This year’s Oscars telecast incorporated reunions of cast members from classic movies such as “The Godfather,” “Pulp Fiction,” and “Juno.” Last year’s Tony Awards actually did something similar, bringing together cast members from different Broadway classics such as “Hairspray,” “Ragtime,” “Rent,” and “Wicked” for performances as the industry was fighting to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. Since the Tonys will be presenting their landmark 75th annual ceremony this year, I think it would be even more fitting if they reunite more co-stars from Broadway classics of yesteryear to perform or even present awards. Here are some suggestions. Vote in our poll at the bottom of this post to let us know which you’d most like to see.
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Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury – “Sweeney Todd”
In 1979 Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler‘s adaptation of Christopher Bond‘s 1973 stage play won...
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- 4/8/2022
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
This episode of Broadway Backwards looks back at the loss of one of the musical theatre's most dashing young stars, Daniel McDonald. We give you a look at him in the Kander and Ebb musical Steel Pier'We also dropped by New World Stages to meet the women of Doug Stone's off Broadway Tupperware comedy 'Sealed For Freshness', and for all the Stephanie J. Block fans, BroadwayWorld's own Richard Ridge takes us to a rehearsal of the epic Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg and Richard Maltby Jr. musical The Pirate Queen.
- 4/22/2020
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Cats(2019) A Review by Riley Gray: An Ineffable Catastrophe and an unforgettable experience Introduction: The concept of adapting a musical stage-play into a big budget, blockbuster is not a new one. When done well, musicals can effectively capture a range of emotional reactions from the audience, ranging from laughter to tears. Academy Award winning director Tom Hooper is no stranger to the musical genre of film. His film, Les Miserables, was adapted from the 1980 stage play by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel from which derived from Victor Hugo’s epic historical novel of the same name. Les Miserables was met with wide acclaim, so when I discovered that the man behind the thought-provoking and beautifully performed film was now adapting Andrew Lloyd Webber’s play, Cats, I...
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- 1/15/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Miss Saigon in 2019 is not the Miss Saigon I remember from 1997.
With music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and Alain Boublil, Miss Saigon is inspired by the opera Madame Butterfly and revered as a theater classic since it made its London debut in 1989. It later premiered on Broadway in 1991 to wild success, with Lea Salonga winning a Tony and Olivier Award and putting her on the map as one of the most talented stage actresses. It was a big score for Asian representation as Salonga, of Filipino descent, went on to become the singing voices of Jasmine in 1992’s Aladdin and the titular heroine in Mulan.
In 1989 and 1991, Miss Saigon was seen through a different scope, being one of the few musicals, films and TV series providing representation for Asians and Asian Americans. In 2019, when there’s a craving for authentic representation and inclusion, those optics are vastly different.
With music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and Alain Boublil, Miss Saigon is inspired by the opera Madame Butterfly and revered as a theater classic since it made its London debut in 1989. It later premiered on Broadway in 1991 to wild success, with Lea Salonga winning a Tony and Olivier Award and putting her on the map as one of the most talented stage actresses. It was a big score for Asian representation as Salonga, of Filipino descent, went on to become the singing voices of Jasmine in 1992’s Aladdin and the titular heroine in Mulan.
In 1989 and 1991, Miss Saigon was seen through a different scope, being one of the few musicals, films and TV series providing representation for Asians and Asian Americans. In 2019, when there’s a craving for authentic representation and inclusion, those optics are vastly different.
- 7/29/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Sch nberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Miserables, direct from its celebrated two-and-a-half year Broadway engagement, begins its North American Tour at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, Ri, tonight, September 21, 2017.
- 9/21/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Casting for Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Miserables, has been announced.
- 8/11/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Casting for Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schnberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Miserables, has been announced.
