‘Les Misérables’ at 40: The Unlikely Story of a Hit

Critics initially panned it, but public love for the musical with songs like “One Day More” and “On My Own” has kept it going ...

How ‘Les Mis’ Became So Successful

The Evening Standard dismissed it as a “glum opera” more suited to Victorian times than 1980s Britain. The Daily Mail ...

Les Miserables at 40: from flop to phenomenon, why the West End’s longest-running musical endures

Once dismissed as ‘Victor Hugo on the garbage dump,’ Les Mis is now the world’s longest-running musical. As it marks 40 years ...

‘Les Mis’ opened 40 years ago. Here are 5 fun facts about the hit musical — and when you can see it next in Utah

From negative reviews to the show’s Christian themes, here are some things you may not have known about “Les Mis.” ...
Boston Herald

‘Les Mis’ goes big, brings it home

On the barricade, rebel students stand against a tyrannical French monarchy. Mixed among them are love-struck dreamers, heartbroken waifs, bawdy rogues and idealists, children and spies and fugitives.
Yahoo

Why does Trump like 'Les Mis'? The many meanings of the megamusical.

Claudia Salazar had the crazy idea to produce “Les Misérables” in Venezuela in 2019, at the height of the demonstrations raging against the authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro, when violence ...
Sun Sentinel

Ticket alert: ‘Les Misérables’ to play Kravis Center. Here’s what the producer told us about the show.

“Les Misérables” is bringing the revolution to West Palm Beach. The musical — a huge hit from back in the day on NYC’s Broadway and London’s West End — returns to SoFlo for a run at the Kravis Center ...