Les Misérables (1987 Broadway production)
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Les Misérables (1987 Broadway production) is the long-running, Tony Award–winning Broadway staging of the epic musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel, renowned for its sweeping score and large ensemble cast.
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| Les Misérables (Broadway production) | 1 |
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| instanceOf | Broadway musical production ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
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Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Lighting Design NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Scenic Design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Les Misérables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Victor Hugo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy |
Alain Boublil
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Claude-Michel Schönberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographyBy | Kate Flatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingDate | 2003-05-18 ⓘ |
| coDirectedBy | John Caird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedBy | John Napier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directedBy | Trevor Nunn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
epic musical
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mega-musical ⓘ sung-through musical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ Theatre District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Herbert Kretzmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Claude-Michel Schönberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large ensemble cast
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long Broadway run ⓘ revolving stage design ⓘ sweeping symphonic score ⓘ |
| notableOriginalCastMember |
Colm Wilkinson
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David Bryant NERFINISHED ⓘ Frances Ruffelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Butt NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Kuhn NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Burmester NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Maguire NERFINISHED ⓘ Norm Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Randy Graff NERFINISHED ⓘ Terrence Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Bring Him Home
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Do You Hear the People Sing? NERFINISHED ⓘ I Dreamed a Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ On My Own NERFINISHED ⓘ One Day More NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPerformances | 6680 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1987-03-12 ⓘ |
| orchestrationsBy | John Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayTheatre | Broadway Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFrenchLyricsBy |
Alain Boublil
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Jean-Marc Natel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Les Misérables (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previewsStartDate | 1987-02-28 ⓘ |
| producedBy |
Cameron Mackintosh
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Royal Shakespeare Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Schubert Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 19th-century France ⓘ |
| subsequentBroadwayTheatre | Imperial Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Les Misérables (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
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Les Misérables (Broadway production)