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Media Kit Cameron Mackintosh Announces His Acclaimed New Production of Les Misérables Will Open in Australia in 2014

Media Kit Cameron Mackintosh Announces His Acclaimed New Production of Les Misérables Will Open in Australia in 2014

Melbourne, 2014 MEDIA KIT ANNOUNCES HIS ACCLAIMED NEW PRODUCTION OF LES MISÉRABLES WILL OPEN IN AUSTRALIA IN 2014

Cameron Mackintosh announced today that his acclaimed new production of Boublil & Schönberg’s legendary musical, LES MISÉRABLES, will arrive in Australia in 2014.

With glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery designed by Matt Kinley, inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo, this new record breaking production is directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell and will premiere at ’s Her Majesty’s Theatrein June 2014. Tickets will go on sale in October 2013.

The new production ofLES MISÉRABLES has been acclaimed by critics, fans and new audiences for the last three years, breaking box office records internationally and inspiring filmmakers to make the outstandingly successful movie which has gone on to win 3 Golden Globes®, 4 BAFTA’s and receive 8 Academy Award® nominations.

‘Thrilling, spectacular & unforgettable’ - The Times ‘A five star hit, astonishingly powerful’ - , UK ‘The new production ofLES MISÉRABLES qualifies as a truly extraordinary theatrical experience. It is nothing less than stunning. This production is so breathtaking, you simply won’t want it to end.’ - The Boston Globe ‘This actually exceeds the original – Les Mis is born again’ - New York 1 Television

Cameron Mackintosh said, “These are very exciting times for LES MISÉRABLES, having inspired such a hugely successful film - with amazing Australian cast - to now confirming the 25th Anniversary Production going to Broadway and Melbourne in 2014, as well as playing in Canada, Korea, Japan, Spain and continuing its record- breaking run on tour in the . I first produced LES MISÉRABLES in Australia in 1987 immediately after the musical opened , making household names of many amazing performers that featured in this and the 10th anniversary production. So it seems serendipitous that this new Australian production, 25 years later, will again follow the Broadway season, featuring Australian performers that will also, hopefully, become Australian stars of the future.”

Based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel, LES MISÉRABLES is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit. The magnificent score of LES MISÉRABLES includes the classic songs “,” “On My Own,” “Stars,” “Bring Him Home,” “Do You Hear the People Sing?,” “,” “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables,” “Master of the House” and many more.

Set against the backdrop of 19th-century revolutionary France, LES MISÉRABLES tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, , sacrifice and redemption. Ex-prisoner is hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker ’s young daughter, , their lives change forever. Seen by over 65 million people worldwide in 42 countries and in 22 languages, LES MISÉRABLES is undisputedly one of the most popular musicals of all time. Having won more than 97 major awards around the world it has been hailed as the most stirring, moving musical ever. There have been 47 cast recordings of LES MISÉRABLES, including the multi-platinum , the GRAMMY® Award-winning Broadway cast and complete symphonic album. The motion picture soundtrack has sold close to 1.5 million copies in only a few weeks and has topped the Billboard and iTunes charts. The forthcoming DVD/Blu-ray of the hit movie and the extended deluxe 2-disc edition of the soundtrack featuring an additional 22 tracks will be released shortly and for fans, the sumptuous definitive new book, Les Misérables – From Stage to Screen, will also be available to purchase in the coming months. It tells the story so far of the World’s Longest Running Musical in words, pictures and rare facsimile memorabilia and is written by Benedict Nightingale and Martyn Palmer, with the foreword by Cameron Mackintosh. The DVD’s of the 10th Anniversary at the and the 25th Anniversary at The O2 have sold millions of copies worldwide. In addition over 3,000 productions of the LES MISÉRABLES School’s Edition have been performed by over 100,000 school children in the UK, US and Australia, making it the most successful musical ever produced in schools.