- 8/11/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Who knew Kevin Spacey would do so much singing? Kevin Spacey Kicks Off (With the Rockettes) Who knew Frank Underwood could sing? The host croons his way through homages to some of the season’s biggest hits, from “Evan Hansen” to “Sunset Boulevard.” “Come From Away” The Canada-set 9/11 musical earned a Tony for director Christopher Ashley — and impressed with its opening number, “Welcome to the Rock.” “Miss Saigon” Eva Noblezada was a teenager when she was cast to lead the revival of Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil’s 1989 re-telling of “Madame Butterfly.” And she wows in this medley. “Falsettos” Christian Borle,...
- 6/12/2017
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
At age 21, Eva Noblezada has accomplished what most thespians her age dream of: a Tony Award nomination! For her stunning work as Kim in this spring’s West-End-to-Broadway production of “Miss Saigon,” Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Vietnam War epic, Noblezada joins the ranks of musical theater leading ladies before her—including Lea Salonga, the original, award-winning Kim. Not long after a casting director saw the North Carolina–based Noblezada perform at New York City’s 2013 National High School Musical Theatre Awards (a.k.a. the Jimmy Awards), she auditioned for and booked the London revival of “Miss Saigon.” At age 17, having never left the country, she found herself headlining a West End hit. As she put it, “Crazy how things end up turning out!” The actor (and blogger!) also pointed out that “insecurity will always peek through the door.” Backstage chatted with Noblezada about dealing with those self-esteem issues while in the limelight,...
- 5/31/2017
- backstage.com
Warm up your vocal chords and turn up the volume.Miss Saigon is officially back on Broadway, and in this edition of Broadway Jukebox, we're paying tribute to the songwriting team that has brought us some of the most memorable songs inmusical theatre history- Alain Boublil and Claude-MichelSchonberg. Which songs made the cut Check out our top ten list below...
- 3/26/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The helicopter is real this time, as is the Asian heritage of the leading man, as Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil's Miss Saigon lands at the Broadway Theatre once more. Laurence Connor does a solid job of mounting producer Cameron Mackintosh's newest version, with three of its West End stars crossing the Atlantic to make their Broadway debuts.
- 3/24/2017
- by Michael Dale
- BroadwayWorld.com
Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil have a lot to answer for. Under the umbrella of producer Cameron Mackintosh, their back-to-back hits “Les Miserables” and “Miss Saigon” were part of the British invasion that filled a creative void in the 1980s and ’90s when AIDS devastated the Broadway theater community. Those musicals brought anthem-itis to these shores, and popularized the sung-through musical in all its serious dreariness while providing none of opera’s glorious grandeur. Stephen Sondheim once said that recitative is like pouring molasses over a score. Great opera composers have known how to distinguish their breakout arias from the sung speech.
- 3/24/2017
- by Robert Hofler
- The Wrap
Catherine Pearson Jan 23, 2017
From School Of Rock and Enchanted through to Hail Caesar and Moana, we look at the unmissable musical numbers from modern movies...
The world has gone gaga for La La Land and it’s not difficult to see why. We love a good musical number. Sometimes there’s nothing more uplifting than a catchy tune with some fun choreography and other times music is the best, if only, way to depict a character's despair, fear or hope. Music taps into something very primal in us all and can often extract laughter and tears easier than two hours’ worth of dialogue.
Numerous classic musicals have graced the big screen since cinema began, but the 21st century alone has seen some fantastic songs in film. Some considered ‘musical films’ and others ‘films with music’, here are my top picks for this century’s best on-screen musical sequences.
School Of Rock...
From School Of Rock and Enchanted through to Hail Caesar and Moana, we look at the unmissable musical numbers from modern movies...
The world has gone gaga for La La Land and it’s not difficult to see why. We love a good musical number. Sometimes there’s nothing more uplifting than a catchy tune with some fun choreography and other times music is the best, if only, way to depict a character's despair, fear or hope. Music taps into something very primal in us all and can often extract laughter and tears easier than two hours’ worth of dialogue.
Numerous classic musicals have graced the big screen since cinema began, but the 21st century alone has seen some fantastic songs in film. Some considered ‘musical films’ and others ‘films with music’, here are my top picks for this century’s best on-screen musical sequences.
