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 ...

2014 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Director of a Musical James Powell 2014 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Director of a Musical Laurence Connor 2014 Outer Critics Circle Awards ...

As a theater critic, I see somewhere around 125 plays and musicals a year. Some of the weaker and most-dated shows I’m happy to see only once. But there are some I never tire of. Top on my list is ...

I was first introduced to Victor Hugo’s classic novel Les Misérables by way of a television program broadcast on Dubai’s Channel 33 in the 1980s, an experience that left me profoundly moved as a young ...

Other than “Wicked” (at the moment) and a handful of others, “Les Misérables” has to be one of the most well-known musicals in the modern canon. It’s the longest-running musical in the history of ...

LONDON — The day after “Les Misérables” premiered at London’s Barbican Theater 40 years ago last week, its creative team gathered for a party to toast a successful debut, complete with bottles of ...