Nick Cantrell has played the lead character of Jean Valjean over 1,400 times. How does he see the story and its characters?

Allen, 29, plays Cosette, one of four female leads and arguably ... "It's good therapy to get on stage and sing." Allen's first musical was in the fifth grade, playing a bit part in Annie.

"Cosette has been an incredible part of the ESO ... and her ability to make orchestral music feel personal and alive," says Annemarie Leenhouts-Petrov, President and CEO of the Winspear Centre ...