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- 1/19/2017
- Den of Geek
The hit show’s unvarying, blaring musical numbers may test an audience’s endurance limits but at least the Vietnamese characters are treated with respect
‘Vietnaaaaam! Hey look, I mean you no offence, But why does nothing here make sense? Whyyyyy God? Show your hand! Whyyy can’t I understand?” The warbling is from the filmed version of that stately stage musical Miss Saigon, by Claude Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil (which opened on Broadway in 1991), complete with its spectacular helicopter.
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‘Vietnaaaaam! Hey look, I mean you no offence, But why does nothing here make sense? Whyyyyy God? Show your hand! Whyyy can’t I understand?” The warbling is from the filmed version of that stately stage musical Miss Saigon, by Claude Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil (which opened on Broadway in 1991), complete with its spectacular helicopter.
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- 10/13/2016
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Cameron Mackintosh's production of Claude-Michel Schonberg amp Alain Boublil's legendary musical Les Miserables will end its acclaimed two-and-a-half-year return to Broadway today, September 4, 2016 at the Imperial Theater 239 West 45th Street after 1,024 performances. In total, since the 1987 opening of the original production, Les Miserables will have played 8,200 performances on Broadway.How well to ordinary New Yorkers know Broadway's most cherished musical Randy Rainbow is on the scene to find out...
- 9/4/2016
- by Randy Rainbow
- BroadwayWorld.com
Serenbe Playhouse, recipient of the prestigious American Theatre Wing grant 2015, presents the fourth show in its 2016 season, Miss Saigon, with music by Claude- Michel Schonberg lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., and Alain Boublil adapted from the original French lyrics by Alain Boublil. The show is directed by Brian Clowdus, music direction is by Chris Brent Davis, and choreography is by Bubba Carr. The show opened on July 21 and has already been extended to August 14. Click below to watch highlights from the show, including footage of the production's real-life helicopter...
- 8/1/2016
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Serenbe Playhouse, recipient of the prestigiousAmerican Theatre Wing grant 2015, presents thefourth show in its 2016 season, Miss Saigon, with music by Claude- Michel Schonberg lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., and Alain Boublil adapted from the original French lyrics by Alain Boublil. The show is directed by Brian Clowdus, music direction is by Chris Brent Davis, and choreography is by Bubba Carr. The show opened on July 21 and has already been extended to August 14. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast-- plus the production's real-life helicopter -- in action...
- 7/26/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Happy Birthday Claude-Michel Schonberg Schonberg is best known for his collaborations with the lyricist Alain Boublil. Thier stage musical version of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, which opened at the Palais de Sports in Paris in 1980, opened to acclaim in London in 1985 and on Broadway in 1987. In 1989, their success continued with the musical Miss Saigon, which starred Lea Salonga and Jonathan Pryce. Schonberg's next project with Boublil was The Pirate Queen, a musical about the 16th century Irish pirate, chieftain and adventuress Grace O'Malley, which opened on Broadway on April 5 2007.
- 7/6/2016
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
'23 years later to my amazement and pride, it has become the world's longest running musical, I tell you why --- because we are getting older, but it looks like the show is never aging. It is kind of getting younger' Alain Boublil says, lightening up the mood before the preview opened with a rousing performance of the Les Miserables anthemsTHE Barricade, followed by On My Own, Bring Him Home, and One Day More.'Because all the people playing the show now were not even born when Claude Michel and I were writing it' Boublil says in deadpan humor, much to the amusement of the Singaporean press.
- 6/2/2016
- by Rocky Christopher Fajardo
- BroadwayWorld.com
Last night, May 2, 2016, The New York Pops celebrated its 33rd birthday with a grand gala evening celebrating the revolutionary collaborations of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, the songwriting team behind Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, and more. Serving as Honorary Co-Chairs for the event were musical theatre legends Sir Cameron Mackintosh and Patti LuPone. BroadwayWorld was on hand all evening to capture the star-studded events - check out photo coverage of the red carpet below...
