Les Misérables: The Motion Picture Soundtrack

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a b c Vermette, Margaret (2006). The Musical World of Boublil & Schönberg– The Creators of Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Martin Guerre, and The Pirate Queen. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-55783-715-8 . Retrieved 29 July 2010. Thénardier's unscrupulous wife, who abuses Cosette but dotes on her own daughter, Éponine. She is fully complicit in most of her husband's crimes and schemes.

In July 2023, it was announced that a new concert production would embark on a world tour from September 2024 and visit over 15 countries. The tour will have a brand new design and include several special guests performing at various points. The tour will also run into the show's 40th anniversary in October 2025. [124] Other concert performances [ edit ] Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre – Les Miserables – 1997 + Flyer". theatrememorabilia.co.uk. Theatre Memorabilia .co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016 . Retrieved 12 August 2016. The show closed at the Queen's Theatre on 13 July 2019 to allow for theatre refurbishments, while a staged concert was performed at the adjacent Gielgud Theatre for a four-month run. [33] [34] 2019 Revival [ edit ] Only three years after the original run closed, Les Misérables began a return to Broadway on 9 November 2006 at the Broadhurst Theatre for a limited run that was subsequently made open-ended. In September 2008, a mini-tour produced by Atlanta's Theater of the Stars played Eisenhower Hall at the United States Military Academy, [127] [ failed verification] in West Point, New York; the Filene Center at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Virginia; Kansas City Starlight Theatre; and the Fox Theater in Atlanta. The show featured a new set of original pictures painted by Victor Hugo himself. Robert Evan played Valjean, returning to the role he played in the mid-nineties on Broadway. Also featured were Nikki Rene Daniels as Fantine and Robert Hunt as Javert, both reprising their roles from the Broadway revival. Fred Hanson directed the production. The creative team included Matt Kinley as Scenic Designer, Ken Billington as Lighting Designer, Peter Fitzgerald and Erich Bechtel as Sound Designers, Zachary Borovay as Projection Designer, and Dan Riddle as musical director and Conductor. [128]Master of the House" is one of the better-known songs of the musical. It introduces the Thénardiers and the crooked way that they operate their inn. The song is preceded by a lengthy introduction sung largely by regulars at the inn and Thénardier himself, which is cut from almost all recordings.

Rue Plumet– In My Life", referred to on most recordings as simply "In My Life", is among the better-known songs from the musical. It largely involves a duet between Cosette and Valjean, though Marius and Éponine also sing near the end. In the Original London recording alone, it plays alongside a Cosette solo, "I Saw Him Once", ( Te souviens-tu du premier jour? in the original 1980 French production) cut out of all other recordings. This Broadway production of Les Misérables and its advertising in New York City is a recurring theme in American Psycho. The reviewer for the Financial Times wrote that Les Misérables is "the book's hilarious main cultural compass-point". [47] Original Australia production [ edit ] Using the set, costumes, performers, and other resources from the recently finished third US national touring production, the production was only slightly altered. Minor changes included colourful projections blended into its existing lighting design, and a proscenium that extended out into the first two boxes on either side of the stage. Aretha Franklin– I Dreamed A Dream– Clinton Inauguration". YouTube. 30 June 2007 . Retrieved 2010-03-22. [ dead YouTube link]Yes, it’s “On My Own” again – although this time it’s just a riff as part of Valjean unburdening himself to Marius, confessing that he’s a convict on the run and that he must now leave Cosette for good. It brings our story full circle, as Valjean finally claims that old identity. There have been several recordings of this material, including ones by the original London cast and original Broadway cast. However, there are no recordings containing the entire performance of songs, score, and spoken parts as featured on stage; The Complete Symphonic Recording comes closest, but a pair of songs that were cut from the show following the initial London run, as well as one song only present in the Original French Concept Album, are not included. Davies, Serena (9 October 2015). "Les Mis at 30: original London cast reunite to celebrate". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019 . Retrieved 16 June 2019.

b While "The Death of Gavroche" is included in the student production, it was cut from the 25th Anniversary. Tongue, Cassie (18 May 2015). "Les Misérables is heading to Brisbane!". aussietheatre.The First National Tour opened at Boston's Shubert Theatre on 12 December 1987, and continued to play major cities until late 1991. The Second National Tour (called "The Fantine Company") opened at Los Angeles' Shubert Theatre on 1 June 1988. The production played for fourteen months then transferred to San Francisco's Curran Theatre where it enjoyed a similar run. The Third National Tour of Les Misérables (called "The Marius Company") was one of the longest running American touring musical productions. Opening on 28 November 1988, at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center in Florida, and closing on 23 July 2006, at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri, [70] the tour ran for seventeen years and 7,061 performances. The tour played in 145 cities in 43 states. The same touring company also frequently performed in Canada, made a 1994 diversion to Singapore, and another diversion in 2002 to be the first Western musical production to visit China, opening in Shanghai's Grand Theatre for a three-week engagement.