Musical legends Alfie Boe and Michael Ball to star in Les Miserables arena tour

The first big names for the upcoming Les Miserables Arena Spectacular tour have been announced. The hit musical is set to tour UK arenas with a new epic production.

Producer Cameron Mackintosh has revealed that musical legends Alfie Boe and Killian Donnelly will share the role of Jean Valjean on the tour. Michael Ball and Bradley Jaden will also share the role of Javert, the Manchester Evening News reports.

They will lead a star-studded cast and orchestra of over 65 in the forthcoming World Tour of Les Miserables the Arena Spectacular, starting at the SSE Arena Belfast on 19 September 2024. Audiences can find out which star is performing on which date of the tour via the Les Mis website.

More stars are to be announced soon. Cameron Mackintosh said: "The spectacular world arena tour of the Les Miserables concert has been a dream of mine for many years. With Les Mis' 40th phenomenal year starting this October, there couldn't be a better time for it to happen."

He also revealed: "A dream concert deserves a dream cast and I couldn't be more thrilled to announce that the first UK leg of the tour, which opens in Belfast in September and is already more than two-thirds sold out, will star Alfie Boe or Killian Donnelly as Jean Valjean and Michael Ball or Bradley Jaden as Javert, heading a cast and orchestra of over 65."

Bradley Jaden as Javert in Les Miserables the Arena Spectacular 2024 — Bradley Jaden as Javert in Les Miserables the Arena Spectacular (Image: No credit)

Mackintosh added: "Many other favourite Les Miserables performers, chosen from all over the world, will be announced in a few weeks' time. After the UK, the world tour will play many cities across Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Korea, Japan and several other Asian cities before it returns to Europe and beyond."

He continued: "With the Les Miserables movie now being re-released in cinemas across the world in its completely remixed digital glory, sounding and looking better than ever, and with the London and North American productions still regularly breaking attendance records, Les Miserables is a true phenomenon The People's Musical and the only musical ever to be simultaneously a hit on stage, screen and in concert arenas."

Finally, he said: "Boublil and Schonberg, Herbert Kretzmer and I owe our inspiration to the genius of Victor Hugo's masterpiece."