les miserables was made into a musical in 1985.
when was les miserables made into a musical?
1985
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a megamusical (also known as a "spectacle show", "blockbuster musical", or "extravaganza") is a large-scale musical with intent for even larger commercial profit. such musicals utilize spectacle and increased technology to "radicalize the imagistic potential of musical theatre." early concepts of the megamusical came into existence in the 1970s, and the form was established and popularised in the 1980s by individuals such as andrew lloyd webber and cameron mackintosh. megamusical is analogous to the film industry term "blockbuster".









































notable megamusicals include "cats" (1981), "les miserables" (1985), "the phantom of the opera" (1986), "the lion king" (1997), and "wicked" (2003).
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the singing contributions on 'the hero' were recorded by west end & broadway performers: stephen ashfield (book of mormon broadway); sam bailey (x-factor winner); david bedella (rocky horror show); norman bowman (42nd street west end); christina bianco (joseph & the amazing technicolor dreamcoat); alan burkitt (kiss me kate west end); sophia anne caruso (nbc sound of music live!); rodney earl clarke (on the town west end); collabro (britain’s got talent winners); maria coyne (wicked west end); louise dearman (wicked west end); killian donnelly (les miserables west end); samantha dorsey (les miserables west end); kerry ellis (wicked west end); alice fearn (wicked west end); ben forster (phantom of the opera west end); emma hatton (wicked west end); kara lily-hayworth (cilla uk tour); matt henry (kinky boots west end); rob houchen (les miserables west end); ida; james monroe iglehart (hamilton broadway); charlotte jaconelli (heathers the musical west end), emma kingston (evita international tour); luke mccall (phantom of the opera west end); jai mcdowall (britain’s got talent winner); nadim naaman (phantom of the opera west end); trevor dion nicholas (aladdin west end and broadway); david phelps; dame siân phillips (cabaret west end); laura pitt-pulford (seven brides for seven brothers west end); joe aaron reid (dreamgirls west end); david ribi (dreamboats and petticoats west end) oliver savile (wicked west end); cleve september (hamilton west end); charlie stemp (hello dolly! broadway); savannah stevenson (wicked west end); marisha wallace (dreamgirls west end); emma williams (mrs henderson presents west end); michael xavier (sunset boulevard broadway).
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