Karimloo, who was a nominee at the 2011 Olivier Awards with MasterCard for his be-masked performance as the Phantom in Love Never Dies, will continue in the role in Les Miserables of the former convict who strives to make a better life until 31st March.
After that the outgoing star Karimloo will be replaced by returning revolutionary David Shannon who has previously played the lead role in the long-running stage show. Like Karimloo, he is a former Olivier Award nominee, receiving a nomination for his performance in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Beautiful Game, and a former Phantom, and will star in the show from 3rd April to the 16th June.
New boy Geronimo Rauch, who begins a year's contract with the musical on 18th June, may be a fresh face to the West End, but is no Les Miserables newcomer, having played Valjean in both Barcelona and his native Argentina.
The cast of the long-running musical and West End favourite also includes Hadley Fraser, Caroline Sheen, Alexia Khadime, Cameron Blakely, Katy Secombe, Liam Tamne Lisa-Anne Wood and Craig Mather.
Les Miserables, which features a musical score including I Dreamed A Dream, On My Own and Bring Him Home, is currently in the running for the 2012 BBC Radio 2 Olivier Audience Award along with 15 other long-running London hits. The coveted prize is the only Olivier Award that is voted for by members of the theatregoing public.
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