toronto, it's the best your going to get.
Les Mis 2014 Casting?#181
Posted: 10/17/13 at 6:01am
The tweet was deleted.
Hopefully they announce the cast soon!
Les Mis 2014 Casting?#182
Posted: 10/18/13 at 12:03am
Once More with Feeling 2 wrote, "If [Chris McCarroll is] a JVJ cover, JVJ is now rather...youthful."
Ramin Karimloo is something like 34. He's the youngest guy to play JVJ, according to what I remember reading, and I think the youngest Phantom as well. I'm not sure where this push is coming from to cast actors who are far younger than the characters they play -- it makes some sense in POTO, because many Raouls graduate to playing the Phantom, but I really can't see it for JVJ, who is about 40 at the beginning of the story and who dies of old age at the end.
Les Mis 2014 Casting?#183
Posted: 10/18/13 at 12:09amWasn't John Owen-Jones in his late 20s when he started? Regardless, that still means Ramin is on the young side. I had my doubts about Peter Lockyer too (as he's similarly on the young/not-built-like-a-truck side), but he very pleasantly surprised me.
Les Mis 2014 Casting?#184
Posted: 10/18/13 at 12:21amValjean has been cast on the younger side for a while now. John Owen-Jones first played the role at 26, Drew Sarich would play the role at age 32, and Karimloo currently at age 35.
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Les Mis 2014 Casting?#185
Posted: 10/18/13 at 12:26am
There have been a bunch of Valjean's who were in their 20's when they took on the role full time-Dave Clemons, Rob Evans, and Calvin Stone come to mind. Tim Shew also I think. It has to do with look and voice quality.
I think early to mid 30's was more of the norm though in the past (Ivan Rutherford, Craig Schulman, William Solo and Donn Cook for example).
That being said, I don't why advertising that someone was the youngest Phantom or the youngest Valjean or the youngest Engineer is important. How does that make anybody want to see a show more? So, Dave Clemons was 26 when he played the role? And? Or John Owen Jones was 25? Ok. Cool for him, but and?
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Les Mis 2014 Casting?#186
Posted: 10/18/13 at 11:15am
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Drew Sarich would play the role at age 32
Alex Gemignani was 27 when he started the Broadway Revival role in October 2006. Drew Sarich was actually 31 when he took over the roll in July 2007.
p.s. Drew was 32 by the time he "was traded" to the West End for JOJ.
Les Mis 2014 Casting?#187
Posted: 10/22/13 at 12:27pmJason Forbach is back! He'll be Feuilly and understudying Enjolras: https://twitter.com/jtforbach/status/392686790219673600
Les Mis 2014 Casting?#188
Posted: 10/22/13 at 2:11pmVery excited about Jason. Bummed that Joseph Spieldenner (Grantaire on the most recent tour) won't be joining him in the revival, though.
Les Mis 2014 Casting?#189
Posted: 10/22/13 at 3:05pm
Me too. They were wonderful. Do wish Jason was Enjolras- he was phenomenal on the tour. On to the now-announced casting: not particularly surprising, but I think it could be a really good cast.
Updated On: 10/22/13 at 03:05 PM
Les Mis 2014 Casting?#190
Posted: 10/22/13 at 3:07pmYawn. Boring and uninspired casting IMO.
Les Mis 2014 Casting?#191
Posted: 10/22/13 at 3:09pm
Looks like it's official for Ramin Karimloo as Valjean:
http://raminkarimloo.com/mystuff
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Les Mis 2014 Casting?#192
Posted: 10/29/13 at 10:18pm
Radio interview with Ramin Karimloo, Melissa O'Neal and Earle Carpenter from this morning. There are in-studio performances of Bring Him Home, On My Own, and Stars.
(Ramin is up first, Melissa and Earle come in about 50mins in)
Link
Les Mis 2014 Casting?#193
Posted: 10/30/13 at 5:51pm
Yes, Karimloo is 35, the youngest to play the role. But what he said makes sense- any age is the correct age of the character at some point in his life. Ramin said he's glad he's on the younger side of it.
Canada is so lucky - Karimloo sets the bar at a new high.
Les Mis 2014 Casting?#194
Posted: 11/8/13 at 5:58pm
I was searching to find if Heidi Giberson was going to be in the revival and when I typed her name in with Les Miserables on google, a Facebook page came up. The google caption had these names:
Bridie Carroll, Erik Cheski, Taylor Collins, Rick Desloge, Trevor Downey, Preston Ellis, Heidi Giberson, Neil Haskell, Cody Scott Lancaster, Lauren Linville.
It looks like someone deleted the post but I think this might be some of the ensemble.
https://www.google.com/search?q=heidi+giberson+les+miserables&oq=heidi+giberson+les+miserables&aqs=chrome..69i57.9397j0j4&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8#es_sm=122&espv=210&q=heidi+giberson+les+miserables&start=10
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