- 5/3/2016
- by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
- BroadwayWorld.com
Last night, May 2, 2016, The New York Pops celebrated its 33rd birthday with a grand gala evening celebrating the revolutionary collaborations of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, the songwriting team behind Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, and more. Serving as Honorary Co-Chairs for the event were musical theatre legends Sir Cameron Mackintosh and Patti LuPone. BroadwayWorld takes you inside the dinner following the show below...
- 5/3/2016
- by Stephen Sorokoff
- BroadwayWorld.com
The first-ever international tour of Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production of Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil's Les Miserables Les Mis must close this Sunday, May 1, after three extensions. With nearly sold out tickets day in and day out, this production can easily be one of the most successful productions staged at the relatively brand new theatre The Theatre at Solaire.
- 4/25/2016
- by BWW Staff
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1991, Miss Saigon opened at the Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 4092 performances. Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover. The musical premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London on 20 September 1989, closing after over four thousand performances, on 30 October 1999.The musical represented Schonberg and Boublil's second major success, following Les Miserables in 1985.
- 4/11/2016
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
While watching a revival production of Lionel Bart's 'Oliver' in London, Les Miserables Co-creator Alain Boublil saw the similarities between literature's favorite little street urchins Oliver Twist, from Charles Dicken's novel of the same name, and Gavroche, from Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, which sparked the idea to cowrite the novel-to-stage adaptation of the latter with Claude-Michel Schonberg more than 30 years ago.
- 4/9/2016
- by Oliver Oliveros
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 2007, The Pirate Queen opened at the Hilton Theatre now the FoxwoodsTheatre, where it ran for 85 performances. The Pirate Queen is a musical written by Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil, best known for their adaptation of Les Miserables. It is based on the life and adventures of the 16th century Irish chieftain and pirate Grainne O'Malley, who was one of the last Irish clan leaders to resist the English conquest of Gaelic Ireland. The cast featured Stephanie J. Block as the title character and Linda Balgord, who was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her performance as Queen Elizabeth I.
- 4/5/2016
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Helpmann Award winners Simon Gleeson Jean Valjean and Kerrie Anne Greenland Eponine, current stars of the international touring production of Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil's phenomenal musical Les Miserables, took time out from their daily performances at the Theatre at Solaire, Solaire Resorts and Casino, to launch their newest solo albums held at Pangea Ultra Lounge at City of Dreams last Wednesday, March 30.
- 4/4/2016
- by Erickson Dela Cruz
- BroadwayWorld.com
Les Miserables stirred a musical maelstrom in Manila last Wednesday March 16, and is poised to win audinces over via a memorable theatrical experience. At the heart of its seamless and dynamic storytelling beats a conscience that rouses, provokes, mangles, and transforms souls a singular man's search for acceptance and meaning in a fractured and unforgiving 19th century France. This Cameron Mackintosh new production of Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil's legendary and popular musical takes center stage again, this time against the canvases of Victor Hugo's lesser known paintings--never before seen in the original London's West End and Broadway productions--providing a perfect complement to the production's memorable music and breath-taking sets of that iconic turning-barricade-flying-helicopter-falling-chandelier stature Mackintosh productions are known for.
- 3/20/2016
- by BWW Staff
- BroadwayWorld.com
No less that theater impresario Cameron Mackintosh, the world's first 'theater billionaire' according to Forbes, much-lauded composer Claude-Michel Schonberg, and prolific theater director Laurence Connor attended the gala premiere of the reimagined production of Schonberg and Alain Boublil's phenonemal musical Les Miserables' first-ever Asian Tour, which kicked off at the state-of-the-art The Theatre at Solaire, Solaire Resort and Casino, last Wednesday, March 16.
- 3/20/2016
- by Oliver Oliveros
- BroadwayWorld.com
No less that theater impresario Cameron Mackintosh, the world's first 'theater billionaire' according to Forbes, much-lauded composer Claude-Michel Schonberg, and prolific theater director Laurence Connor attended the gala premiere of the reimagined production of Schonberg and Alain Boublil's phenonemal musical Les Miserables' first-ever Asian Tour, which kicked off at the state-of-the-art The Theatre at Solaire, Solaire Resort and Casino, last Wednesday, March 16.
