Victor Hugo News

Cameron Mackintosh's latest production of Boublil & Schonberg's masterpiece, LES MISERABLES, the first show of the 2013-2014 Mirvish Subscription Season, just opened at Princess of Wales Theatre. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a full first look at the cast raising the barricade in Toronto!

It feels as though we've all been waiting a long time to say this, but it was finally no longer 'One Day More' as Les Miserables made her grand return to Toronto last night at The Princess of Wales Theatre, and with it, brought Richmond Hill native and West End star Ramin Karimloo home to a Toronto stage. The new production is a must-see, with a top notch cast and brilliant new staging that will make you fall in love all over again. Join in their crusade, you won't be disappointed.

Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, celebrates 30 years of producing critically-acclaimed musicals and plays with its stellar 2014-2015 season. The internationally celebrated musical LES MISERABLES previews March 29, opens April 8, and runs through June 8; the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical comedy THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE previews June 19, opens June 26, and runs through August 17; the clever and suspenseful new play THE GAME'S AFOOT previews August 28, opens September 4 and runs through October 19; the legendary Broadway musical CAMELOT previews October 30, opens November 6 and runs through January 4, 2015; and the musical phenomenon WEST SIDE STORY previews January 15, opens January 22, and runs through March 15, 2015.

Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) opens its 23rd season with the Broadway and worldwide phenomenon, Les Miserables. FPAC's production will be staged at the New England Chapel, 40 Kenwood Circle in Franklin, with performances on Friday and Saturday, October 18 and 19, at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, October 20, at 3:00 p.m.

Cameron Mackintosh's latest production of Boublil & Schonberg's masterpiece, LES MISERABLES, the first show of the 2013-2014 Mirvish Subscription Season, opened September 27 at Princess of Wales Theatre. Below, check out a first look at the cast, including Ramin Karimloo, Earl Carpenter, and more raising the barricade in Toronto!

I do not think it is out of line to say Les Miserables has been the most anticipated production on the Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre's 2013 lineup. Some hoping it would be great, others certain it would not be.

Telemundo Internacional announced today at a press conference held in Cannes, France, that the well-known Mexican actress Aracely Arambula will play the leading role in the new telenovela based on Victor Hugo's classic work Les Miserables, to be produced by Telemundo in 2014.

Fans of the show LES MISERABLES have had a smorgasbord of productions to choose from in central Ohio this year. After Cameron Mackintosh LTD released the rights to the musical to coincide with the release of the movie, several high schools and community theaters have taken on the massive task of presenting the musical.

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents the powerful nine-time Tony Award winning musical sensation Les Miserables for the first time ever in a dramatic conclusion to its 40th Anniversary Season. The epic production, featuring four Broadway performers in the cast, is now on stage in Beef & Boards' intimate atmosphere through Nov. 24. BroadwayWorld has a first look t the cast in action below!

Theater historian and prolific author Ethan Mordden is this week's guest on THEATER TALK, discussing his newest book with co-hosts Michael Riedel of the New York Post and producer Susan Haskins. The witty and insightful writer, a true aficionado of and expert on musical theater, offers an overview of the art form's evolution, which he chronicles in Anything Goes: A History of American Musical Theatre, a comprehensive overview of the great American art form.

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents the nine-time Tony Award winning musical sensation LES MISERABLES for the first time ever in a dramatic conclusion to its 40th Anniversary Season. The epic production, featuring four Broadway performers in the cast, will be presented in Beef & Boards' intimate space from tonight, Oct. 4 through Nov. 24.

LES MISERABLES, presented by The Playhouse SA, features book by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, music by Claude-Michel Schonberg, and lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. The production will run tonight, October 3 - November 3, 2013.

Weathervane Playhouse, Ohio's longest-running summer stock theatre, officially kicks off its expansion into the Winter Season with 'Les Miserables'.

The cover art of Susie Duncan Sexton's first book Secrets of an Old Typewriter: Stories from a Smart and Sassy Small Town Girl (Open Books, 2011) features the collage piece “haiku 204” by Zuzanna Orzel, a Polish poet, photographer, and collagist. Impressed with the original and striking style of Ms. Orzel's pieces, Open Books went back to her for the cover art of Sexton's next book More Secrets of an Old Typewriter: Misunderstood Gargoyles and Overrated Angels.

Ramin Karimloo is no stranger to the stage, he's had an impressive career making a name for himself in productions such as The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies and Les Miserables on the West End. That said, Karimloo has yet to perform in a production on a Toronto stage, despite spending most of his childhood growing up in Richmond Hill and attending Toronto theatre. Now Mirvish Productions has brought him home to Toronto, where he will perform the lead role of Jean Valjean in the Canadian Premiere of the 25th Anniversary Production of Les Miserables. BWW spoke with Ramin about his Les Miserables experience, returning to Toronto, working with fellow West End star Earl Carpenter and more.

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents the nine-time Tony Award winning musical sensation LES MISERABLES for the first time ever in a dramatic conclusion to its 40th Anniversary Season. The epic production, featuring four Broadway performers in the cast, will be presented in Beef & Boards' intimate space from Oct. 4 through Nov. 24.

The Exit 7 Players have announced their fall musical, Les Miserables, which opens their 30th season.

The new 25th Anniversary Cameron Mackintosh production of Boublil & Schonberg's masterpiece LES MISERABLES begins its limited engagement tonight, September 27, 2013.

The Canadian production of Les Miserables begins previews at the end of the week, boasting an incredibly talented cast from across the country, and a 'borrowed' West End star in the role of Javert. Earl Carpenter hails from the U.K., where he has been wowing musical theatre audiences for over fifteen years. He speaks with BWW about coming to perform in Toronto, the 'new' version of Les Miserables, and working with former West End colleague Ramin Karimloo.