Top row, left to right: Lara Adria, Siri Jolliffe, Lily Nelson and Colin Anderson. Bottom row, left to right: Jonathan Christopher, Timothy H. Lee, David Lowenstein and Celia Madeoy.
Syracuse Stage has announced the cast and creative team for the second show in the 2026-27 season, “Les Misérables,” directed by Artistic Director Robert Hupp.
The company’s annual co-production with the Department of Drama will run Nov. 27, 2026, through Jan. 3, 2027, in the Archbold Theater at Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse, New York.
The cast includes Department of Drama students Lara Adria (Éponine), Siri Jolliffe (Cosette) and Lily Nelson (Fantine) and faculty members David Lowenstein* and Celia Madeoy* as the Thénardiers.
The cast also includes Colin Anderson* (Broadway: “Carousel”) as Jean Valjean, Jonathan Christopher* (Broadway: “Sweeney Todd”) as Javert, Timothy H. Lee* (Broadway: “Hadestown,” “KPOP”) as Marius, Nigel Huckle* as Enjolras, Gina Baez* (Madame Thénardier understudy), Richard Koons* (Javert understudy), Ethan Paulini* (Thénardier understudy), Sean Steele* (Jean Valjean understudy), Rosemary Laprime and Rhys Natoli as Gavroche, and Violet Burdick, Mika Spindel, Leighanne Sumagaysay and Aurora Wantuch as Young Cosette/Young Éponine.
Rounding out the ensemble are Department of Drama students Tanner Cox (Éponine understudy), Grace Nwamadi (Fantine understudy), Bridgette Sanders (Cosette understudy), Andrej Alexander, John Allyn, Miller Asch, Jude Chong, Christian Ellwood, Erica Harrison, Lillian Kopacz, Carsten Kjaerulff, Brody Kostyszyn, Evan Leone, Declan McMahon, Livia Nieves, Bailey Pavitt-Graff, Abigail Sebastian, Chloe Thompson and Justin Xavier.
The creative team for “Les Misérables” includes Brian Cimmet (music direction), Jessica Chen (choreography), Misha Kachman (set design), Ricky Lurie (costume design), Yael Lubetsky (lighting design), UptownWorks (sound design), DC Wright (fight choreography) and Bess Kaye (intimacy consultant).
Tickets start at $35 and are available now at SyracuseStage.org/LesMis, in person at the Syracuse Stage Box Office and by phone at 315.443.3275.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
“Les Misérables”
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
Original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel
Additional material by James Fenton
Orchestrations by Stephen Metcalfe, Christopher Jahnke and Stephen Brooker
Original orchestrations by John Cameron
Based on the novel by Victor Hugo
Directed by Robert Hupp
Presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International and Cameron Mackintosh LTD. Co-produced with Syracuse University’s Department of Drama.