Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new production of Boublil & Schonberg's legendary musical, Les Miserables, with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. This new production that has been acclaimed by critics, fans and new audiences and is breaking box office records around the country is now coming to Broadway.
LES MISERABLES has returned to Broadway's Imperial Theatre in an acclaimed new production that has audiences leaping to their feet. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, LES MIZ is an unforgettable story of heartbreak, passion, and the resilience of the human spirit, that has become one of the most celebrated musicals in theatrical history.
Featuring the timeless score and beloved songs "I Dreamed A Dream," "Bring Him Home," "One Day More," and "On My Own," this breathtaking new Broadway production has left the critics awestruck, hailing it "A LES MIZ FOR THE 21st CENTURY!" (The Huffington Post)
...this 'Les Miz' will offend none of the musical's fans with any directorial innovations, and will give them a chance to assess how a new generation of performers meets the challenges of the score. The big winners, happily, were the actors playing the dominating roles of hero and villain: Mr. Karimloo as the bread stealer, single father, long-sufferer and future saint; and Will Swenson as Javert, dogged pursuer of said hero and general scourge to all noble causes and pure hearts...Making a sterling Broadway debut, [Karimloo] sets a high standard in the prologue, performing Valjean's angry soliloquy with fiery intensity and full-throttled vocalism that gradually shades into more nuanced coloring as Valjean...The highlight of his performance, and perhaps the production as a whole, is Mr. Karimloo's beautifully restrained but richly felt rendition of 'Bring Him Home'...The rest of the cast doesn't always meet the same high standards, although all are creditable performers within the limits of their roles...
But nothing in this return of the Victor Hugo popera has the musty feel of the road. The chorus has been impeccably drilled and, except for a few ragged voices at the barricades, the whores, beggars and ruffians of pre-revolutionary France keep a fine balance between robust singing and acting. And speaking of real finds, Gaten Matarazzo, who played little Gavroche at the preview I saw, is a star. And then there is Karimloo, whose Valjean evolves from a feral, hotheaded convict into a dashing, dignified hero without a shadow of Hugh Jackman from the 2012 movie on his brow. Karimloo's voice has a rare purity and focus and, though we would expect his low tenor to strain for the stratospheric notes in 'Bring Him Home,' he even finds the finesse and stamina to be tender in it...Nikki M. James shows vast range in her a touching, street-wise Eponine, with a lush yet piercing voice. Caissie Levy makes a poignant Fantine...For those of us in the minority, 'Les Miz' remains Masterpiece Musical at its most earnest, marred by cumulative bellowing and politics so fuzzy-edged that they never get beyond a generic storm-the-barricades fervor. But if we need to have 'Les Miz' -- and obviously, we do -- I pick this one.
1985 | West End |
Original London Production West End |
1987 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1987 | US Tour |
1st National Tour US Tour |
1988 | US Tour |
2nd National Tour US Tour |
2006 | Broadway |
Return Engagement [Broadway] Broadway |
2010 | US Tour |
25th Anniversary Production US Tour |
2014 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
2017 | US Tour |
Revival National Tour US Tour |
2021 | West End |
West End Staged Concert Revival West End |
2021 | West End |
West End Revival West End |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | James Powell |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Laurence Connor |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actress in a Musical | Caissie Levy |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Leading Actor in a Musical | Ramin Karimloo |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Lighting Design | Paule Constable |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Orchestrations | Christopher Jahnke |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Orchestrations | Stephen Metcalfe |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Orchestrations | Stephen Brooker |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Scenic Design | Matt Kinley |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Mick Potter |
2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Les Miserables |
2014 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Ramin Karimloo |
2014 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Les Miserables |
2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | James Powell |
2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Laurence Connor |
2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) | Paule Constable |
2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Les Miserables |
2014 | Theatre World Awards | Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance | Ramin Karimloo |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Ramin Karimloo |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Cameron Mackintosh |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Les Miserables |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Mick Potter |
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