at the Kennedy Center, Les Misérables opened on Broadway on March 12, 1987. Patti LuPone was awarded Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Fantine.Īfter a try-out in Washington D.C. Les Misérables was nominated for 4 Olivier Awards, including Best Musical.

The cast featured Colm Wilkinson (Jean Valjean), Roger Allam (Javert), Patti LuPone (Fantine), Alun Armstrong (Thénardier), Susan Jane Tanner (Madame Thénardier), Frances Ruffelle (Éponine), Ian Tucker (Gavroche), Michael Ball (Marius), and David Burt (Enjolras).Īlthough the musical received negative reviews, audiences loved it, and the production transferred to the West End at the Palace Theatre in December, 1985. The lavish RSC production of Les Misérables opened at the Barbican Theatre in London on October 8, 1985. Trevor Nunn was bought on to direct, and the musical was workshopped and developed at the Royal Shakespeare Company. With an epic and luscious score by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, Les Misérables began life as a French concept album. Following a brief run at the Palais des Sports in Paris in 1980, Les Misérables was picked up by producer Cameron Mackintosh and translated into English.

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