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Anne Hathaway won Best Supporting Actress at this year's BAFTAs - and she was joined at the ceremony by some of her Les Miserables cast mates, including Hugh Jackman, Samantha Barks and Eddie Redmayne.

George Clooney and Ben Affleck are struggling manfully with the rain; while we've also got shots of Luke Evans and Samantha Barks - both West End stars now famous worldwide for movie roles!

The Special Edition of 'Scott Alan Live,' which was recorded April 30th at Birdland, is now available both physically and digitially via iTunes, Amazon and CDbaby.

According to Daily Mail, the cast of the Academy Award nominated LES MISERABLES will be performing at the Oscars this February. The song that will be performed is still undecided, but rumors are circulating that it will likely be either be a medley, or one of the ensemble numbers such as 'One Day More' or 'Do You Hear The People Sing.'

La dramatica adaptacion de Tom Hopper del musical 'Los Miserables' ha marcado un hito de taquilla, de acuerdo a The Hollywood Reporter. La pelicula ha recaudado algo mas de 300 millones de dolares en todo el mundo, y al final de este pasado fin de semana se calcula que ha superado a Chicago (que engroso 306,8 millones de dolares) -aunque aun no hay cifras oficiales-, en la lista de las peliculas musicales de mayor exito, convirtiendose en el tercer musical de mayor exito.

Anne Hathaway is the recipient of this year's Screen Actor's Guild award for ‘Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role' for her role as 'Fantine' in Tom Hooper's adaptation of LES MISERABLES.

Tom Hooper's sweeping adaptation of LES MISERABLES has hit a box office milestone, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

According to the Daily Mail, this year's Oscar's show is now planning a salute to movie musicals that could include Meryl Streep, John Travolta, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway, as well as Samantha Barks.

Claude-Michel Schönberg, co-composer of LES MISERABLES, has confirmed that 'Suddenly,' the new, Oscar-nominated song written specifically for the movie, may be added to the stage show at some point.

Fans of the 8-time Oscar nominated film version of Les Miserables need only wait a few more months to add the title to their DVD collections. According to Blu-ray.com, the movie will receive a March 19 DVD and Blu-Rayrelease. It is currently available for preorder at Amazon.com.

According to BBC News, the Les Miserables film soundtrack is the first cast recording to hit No. 1 on the UK and Ireland album chart in 16 years. The last movie musical to reach the top of the charts was the Evita film soundtrack, from the motion picture starring Madonna in 1997.

Emma Rucastle gives her verdict on the most high-profile Les Mis casts...

New BroadwayWorld.com Poll - Which song should the cast of LES MISERABLES sing at the Oscars?

Según el Daily Mail, el reparto de la nominada 'Les Miserables' interpretará un tema en la gala de los Óscars el próximo 24 de febrero en el Dolby Theatre de Hollywood and Highland Center. Aunque no se ha desvelado cuál será el tema, será un tema coral: 'One Day More' o 'Do You Hear The People Sing.'

According to Daily Mail, the cast of the Academy Award nominated LES MISERABLES will be performing at the Oscars this February. The song that will be performed is still undecided, but rumors are circulating that it will likely be either be a medley, or one of the ensemble numbers such as 'One Day More' or 'Do You Hear The People Sing.'

"Les Miserables" fans in the Philippines had to wait a little longer for the Tom Hooper-helmed stage to screen adaptation of the famous musical, based on Victor Hugo's novel, because cineplexes, primarily in Metro Manila, were booked for the annual Metro Manila Film Festival, which showcases local movie productions, over the holidays.

According to whatsonstage.com the blockbuster film LES MISERABLES has surpased 'Mamma Mia!' as the biggest ever opening weekend for a movie musical in the UK. The film, which just picked up a Golden Globe Award for Best Film, brought in a record-breaking three day total of £8.13 million, beating Mamma Mia's record of £5.2 million in 2008.

"To love another person is to see the face of God" - Colm Wilkinson's Bishop Myriel of Digne and Anne Hathaway's Fantine, together with Hugh Jackman's Jean Valjean, sung those arguably the most indelible lyrics by tail end in the Tom Hooper-helmed musical motion picture, "Les Miserables," a faithful film adaptation based on the 1987 Tony Award-winning musical, written by Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Boublil, and Herbert Kretzmer, which in turn was inspired by the French historical novel of the same name, published in 1862, by Victor Hugo, a well-known French Romantic poet and novelist who had evident antipathy toward the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church; but, interestingly, had high regard for the Church's doctrines.

LES MISERABLES, Tom Hooper's sweeping epic adaptation of the iconic musical, is the recipient of this year's Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy.

Hugh Jackman was the recipient of this year's Golden Globe award for Best Actor, Musical or Comedy for his role as ‘Jean Valjean' in Tom Hooper's adaptation of LES MISERABLES.