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The Muny is the oldest and largest outdoor musical theater in America and produces each show from the ground up, especially for St. Louis audiences.
Season 106 at The Muny gets off to a monumental start with the return of “Les Misérables,” which runs June 17 to 23 in Forest Park.
Seth Sklar-Heyn makes his Muny directing debut, but “Les Misérables” is a musical he knows well. As executive producer for North American productions for Cameron Mackintosh Inc., Sklar-Heyn supervised the show’s 2014 Broadway revival and two tours.
“I think the music takes you on a certain journey,” Sklar-Heyn said. “The characters are identifiable and relatable to people watching from the audience. Sure, it's set at a certain time, but it's still of today.”
“Les Misérables” is based on an 1862 novel by Victor Hugo and includes music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyrics by Alain Boublil. Set against the backdrop of post-Revolution France, the story follows the journey of Jean Valjean, an ex-convict seeking a fresh start, and his relentless pursuer, Javert.
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“The themes ask us to consider people we don't see, to consider sacrifice and loss,” said Muny artistic director and executive producer Mike Isaacson. “Hugo asks questions of us as individuals and as a society. When Jean Valjean is granted forgiveness and mercy, he is inspired to ask: ‘Who am I? And how am I to be? And how am I to operate in the world?’”
When a French concept album based on Hugo’s novel was released in 1980, Mackintosh loved the music and saw its potential, Isaacson said. “Les Misérables” became a word-of-mouth sensation and ran in London for more than 30 years.
“It's a people's show,” Sklar-Heyn said. “Success was born out of community. It was born out of the theatergoers who latched onto it and saw something in it.”
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Single-performance tickets for the seven Broadway hits in the 106th Muny season — plus a just-announced concert event starring John Legend with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra — are available now at muny.org.
As part of a partnership with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, 20 members of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus will appear as the supernumerary chorus in three musical numbers, including “One Day More.”
“You can't ask for a better gift from a producer than to say, ‘Hey, here's a chorus from a symphony,’” Sklar-Heyn said. “One key theme of ‘Les Mis’ is community. And I think it's incredibly important that we create a community onstage that is a mirror for the community seeing the production.”
The show’s creative team also includes choreographer Jesse Robb, music director James Moore and associate musical director Michael Horsley.
“It's a really exciting team,” Isaacson said. “To say that they're dedicated to this show is such an understatement.”
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John Riddle (Jean Valjean), Jordan Donica (Javert), Teal Wicks (Fantine), Red Concepción (Thénardier), Jade Jones (Madame Thénardier), Ken Page (The Bishop of Digne), Emily Bautista (Éponine), Gracie Annabelle Parker (Cosette), Peter Neureuther (Marius) and James D. Gish (Enjolras) will star in the Muny production of “Les Misérables”
“Les Misérables” will star John Riddle (Jean Valjean), Jordan Donica (Javert), Teal Wicks (Fantine), Red Concepcion (Thenardier), Jade Jones (Madame Thenardier), Ken Page (the Bishop of Digne), Emily Bautista (Eponine), Gracie Annabelle Parker (Cosette), Peter Neureuther (Marius) and James D. Gish (Enjolras).
When: 8:15 p.m. June 17-23; preshow festival begins at 6:45 p.m. nightly
Where: The Muny, 1 Theatre Drive, Forest Park
Ticket pricing: $21-$135 — plus the first-come, first-served free seats; season tickets on sale through June 14
For more information, call 314.361.1900 or visit muny.org.