New Zealand actor Hayden Tee, most recently seen as Lance in the Broadway production of & Juliet, will return to Cameron Mackintosh's North American tour of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Les Misérables later this month.
Tee will again step into the role of Inspector Javert beginning January 7 at the Tanger Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. The actor previously played the role on Broadway, in London's West End, and the North American tour. Other roles include Miss Trunchbull in Matilda, Marius in Les Misérables in the West End, and Lance in the Australian production of & Juliet.
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The touring production of the international hit currently features Nick Cartell as Jean Valjean, Lindsay Heather Pearce as Fantine, Matt Crowle as Thénardier, Victoria Huston-Elem as Madame Thénardier, Christian Mark Gibbs as Enjolras, Jaedynn Latter as Éponine, Peter Neureuther as Marius, and Alexa Lopez as Cosette. Lillian Caster and Kayla Scola-Giampapa alternate in the role of Little Cosette/Young Éponine, and Cree-Silver Corley and Rocco Van Auken alternate in the role of Petit Gervais/Gavroche.
The ensemble includes Kyle Adams, Colin Anderson, David Andino, Thomas Beeker, Daniel Gerard Bittner, Steve Czarnecki, Christian Engelhardt, Nicole Fragala, Kenneth Quinney Francoeur, Gillian Hassert, Randy Jeter, Danny Martin, Mikako Martin, Eden Mau, Paige McNamara, Nicole Morris, Ashley Dawn Mortensen, Sarah Pansing, Gracie Annabelle Parker, Nicholas Pattarini, Juliette Redden, Matt Rosell, Christopher Robin Sapp, Ian Saverin, Zeya Grace Swecker, Kaitlyn Sumner, David Thomas Walker, and Lamont J. Whitaker.
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Produced by Mackintosh, this new production premiered in
celebration of the show's 25th anniversary in the U.K., and has since
run in North America, Australia, Japan, Korea, France, and Spain. Along
with this U.S. tour, the production is currently playing London's West
End, a world tour, and Japan. The North American tour ran from 2017 to
March 2020 before being halted due to the global pandemic, re-launching
in 2022.
The long-running musical based on the Victor Hugo novel features music by Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton, and adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. Orchestrations are by Stephen Metcalfe, Christopher Jahnke, and Stephen Brooker with original orchestrations by John Cameron.
The production is directed by James Powell and Laurence Connor, designed by Matt Kinley (inspired by the paintings of Hugo), with costumes by Andreane Neofitou, additional costume designs by Christine Rowland and Paul Wills, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Mick Potter, projections realized by Finn Ross, Jonathon Lyle, and Fifty Nine Productions, musical staging by Geoffrey Garratt, music supervision by Stephen Brooker and James Moore, and casting by Tara Rubin Casting.
The associate director is Corey Agnew, the musical staging associate is Jesse Robb, the resident director is Kyle Timson, and music direction is by Glenn Alexander II. The tour stage management team is led by Kenneth J. Davis with Tara Tolar-Payne and John N. Fortunato. The company management team features Chris Danner and Elle Aghabala.
For a full tour itinerary, visit LesMis.com.
