‘Reunion II’ Musical Star Concert. Director: Ramin Karimloo, Earl Carpenter. Music Director: Adam Hoskins. Starring: Ramin Karimloo, Samantha Barks, Earl Carpenter, Hadley Fraser, Holly-Anne Hull, Natalie May Paris. Project: Concert. ‘Reunion’ brings together a group of popular musical superstars from the West End and Broadway. In the form of a concert, it sings classic excerpts from well-known musicals such as ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ and ‘Les Misérables’. The starring lineup includes Ramin Karimloo who played the Phantom in the ’25th Anniversary Performance of The Phantom of the Opera’; Hadley Fraser who played the Vicomte in the same commemorative performance; Samantha Barks who played Éponine in the movie version of ‘Les Misérables’; Earl Carpenter who played Javert in the musical version of ‘Les Misérables’ and is affectionately known as ‘Carpenter’ by fans; Natalie May Paris, the original cast of the West End version of ‘Six the Musical’, and Holly-Anne Hull who played Christine in the previous West End version of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’. The ‘Reunion’ concert completed its world premiere tour in Beijing and Shanghai, China at the beginning of 2024, bringing a sincere audio-visual feast to musical fans and receiving a high score of 9.5 on Douban. In addition to retaining classic songs, this 2.0 version will also bring new songs and arrangements for Chinese audiences. Meet you at the beginning of 2025. Old friends reunite on stage and sing classic music scores.
Cast: Ramin Karimloo. Ramin Karimloo is a famous Canadian actor, singer and composer. He is widely praised for his outstanding performances on the West End and Broadway. Ramin Karimloo decided to become a musical actor at the age of 12. After moving to the UK, his first role was the lead role in the fairytale play ‘Aladdin’. In 2002, he made his debut in the West End version of the musical ‘Les Misérables’, playing Feuilly and serving as an understudy for Marius and Enjolras. Later, he participated in the musical ‘The Phantom of the Opera’, which has the longest running time on the West End, and played the leading role of the Phantom. In 2014, Ramin made his debut on the Broadway stage and once again participated in ‘Les Misérables’ and played the leading role of Jean Valjean.
As of 2024, Raimin has starred in 39 musicals. In 2010, Raimin was nominated for the Olivier Award for his role as the Phantom in ‘Love Never Dies’. In 2014, he was nominated for the Tony Award and the Drama League Award for his role as Jean Valjean in ‘Les Misérables’. Starring works: Broadway musicals: ‘Les Misérables’ (2014 – 2015), playing Jean Valjean; ‘Parade’ (2015), playing Tom Watson; ‘Anastasia’ (2017), playing Gleb Vaganov; ‘Funny Girl’ (2022 – 2023), playing Nick Arnstein; ‘The Chess’ (2022), playing Anatoly Sergievsky; ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ (2022), playing The Pirate King (to return to the Broadway stage in 2025). West End/UK tour musicals: ‘Les Misérables’ (2002 – 2003), playing Feuilly; ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (2003 – 2004), playing Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny; ‘Les Misérables’ (2004 – 2005), playing Enjolras; ‘Miss Saigon’ (UK tour version, 2005 – 2006), playing Chris Scott; ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (2006 – 2009), playing the Phantom; ‘Love Never Dies’ (2010 – 2011), playing the Phantom; ‘The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Edition’ (2011), playing the Phantom; ‘Murder Ballad’ (2016), playing Tom; ‘King Arthur’s Court’ (2022), playing King Arthur; ‘The Addams Family’ (2024), playing Gomez Addams. Concerts: ‘Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert’ (West End, 2010), playing Enjolras; ‘The Secret Garden’ (Broadway 25th Anniversary Concert, 2016), playing Archibald Craven; ‘Doctor Zhivago’ (West End, 2023), playing Dr. Yurii Zhivago; ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ (West End, 2024), playing Freddy Benson; ‘Titanic’ (Off-Broadway, 2024), playing Frederick Barrett; ‘Reunion’ (touring in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Milan, Tokyo and Trieste, 2024 – 2025). Samantha Barks, an actress and singer of Manx descent. In 2008, she became famous overnight by winning third place in the BBC talent show ‘I’d Do Anything’.
