- Fox
Theater to host "Les Miserables" for two weeks
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- "Les
Miserables" ended its successful 16-year run on
Broadway earlier
this year, making it the second longest running show
in Broadway
History. Atlanta audiences will get to experience the show
over the next two weeks at the Fox Theater in Atlanta.
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- "Les
Miserables" is based on Victor Hugo's novel of the same
name. The
story focuses on Jean
Valjean, a fugitive, who is constantly
being pursued
by Inspector Javert. The chase spans over three decades
in France.
Some of the more famous numbers from "Les
Miserables" are
"Bring Him Home," "Drink With Me," and "Master of the House."
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- The
musical also features an incredible set which includes a
34-foot turntable,
two barricades that weigh over 12,000 pounds, over
1,000 costumes,
five fog machines,422 lighting instruments, 18
orchestra members
and 36 cast members.
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- Among
the cast are Randal Keith as Jean Valjean, James
Clow as Inspector
Javert and Tonya Dixon as Fantine. All three have Broadway experience
and Keith was last seen on Broadway as part of the
final Broadway
cast of "Les Miserables."
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- The
show has been translated to 21 languages, and has ben
performed in 38 countries and in 213 cities. There have been 36,000
performances of
"Les Miserables" and 48 million people have seen
the show. It has won 50
major theater awards including eight Tony Awards.
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- Performances
of "Les Miserables" are scheduled for 8 p.m.,
Tuesdays-Saturdays with matinee performances available Saturdays and
Sundays at 2
p.m. and a Sunday evening performance at 7:30 p.m. The show
will run
through Sept. 21. Ticket prices range from $20-$57.
Phone 404-817-8700
or visit www.ticketmaster.com
