Shanghai ‘Reunion II’ Musical Star Concert

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White square indicates the Ctrip ticketing area for the ‘Reunion II’ Musical Star Concert. Directed by Ramin Karimloo and Earl Carpenter, with music direction by Adam Hoskins, the concert features a lineup of popular West End and Broadway musical stars performing classic numbers from renowned musicals such as ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ and ‘Les Misérables’. The cast includes Ramin Karimloo, who played the Phantom in the 25th-anniversary performance of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’; Hadley Fraser, who played the Viscount in the same anniversary show; Samantha Barks, who portrayed Eponine in the film version of ‘Les Misérables’; Earl Carpenter, known as ‘the carpenter’ by fans for his role as Javert in the musical version of ‘Les Misérables’; Natalie May Paris, the original cast of ‘Six Queens’ in the West End; and Holly-Anne Hull, who played Christine in the West End production of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’. The ‘Reunion’ concert completed its world premiere tour in Beijing and Shanghai in early 2024, offering a feast of sound and vision for musical fans and earning a high score of 9.5 on Douban. In addition to preserving classic songs, this 2.0 version will also bring new songs and arrangements for Chinese audiences. Meet us in the 2025 Spring Festival as old friends reunite on stage to perform classic movements. Cast: Ramin Karimloo, a renowned Canadian actor, singer, and composer, widely praised for his outstanding performances in London’s West End and on 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 in the pantomime ‘Aladdin’. In 2002, he made his West End debut in the musical ‘Les Misérables’, playing Feuilly and understudying the roles of Marius and Enjolras. Later, he joined the longest-running West End musical ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ as the lead Phantom. In 2014, Ramin made his Broadway debut, again in ‘Les Misérables’, playing the lead role of Jean Valjean.
As of 2024, Remy has starred in a total of 39 musicals. In 2010, Remy was nominated for an Olivier Award for his role as the Phantom in ‘Love Never Dies’. In 2014, he was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama League Award for his role as Jean Valjean in ‘Les Misérables’. Starred 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. ‘Chess’ (2022), playing Anatoly Sergievsky. ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ (2022), playing The Pirate King (will return to 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. ‘Camelot’ (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’ (tour 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 successively: ‘Looking in Your Eyes’ (2007), ‘Samantha Barks’ (2016), and ‘Into the Unknown’ (2021). In 2012, she made her debut in the film industry, playing Éponine in the classic film ‘Les Misérables’ directed by Tom Hooper, collaborating with Eddie Redmayne, Hugh Jackman, and Anne Hathaway. Her song ‘On My Own’ once entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 97. Due to her outstanding performance as Éponine in London’s West End, she was selected to participate in the ‘Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert’ held at the London O2 Arena in 2010. In 2018, she made her debut on Broadway, playing the lead role of Vivian Ward in ‘Pretty Woman’. As of 2024, Samantha has starred in 14 musicals and 11 films. In 2012, Samantha won the Empire Award for Best Newcomer for her wonderful performance in the film ‘Les Misérables’ and jointly won the National Board of Review Award with the entire cast of the film. From 2021 to the present, she is still playing the lead role of Elsa in the musical ‘Frozen’ and was nominated for the WhatsOnStage Award in 2022 for her performance in this play. Recently, Samantha served as a judge and mentor on ITV’s talent show ‘Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream’. Her works include: Broadway musicals: ‘Pretty Woman’ (2018 – 2019) as Vivian Ward. West End/Off-West End/UK tour musicals: ‘Cabaret’ (UK tour, 2008 – 09) as Sally Bowles. ‘Les Misérables’ (West End, 2010 – 2011) as Éponine. ‘Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert’ (2010) as Éponine. ‘Oliver Twist’ (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. ‘Honeymoon in Vegas’ (West End, 2017) as Betsy Nolan. ‘Frozen’ (West End, 2021 – present) as Elsa. ‘The Chess Game’ (West End, 2022) as Florence. Films: ‘Les Misérables’ (2012) as Éponine. ‘The Christmas Candle Miracle’ (2013) as Emily Barstow. ‘The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart’ (2013) as Acacia. ‘Interlude in Prague’ (2017) as Josefa Duchek. ‘Bitter Harvest’ (2017) as Natalka. Earl Carpenter is a British musical actor and singer. He is widely recognized for his performances in London’s West End. Currently, he is the general manager of Mercy Productions Limited, a sponsor and co-artist of the Mayflower Theatre, the largest independent production and performance organization in the UK, and a visiting professor at Solent University.