- 3/20/2016
- by Oliver Oliveros
- BroadwayWorld.com
No less that theater impresario Cameron Mackintosh, the world's first theater billionaire according to Forbes, much-lauded composer Claude-Michel Schonberg, and prolific theater director Laurence Connor attended the gala premiere of the reimagined production of Schonberg and Alain Boublil's phenonemal musical Les Miserables' first-ever Asian Tour, which kicked off at the state-of-the-art The Theatre at Solaire, Solaire Resort and Casino, last Wednesday, March 16.
- 3/20/2016
- by Oliver Oliveros
- BroadwayWorld.com
Claude Michel-Schonberg and Alain Boublil's musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Miserables Les Mis opens at The Theatre at Solaire Solaire Resort and Casino, Paranaque City on Friday, March. 11, and even more exciting news, the show has announced an extension until Sunday, April 24, giving it an incredible six-week run in Manila prior to its limited engagement in Singapore.
- 3/6/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The original London production of Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil's musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Miserables Les Mis, which was Messrs Schonberg and Boublil's first collaboration with theater producer Cameron Mackintosh, opened to very mixed reviews from the critics in 1985. But 'Les Mis has always been big for criticism,' says Meghan Lewit for The Atlantic. 'Bombast Bathos That's the point. The original production which remains intact and continues to play at the Queen's Theatre in London until today has endured because it gave audiences exactly what they wanted.'...
- 3/1/2016
- by Oliver Oliveros
- BroadwayWorld.com
The West End revival of Miss Saigon closed yesterday, February 27th, after a nearly two-year run. The show's creators,Cameron Mackintosh, Alain Boublil, and Claude-Michel Schonberg, took to the stage at the final curtain yesterday to speak about the production's success.Mackintosh told fans that the 25th Anniversary production of Miss Saigon was filmed, and he said that because it was so successful, he believes that the musical will find itself in a big screen adaptation very soon...
- 2/28/2016
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, New Zealand native Hayden Tee will assume the role of Javert beginning tonight, January 29 in Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new Broadway production of Claude-Michel Schonberg amp Alain Boublil's Les Miserables, now in its second year at the Imperial Theatre 249 West 45th Street. Tee comes directly to Broadway from the new Australian production of Les Miserables, for which he has received wide acclaim. He was recently named Best Actor in A Musical at the Sydney Theatre Awards for his performance as Javert.
- 1/29/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
British actor Earl Carpenter, who originated the role of Inspector Javert in the reimagined production of Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil's book-to-stage adaptation of Les Miserables Les Mis and abruptly left the Broadway production last November due to a neck injury cervical vertebrae impingement, will rejoin the company of the new production of Les Mis in its first Asian Tour Manila-Singapore, which has been set to kick off at The Theatre at Solaire, Solaire Resort and Casino, in Manila from Friday, March 11, until Sunday, April 17.
- 1/28/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
After a 19-month run across Australia Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, and Brisbane, amassing 588 performances, Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed reimagined production of Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil's 30-year-old megamusical Les Miserables closes today, January 17, at Queensland Performing Arts Centre's Qpac 2,000-seat Lyric Theatre. Fans of the musical can still catch the free supplementary exhibition titled 'Les Miserables From Page to Stage' at Qpac's Tony Gould Gallery until this Friday, January 23.
