‘Les Miserables’ is returning to Broadway. Let’s dream cast it!

Did you hear the people singing yesterday? To be fair, it was mostly the screams of excited Les Misérables fans when they heard the show was coming back to Broadway, set for a new opening in March 2014. Details right now are scarce – although we do know that the new production will be based on the current West End revival of the piece, which contains slightly different staging and other adjustments.

As for casting, it’s too early in the game for official announcements – which is where the fun comes in. Below, see some dream picks for all the big roles when the show hits Broadway next year. Because this production is obviously happening in part because of renewed interest because of the Oscar-nominated movie, the film cast (and the publicity they would bring) seem obvious choices. But for this (day)dream I dreamed, let’s assume that the stars of the film are all Les Mis’d out (no matter how much Anne Hathaway may want a Tony), and it is other performers’ moment. See some of our picks below, and then add your own.

Eponine: Lea Michele, call your agent. Although she may have lost out for the movie role she famously auditioned for, originating Eponine in a new Broadway production could be just the thing to get the Glee star back on the Great White Way. Need further convincing? Check out Michele’s version of “On My Own” from when she was Eponine in the Hollywood Bowl production in 2008.

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