He is best known for his roles as Inspector Javert in Les Miserables and the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera. He has played these roles in West End, Broadway, and touring productions over a span of 20 years. Earl Carpenter has also portrayed the Beast in the original Disney musical Beauty and the Beast. In 2018, he funded and produced a youth version of the Disney musical Peter Pan. By 2023, Earl had appeared in at least 50 stage productions and participated in at least 20 related concerts. Performances include: Broadway musical: Les Miserables (2015-2016) as Javert West End/UK tour musical: Les Miserables (1995-1997) as Courfeyrac, Javert understudy Beauty and the Beast (1999) as Beast Sunset Boulevard (UK tour, 2001-02) as Joe Gillis Beauty and the Beast (UK tour, 1999) as Gaston The Phantom of the Opera (2005-2007, 2023) as the Phantom Les Miserables (2009-2010, 2012) as Javert Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert (2010) as the Bishop The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Edition (London, 2011) as the Auctioneer The Phantom of the Opera (UK tour, 2012-2013) as the Phantom Les Miserables (2019) as Bamatabois, Bishop/Bamatabois, Javert The Pirate Queen (2020) as Dubdhara Les Miserables (2020-2022) as Bishop/Bamatabois, Bishop, Bishop/Claquesous Asian tour musical: Les Miserables (Asian tour, 2016) as Javert Concerts: The Three Phantoms Les Miserables Concert Chess Concert Disney 100th Anniversary Concert (UK tour) Reunion (tour in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Milan, Tokyo, and Trieste, 2024-2025) Hadley Fraser, a British actor and singer, is a Fellow of the Royal College of Music and a patron of PPA Guildford and Manchester Debut Performing Arts College. Hadley Fraser made his stage debut in the West End production of Les Miserables, where he played Marius.
He was the original cast of Tírnan in the Broadway musical ‘The Pirate Queen.’ His most memorable role was as the ‘perfect viscount’ Raoul in the 25th anniversary performance of ‘The Phantom of the Opera,’ which became a white moonlight in the hearts of global musical audiences. In addition to his stage activities, Hadley has also appeared in a series of film and television works, including the TV series ‘Doctor Who’ and the film version of ‘Les Misérables.’ He is also a musician who 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 film and television works. Hadley and the plays he has performed in have been nominated for What’sOnStage awards multiple times, and the musicals ‘City of Angels’ and ‘Les Misérables’ he performed in have won Olivier Awards. Performances include: West End/Broadway musicals: ‘Les Misérables’ (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 Tírnan, ‘The Fantastiks’ (West End, 2010) as El Gallo, ‘The 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables’ (London, 2010) as Grantaire, ‘Les Misérables’ (West End, 2011-2012) as Javert, ‘The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Edition’ (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. Film and television works: ‘Doctor Who’ (2006) as Gareth, ‘Les Misérables’ (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 role 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 epidemic restrictions 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 high-profile female 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: 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. The audio source has over 200 million plays and has received gold record certification. From December 2017 to the present, 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 starred 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’.
Performances include: 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 version, 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 tours, 2024-2025), ‘Emojiland’ (West End, 2022) as Construction Worker, ‘Benjamin Lawlor and his West End Friends’. Full show open from February 6th to 9th, Thursday to Sunday. Show times and duration are subject to the venue.

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