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 ...

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 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 ...

Alfie Boe admits its nearly time to "hang up the barricade jacket" and say goodbye to Les Misérables

While Hugh Jackman became the face of Les Misérables in 2012, it is Alfie Boe's velvety tones that have defined the musical's ...