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Les Miserables returns to Broadway home | Les Miserables returns to Broadway home |
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Les Miserables will return to its former home on Broadway when it lands in New York for its third run in 2014. | |
The long-running musical, produced by Sir Cameron Mackintosh, will open at the Imperial Theatre - its previous home for 13 years - next March. | |
Les Mis first ran at the Imperial in October 1990, having spent three years at the Broadway Theatre, where it opened in 1987. | |
The current tour began in 2010 and is currently in Sacramento, California. | The current tour began in 2010 and is currently in Sacramento, California. |
Macintosh's re-imagined story about a decades-long manhunt, social inequality and redemption begins previews on 1 March 2014 with an official opening night set for 23 March. | Macintosh's re-imagined story about a decades-long manhunt, social inequality and redemption begins previews on 1 March 2014 with an official opening night set for 23 March. |
Producers said the casting process for the new production will be completed later this summer. | Producers said the casting process for the new production will be completed later this summer. |
Featuring the songs I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own and One Day More, Les Mis is the third-longest-running musical on Broadway history, after Phantom of the Opera in first place and Cats. | |
Since 1987 it has played a total of 6,680 performances and has been seen by nearly 65 million people worldwide in 42 countries and in 22 languages. | Since 1987 it has played a total of 6,680 performances and has been seen by nearly 65 million people worldwide in 42 countries and in 22 languages. |
British director Tom Hooper's film adaptation starring Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Russell Crowe won three Oscar awards and four Baftas earlier this year. | British director Tom Hooper's film adaptation starring Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Russell Crowe won three Oscar awards and four Baftas earlier this year. |
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