Overview
- The production opened at Radio City Music Hall on July 28 and runs through August 9 as the final stop of a two-year world tour.
- Producer Cameron Mackintosh staged the show in a concert format with performers in period costume, limited physical staging, moving video screens, dramatic lighting and an onstage orchestra.
- Principal roles rotate among top vocalists—Alfie Boe, Killian Donnelly and Gerónimo Rauch share Jean Valjean while Bradley Jaden and Jeremy Secomb alternate as Javert—so audiences see different star pairings on different nights.
- Critics praised the restored 26–27-piece symphonic orchestra and enveloping sound mix for clarity and power, while noting the pared-back staging can make the sprawling plot harder for newcomers to follow.
- Alfie Boe is scheduled to give his final performance as Valjean on August 4, and reviewers warned that high-budget, arena-scale presentations like this may become less common given current theatrical economics.