Les Misérables: The Story So Far of the World's Longest Running Musical: The Story of the World's Longest Running Musical in Words, Pictures and Rare Memorabilia

by Martyn Palmer

Ever since its first performances in 1985, Les Misérables has been a smash success, and is now the longest running musical in the world with an award-winning Hollywood movie to its name. Les Misérables takes a look back through the storied life of this monumental show.
Looking at the entirety of the Les Misérables theatre legacy, Benedict Nightingale examines the secret of why this musical has so strongly captured the hearts of the world, tracking back from Victor Hugo's original fiction all the way to the set of the Les Misérables Hollywood set. Also included are several pieces of special memorabilia from the production such as annotated scripts, original costume sketches, and scene design notes for the 2012 film. This book is the ideal companion tome for any lover of Les Misérables and its 33-year history.

144 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 6, 2018

Reviews

[Thia Reads A Lot · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.0

This book was excellent. A bit of heavy name-dropping at times (I don't know much about theatre so that's on me). Includes a list of all the productions of the show over the years (up to 2018) and of all the prizes the film has gathered. Plenty of pictures from the cast in other parts of the world (not just West End and Broadway), as well as tickets and diverse promotional materials. Includes a bit about Susan Boyle too! The chapters on the movie were very interesting, a big focus was on the auditions for Jackman, Crowe and Hathaway. A few typos here and there.
I would recommend to any fan of the show and/or the movie, although it will make you want to hear those different versions of the songs.

[Elena · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️

[Franziska · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit boring, but the chapter about the movie was pure comedy.