The Review for Les Mis

A Review

LES MISERABLES , the Musical

Statistically , the numbers say it all : Les Miserables ' as the musical has more than hit higher than all records . It is one one of the top three best selling , longest running , highly acclaimed stage production , musical , theater show in all of West End of London and Broadway of New York

From the time the time the musical score was created by Claude Michel Schonberg and Alai Boubill with Herbert Kretzmer adopting the lyrics and after the initial French stage production in 1980 , Les Miserables has

br been produced and shown in 38 countries , adopted into 21 different languages , viewed and appreciated and given standing ovations by 54 million audiences consistently within the musical 's more than 10 ,000 performances - so far , and counting

It was however the initial London production of Cameron Mackintosh of October 8 , 1985 that laid the card paved the way and spread the red carpet for the burgeoning popularity , clamor and critical acclaim of the Les Mis ' or Les Miz (its pop culture nickname . After two years the Les Mis ' rush , gush and flash ' of reviews , recommendations and resonances crossed the Atlantic and took Broadway by storm . It was on March 12 , 1987 that the tandem of Schonberg , Boubill , Kretzmer and Mackintosh first opened Les Miserables ' in Broadway . Capping the thunderous maiden performance in Broadway , Les Miserables ' was nominated for 12 Tony Awards in 1988 - capping a whooping 7 trophies to bag major wins

Based on the 1862 French novel of...