Critics initially panned it, but public love for the musical with songs like “One Day More” and “On My Own” has kept it going strong for four decades — and counting.

Once dismissed as ‘Victor Hugo on the garbage dump,’ Les Mis is now the world’s longest-running musical. As it marks 40 years with a sold-out gala, Alfie Boe and the cast reflect on its appeal beyond ...

The late Herbert Kretzmer, who wrote the English libretto for Les Misérables, felt he was not given enough credit for ...

On October 17, 1985, The Stage reviewed the UK premiere of Les Misérables, with our critic Peter Hepple among the few to ...

It's been 40 years since "Les Miserables" opened on London's West End — and it's been there ever since. "Les Mis" is the ...

When it premiered at The Barbican in 1985, Les Miserables was famously panned - with one critic labelling it "lurid Victorian ...

It’s been 40 years since “Les Miserables” opened on London’s West End — and it’s been there ever since. “Les Mis” is the longest-running musical on the West End, having played there without ...

We went backstage before curtain of the touring production of 'Les Misérables' at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre. Here's a ...

Letters from Kretzmer’s archive, donated to Cambridge University Library, reveal how he felt he was not given enough credit ...

The 40th anniversary of the English-language version of the musical, which opened in London in 1985, is on October 8.

Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Les Misérables, based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel and featuring the music of ...