Cameron Mackintosh commented: “To my constant surprise, my productions continue to be enjoyed as much as ever by audiences all around the world and I’m thrilled to have the unique chance of redoing them all over as if they were brand new shows. I’m even more delighted that they are proving just as big hits at the box office in their new form as the originals, having recently restaged Oliver!, the Phantom of the and to similar acclaim to the new LES MISÉRABLES. It’s marvellous that modern audiences are embracing them as contemporary adaptations.”

Boublil and Schönberg’s LES MISÉRABLES originally opened in London in October 1985 at the Barbican and has been playing ever since. It transferred to the Palace Theatre on 4 December 1985 and moved to its current home at the Queen’s Theatre on 3 April 2004 where it is playing to standing room only. In October 2006 LES MISÉRABLES took over the title of World’s Longest Running Musical followed by two other Cameron Mackintosh productions, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and (both by ).

Cameron Mackintosh’s production of LES MISÉRABLES is written by and Claude-Michel Schönberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel. Adapted by and , it has additional material by .

The 25th Anniversary Production is directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell and designed by Matt Kinley. Original costumes are by Andreane Neofitou, additional costumes by Christine Rowland, lighting design by Paule Constable and by Mick Potter.

Cameron Mackintosh added: “Michael Cassel will executive produce production and lead a new team of talented Australians as we ‘bring her home’. Michael is an Australian producer who worked at Disney Theatrical Group for almost ten years, most recently based in New York, before returning home with his family in 2011. Together, we have already engaged Serena Hill as Casting Director to begin our search for Australia’s new stars”.

Casting for the new Australian production of LES MISÉRABLES will commence next month and tickets for the Melbourne season will go on sale in October 2013.

Footage and production images can be downloaded as below: lesmismedia.michaelcassel.com Password: 24601

For further information www.lesmis.com

All media enquiries to aka Australia: Vicky Iliopoulos [email protected] 0410 551 388 25th ANNIVERSARY PRODUCTION REVIEWS HHHHH ‘GOBSMACKING! THIS NEW PRODUCTION OF THIS ‘A FIVE STAR HIT, MASTERPIECE ASTONISHINGLY IS REFRESHING, RETHOUGHT POWERFUL’ AND EVERY BIT AS EPIC. The Times, UK NOT TO BE MISSED’ Tribune

‘The new production of LES MISÉRABLES qualifies as a truly extraordinary theatrical experience. It is nothing less than stunning. This production is so breathtaking, you simply won’t want it to end.’ The Boston Globe

‘THIS STUNNING ‘SPLENDIDO! ‘THRILLING, A COMPLETELY SPECTACULAR & NEW VERSION UNFORGETTABLE’ OF LES MIS’ SPECTACULAR Le Monde, NEW STAGING’ El Pais Catalunya, ‘A DYNAMICALLY ‘THIS NEW PRODUCTION REIMAGINED HIT, SENDS SHIVERS THIS LES MISÉRABLES HAS DOWN YOUR SPINE’ IMPROVED WITH AGE’ Metro Paris Star Ledger

‘ONE OF THE MOST ‘MAGNIFICENT ‘ACTUALLY EXCEEDS MEMORABLE MISÉRABLES – THE ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS ARTISTIC LES MIS IS OF THE LAST 25 YEARS’ La Vanguardia, Madrid PERFECTION’ BORN AGAIN’ Le Figaro, Paris New York 1 Television

All media enquiries to aka Australia: Vicky Iliopoulos [email protected] 0410 551 388 MAJOR AWARDS

