In June 1832, a group of students, immigrants and insurrectionists took to the streets of Paris, demanding change. The fervor of the French Revolution had withered amid vast economic inequality, food ...

Ladj Ly, the French filmmaker whose bold feature debut “Les Misérables” won the jury prize at Cannes in 2019 and earned an Oscar nomination, is set to write and direct “Dumas: Black Devil.” The epic ...

Fred Cavayé, Vincent Lindon, Noémie Merlant, Tahar Rahim and Maïmouna Doucouré were among the creatives taking the stage ...

When a musical is so widely known that it’s staged at the high school level, it’s typically past its prime. (Compare “Wicked”—its film version coming out a month from now—with “Oklahoma,” and only one ...

The late Herbert Kretzmer, who wrote the English libretto for Les Misérables, felt he was not given enough credit for rewriting the French lyrics for the award-winning English-language version, ...

Amanda Seyfried recalls her time on Les Misérables and says she was not quite ready for the challenging role. The actress played Cosette in the epic period musical film directed by Tom Hooper. In it, ...

For eight weeks only, a special company will celebrate Les Misérables’ 40th anniversary in the West End. The long-running musical is based on the novel by Victor Hugo and features music by Schönberg, ...

Ladj Ly, the French filmmaker whose bold feature debut "Les Misérables" won the jury prize at Cannes in 2019 and earned an Oscar nomination, is set to write and direct "Dumas: Black Devil." The epic ...