Jae Alexander of the Musical Associates UK will direct the performances. Besides working as a conductor with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the English National Symphony Orchestra, he has directed Cats at the New London Theater and Crazy for You and West Side Story at the Prince Edward Theater. He was recently recruited by Cameron Mackintosh to be the musical supervisor for next year's Australian production of Les Miserables.
The singers for the shows are all well-versed in performing Les Miserables. James Staddon, one of the performers in the musical's 10th anniversary concert, will sing the part of Javert, the police officer. He has also played in King and The Three Musketeers and is a regular in British television dramas. He will also be singing the role of John, the American soldier in Miss Saigon.
The role of Cosette will be performed by Sarah Ryan, who has been touring for the past two years with the US National Symphony Orchestra and playing Christine in The Phantom of the Opera. Since winning the BBC Choirgirl of the Year in 1988 with her distinctively smooth, resonant and emotional voice, the BBC has regularly invited her to sing in its musical programs.
Frequently cast in leading female roles in major productions in London, Ryan has played The Phantom of the Opera's Christine, the title role in Cinderella and Belle in Beauty and the Beast.
The role of Cosette's lover Marius falls to Dean Macrae, who came to fame playing Jack in Into the Woods. The role of Enjolras, the leader of the revolutionary students' group, will be played by Michael Cahill, who was also part of Boubil and Schonberg's Martin Guerre. His most recent performance was playing in Hello Again, which opened in London this past March.
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