Les Miserables - 2014 Broadway History , Info & More
Imperial Theatre (Broadway)
249 West 45th St. New York, NY
Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new production of Boublil & Schonberg's legendary musical, Les Miserables, with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. This new production that has been acclaimed by critics, fans and new audiences and is breaking box office records around the country is now coming to Broadway.
LES MISERABLES has returned to Broadway's Imperial Theatre in an acclaimed new production that has audiences leaping to their feet. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, LES MIZ is an unforgettable story of heartbreak, passion, and the resilience of the human spirit, that has become one of the most celebrated musicals in theatrical history.
Featuring the timeless score and beloved songs "I Dreamed A Dream," "Bring Him Home," "One Day More," and "On My Own," this breathtaking new Broadway production has left the critics awestruck, hailing it "A LES MIZ FOR THE 21st CENTURY!" (The Huffington Post)
Les Miserables - 2014 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Les Miserables
Les Miserables: Theater Review
8 / 10
Despite that running time, this reboot feels faster, grittier, gloomier and, above all, more emphatic than ever, which is saying something for a show that was always an unrelenting assault on the tear ducts...Ramin Karimloo has been celebrated for his musical theater performances in London, but his Broadway debut has been a long time coming and he doesn't disappoint. His Jean Valjean has the brawn and the brooding demeanor of a man who has endured two decades of incarcerated hard labor on minor charges. But he also brings the requisite spiritual elevation of the transformed Valjean, without forcing the victimized character's saintliness...Sure, there's no disguising the Cliffs Notes feel of the adaptation. The storytelling is so compacted that plot points whiz by like blurred subway stops on an express train, making this less a narrative than a machine...But the inbuilt emotional sensations of the show are what matter. Judging by the vocal crowd response when favorite characters appear (even the plucky urchin Gavroche gets screaming entrance applause), or when the first bars of one of the endlessly refrained key musical motifs are heard, story is no longer the point. This critic-proof production will likely speak loudest to young audiences coming to it onstage relatively fresh - not those of us who have been anesthetized by 30 years of over-exposure. And maybe that's just as it should be.
Broadway Review: ‘Les Miserables’
9 / 10
Les Miserables' is back, and those irreverent satirists at Forbidden Broadway must be licking their chops. There's no clunky turntable to mock in this reverential revival of the barnburner musical that Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg shrewdly fashioned from the classic Victor Hugo novel, which ran for 16 years on Broadway. But those excitable French revolutionaries are still storming the barricades, marching in place and singing at the top of their lungs. And unlike the tentative 2006 revival, this one is a solid piece of theatrical architecture, built to survive every critical arrow shot through its heart.
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Les Miserables FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Freedom Is Mine
My Rooms Are Full
Come In, Sir, for You Are Weary
Valjean Arrested/Valjean Forgiven
Soliloquy [i]
At the End of the Day
I Dreamed a Dream
Lovely Ladies
Fantine's Arrest
The Runaway Cart
Who Am I?
Come to Me
The Confrontation
Castle on a Cloud
Oh Help! I Think I Hear Them Now
Now Look Who's Here
Master of the House
Tell Me Your Name, Have No Fear
The Bargain
Thénardier Waltz
Stars
Look Down [ii]
The Robbery
Javert's Intervention
That Inspector Thinks He's Something
Eponine's Errand
Red and Black
Do You Hear the People Sing?
I Saw Him Once
In My Life [i]
A Heart Full of Love
'Parnasse, What Are You Doing?
This Is His Lair
One Day More
Building the Barricade
On My Own
At the Barricade
You at the Barricade, Listen to This
I Have Overheard Their Plans
Bravo, Little Gavroche!
Good God! What Are You Doing?
A Little Fall of Rain
She Is the First to Fall
Night of Anguish
First Attack
Little People
Drink with Me to Days Gone By
Bring Him Home
Dawn of Anguish
The Second Attack
The Final Battle
Dog Eats Dog
Soliloquy [ii]
Turning
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables
Every Day
Valjean's Confession
The Wedding Chorale
Beggars at the Feast
Alone I Wait in the Shadows
Now You Are Here
Finale
In My Life [ii]
Les Miserables History
Other Productions of Les Miserables
| 1985 | West End |
Original London Production West End |
| 1987 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1987 | US Tour |
1st National Tour US Tour |
| 1988 | US Tour |
2nd National Tour US Tour |
| 2006 | Broadway |
Return Engagement [Broadway] Broadway |
| 2010 | US Tour |
25th Anniversary Production US Tour |
| 2014 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2017 | US Tour |
Revival National Tour US Tour |
| 2021 | West End |
West End Staged Concert Revival West End |
| 2021 | West End |
West End Revival West End |
Les Miserables - 2014 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | James Powell |
| 2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Laurence Connor |
| 2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actress in a Musical | Caissie Levy |
| 2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Leading Actor in a Musical | Ramin Karimloo |
| 2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Lighting Design | Paule Constable |
| 2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Orchestrations | Christopher Jahnke |
| 2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Orchestrations | Stephen Metcalfe |
| 2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Orchestrations | Stephen Brooker |
| 2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Scenic Design | Matt Kinley |
| 2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Mick Potter |
| 2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Les Miserables |
| 2014 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Ramin Karimloo |
| 2014 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Les Miserables |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | James Powell |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Laurence Connor |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) | Paule Constable |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Les Miserables |
| 2014 | Theatre World Awards | Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance | Ramin Karimloo |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Ramin Karimloo |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Cameron Mackintosh |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Les Miserables |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Mick Potter |
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