Critics initially panned it, but public love for the musical with songs like “One Day More” and “On My Own” has kept it going ...

Once dismissed as ‘Victor Hugo on the garbage dump,’ Les Mis is now the world’s longest-running musical. As it marks 40 years ...

Les Misérables lyricist felt lack of credit for transforming musical to English, letters reveal - Late lyricist Herbert ...

Now, the iconic musical is celebrating 40 years on the London stage with a special anniversary gala that sees the likes Patti ...

Some of the weaker and most-dated shows I’m happy to see only once. But there are some I never tire of. Top on my list is “Les Misérables,” which returns Tuesday for its eighth visit since 1991 to the ...

Since I was a teenager, I’ve jumped at any opportunity to watch Jean Valjean break parole, Fantine dream a dream and Javert swear by the stars, Karen Wilfrid writes. She’s seen “Les Mis” 14 times, but ...

Tom Hooper came to fame by adapting the past: first via a pair of HBO films (with Helen Mirren as Elizabeth I and Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney in the spellbinding John Adams), then with a royal ...

Broadway In Chicago has announced that The Wiz, Les Misérables, and Chicago will return to the city in 2026. The new national ...

Herbert Kretzmer said his version was "virtually a new, rewritten show" compared with the French original.

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The musical, with its libretto by Boublil and Kretzmer and a sweeping score ...

The words that most come to mind to describe the national touring production of “Les Miserables” that stopped Tuesday for a week-long run at the William Saroyan Theatre are sturdy and reliable.