OLIVIER AWARDS, 1985 ORIGINAL LONDON CAST RECORDING Best Actress in a Musical Silver and Gold Discs 1986 (Patti Lu Pone - Fantine) Platinum Disc 1988 Double Platinum Disc 1992 TONY® AWARDS, 1987 Triple Platinum Disc 1997 Best Musical GRAMMY® AWARDS Best Book Best Original Broadway Cast Recording 1988 and (Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg) Les Misérables Symphonic Recording 1991 Best Score (Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg 10TH ANNIVERSARY RECORDING and Herbert Kretzmer) Silver Disc 1997 Best Director Gold Disc 1998 (Trevor Nunn & John Caird) BBC RADIO 2 OLIVIER AUDIENCE AWARD Best Featured Actress in a Musical Nation’s Most Popular Musical, 2005 and 2012 ( - Eponine) Best Featured Actor in a Musical GROUP LINE AWARD, 2007 (Michael Maguire - ) Favourite Musical of the Last 15 Years Best Set Designer () WHATSONSTAGE AWARDS, 2011 25th Anniversary Production Best Lighting Design at the Barbican, Best Musical Revival () 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2, Best Ensemble Performance, Theatre Event of the Year NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS AWARDS, 1987 Best Musical WHATSONSTAGE AWARDS, 2012 Best Takeover in a Role THEATRE WORLD AWARDS, 1987 ( – Jean Valjean) – Jean Valjean Frances Ruffelle – Eponine BROADWAYWORLD: UK AWARDS, 2011 Michael Maguire – Enjolras Understudy of the Year (Scott Garnham – Enjolras)

THE MOUSETRAP AWARDS, 2012 Best Score, Best Musical

All media enquiries to aka Australia: Vicky Iliopoulos [email protected] 0410 551 388 LES MISÉRABLES AND AUSTRALIA

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION , Theatre Royal 20.11.87 - 15.07.89 Melbourne, Princess Theatre 07.12.89 - 29.09.90 , His Majesty’s Theatre 11.10.90 - 22.11.90 , Festival Theatre 01.01.91 - 03.03.91 , Lyric Theatre 08.03.91 - 18.05.91

10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Sydney, Theatre Royal 18.11.97 - 13.06.98 Melbourne, Princess Theatre 20.06.98 - 19.12.98 Perth, Entertainment Centre 27.03.99 - 23.05.99 Brisbane, Lyric Theatre 05.06.99 - 08.08.99

Sydney, Domain (Australia Day Concert) 26.01.89 – 125,000 people attended making it the biggest single live audience to date for LES MISÉRABLES

Australian cast members in previous productions include: , , , the late , Normie Rowe, , Robyn Arthur, , , David Campbell, Peter Cousens and Simon Burke.

AUSTRALIAN AWARDS

SYDNEY THEATRE CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS, 1987 Best Musical Best Actor of the Year in a Musical (Philip Quast - Javert)

SYDNEY “MO” AWARDS Female Music Theatre Performer (Debra Byrne - Fantine) 1988 & 1989 Male Music Theatre Performer (Philip Quast - Javert) 1988 Supporting Musical Theatre Performer (David Campbell -Marius) 1998

MELBOURNE , 1990 Best Production (Cameron Mackintosh - Les Misérables) Best Direction (Trevor Nunn, John Caird & ) Set Design (John Napier) Costume Design (Andreane Neofitou) Male Lead (Rob Guest – Jean Valjean) Female Lead (Marina Prior - Cosette) Male Performer in a Supporting Role (Anthony Warlow - Enjolras) Female Performer in a Supporting Role (Robyn Arthur – Madame Thenardier)

RECORDING - ORIGINAL LONDON CAST ALBUM Gold Disc in Australia 1989 & Double Platinum Disc in Australia 1991

All media enquiries to aka Australia: Vicky Iliopoulos [email protected] 0410 551 388 FACTS & FIGURES

• Over 100 professional companies have opened LES MISÉRABLES worldwide

• Productions have played in 42 countries and 319 cities: , USA, Japan, Israel, Hungary, Australia, Iceland, Norway, Austria, Canada, Poland, Sweden, Holland, Denmark, New Zealand, France, Czech Republic, Spain, , Eire, , , Bermuda, , Philippines, Mauritius, Singapore, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, South Africa, Belgium, Finland, Argentina, Brazil, Estonia, China, Mexico, , Serbia, The Channel Islands And The Dominican Republic

• LES MISÉRABLES has been translated into 22 different languages: English, Japanese, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, German, Polish, Swedish, Dutch, Danish, French, Czech, Castillian, Mauritian Creole, Flemish, Finnish, Argentinian, Portuguese, Estonian, Mexican, Spanish and Korean.

