Variety

Hugh Jackman Recalls Bombing Audition Singing ‘Stars’ From ‘Les Misérables’ 30 Years Ago: ‘I Cracked on the Final Note So Spectacularly’

Hugh Jackman earned an Oscar nomination for his work as Jean Valjean in “Les Misérables,” but things didn’t go so well decades ago while belting out the musical’s “Stars” when he had to sing for the ...
Time

Les Misérables Director Tom Hooper on Choosing His Stars and Creating New Songs

Tom Hooper came to fame by adapting the past: first via a pair of HBO films (with Helen Mirren as Elizabeth I and Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney in the spellbinding John Adams), then with a royal ...
BroadwayWorld

Review: LES MISERABLES WORLD TOUR—Four Decades of Heart, Heroism, and Hope

Since its 1980 debut in Paris, Les Misérables has transcended the medium of musical theatre to become a global cultural force ...
Hartford Courant

Theater review: Revamped ‘Les Miserables’ offers epic grandeur and a lot of heart at Bushnell

The word “operatic” still gets used to describe a lot of musical theater, but when it’s applied to the current national tour of “Les Miserables,” it means the show is closer to opera than to musical ...
Esquire PhilippinesOpinion

Why the Filipino Struggle Is Written in the Score of 'Les Misérables'

It is, obviously, the Filipino translation (by Filipino composer and librettist Vincent A. De Jesus with additional lyrics by ...
The New York Times

‘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 strong for four decades — and counting. By Alex Marshall Reporting from ...
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Hugh Jackman Recalls Bombing Audition Singing ‘Stars' from ‘Les Misérables' 30 Years Ago: ‘I Cracked on the Final Note So Spectacularly'

Hugh Jackman earned an Oscar nomination for his work as Jean Valjean in "Les Misérables," but things didn't go so well decades ago while belting out the musical's "Stars" when he had to sing for the ...