Announced earlier today, it was confirmed that Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg will be travelling to Australia in September 2022 for the first time in 25 years, for the Australian premiere of the concert Do You Hear the People Sing? If you haven’t guessed from the show’s title, this is a celebration of the pair’s musical theatre works including Miss Saigon and the timeless Les Misérables.
The production will commence at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne on 27 & 28 September 2022, before heading to the Sydney Opera House’s newly renovated Concert Hall from 30 September until 2 October. At this point in time, no additional legs of the tour have been confirmed. The production features a 24 piece orchestra, 12 person choir and a number of Australian and international musical theatre stars.
Confirmed performers include:
Do You Hear The People Sing? is the only concert ever to be authorised by Boublil and Schönberg and is the definitive showcase of their work. It will include “I Dreamed A Dream”, “Do You Hear The People Sing?”, “On My Own”, “One Day More”, “The American Dream”, “Bui Doi”, “Woman” and “Bring Him Home”, brought to life by leading international stars from the Boublil & Schönberg universe:
Michael Ball OBE (UK) – Britain’s leading musical theatre star who, among his many credits, played Marius in the original London production of Les Misérables, and reprised the role for the 10th anniversary concert. More recently, he starred as Javert in the acclaimed staged concert in the West End.
John Owen-Jones (UK) – the star of the London, Broadway and international productions of Les Misérables, as well as his record-breaking run as The Phantom of the Opera in London.
Rachel Tucker (UK) – recently starred in Come From Away on Broadway. She starred in the London premiere of Boublil & Schönberg’s The Pirate Queen in 2020 and is renowned for her performance as Elphaba in Wicked in London and on Broadway.
Bobby Fox (Aus) – the popular star of the Australian production of Jersey Boys.
David Harris (Aus) – who has performed leading roles in Miss Saigon, Wicked and Legally Blonde, and is currently starring in the US tour of Moulin Rouge.
Sooha Kim (Korea) – Korean star of Aida, Rent and Hadestown, who starred as Kim in the UK and Japanese tours of Miss Saigon.
Suzie Mathers (Aus) – star of international productions of Wicked and Mamma Mia!.
Marie Zamora (France) – the French star of Kiss Me Kate and Barnum, and starred as Cosette in the Paris production of Les Misérables.
Do You Hear The People Sing? is the only concert ever to be authorised by Boublil and Schönberg and is the definitive showcase of their work. It will include “I Dreamed A Dream”, “Do You Hear The People Sing?”, “On My Own”, “One Day More”, “The American Dream”, “Bui Doi”, “Woman” and “Bring Him Home”.
For those wanting to get more insight from Boublil and Schönberg, the pair will take part in a dedicated “In Conversation” event in each city. In Melbourne this will be hosted by Mark Humphries at the Sofitel Melbourne, and in Sydney within the Concert Hall hosted by Julia Zemiro.
Tickets will be on-sale for the Sydney season from 6 May 2022 (with pre-sales starting today), and in Melbourne from 11 May 2022 (with pre-sales commencing on 9 May). Ticketing information and bookings can be made via the official Do You Hear the People Sing? website.