• The extraordinary film produced by Cameron Mackintosh, Working Title and Universal released in late 2012 has become a worldwide box office hit, winning 3 Golden Globe® awards and receiving 8 Academy Award® nominations.

• The production has played over 48,000 professional performances worldwide giving a total audience figure of over 65 million people.

• On 8 October 2010 the London production of LES MISÉRABLES celebrated its 25th birthday. It is the longest running musical in the world and on 1 June 2012 celebrated its 11,000th performance in London.

• To mark the 25th birthday of LES MISÉRABLES it made history by having three productions playing in London at the same time, the original London production, the new 25th anniversary production played at the show’s original home at the Barbican for 22 performances and there was a special anniversary concert at .

• The 25th anniversary concert featured over 350 actors and musicians together with the casts of the London and 25th anniversary productions as well as many members of the original 1985 London cast. 32,000 people attended this spectacular celebration which was broadcast to cinemas around the world and released on DVD and Blu-Ray

• LES MISÉRABLES is the third longest running show in Broadway history after The Phantom of the Opera and Cats.

• There have been 47 cast recordings of LES MISÉRABLES (including , singles, symphonic and digital download albums). Both the original Broadway cast album and the Symphonic Recording won GRAMMY® Awards.

• Each performance entails some 392 complete costumes consisting of some 1782 items of clothing and 31 wigs.

All media enquiries to aka Australia: Vicky Iliopoulos [email protected] 0410 551 388 CREATIVE TEAM

CAMERON MACKINTOSH PRODUCER Cameron Mackintosh has produced more musicals than anyone else in history including the three longest running musicals of all time, Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera and Cats, which are still running successfully across the world. Another of his massive hits, Miss Saigon, continues to spawn new productions around the world as well as productions of Little Shop of Horrors, Tomfoolery, , , The Witches of Eastwick and his most recent musical Betty Eyes. As well as new musicals, Cameron enjoys producing new versions of such classics as , Oklahoma!, , and Oliver! which completed another record breaking run at London’s legendary Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and on tour around the UK. The huge success of , co-produced with Disney, in London and on Broadway has led to numerous other productions of the show opening around the world including Australia. Les Misérables is now the longest running musical in the world having celebrated 27 years of production. To celebrate the 25th anniversary in 2010, Cameron presented a spectacular star- studded concert at the O2 Arena in London which was broadcast live to cinemas around the world. That triumphant performance is now a bestselling DVD. For the first time in theatrical history three different productions of the same musical were staged at the same time in one city - the concert, the acclaimed new 25th anniversary production at London’s Barbican Theatre and the original production, which continues its record-breaking run at the Queen’s Theatre, London. The new production is now a huge hit in Spain, Korea and in North America, with further productions due to open on Broadway, in Canada, Japan, Australia and a Spanish National Tour. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s phenomenal The Phantom of the Opera has also passed its 25 year milestone and to celebrate that occasion in October 2012, Cameron staged a fantastic full length production of the show at London’s legendary Royal Albert Hall which was also filmed and is now a bestselling DVD. Over the next three years, Cameron will be staging over 40 new productions of his musicals worldwide including a newly imagined production of The Phantom of the Opera which has just opened in the UK. Cameron is also the co-producer with and Universal on the world box office hit film version of Les Misérables starring , Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried. JAMES POWELL Director James was an actor for 12 years and was appearing in Les Misérables at London’s Palace Theatre, when he was asked to take over the position of resident director in 1996. Since that time he has worked on a variety of productions and during that time he was staff director at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, assisting Jude Kelly on a number of projects including the Olivier Award-winning Singin’ in the Rain, which transferred from Leeds to the in London. On returning to London he joined Cameron Mackintosh’s production of The Witches of Eastwick at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane as resident director. He then went to Melbourne, Australia, to direct its first foreign production for Jacobsen Entertainments. James returned from Australia to take on the position of associate director on Les Misérables and oversaw the show’s move from its home of many years, the Palace Theatre, to the Queen’s Theatre on Shaftesbury Ave. He was also invited to direct a concert version of the show in Scandinavia and a full-scale production in . Whilst maintaining his position as associate director on Les Misérables, James also worked on Cameron’s new presentation Mary Poppins, originally in and then in London’s West End and on Broadway. In June 2008 he directed the UK tour of Mary Poppins and in 2010 continued his association with the show directing productions in Holland and Australia. James was delighted to renew his association with the Jacobsen Entertainment Group when they asked him to direct their production of Dirty Dancing in London’s West End, a partnership that has seen him direct the show in , Utrecht, Chicago, US tour and Berlin. He will direct the UK tour next year and the Broadway production thereafter. James is delighted and honoured to be working on Cameron’s brand new production of Les Misérables, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of a show he was involved in originally as an actor and is now part of a new creative team.

