Les Miserables the Movie: The Concert That Launched a Thousand Careers!
Or at least one career. For the 25th anniversary of Les Miserables , it was not enough for Cameron Mackintosh to give his musical a makeover and send it back out on tour. He also needed to commemorate it with yet another major concert event. Yet instead of choosing to reuse the Albert Hall as a venue, and a cast of current well-regarded Les Miz performers, Mackintosh decided that this concert should be larger than life. This meant a much bigger venue and a little more star power. Enter the O2 Arena. The O2 began life as the Millennium Dome in the Greenwich Peninsula of London. The Millennium Dome was meant to be a celebration of progress and forward thinking along the lines of the World's Fair, filled with exhibits showcasing Who We Are, What We Do, and Where We Live. Unfortunately, the exhibits lacked content and visitors alike, and in 2000, the Dome closed down. In the early 2000s, the giant Dome complex was redeveloped as an indoor sports and entertainment center, a