SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 7, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — Expectations are always high for “Les Misérables,” the longtime Broadway hit still thrilling audiences with its latest production, which plays through March 15 in Salt Lake City.
And this production delivers, with top quality acting, singing, music, sets, costumes and direction.
Actor Nick Cartell has played tragic hero Jean Valjean for more than 1,300 performances, and his interpretation is spot on. He starts the drama as a good man, a prisoner about to be released after a long term for stealing a loaf of bread for someone in need.
Within the next few scenes, Cartell’s role requires him to play Valjean as hopeful, dejected, hitting a new moral low, then finds himself blinded by unexpected kindness. With a new name and resources, Valjean becomes a business owner and leader in this community…