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From The President

Dear friends of Omaha Performing Arts,

Welcome to LES MISÉRABLES, one of those memorable musicals that you can see again and again. We are thrilled that this brilliant production has returned as part of our 22/23 CHI Health Broadway Series.

I’m sure that many of you know the story of LES MISÉRABLES – the broken dreams, love, passion, sacrifice and redemption, set against the backdrop of 19th century France. I’ve seen this show countless times – both on Broadway and here in Omaha, and I always enjoy how each different cast member brings something new to these roles. In this production, Nick Cartell, who launched the 2017 and 2022 tours, plays Jean Valjean, and Preston Truman Boyd plays Inspector Javert. Preston Truman Boyd was last in Omaha playing the same role while Les Misérables was at the Orpheum Theater in January 2020. They are part of this incredible cast, and I’m excited for you to experience their work here.

This Tony Award®-winning musical has been performed to 130-million people in 22 languages, and I think that speaks to the strength of the story and its powerful statement on the human spirit. How can you not feel chills during songs like “Do You Hear the People Sing,” “I Dreamed a Dream,” and “One Day More?”

If this is your first time seeing LES MISÉRABLES, I think you’ll agree that Victor Hugo’s message of heroism, injustice and love, is as important today as it was when it was first published in 1862. And if you’re a returning “Les Miz” fan –welcome back – you already know what’s in store!

Thank you for joining us!

Joan H. Squires President, Omaha Performing Arts

Did You Know: It takes 11 semi-trucks to move LES MISÉRABLES from city to city, taking approximately 21 hours to load in and eight hours to load out. The show uses approximately 1,200 costumes and over 88 wigs, with about 40 wigs being used every night!

CAMERON MACKINTOSH presents

BOUBLIL & SCHÖNBERG’S

A musical based on the novel by VICTOR HUGO

Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG

Lyrics by HERBERT KRETZMER

Original French text by ALAIN BOUBLIL and JEAN-MARC NATEL

Additional material by JAMES FENTON

Adaptation by TREVOR NUNN and JOHN CAIRD

New Orchestrations by STEPHEN METCALFE, CHRISTOPHER JAHNKE and STEPHEN BROOKER

Original Orchestrations by JOHN CAMERON

Musical Staging by GEOFFREY GARRATT

Projections realized by FINN ROSS and FIFTY-NINE PRODUCTIONS

Sound by MICK POTTER

Lighting by PAULE CONSTABLE

Original Costume Design by ANDREANE NEOFITOU

Additional Costume Design by CHRISTINE ROWLAND and PAUL WILLS

Set and Image Design by MATT KINLEY inspired by the paintings of VICTOR HUGO

Directed by LAURENCE CONNOR and JAMES POWELL

For LES MISÉRABLES North American Tour

Casting by General Management Executive Producer Executive Producer

FELICIA RUDOLPH, CSA GREGORY VANDER PLOEG SETH SKLAR-HEYN TRINITY WHEELER

MERRI SUGARMAN, CSA for Gentry & Associates for Cameron Mackintosh Inc. for NETworks Presentations for Tara Rubin Casting

Associate Sound Designer Associate Projection Designer Associate Lighting Designers Associate Set Designers NIC GRAY SIMON HARDING & BEN JACOBS & DAVID HARRIS & JONATHON LYLE KAREN SPAHN CHRISTINE PETERS

Wigs, Hair & Make-Up Designer STEFAN MUSCH

Musical Staging Associate JESSE ROBB

Resident Director RICHARD BARTH

Musical Supervision STEPHEN BROOKER & JAMES MOORE

Musical Director BRIAN EADS

Associate Director COREY AGNEW

A CAMERON MACKINTOSH and NETWORKS Presentation

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(In order of Appearance)

TRUMAN BOYD

Laborer DANIEL GERARD BITTNER

Innkeeper’s Wife EDEN MAU

Innkeeper.

The Bishop of Digne

Constables

BENJAMIN H. MOORE

RANDY JETER

CHRISTOPHER JAMES TAMAYO, DAVID YOUNG

Factory Foreman STEVE CZARNECKI

Fantine

Factory Girl

DORTCH

JULIA ELLEN RICHARDSON

Old Woman EMILY SOMÉ

Wigmaker

Bamatabois

KELSEY DENAE

CIARAN BOWLING

Fauchelevent J.T. WOOD

Champmathieu ANDREW MARKS MAUGHAN

Cosette

Madame Thénardier

CORA JANE MESSER / HAZEL VOGEL

CHRISTINA ROSE HALL

Young Éponine CORA JANE MESSER / HAZEL VOGEL

Thénardier MATT CROWLE

Petit Gervais / Gavroche

HEESUN HWANG

HARRISON FOX / GABRIEL LAFAZAN Éponine

ADDIE MORALES

CHRISTOPHER JAMES TAMAYO

STEVE CZARNECKI

BENJAMIN H. MOORE Students

GREGORY LEE RODRIGUEZ

ANDREW MARKS MAUGHAN

JENNA BURNS, ARIANNE DiCERBO, GENEVIEVE ELLIS, DAELYNN CARTER JORIF, OLIVIA J. LU

MICHELLE BETH HERMAN, BEN CHERINGTON, NICOLE MORRIS, ASHLEY DAWN MORTENSEN, TIM QUARTIER, CHRISTOPHER ROBIN SAPP, KYLE TIMSON

Dance Captain

Understudies

For Jean Valjean–RANDY JETER, ANDREW MARKS MAUGHAN, ETHAN ROGERS; for Javert–STEVE CZARNECKI, BENJAMIN H. MOORE; for Cosette–JENNA BURNS, EDEN MAU; for Fantine– KELSEY DENAE GENEVIEVE ELLIS; for Thénardier–KYLE ADAMS, CIARAN BOWLING; for Madame Thénardier– ARIANNE DiCERBO, JULIA ELLEN RICHARDSON; for Éponine–DAELYNN CARTER JORIF, NICOLE MORRIS; for Marius–CHRISTOPHER JAMES TAMAYO, J.T. WOOD; for Enjolras–DANIEL GERARD BITTNER, DAVID YOUNG; for Little Cosette/Young Éponine– OLIVIA J. LU; for the Bishop of Digne–ANDREW MARKS MAUGHAN, BENJAMIN H. MOORE, KYLE TIMSON; for the Factory Foreman–KYLE ADAMS, KYLE TIMSON; for the Factory Girl–KELSEY DENAE, ASHLEY DAWN MORTENSEN; for Bamatabois–DANIEL GERARD BITTNER, BEN CHERINGTON; for Grantaire–DANIEL GERARD BITTNER, CIARAN BOWLING.