International NewsKillian Donnelly Will Head Cast of U.K. and Ireland Tour of Les MisérablesDonnelly discusses his journey with the international hit musical in the video below.
By
Andrew Gans
April 20, 2018
Olivier Award nominee Killian Donnelly, who joined the London company of Les Misérables in 2008 as a swing and returned to the production in 2017 as Jean Valjean, will play Valjean in the upcoming U.K. and Ireland tour of the international hit musical.
In the video above, Donnelly, whose West End credits also include Kinky Boots (which also marked his Broadway debut), Memphis, Billy Elliot, and The Phantom of the Opera, discusses his decade-long journey with Les Misérables.
Donnelly says, “I'm so excited to see cities in the U.K. that I've never been to and take a cast to Dublin and show them Dublin and take this show home to Dublin really and for people to see it. I am so, so excited to just bring it home, as they say.”
The upcoming tour will launch November 3 at the Curve in Leicester. Click here for current tour dates.
Cameron Mackintosh produces the tour of Les Misérables, which features a score by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg.
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at the West End's Billy Elliot With Killian Donnelly
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at the West End's Billy Elliot With Killian Donnelly
Spend a day with Irish-born West End favorite Killian Donnelly, currently appearing as older brother Tony in Billy Elliot. Armed with digital camera, he documented a recent day full of cold medicine, candy, makeup and one big surprise. Read the Playbill.com story.
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10 AM: Morning, campers! Two shows today, therefore I'm out of bed and having a cuppa to wake up the voice... and my head.
Killian Donnelly
Also trying to fight a cold at the moment, so I'm steaming a lot more. Need to have my "Tony shout" working. Not very intimidating when I sneeze.
Killian Donnelly
12:30 And now is the battle for the tube seat. Westminster Tube Station looks pretty empty so perhaps no fighting today.
Killian Donnelly
12:35 SUCCESS!!! Quiet tube. I got a seat and I laugh in your face, standing man with glasses!! *twiddles mustache*
Killian Donnelly
13:00 Grabbing coffee with my friend Barry before warm-up. Nice view!!!
13:15 See folks I do have friends… and his name's Barry. He's watching today!
Killian Donnelly
13:20 OH MY GOD!! I just got sent this from my sister, referring to my sister-in-law (Mary) and brother (Ciaran)... Gonna be a long day!!!
Killian Donnelly
13:25 Stage door fans have left me a few welcomed treats at stage door!! Favourite chocolate, however doubt I'll go for the blue pants.
Killian Donnelly
13:30 Warm up! Here of course you can see Kay Milbourne practicing her character in the show: "Dead Mum"
Killian Donnelly
13:30 Ann Emery (Grandma) has a chit chat with Gillian Bevan (Mrs. Wilkinson). Ann is the original Grandma. She keeps getting better!!!
Killian Donnelly
14:00 Told you I was fighting a cold!!
Killian Donnelly
14:20 Meet Mickey, my dresser. This is the face he pulls every time you ask for a picture. I love him and I squeeze his head for luck.
Killian Donnelly
14:25 Opening costume. Show one. Beginners.
Killian Donnelly
16:00 Interval of show one. So far so good. Sneezed in the opening number but made it work… ish. Quick little jam in between. Take this with me everywhere.
Killian Donnelly
16:15 My Favourite costume, without a doubt!!! The only reason I took the role. Look how happy I am!!
Killian Donnelly
17:45 In between shows we had a burger challenge. Three guys seeing who can eat the most burgers. WELL WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU DO IN BETWEEN SHOWS?? SLEEP??!!!
Killian Donnelly
21:00 Interval of show 2.... I fell. Joke! It's just make up.
Killian Donnelly
21:15 Elf again!!! Honestly... I love being an elf!!!!
Killian Donnelly
21:50 Another quick jam in between scenes. Any requests?!
Killian Donnelly
All of us in room 6 say hello world!!
Killian Donnelly
Just received this picture!!! He's 4 hrs old and his name's Nicholas. My only nephew and now godson!!!
Killian Donnelly
22:30 Two shows done!! All that's left is for me to remove my tutu and wet the babies head!
Killian Donnelly
22:45 Nice surprise having the original Tony (Joe Caffrey) watching. All together a pretty amazing day. Thanks for joining!
