Les Misérables

From 2005 to 2007, Thaxton was an ensemble member in the London production of Les Misérables at the Queen's Theatre, playing the parts of Courfeyrac and Bamatabois, and understudying the roles of Enjolras and the Bishop of Digne (both first cover). He was part of the 21st Anniversary Cast, performing at the special BBC Radio 2 concert.

In 2008, he returned to Les Misérables, now as principal Enjolras. After the cast change in June 2009, he stayed on for the 2009–2010 season as well. He left the show on 19 June 2010, having played the role to much acclaim and attention from the public.

Thaxton played the role of Javert in the 2014–2015 West End production and reprised the role in 2018.^{[clarification needed]}

As of September 27th 2022, Thaxton has once again returned to the role of Javert at the Sondheim Theatre in London's West End, opposite Jon Robyns as Jean Valjean. He left the show in March 2023.

Passion

In March 2010, Thaxton accepted the offer to play the part of Giorgio in the Donmar Warehouse revival of the Sondheim/Lapine musical Passion alongside Elena Roger and Scarlett Strallen, with previews starting on 10 September 2010 and opening night on 21 September 2010.^[4][5] He won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical.^[6] Sondheim praised his performance for bringing the show "properly into focus" and making Giorgio the center of attention.^[7]

Love Never Dies and Candide

Thaxton portrayed Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny in the second cast of Love Never Dies, taking over from Joseph Millson who portrayed Raoul in the original cast. He played this role at the Adelphi Theatre until it closed on 27 August 2011.

From 23 November to 22 February 2013, Thaxton portrayed Maximilian in Candide at the Menier Chocolate Factory, alongside Fra Fee and Scarlett Strallen.

Unborn Twin

Thaxton is a member of the band Unborn Twin (formerly Glasgow Coma Score). On 12 January 2012, they announced that they would be issuing their first EP (Distort and Merge EP) and on 12 April of the same year would play a concert at London's Bush Hall. Following on from this the band released the CD and download single "Suffer This", and have played several shows at venues such as Norwich Arts Centre, 93 Feet East and the Dublin Castle in Camden.^[8]

The Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard, and further success

In October 2018, Thaxton played King Arthur in the London Musical Theatre Orchestra production of Camelot at the London Palladium. He starred opposite Savannah Stevenson and Charles Rice as Guenevere and Lancelot.^[9]

From December 2018 to May 2019, Thaxton played a limited engagement as The Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera filling in for Tim Howar in the West End.^[10]

In September 2019, he joined the West End cast of Come From Away as Kevin T, Garth and others.^[11]

In 2023, he played Max von Mayerling in a West End revival of Sunset Boulevard.^[12] It’s set to transfer to Broadway in late 2024. This will be Thaxton's Broadway debut.^[13]