- 1/17/2016
- by Oliver Oliveros
- BroadwayWorld.com
BroadwayWorld has just learned that Cameron Mackintosh's current Broadway revival ofClaude-Michel Schonberg amp Alain Boublil's legendary musicalLES MISERABLESwill end its acclaimed run on Sunday, September 4, 2016 at the Imperial Theater 239 West 45thStreet. The current Broadway version ofLES MISERABLESis the only production of the musical currently playing in North America and starsAlfie Boe, the acclaimed star of the London 25thAnniversary Concert, as Jean Valjean through February 28.John Owen-Jones, who is currently starring as The Phantom in Mackintosh's London production ofThe Phantom of the Opera, and has played Valjean both on Broadway in 2007 and in London, will succeed Boe in the role beginning March 1 for the duration of the show's Broadway run. This new production of the musical will have given 1,026 performances over two-and-a-half years. In total, since the 1987 opening of the original production,Les MISERABLESwill have played 8,202 performances on Broadway.
- 12/2/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Can you hear the helicopters in the distance? Miss Saigon, the 1989 musical from Les Misérables creators Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, is headed back to Broadway after almost 25 years. The show, a Vietnam War–era update of the opera Madame Butterfly, tells the story of a romance between a Vietnamese bargirl and an American soldier. EW reports that the show will debut at a Shubert theater in the spring of 2017, where it will run until January 18, 2018; after that, it will launch a national tour of cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Boston. Producer Cameron Mackintosh shares that this iteration of the show will be an import of the current West End revival, which stars Eva Noblezada as Kim (a role originated by Lea Salonga) and Jon Jon Briones as the Engineer. Mackintosh promises "a grittier, more realistic approach than the original production" that maintains "the power and...
- 11/19/2015
- by Ira Madison III
- Vulture
New Zealand native Hayden Tee will assume the role of Javert beginning Friday, January 29 in Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new Broadway production of Claude-Michel Schonberg amp Alain Boublil's Les Miserables, now in its second year at the Imperial Theatre 249 West 45th Street. Tee comes directly to Broadway from the new Australian production ofLES Miserables, for which he has received wide acclaim. Earl Carpenter will give his final performance as Javert at the matinee on Sunday, January 24 before departing to star in the upcoming Manila engagement of Les Miserables.
- 10/30/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
In a new interview with BBC's Graham Norton, acclaimed producer Cameron Mackintosh confirmed that Les Miserables and Miss Saigon creators Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg are still hard at work on a revised version of Martin Guerre, which played at the Prince Edward Theatre back in 1996. The pair are looking to revive the a new version of the musical in London's West End.
- 10/12/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production of Claude-Michel Schonberg amp Alain Boublil's Les Miserables will celebrate the upcoming 30th Anniversary of the show's original and still going strong London production with a special Fan Day on Broadway on Tuesday, October 6 at the Imperial Theatre 249 West 45th Street. For that one day only, fans can purchase two tickets select mezzanine seats for 60.01 at the box-office only. Fan Day will also include a photo booth in the lobby, special contest offers, and promotional item give-aways.
- 9/29/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Alfie Boe returns to Broadway as 'Jean Valjean' tonight in Cameron Mackintosh's production of Claude-Michel Schonberg amp Alain Boublil's Les Miserables, now in its second year at the Imperial Theatre. Tony Award nominee Ramin Karimloo gave his final performance just last Sunday, August 30. Bww welcomes Boe back to Broadway with a roundup of his top performances - check them out below, and be sure to let us know your favorites below...
- 9/1/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
As reported yesterday, Tony Award-nominee Montego Glover and Alex Finke will join Alfie Boe, the internationally-acclaimed performer who takes over the role of Jean Valjean in Claude-Michel Schonberg amp Alain Boublil's Les Miserables, on Sept 1. Glover succeeds Erika Henningsen as Fantine, while Finke making her Broadway debut replaces original cast member Samantha Hill. In honor of the trio boarding of one Broadway's most beloved hits, Bww brings you a brief look at their past performances...
- 8/11/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tony Award-nomineeMontego GloverMemphis will assume the role of Fantine beginningTuesday, September 1in Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new Broadway production of Claude-Michel Schonberg amp Alain Boublil'sLES Miserables,now in its second year at the Imperial Theatre 249 West 45thStreet. She succeeds Erika Henningsen in the role. Glover, who also received the Drama Desk and Outer Critics' Circle Awards for her acclaimed performance inMemphis, most recently co-starred on Broadway in the musicalIt Shoulda Been You. Also onSeptember 1,Alex Finkemakes her Broadway debut in the role of Cosette, succeeding Samantha Hill.
