The Complete Book of Les Miserables

by Edward Behr

Overview

After opening on October 5, 1985, Les Misérables remains the world’s longest running and most beloved musical. Productions have played in 319 cities across forty-two countries, it has won more than a hundred major theatre awards, including an Olivier, Tony, and Grammy, and it has seen by an estimated seventy million people in audiences worldwide.

This is the exclusive companion book to the world’s best-loved musical. Lavishly illustrated with more than one hundred color and black-and-white photographs, The Complete Book of Les Misérables chronicles the show from its source in Victor Hugo’s epic 1862 novel to the original Paris production and the making of the international hit. Edward Behr draws on firsthand interviews with the authors and producer, as well as cast members, directors, and designers from around the world, to convey all the excitement and trials in staging Les Miz. Also included are lists of opening nights, awards, and recordings, and—most important—the complete libretto.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781628726626
Publisher:	Arcade Publishing
Publication date:	03/15/2016
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Edward Behr was a writer, documentary filmmaker, and contributing editor of Newsweek. His books include The Algerian Problem; Anybody Here Been Raped and Speaks English?; Getting Even, a novel; the international bestseller The Last Emperor, based on the Bertolucci film; The Story of Miss Saigon, cowritten with Mark Steyn; and Hirohito: Behind the Myth. He died in Paris in 2007.

Editorial Reviews

This book will please ``Le Miz'' fans; it's a beautifully illustrated companion volume to the Tony Award-winning musical, providing background information on the life of Victor Hugo and the genesis of his classic novel, as well as details of the conception and production of the musical. Interviews with casts, directors, and producers , as well as a complete libretto , are included. Expect another wave of ``Le Miz'' fever in 1992; that's when film director Alan Parker is scheduled to release his feature film.-- Judy Quinn, ``Library Journal''

Library Journal

YA-- A complete history of Victor Hugo's Les Mis erables, from novel to popular musical. The creation and production of the award-winning musical are described in detail. There are interviews with cast, directors, and producers; production notes; design and costuming concerns; and a complete libretto. The concise text and detail give readers an understanding of all the work that goes into producing such an extensive musical. The book is beautifully illustrated with line drawings, original art work from the novels, and color photographs from the musical productions. A book that will fascinate theater students. --Susan Penny, St. Cecilia School, Houston

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