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Gareth and fellow co-star John Owen Jones will be taking part in 'Friday Night Is Music Night' studio engagement with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Mike Dixon at the Mermaid Theatre.



This will then be broadcast live on Radio 2 at 8pm on 21st May 2010.



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JOHN OWEN JONES TO STAR AS ‘JEAN VALJEAN’,

EARL CARPENTER AS ‘JAVERT’ AND GARETH GATES AS ‘MARIUS’

IN CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S

EXCITING NEW 25TH ANNIVERSARY PRODUCTION OF

THE WORLD’S LONGEST RUNNING MUSICAL

“LES MISÉRABLES”

EMBARKING ON A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL TOUR

COMMENCING IN THE UK

AT THE WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE CARDIFF

ON 12 DECEMBER 2009



Cameron Mackintosh is delighted to announce that John Owen Jones will star as ‘Jean Valjean’, Earl Carpenter as ‘Javert’ and Gareth Gates as ‘Marius’ in the exciting new 25th anniversary production of the World’s Longest Running Musical “LES MISÉRABLES”. The production will have spectacular new designs inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo and will embark on a major international tour commencing in the UK at the WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE CARDIFF on 12 December 2009 where it recently went on sale, breaking all box office records in the theatre’s history! Current tour schedule attached



Broadway and West End star John Owen Jones was recently hailed by the New York Post as the best Jean Valjean since Colm Wilkinson. As well as starring in “Les Misérables” in both the West End and on Broadway he has also appeared as ‘The Phantom’ in “The Phantom of the Opera” at Her Majesty’s Theatre. Earl Carpenter who is currently playing ‘Javert’ in the West End production of “Les Misérables” has also starred as ‘The Phantom’ in West End as well as the starring role of ‘Darryl Van Horne’ in “The Witches of Eastwick” at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Gareth Gates needs no introduction. A multi million selling popstar who still has the 2nd best selling single this decade. More recently he has played the title role of ‘Joseph’ in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at the West End’s Adelphi Theatre and was a semi finalist in ‘Dancing on Ice’ 2008.



Seen by over 56 million people worldwide in 42 countries and in 21 languages, “LES MISÉRABLES” is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals ever written, with new productions continually opening around the globe. There have been 34 cast recordings of “LES MISÉRABLES”, including the multi-platinum London cast recording and the Grammy Award-winning Broadway cast and complete symphonic albums. The video of the 10th Anniversary Royal Albert Hall Gala Concert has sold nearly two million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling musical videos ever in the UK. There are over 2,000 productions of the Les Misérables School’s Edition scheduled or being 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’s production of “LES MISÉRABLES” is written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel and additional material by James Fenton. The original London production of “LES MISÉRABLES” was adapted and directed by Trevor Nunn and John Caird.



This new production will be directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell and designed by Matt Kinley inspired by the works of Victor Hugo and John Napier. Original costumes by Andreane Neofitou, lighting by Paule Constable and sound by Mick Potter.



LES MISÉRABLES 25th Anniversary Tour 2009/2010 www.lesmis.com



12 December 2009 – 16 January 2010

WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE CARDIFF, UK

Box Office – 08700 40 2000

Tickets on sale NOW



19 January – 13 February 2010

MANCHESTER PALACE THEATRE, UK

Box Office – 0844 847 2403

Tickets on sale NOW



16 February – 20 March 2010

NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL, UK

Box Office – 01603 63 0000

Tickets on sale NOW



23 March – 17 April 2010

BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME, UK

Box Office – 0844 338 5000

Tickets on sale NOW



20 April – 15 May 2010

EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE, UK

Box Office – 0844 847 1660

Tickets on sale NOW



26 May – 4 July 2010

PARIS, FRANCE - THE CHATELET



Box Office – +33 (0)1 40 28 28 40

Tickets on sale NOW



13 July - 7 August 2010

BRISTOL HIPPODROME, UK

Box Office – 0844 847 2325

Tickets on sale 3 Dec



10 August - 21 August 2010

THE LOWRY, SALFORD

Box Office – 0843 208 6000

On sale now



24 August - 11 Sept 2010

THE MAYFLOWER, SOUTHAMPTON

Box Office – 02380 711811

On sale now



14 Sept - 2 Oct 2010

BARBICAN CENTRE, LONDON

Box Office –0844 848 4490

On sale now



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Head chorister at Bradford Cathedral by the age of eleven, singing for the Queen at 13; Gareth Gates scorched a path to the final of the first ever Pop Idol back in 2002. A debut number one single and album followed, followed by a string of top 5 singles, three further number ones, sold out arena tours and to date a staggering 3.5 million record sales.



After taking some well-earned time out, Gareth appeared back on our TV screens in a documentary called Whatever Happened to Gareth Gates? The documentary followed Gareth’s experiences in and out of the music industry and his fight to rid himself of his serious speech impediment. He went on to not only do just that, but also to qualify as a McGuire Programme speech coach and instructor to help others with stammers such as his own. He is the youngest UK person to qualify as a speech coach with the programme. With a new found confidence, Gareth took part in his first TV interview since combating his stammer on Tonight With Jonathan Ross.



2008 has kept Gareth very busy. His successful appearance on ITV1's Dancing On Ice saw him subsequently taking part in the Dancing On Ice Tour performing in arenas around the UK, he has been seen kicking a ball for the UNICEF televised fundraising event Soccer Aid 2008 (playing for the winning England team), he performed in A Spoonful of Stiles & Drewe (a charity gala show celebrating 25 years of the writing partnership between George Stiles & Anthony Drewe where he co-headlined an exclusive preview of material from Soho Cinders, the latest show by the successful duo) and he even found the time to marry long term girlfriend Suzanne Mole in July this year (they have just announced that they are now expecting their first child early next year)!



After an exciting and eventful year Gareth is again expanding his horizons and seeing out 2008 in pantomime (oh no he isn’t…. oh yes he is…). Starring in Cinderella as the handsome Prince Charming alongside Gavin and Stacey’s Joanna Page and impressionist, comedian and actor Alistair McGowan, this flagship show promises to see in 2009 with a bang and the start of a new year that promises even more from this amazing talent.