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Les Miserables
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Synopsis
2010 marked the 25th anniversary year for Les Miserables, the world’s longest-running musical!
Based on Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Miserables musical is the story of Jean Valjean, released on parole after 19 years on the chain gang. Only the saintly Bishop of Digne treats him kindly and Valjean, embittered by years of hardship, repays him by stealing some silver. Valjean is caught and brought back by the police, and is astonished when the Bishop lies to save him, also giving him two precious candlesticks. Valjean decides to start his life anew. Things go well but 8 years later, an encounter with a face from the past threatens everything he now holds dear..
Seen by over 57 million people worldwide in 42 countries, 291 cities and sung in 21 different languages, Les Miserables' songs include "I Dreamed A Dream", "Do You Hear the People Sing", "Bring Him Home", "Master of the House" and "One Day More".
Opening at London's Barbican Centre on 8th October 1985. Les Miserables then transferred to the Palace Theatre and then moved to the Queens Theatre where it still plays today. The original London cast included Colm Wilkinson, Roger Allam, Patti LuPone, Frances Ruffelle, Rebecca Caine and Michael Ball.
In October 2010 Les Miserables in London became the first musical in history to have three productions running in the same city, with the original show running at the Queens Theatre, a 25th Anniversary touring production running at the Barbican and a special concert version at London's O2 Arena where the star-studded concert featured Alfie Boe, Norm Lewis, Lea Salonga, Nick Jonas, Ramin Karimloo, Samantha Barks and Matt Lucas.
Les Miserables on Broadway premiered in March 1987 and closed after 6,680 performances in sixteen years in May 2003, making it at the time of closing the second-longest-running musical in Broadway history.
At the 11th Whatsonstage.com awards Les Miserables collected Best Musical Revival, Theatre Event of the Year and Best Ensemble Performance.
Now in its 27th year, the movie, starring Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman, has broken box office records, and the soundtrack has acquired the number one spot in the album charts. The 2012 West End cast includes Danielle Hope, Geronimo Rauch and Tam Mutu.
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Our Review:
1 November 1997
Note: The cast for this production has changed since the writing of this review. For current cast details, please see the Les Miserables listing entry. If you have seen the current cast and would like to share your views please go to the user reviews section.
Les Miserables has become a fixture on the West End and particularly at the Palace Theatre, where it's been playing since December 1985.
Most people will be familiar with the revolutionary subject and setting of this glitzy Cameron Mackintosh production either through its West End longevity, its many international tours or the novel by Victor Hugo. Hugo himself lived through the French Revolution and even spent time fighting behind the barricades on the streets of Paris. Both the novel a...
Latest User Review
Iain - 25 June 2011:
Saw Les Mis last night (23 June 2011) to see opening night at Queens theatre. Saw original production on third night... This new cast and orchestra are right up there with the original! Will write more shortly. However... Alfie Boe - extraordinary! Bring him home is the best ever... as good as Colm! Hadley Fraser - have not seen a Javert so strong, and opposite Boe, extraordinary! Stars was the best i have ever heard! Right up there with Philip Quast! but probably better... Katy Secombe -so funny and so glad that Matt Lucas could keep up with her! Craig Mather - without a doubt the best Marius i have seen... Liam Tamne - quite brilliant... Lisa-Anne Wood - delightful! Alexia Khadime - wow! Caroline Sheen - you just got better and better... hearing "I dreamed a dream" sung by you made you understand why Britain has talent... Words cannot express the atmosphere last night... this was up there with the great Les Mis performances and left the O2 standing... and the RHH 10th... Let me end on the orchestra... brilliant!...
Cast
Geronimo Rauch (Jean Valjean)
Celinde Schoenmaker (Fantine)
Cameron Blakely (Thenardier)
Vicky Entwistle (Madame Thenardier)
Danielle Hope (Eponine)
Samantha Dorsey (Cosette)
Christopher Jacobsen (Enjolras)
Jamie Ward (Marius)
Creative
Alain Boublil (Author)
Claude-Michel Schonberg (Author)
Herbert Kretzmer (Author)
Cameron Mackintosh (Producer)
Trevor Nunn (Director)
John Caird (Director)
John Napier (Design)
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