All media enquiries to aka Australia: Vicky Iliopoulos [email protected] 0410 551 388 LAURENCE CONNOR Director Laurence’s directorial credits include: (UK Arena Tour), the entirely new stage production of The Phantom of the Opera (UK and US Tour), Oliver! (UK Tour) and the new version of Miss Saigon (UK Tour and Worldwide) which received critical acclaim for two years and won the Evening News Award for Best Touring Musical, Best New Foreign Production (Korea), Best Ensemble in a Musical (Korea) and the Green Room Award for Best Director of a Musical (Australia). Laurence is also the Co-Director of the new version of Les Misérables which has enjoyed worldwide success and won awards including Best Musical at the prestigious Manchester Evening News Awards. Laurence directed the 25th anniversary concert of The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall and the 25th Anniversary concert of Les Misérables at the O2 in London both of which were simultaneously broadcast in cinemas worldwide and subsequently released on DVD. Laurence has also been associated with the London productions of The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majestys Theatre), Oliver! (Drury Lane), () and A Slice of Saturday Night (Liverpool Empire). MATT KINLEY Scenic Designer Matt began his career working extensively as a freelance costume and prop-maker for stage, film and video at Robert Allsopp Associates before returning to study and subsequently graduate from the Motley theatre design course in 1994. During the 90’s he worked at the National Theatre, London, as designer, design associate and draughtsman on over 40 productions, including – The Opera, The Coast of Utopia and My Fair Lady. Since leaving the National Theatre he has worked in commercial theatre as an associate designer on many shows including The Woman in White, My Fair Lady (UK and USA tours), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK tour), Les Misérables (Broadway and Holland), (West End). As part of a long working partnership with Cameron Mackintosh Ltd, Matt has adapted the original staging for the new version of Mary Poppins (UK/USA/Australia and Holland tours). In 2009 he was invited to redesign Les Misérables for its 25th Anniversary production in the UK/US/Spain (winner: Best Set Designer - Premios del Teatro Musical 2011, winner: Best Set Design – Broadway World Spain 2011) and also staged the 25th Anniversary concert production at the O2 Arena in London 2010. As part of The Phantom of the Opera’s 25th Anniversary celebrations, Matt designed the fully staged concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011. Matt continues to design for a variety of productions both abroad and in the UK, having recently completed a two part Phantom prequel in and the London premier of ’s Dear World. Matt is currently designing Piaf to open in Brazil autumn 2013. PAULE CONSTABLE Paule Constable’s theatre work includes, for the National: This House, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time, , Danton’s Death, The Power of Yes, Phedre, Death and the King’s Horseman, War Horse (also Broadway; Tony Award for Best Lighting); Waves (also international tour); …Some Trace of Her, baby Girl/ DNA/The Miracle, Women of Troy, War Horse, , Attempts on Her Life, The Caucasian Chalk Circle (tour and Cottesloe); Southwarf Fair, Paul, Coram Boy, Translations, The House of Bernarda Alba, (Olivier Award for Best Lighting); , , and Ivanov. For the RSC: , The Prince of Homburg, , Tales From Ovid, The Dispute, Uncle Vanya, Beckett’s Shorts and The Mysteries. Other work in theatre includes: Clybourne Park (also West End); Posh, The City, Krapp’s Last Tape, Forty Winks, Boy Gets Girl, Night Songs, The Country, Carol and The Weir at the Royal Court; Love Never Dies, Oliver!, Ivanov and in the West End; Dancing at Lughnasa and Moon for the Misbegotten at ; the 25th anniversary tour of Les Misérables; Luise Miller; The Chalk Garden (Olivier Award for Best Lighting), The Man Who Had All the Luck, , Absurdia, The Cut, Proof and Little Foxes for the Donmar; The Good Soul of Szechuan, Generations and Vernon God Little at the Young Vic; Blasted and Oliver Twist at the Lyric Hammersmith; at Sheffield Crucible and in the West End (Olivier Award for Best Lighting); and five productions for Complicite. Opera includes: Dr Dee: an English Opera for Manchester International Festival; Carmen, Faust, Rigoletto, , and for House; Die Meistersinger, , Rusalka, St Matthew Passion, Cosi fan tutte, , Carmen, The Double Bill and La Boheme at Glyndebourne; and Anna Bolena for the , New York; Der Rosenkavalier, Satyagraha, La clemenza di Tiro, Gotterdammerung, The Rape of Lucretia and Manon for ENO; Peter Grimes for Opera North; The Tales of Hoffmanfor Salzburg Festival; and productions throughout Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. Dance includes: Dorian Gray for ; Baiser for Royal ; Seven Deadly Sins for ; and Naked for the Ballet Boyz.

