40 years of Les Miserables on display
By: By Zhang Kun in Shanghai
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40 years of Les Miserables on display
The ongoing exhibition at Plaza 66 on West Nanjing Road in downtown Shanghai is presenting the 40-year journey of the legendary musical, Les Miserables. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Based on the novel of the same title by French poet and playwright Victor Hugo (1802-1885), Les Miserables premiered in 1985, with music composed by Claude-Michel Schonberg and lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel.
Since its debut at the Barbican Centre in London, England on Oct 8, 1985, the musical has toured 455 cities across 57 countries and regions. The first tour of Les Miserables in Shanghai took place in 2003, where 21 shows set a box office record for the city at that time.
The ongoing exhibition at Plaza 66 on West Nanjing Road in downtown Shanghai is presenting the 40-year journey of the legendary musical, Les Miserables . [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
As the first Western musical performed in the Chinese mainland, Les Miserables opened the door for international musicals to be staged in China.
The exhibition at Plaza 66 features the first public display of posters signed by the cast, brochures and merchandise from the 2003 Shanghai performances 23 years ago. Video clips showcase the global journey of the production over the past four decades.
Les Miserables: the Staged Concert Spectacle will make a total of 64 performances from Nov 4 to Dec 28 at the Shanghai Grand Theatre. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
This year, the 40 th -anniversary edition of the musical, Les Miserable: the Staged Concert Spectacle will hold 64 performances from Nov 4 to Dec 28 at the Shanghai Grand Theatre.
The first round of ticket sales began on Christmas Eve last year, and so far, 56 shows have been sold out, with a box office rate exceeding 95 per cent. Of the more than 81,000 tickets sold, 46 percent have been purchased by buyers from other provinces and cities, a strong indication of the show's impact on consumption, tourism and business growth.
Les Miserables: the Staged Concert Spectacle will make a total of 64 performances from Nov 4 to Dec 28 at the Shanghai Grand Theatre. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
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Les Miserables: the Staged Concert Spectacle will make a total of 64 performances from Nov 4 to Dec 28 at the Shanghai Grand Theatre. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
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The ongoing exhibition at Plaza 66 on West Nanjing Road in downtown Shanghai is presenting the 40-year journey of the legendary musical, Les Miserables. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
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I just watched on TV a couple of days ago the 2012 movie musical that starred Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway. But not that long ago I watched the 1998 version starring Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush and Uma Thurman. The music has still been running through my head.
Les Miserables has always been special to me. When I was in grade 8 I attended a brand new public school that had just opened, and it had a stage. I was the first student appointed to direct the first student play. It was called "The Bishop's Candlesticks", and of course it was a section of the whole Les Miserables. It was put on for the students' parents and the rest of the school, and at the end when the student actors took their bows all the backdrop settings fell down - what a climax.
LINK -> The Bishop’s Candlesticks by Norman McKinnel