Samantha Barks has released three albums: ‘Looking in Your Eyes’ (2007), ‘Samantha Barks’ (2016), and ‘Into the Unknown’ (2021). She made her film debut in 2012, playing Eponine in the classic movie ‘Les Miserables’ directed by Tom Hooper, alongside Eddie Redmayne, Hugh Jackman, and Anne Hathaway. Her rendition of ‘On My Own’ reached No. 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Recognized for her outstanding performance as Eponine in London’s West End, she was selected to participate in the ‘Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert’ at London’s O2 Arena in 2010. In 2018, she made her Broadway debut as the lead character, Vivian Ward, in ‘Pretty Woman’. As of 2024, Samantha has appeared in 14 musicals and 11 films. In 2012, she won the Empire Award for Best Newcomer for her performance in ‘Les Miserables’ and shared the National Board Review Award with the entire cast. Since 2021, she has been playing the lead role of Elsa in the musical ‘Frozen’ and was nominated for a WhatsOnStage award in 2022 for her performance. Recently, Samantha has been a judge and mentor on ITV’s talent show ‘Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream’. Her credits include: Broadway musical ‘Pretty Woman’ (2018-2019) as Vivian Ward; West End/West End/UK Tour musicals: ‘Cabaret’ (UK Tour, 2008-09) as Sally Bowles; ‘Les Miserables’ (West End, 2010-2011) as Eponine; ‘Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert’ (2010) as Eponine; ‘Oliver!’ (UK Tour, 2011-2013) as Nancy; ‘City of Angels’ (Off-West End, 2014) as Mallory/Avril; ‘The Last Five Years’ (Off-West End, 2016) as Cathy Hiatt; ‘Vegas Honeymoon’ (West End, 2017) as Betsy Nolan; ‘Frozen’ (West End, 2021-Present) as Elsa; ‘Chess’ (West End, 2022) as Florence. Films: ‘Les Miserables’ (2012) as Eponine; ‘The Christmas Candle’ (2013) as Emily Barstow; ‘The Mechanical Heart’ (2013) as Acacia; ‘Interlude in Prague’ (2017) as Josefa Duchek; ‘Harvest of Sorrow’ (2017) as Natalka. Earl Carpenter, a British musical theater actor and singer, is widely recognized for his performances in London’s West End. He is currently the Managing Director of Mercy Productions Limited, a patron and associate artist of the Mayflower Theatre, the largest independent production and performance organization in the UK, and a visiting professor at Solent University.
He is most famous for playing two roles: Inspector Javert in the musical ‘Les Misérables’ and The Phantom in ‘The Phantom of the Opera’. He has played these two roles in multiple West End, Broadway, and touring productions for over 20 years. Earl Carpenter has also played the role of the Beast in the original Disney musical ‘Beauty and the Beast’. In 2018, he financed and produced a youth version of the Disney musical ‘Peter Pan’. As of 2023, Earl has appeared in at least 50 stage plays and participated in at least 20 related concerts.
His stage works include: Broadway musicals: ‘Les Misérables’ (2015-2016), playing Javert; West End/UK tour musicals: ‘Les Misérables’ (1995-1997), playing Courfeyrac and as an understudy for Javert; ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (1999), playing the Beast; ‘Sunset Boulevard’ (UK tour, 2001-02), playing Joe Gillis; ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (UK tour, 1999), playing Gaston; ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (2005-2007, 2023), playing The Phantom; ‘Les Misérables’ (2009-2010, 2012), playing Javert; ‘Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert’ (2010), playing the Bishop; ‘The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Edition’ (London, UK, 2011), playing the Auctioneer; ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (UK tour, 2012-2013), playing The Phantom; ‘Les Misérables’ (2019), playing Bahmadabou, Bishop/Bahmadabou, Javert; ‘The Pirate Queen’ (2020), playing Dubdhara; ‘Les Misérables’ (2020-2022), playing Bishop/Bahmadabou, Bishop, Bishop/Claquesous; Asian tour musicals: ‘Les Misérables’ (Asian tour, 2016), playing Javert; Concerts: ‘Three Phantoms’, ‘Les Misérables Concert’, ‘Chess Concert’, ‘Disney 100th Anniversary Concert’ (UK tour), ‘Reunion’ (touring in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Milan, Tokyo, and Trieste, 2024-2025).
Hadley Fraser is a British actor, singer, and fellow of the Royal Academy of Music. He is also a patron of PPA Guildford and Manchester Debut Performing Arts College. Hadley Fraser made his stage debut in ‘Les Misérables’ on the West End, playing Marius.
