2. Les Misérables
Music Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel
(French lyrics)
Herbert Kretzmer
(English adaptation)
Book Claude-Michel Schönberg
Alain Boublil
Trevor Nunn and John Caird
(adaptation)
Basis 1862 novel by Victor Hugo
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3. Productions
1980 Paris
1985 West End
1987 Broadway
1987 First US Tour
1995 10th Anniversary: The Dream Cast in Concert
2006 Broadway revival
2010 25th Anniversary Tour and Concert
2012 Film Adaptation
Multiple productions worldwide
2014 Broadway revival
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4. The story
Set in early 19th-century France, it is the
story of Jean Valjean, a burly French
peasant of abnormal strength and
potentially violent nature, and his quest
for redemption after serving nineteen
years in jail for having stolen a loaf of
bread for starving relatives.
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5. The story
Valjean decides to break his parole
and start his life anew after a kindly
bishop inspires him to, but he is
relentlessly tracked down by a police
inspector named Javert.
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6. The story
Along the way, Valjean and a slew of
characters are swept into a
revolutionary period in France,
where a group of young idealists
make their last stand at a street
barricade.
Reference: Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_%28musical%29
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7. Famous songs
I Dreamed a Dream
Castle on a Cloud
Do You Hear the People Sing?
On My Own
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8. The film
Directed by Tom Hooper
Starring Hugh Jackman
Russell Crowe
Anne Hathaway
Amanda Seyfried
Release date(s)
7 December 2012 (London, premiere)
11 January 2013 (United Kingdom)
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9. Golden Globe Awards
three Golden Globe Awards for
• Best Film (Musical or Comedy)
•Best Actor (Musical or Comedy)
for Jackman
• Best Supporting Actress
for Hathaway
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10. References
Wikipedia: Les Misérables (musical)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_%28musical%29
Wikipedia: Songs from Les Misérables
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_from_Les_Mis%C3%A9rables
Wikipedia: Les Misérables (2012 film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_%282012_film%29
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