Based on the novel by Victor Hugo
Valjean, an escaped convict, was wrongly imprisoned but is pursued by his nemesis, the policeman Javert.
Producer Cameron Mackintosh announced today the final extension of his current Broadway production of Boublil and Schonberg's Les Miserables, now through Sunday, January 6 only at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street). The current production of Les Miserables opened on November 6 of 2006. Originally planned as a six-month limited engagement, Les Miserables extended by an additional nine months due to strong box-office sales.
Broadway's original Cosette, three-time Tony Award nominee Judy Kuhn, will return to Les Miserables twenty years later, to play the role of Fantine (Cosette's mother) beginning Tuesday, October 23
The Cameron Mackintosh Broadway and London productions of Les Miserables will swap Jean Valjeans this fall. John Owen-Jones, currently playing Valjean in Les Miserables at the Queens Theatre in the West End, will make his Broadway debut in the role beginning October 23 at the Broadhurst Theatre, while on October 22 Drew Sarich, currently playing Valjean on Broadway, will make his West End debut.
The world's longest running musical, the legendary Les Miserables will celebrate its 9,000th performance in London on Friday, August 10th at the Queen's Theatre.
Broadway veteran Chip Zien will take over the role of Thenardier in Les Miserables at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street) beginning Friday, June 29
On November 9th, 2006, the opening night of Broadway's Les Miserables, BroadwayWorld introduced the artwork of Christine Jimenez. Recently, the talented artist created more caricatures and portraits of Les Miz stars, and is pleased to share them with BWW readers.
Rosie O'Donnell may be the next to play feisty innkeeper's wife Madame Thenardier in Broadway's Les Miserables,
Four new principals will join the cast of Les Miserables, beginning Tuesday, April 24th at the Broadhurst Theatre
Lea Salonga, the Tony Award-winning star of Miss Saigon, will start performances as Fantine in Broadway's LES MISÉRABLES a few days early
Due to her previously announced casting in the upcoming LAByrinth Theater Company production of Bob Glaudini's Jack Goes Boating, Tony Award-nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega will take a leave of absence from Les Miserables
Despite an exceptional ensemble of actors putting their own spins on the original 1985 John Caird/Trevor Nunn direction, for now and seemingly forever, there will be no revolutionary new interpretations of the Les Miserables experience
This week on Broadway Beat catch rehearsals for the eagerly awaited revival of Les Miserables, opening night of Jay Johnson: The Two and Only! and one on one with Donna McKechnie right here on BroadwayWorld.com!
On October 30th, two-time Tony nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega will celebrate the release of her new album 'Redemption Songs' (Sh-k-Boom Records) at The Cutting Room
A new recording of Les Miserables, Broadway and the West End's longest running musical, will air on BBC Radio 2 on Sunday, October 8 at 2PM EST
The stars of Les Miserables, which will storm Broadway once again on November 9th, recently gathered at a press conference!
On October 9th, Les Miserables will become the longest-running musical on the West End
Tony Award-nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger, who currently appears in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, has been cast as the waifish Eponine in the upcoming Broadway return of Les Miserables
Drew Sarich, Doug Kreeger, Megan McGinnis and more round out the cast of Les Miserables, which returns to Broadway this fall
While he performed in Florida this week, the Orlando Sentinel appears to have gotten the scoop that Norm Lewis will start as Javert in the upcoming revival of Les Miserables.
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