He was the original cast of Ternan in the Broadway musical ‘The Pirate Queen’. His most memorable role was ‘The Perfect Viscount’ Raoul in the 25th Anniversary Performance of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’, which became a white moonlight in the hearts of musical fans worldwide. In addition to being active on stage, Hadley also appeared in a series of TV and film works, including the TV series ‘Doctor Who’ and the film ‘Les Miserables’. At the same time, he is also a musician. He participated in recording Scott Alan’s albums ‘Keys’ and ‘Scott Alan LiVE’, and released his own EP ‘Just Let Go’. As of 2024, Hadley has appeared in 40 stage plays and 18 TV and film works. Hadley and his参演戏剧作品 have been nominated for the WhatsOnStage Awards many times, and his musical ‘City of Angels’ and ‘Les Miserables’ have both won the Olivier Awards. Performances include: West End/Broadway musicals: ‘Les Miserables’ (West End, 2002-2003) as Marius, ‘Peter Pan’ (West End, 2003-2004) as Curly, ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ (West End, 2003-2004) as Frederic, ‘The Pirate Queen’ (Broadway, 2006-2007) as Tiernan, ‘The Fantasticks’ (West End, 2010) as El Gallo, ‘Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert’ (London, 2010) as Grantaire, ‘Les Miserables’ (West End, 2011-2012) as Javert, ‘The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary’ (London, 2011) as Raoul, ‘City of Angels’ (West End 2020) as Stine, ‘Chess’ (West End, 2022) as Anatoly Sergievsky, ‘The Secret Garden’ (West End, 2022) as Archibald Craven. West End/Off-West End plays: ‘Coriolanus’ (Off-West End, 2013-2014) as Tullus Aufidius, ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ (West End, 2023) as Mayer Lehman. TV and film works: ‘Doctor Who’ (2006) as Gareth, ‘Les Miserables’ (2012) as a National Guard officer. Concerts: ‘Reunion’ (Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Milan, and Trieste, 2024-2025), ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ (West End, 2024) as Freddy Benson.
Holly-Anne Hull, a British singer and stage actor, is best known for her performance as Christine in the West End musical ‘The Phantom of the Opera’.
In April 2009, she participated in the Disney UK channel talent show ‘My Camp Rock’ and won the championship. In the same year, she participated in the concert ‘West End Live 2009’ and sang tracks from musicals such as ‘Seussical’ and ‘Avenue Q’. Holian has participated in the Dubai version of the musical ‘Les Misérables’ and has served as an understudy for Cosette and Gavroche in the West End version. In 2020, she played the leading role of Christine in the England and Ireland tour version of the musical ‘The Phantom of the Opera’, and held the same role in the West End version of the musical from after the lifting of the epidemic until July 30, 2023. Holian is one of the three members of the British country group Remember Monday. The band has released seven singles and an EP so far and has quickly become a highly watched girl band on TikTok. Recently, they appeared on Jennifer Hudson’s show and served as opening performance guests for well-known artists such as Billy Joel and Natasha Bedingfield. It is worth mentioning that tickets for their recent UK tour concerts have all been sold out.
Performed works:
Musicals:
‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (West End and UK tour) as Christine
‘Les Misérables’ (West End and international tour) as ensemble/understudy for Cosette
Concerts:
‘Les Misérables All-Star Concert’ (West End) as understudy for Fantine/understudy for Cosette
‘Old Friends: A Sondheim Tribute Concert’
‘Reunion’ (Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Milan and Trieste, 2024 – 2025)
Natalie May Paris, British actress, singer, and dancer. Natalie May Paris is widely known for playing the original cast of Jane Seymour in the musical ‘Six the Musical’. She was nominated for an Olivier Award for this role, participated in the original cast recording, which has over 200 million plays and has received gold record certification. Since December 2017, she has successively participated in the off-West End version, UK tour version, West End version, and North American tour version of this musical. ‘Six the Musical’ received five Olivier Award nominations in 2019, including Best Musical; ‘Six the Musical’ received eight Tony Award nominations in 2022, also including Best Musical, and finally won the Best Costume Design Award and Best Original Musical Award. Natalie gained countless fans in the 2024 concert ‘Reunion’ for the combination of strength and softness in her voice. Recently, she appeared in the musical ‘Pretty Woman’ (UK and Ireland tour) and served as a special guest singer in the 2022 and 2023 Christmas special programs of the BBC TV show ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
Performance Credits: Musicals: ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ (2004) as Freya / Mini Spy, ‘Les Miserables’ (West End, 2004) as Little Cosette/Young Eponine, ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ (West End, 2005) as Louise, ‘Billy Elliot’ (West End, 2014) as Ballet Girl, ‘The Beggar’s Opera’ (2016) as Mrs. Slammekin/Dolly, ‘Six Queens’ (Off-West End, UK Tour, West End, North American Tour, 2017-2021, 2022, 2023) as Jane Seymour, ‘Regulars’ (2022) as Betsy, ‘Pretty Woman’ (UK and Ireland Tour, 2023-2024) as Kit De Luca. Television Programs: ‘Saturday Night Live’ ITV ‘Dancing on Ice’ BBC (2022 & Christmas special 2023). Concerts: ‘Reunion’ (Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Milan, and Trieste Tour, 2024-2025), ‘Emoji Land’ (West End, 2022) as Construction Worker, ‘Benjamin Lawlor and his West End Friends’. Full text open from February 20th to 23rd, Thursday to Sunday. Performance times and duration are subject to the venue.
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