- 8/10/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Happy Birthday Claude-Michel Schonberg Schonberg is best known for his collaborations with the lyricist Alain Boublil. Thier stage musical version of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, which opened at the Palais de Sports in Paris in 1980, opened to acclaim in London in 1985 and on Broadway in 1987. In 1989, their success continued with the musical Miss Saigon, which starred Lea Salonga and Jonathan Pryce. Schonberg's next project with Boublil was The Pirate Queen, a musical about the 16th century Irish pirate, chieftain and adventuress Grace O'Malley, which opened on Broadway on April 5 2007.
- 7/6/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Internationally-renowned performer Alfie Boe will return to Broadway to star as 'Jean Valjean' in Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new Broadway production of Claude-Michel Schonberg amp Alain Boublil's Les Miserables, now in its second year at the Imperial Theatre 249 West 45th Street. Boe begins performances in Les Miserables Tuesday, September 1. Tony Award nominee Ramin Karimloo will give his final performance as Valjean on Sunday, August 30. Boe made his Broadway debut as Rodolfo in Baz Luhrmann's acclaimed production La Boheme, for which he and his co-stars received a special Tony Award in 2003 for their performances.
- 5/8/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Acclaimed British actor Earl Carpenter will return to the role of Javert in Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Claude-Michel Schonberg amp Alain Boublil's Les Miserables beginning Tuesday, May 12 at Broadway's Imperial Theatre 249 West 45th Street. Will Swenson will give his final performance as Javert Sunday, May 10. Carpenter performed the role on Broadway last summer while Swenson was on hiatus from the production for another project.
- 4/13/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1991, Miss Saigon opened at the Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 4092 performances. Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover. The musical premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London on 20 September 1989, closing after over four thousand performances, on 30 October 1999.The musical represented Schonberg and Boublil's second major success, following Les Miserables in 1985.
- 4/11/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 2007, The Pirate Queen opened at the Hilton Theatre now the FoxwoodsTheatre, where it ran for 85 performances. The Pirate Queen is a musical written by Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil, best known for their adaptation of Les Miserables. It is based on the life and adventures of the 16th century Irish chieftain and pirate Grainne O'Malley, who was one of the last Irish clan leaders to resist the English conquest of Gaelic Ireland. The cast featured Stephanie J. Block as the title character and Linda Balgord, who was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her performance as Queen Elizabeth I.
- 4/5/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
3Rd Update, Monday, 5:28 Pm: Most of the major studios have not reported their Monday actuals, as is customary due to the holidays. Warner Bros, Sony and Relativity are still off this week, which means Rentrak won’t issue a final report until January 5. What we do know, though, is that Disney’s Into The Woods beat Universal’s Unbroken by the hair of its chinny-chin-chin over the Christmas Week frame.
Some distribs marveled yesterday why Into The Woods, a PG film, didn’t beat Unbroken, which is largely adult-driven. Woods wound up posting a better Sunday thanks to matinees of $8.2M vs. Unbroken‘s $7.5M. Nonetheless, both films have driven a ton of biz to the year-end box office, with each exceeding $46M in their four-day openings. Rentrak currently sees the total weekend at $208.9M, still up 6% over last year’s comparable frame of $196.9M. The 2014 B.O. is at $10.22B,...
Some distribs marveled yesterday why Into The Woods, a PG film, didn’t beat Unbroken, which is largely adult-driven. Woods wound up posting a better Sunday thanks to matinees of $8.2M vs. Unbroken‘s $7.5M. Nonetheless, both films have driven a ton of biz to the year-end box office, with each exceeding $46M in their four-day openings. Rentrak currently sees the total weekend at $208.9M, still up 6% over last year’s comparable frame of $196.9M. The 2014 B.O. is at $10.22B,...
- 12/30/2014
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline
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