By Jennifer R Jones | Posted on March 05, 2014 2:43 PM
On March 1, 2014, The Anticipated New Revival Of Les Misérables Began Previews At Broadway’s Imperial Theatre After Receiving Rave Reviews On Its North American Tour.
An Epic And Uplifting Story Returns To Broadway
The first American production of the musical ran from 1987 to 2003. With music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, book by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer, and based off the novel by Victor Hugo originally published in 1862.
Les Misérables tells the epic and uplifting story of a French peasant named Jean Valjean and his quest for redemption amidst a revolutionary period in 19th century France. Opening night will take place on March 23, 2014.
Breaking Box Office Records
Directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell, this newly reimagined production of Les Misérables has been receiving rave reviews on its tour across North America, having grossed more than $160 million in two and a half years, and it has also broken box office records with capacity crowds at the Prince of Wales Theatre in Toronto.
This version of the musical has also seen great success internationally, with productions in the U.K., France, Spain, Japan, Korea, and soon to be Australia. Furthermore, this incarnation, which premiered in the U.K. in 2009, is said to have inspired filmmakers to make the 2012 film which won Academy, Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards. In May 2013, it was announced that the show would return to Broadway, encouraged by the widespread success of this revised production.
