Les Misérables (musical) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Les Misérables |
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| Music | Claude-Michel Schönberg |
| Lyrics | Alain Boublil Jean-Marc Natel |
| Book | Claude-Michel Schönberg Alain Boublil |
| Basis | Les Misérables, Victor Hugo's 1862 novel |
| Productions | Paris, 1980 West End, 1985 Broadway, 1987 |
| Awards | Tony Award for Best Musical Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical |
Les Misérables is a musical. It is based on the 1862 novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. The book of the musical was written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil. The lyrics were written by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel. The music was written by Claude-Michel Schönberg. Herbert Kretzmer adapted the lyrics and text to English.
The musical opened in 1980 in Paris. In 1985, it opened in London's West End. In 1987, it opened on Broadway. It won a Tony Award for Best Musical, and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical. In 2012, it was adapted to a movie starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Anne Hathaway.
Images for kids
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The drawing of Cosette by Émile Bayard that served as the model for the musical's emblem.
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Julie Lund as Éponine in a Danish production of the musical
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John Owen-Jones as Jean Valjean
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The Palais des Sports, now Dôme de Paris, in Paris where the musical was first performed.
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Les Misérables at Sondheim Theatre in London
See also
In Spanish: Los miserables (musical) para niños
