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"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.

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of St. Paul in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of National Tours in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Milwaukee in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

Oxygen Media announces production of a new one-hour special, ALL MY BABIES' MAMAS (working title), revealing the complicated lives of one man, his children's mamas, and their army of children.

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Appleton in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

Deadline reports that the highly anticipated film version of LES MISERABLES opened in the top spot on Christmas Day, taking in $18 million at the box office. The film debuted in 2,808 theaters and earned an 'A' CinemaScore from audiences across the country.

Universal Pictures has released another behind-the-scenes featurette for director Tom Hooper's film adaptation of LES MISERABLES, opening in theaters tomorrow, Christmas Day. Go backstage with Samantha Barks as she talks about how she won the role of 'Eponine'. Click below to watch!

Aaron Tveit will soon be seen in the highly anticipated big screen adaptation of LES MISERABLES in the role of Enjolras, the leader of a student revolt. To check out a new clip of the talented actor singing a rousing rendition of "Red and Black" from the film, click here!

LES MISERABLES fans may opt to listen to the soundtrack of Working Title/Cameron Mackintosh's highly anticipated movie adaptation of the mega-musical three days before the film opens Christmas Day by downloading 20 highlight tracks from the new album 'LES MISERABLES: Highlights From The Motion Picture Soundtrack' for $5 only at Amazon MP3 until Monday, December 31, 2012.

Stars of the film Jackman, Hathaway, Barks, Redmayne, and Seyfried chatted with the press about their experience, and in this edition they cover getting through the crying scenes, their real life inspirations, and more! Check out the interview below:

Based on the Oscar nominated film, Billy Elliot the Musical is an inspirational story of one boy's dream to realise his ambitions against the odds. Set in the North East of England against the background of the historic 1984/85 miners' strike, Billy pursues his passion for dance in secret to avoid disapproval of his struggling family.

Ya tenemos a los ganadores del sorteo de las cinco entradas para ver 'Los Miserables' en cine gracias a BroadwayWorld Spain y Universal Pictures. ¡Entra y entérate de si eres uno de los afortunados!

According to TV Guide, The CW--current home to the series 'ARROW'--is developing another Robin Hood-themed drama with the working title 'Sherwood'.

Escape the cold and ring in the New Year with all-new series and stand-up specials! This January COMEDY CENTRAL will have a boisterous blizzard of fresh new programming that will be sure to keep you on the couch and out of the snow. Jeff Ross returns with the second season of "The Burn with Jeff Ross" premiering on January 8; "Workaholics" is back with all-new episodes on January 16; Nick Kroll's new sketch comedy series, "Kroll Show" premieres on January 16; and two COMEDY CENTRAL original stand-up specials debut when "Anthony Jeselnik: Caligula" premieres on January 13 and "Kristen Schaal: Live At The Fillmore" airs on January 18.

TLC today announces that is has greenlit the new project PAGEANT WIVES (working title), going inside the world of the highly competitive Mrs. Pageant circuit in Denver, Colorado. Decades away from being toddlers wearing tiaras, and well beyond their 'Miss' years, these aspiring pageant queens make it their priority to win that coveted sash and crown. Every waking moment is focused on primping and always looking competition ready, and they devote their time, money, and family's patience to do everything they can to win it all. The show will reveal the outrageous behavior and passionate preparation that happens in their race for the crown.

Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films, Old Vic Productions and NETworks Presentations, LLC announced that Drew Minard and Mitchell Tobin will join the national touring cast of the 10-time Tony Award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical, in the role of ‘Billy.' They will rotate playing the role with Ben Cook and Noah Parets who joined the tour earlier this year. Minard and Tobin have become the 12th and 13th young actors to perform as ‘Billy' in the national tour; their debuts also marked the 67th and 68th boys to play ‘Billy' on stage worldwide and the 28th and 29th boys to play ‘Billy' in North America since the show opened on Broadway. Minard's first performance was December 15, and Tobin's was December 16, both in Austin, TX.

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Les Misérables is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around the globe and still breaking box-office records everywhere in its 27th year. Get a sneak peek at one of the defining numbers from the highly anticipated film with 'One Day More' below!

Writing this blog about how we wrote LIFT is becoming more difficult than writing the show itself. The challenge has been trying to explain what the show is about. LIFT doesn't have a clear 'boy meets girl' plot. It's about emotions and how strange we are as human beings I suppose, and how the LIFT - the setting for the show - becomes a metaphor for the unspoken feelings the characters keep locked inside.