All media enquiries to aka Australia: Vicky Iliopoulos [email protected] 0410 551 388 MICK POTTER Sound Designer Mick holds a BA Honours degree in Creative Design at the Central School of Art and Design London. He has designed the sound for numerous world premiere productions including: Saturday Night Fever (London, New York and worldwide), (, USA Tour, UK tour), Bombay Dreams (London, New York), The Woman In White (London, New York), the largest ever production of The Phantom Of The Opera (Las Vegas), the critically acclaimed West End production of Evita (London) Ich War Noch Neimals In New York (, ), Der Schuh Des Manitu (Berlin), The Musical (London, Paris and worldwide), Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit productions of (London, Toronto, UK Tour) and Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (London), Sister Act (London, Hamburg, Stuttgart), Les Misérables International 25th Anniversary Production (London, UK Tour, USA Tour and worldwide), the world premiere of Love Never Dies (London and Australia) Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new production of The Wizard of Oz (London, Toronto), Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Miss Saigon (Tokyo and worldwide), Betty Blue Eyes (London), the Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Celebration at the 02 Arena (London), The Phantom Of The Opera 25th Anniversary Celebration at the Royal Albert Hall (London), Cameron Mackintosh’s new UK touring production of The Phantom Of The Opera, the Broadway revival of Evita (New York). Mick has created all new sound designs for the London production of Les Misérables and both the London and New York productions of The Phantom Of The Opera. Awards include the 2005 Olivier Award in the UK for Best Sound Design for the London Production of The Woman In White, the 2006 Parnelli Sound Designer Of The Year Award in the USA for The Phantom Of The Opera in Las Vegas and the 2011 Green Room Award in Australia for Best Sound Design for Love Never Dies. STEPHEN BROOKER Additional Orchestrations Stephen Brooker has most recently held the role of musical supervisor for Mary Poppins (Australia) and Les Misérables (Madrid). He was musical director of The Woman in White, My Fair Lady, Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, Lautrec, Cats, The Secret Garden (RSC) and (NT). He supervised Oliver!, My Fair Lady (USA and UK), Les Misérables (New York revival), Cats, , Miss Saigon, Dancing on Dangerous Ground, , The Phantom of the Opera, , Fame, Hair, Saturday Night Fever, and . He was musical consultant for the Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Production and recently conducted the Classical Brit Awards (May 2011). Stephen was composer and conductor for the original production of Burn the Floor and has written and produced music for many corporate clients, including Coca-Cola, Walt Disney, Ford Motors, Toyota Cars, Volvo Cars, Sony Eriksson, BMW Worldwide Launch 2008 and British Airways. He recently recorded and conducted the music for the worldwide Canon media launch. Orchestral conducting includes: the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony, Haifa Symphony, Bournemouth Symphony, Hamburg Sinfonia, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, London Mozart Players, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, London and Manchester Concert Orchestras and the Ukraine Opera and Symphony Orchestra. He conducted the Royal Choral Society in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen. Recordings include: Disney Film Classics and Crazy for Gershwin (BBC Concert Orchestra), studio cast recording of Hair and cast recordings of The Secret Garden, The Woman in White and South Pacific. He recorded ’s album This Time It’s Personal and was orchestrator and conductor for Walt Disney’s award-winning Animator’s Palette and Cinderellabration (Disneyland Tokyo). Stephen produced the ‘live’ recording of Oliver! starring , the new recording of Les Misérables (2010) and the Dutch and Australian recordings of Mary Poppins. Stephen supervised the Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concerts (O2 Arena) as well as being Musical Producer on the hugely successful film version Les Misérables.

