Show Les Ies Returns 1 Press Release rt L' L f Tickets TIcket are still available for Les i r f the worlds world's most popular musical returning to Salt Lake City for four revolutionary weeks of encore performances beginning Wednesday August 14 and running through Sunday September 7 at the Capitol Theatre The upcoming engagement is the fifth since Les made its Utah debut on April 23 1991 Therun The month long run at the Capitol Theatre will bring the total number of r weeks played over the past five years to seventeen one week longer than the just completed record-breaking record run of The Phantom of the Opera When Les closes on September 7 it will have been seen by more than U hns Based on Victor Hugos Hugo's novel Les is an epic saga that sweeps through three turbulent decades of century France The show is also th story of one man the fugitive Jean Valjean who is pitt pitted against the cruel and self-righteous self Inspector Javert in a lifelong struggle to evade capture The 42 million production coming coming coming com com- ing to Salt Lake City is one of the most costly and elaborate Broadway shows ever mounted for touring and replicates the Broadway production in its entirety Les has won more than 90 international theatre theatre theatre the the- atre awards including Broadways Broadway's Tony Award the London Critics Circle Award the Grammy Award and the Australian Critics Circle Award for Best Musical Tickets are available at the Capitol Theatre box office all ART- ART FIX locations or by calling ARTS Prices range from 15 to 52 s coN 0 t O c Nt g A r F V I 4 t tL a 4 I 1 L a f t f If I 1 t f 4 The Zhe students stets at the tOO barricades in fu a soap scene fron Photo by Joan Marcus Maras Les |