2.  Michael Schamis has extensive experience
as a business developer in New York. In his
private life, Michael Schamis maintains an
active community presence with his wife.
Together, they take advantage of the
abundant cultural offerings of the city and
particularly enjoy musical theater on
Broadway.
In 2014, the Tony Award-winning musical Les
Miserables celebrated its 25th anniversary
through a lavish reinterpretation by
producer Cameron Mackintosh.

3.  The current production represents a return to the
Imperial Theatre in Manhattan, which hosted more
than 5,000 performances of the musical from 1990 to
2003.
This high-profile version of Les Miserables had its initial
performance in 2009 and toured internationally for
five years before finding a home in New York.
Breaking from the unsuccessful 2006 reboot, this
version radically changed several theatrical
elements. The prominent electrical piano in the score
was taken out, as was the revolving turntable that
anchored the set for generations of theatergoers.

4.  In addition, the new set designer utilized
paintings by the author of the novel Les
Miserables, Victor Hugo, to give the set a
more intimate dimension. This production
also moves faster than the original one,
and it enjoyed a successful run in Toronto
before transitioning to Broadway.