All media enquiries to aka Australia: Vicky Iliopoulos [email protected] 0410 551 388 ANDREANE NEOFITOU Costume Designer Internationally renowned costume designer Andy Neofitou’s highly acclaimed work for the Royal Shakespeare over many years led to her outstanding success with Les Misérables directed by Trevor Nunn and John Caird and her beautifully researched and detailed period costumes won her a coveted Tony Award Nomination on Broadway. In 2010 Andy continued to work on the show for the triumphant 25th anniversary performances at the O2, the new major tour of the United States, the UK and Europe – all as the original production continues its record breaking run in the West End. She also designed the costumes for another huge international success - Miss Saigon directed by which began life at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and her designs for both Les Misérables and Miss Saigon continue to be seen in the many productions world-wide. Andy’s other major costume designs in London and the West End include Grease at the and later the , The Far Pavilions, Gone With The Windand The Baker’s Wife both directed by Trevor Nunn, at the Young Vic with David Suchet in the title role, also directed by Trevor Nunn, Peter Pan at the Royal National Theatre directed by John Caird and the arena production of Bizet’s opera Carmen at The Royal Albert Hall directed by Frank Dunlop. Among Andy’s many international credits are Nabucco directed by Elijah Moshinsky for New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Miss Julie in Athens, the musical Jane Eyre directed by John Caird on Broadway - for which she received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination - and Cameron Mackintosh’s revised version of Martin Guerre in the United States. Her credits with the Royal Shakespeare Company include The Changeling directed by Michael Attenborough, Bill Alexander’s production of with Antony Sher, and Fair Maid Of The West directed by Trevor Nunn for the opening of the Swan Theatre at Stratford, transferring later to the Mermaid Theatre in London. She designed the costumes for with Glenda Jackson at the Aldwych, in Canada and the USA; In A Lifetime at the Aldwych and the Piccadilly; Peter Pan which enjoyed three separate runs at the Barbican, and Nicholas Nickleby at Stratford and in the United States winning the Outer Circle Critics’ Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design. Among Andy’s film credits are Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead starring Richard Dreyfuss directed by the author , and Still Life with Roger Daltrey. CHRISTINE ROWLAND Additional Costumes Christine Rowland has worked in both subsidised and commercial theatre. She was resident costume supervisor at the National Theatre for several years and head of costume at the RSC. Work for Cameron Mackintosh includes: Carousel (London, New York and Japan); Oliver! (London, Toronto and Sydney); The Witches of Eastwick (London, Melbourne); My Fair Lady (London, USA tour); Mary Poppins (London, New York, USA tour, Holland and Australia); Les Misérables 25th anniversary production (USA and UK tours and the O2); and Betty Blue Eyes (London). Other musicals include: The Secret Garden (RSC London); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London, New York); and Gypsy (New York).

All media enquiries to aka Australia: Vicky Iliopoulos [email protected] 0410 551 388

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