LES MISERABLES Reveals Song List for Deluxe Film Soundtrack!by BWW News Desk - February 22, 2013The 'deluxe', 2 CD soundtrack version of Tom Hooper's film adaptation of the stage musical LES MISERABLES will be released on March 18, and the movie's UK Facebook page has just announced the track list. See the songs below! STAGE TUBE: Andrew Varela and the LES MIS SHAKEby Kathy Strain - February 19, 2013Most people think that being in an award winning show like LES MISERABLES would be filled with glamor and excitement. But if you ask cast members from the current 25th Anniversary Tour, sometimes it can be pretty boring. What do you do when you are waiting backstage for your turn onstage? The LES MIS SHAKE of course. Andrew Varela (who currently plays Javert) put his fellow cast members to task to create this unique little video. Check it out below! BWW Interview: Ramin Karimloo on His Toronto Homecoming in LES MISERABLES in Fall of 2013by Kelly Cameron - February 13, 2013Ramin Karimloo was first bitten by the theatre bug upon seeing Colm Wilkinson in the original production of The Phantom of the Opera in Toronto in the late 80s. Since then he has gone on to play the title role in both The Phantom and Love Never Dies in London's West End, and now will come home to Toronto for the first time in the Mirvish Production of LES MISERABLES which was just announced for their 2013-2014 season. BWW spoke with Ramin about how he feels about coming home, the pressures of the role of Jean Valjean, Sheytoons, protecting his voice and more. Photo Coverage: Cast Of LES MISERABLES At The BAFTAS!by Carrie Dunn - February 10, 2013Anne Hathaway won Best Supporting Actress at this year's BAFTAs - and she was joined at the ceremony by some of her Les Miserables cast mates, including Hugh Jackman, Samantha Barks and Eddie Redmayne. LES MISERABLES Blu-ray & DVD to Get 3/19 Releaseby Nicole Rosky - January 21, 2013Fans of the 8-time Oscar nominated film version of Les Miserables need only wait a few more months to add the title to their DVD collections. According to Blu-ray.com, the movie will receive a March 19 DVD and Blu-Rayrelease. It is currently available for preorder at Amazon.com. LES MISERABLES Cast to Perform at the 85th Academy Awards!by Nicole Rosky - January 17, 2013According to Daily Mail, the cast of the Academy Award nominated LES MISERABLES will be performing at the Oscars this February. The song that will be performed is still undecided, but rumors are circulating that it will likely be either be a medley, or one of the ensemble numbers such as 'One Day More' or 'Do You Hear The People Sing.' Review Roundup: LES MISERABLES Opens in the Philippinesby Oliver Oliveros - January 17, 2013"Les Miserables" fans in the Philippines had to wait a little longer for the Tom Hooper-helmed stage to screen adaptation of the famous musical, based on Victor Hugo's novel, because cineplexes, primarily in Metro Manila, were booked for the annual Metro Manila Film Festival, which showcases local movie productions, over the holidays. LES MISERABLES Breaks UK Box Office Recordsby Caryn Robbins - January 16, 2013According to whatsonstage.com the blockbuster film LES MISERABLES has surpased 'Mamma Mia!' as the biggest ever opening weekend for a movie musical in the UK. The film, which just picked up a Golden Globe Award for Best Film, brought in a record-breaking three day total of £8.13 million, beating Mamma Mia's record of £5.2 million in 2008. LES MISERABLES: Exposition of Christian Virtues at Its Coreby Oliver Oliveros - January 16, 2013"To love another person is to see the face of God" - Colm Wilkinson's Bishop Myriel of Digne and Anne Hathaway's Fantine, together with Hugh Jackman's Jean Valjean, sung those arguably the most indelible lyrics by tail end in the Tom Hooper-helmed musical motion picture, "Les Miserables," a faithful film adaptation based on the 1987 Tony Award-winning musical, written by Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Boublil, and Herbert Kretzmer, which in turn was inspired by the French historical novel of the same name, published in 1862, by Victor Hugo, a well-known French Romantic poet and novelist who had evident antipathy toward the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church; but, interestingly, had high regard for the Church's doctrines. BWW Blog: Natalie Toro - I Hear You Wanna Know What I Thought Of Les Miserables?by Guest Blogger: Natalie Toro - January 14, 2013So many people have been emailing me and asking me what I thought of the movie? I have not answered most because I wanted to sit with my "feelings" and make sure that what I thought came from the "right" place. But is there ever a right place when you give an opinion of a show or of some else's work? I mean who the hell am I? Is it a coincidence that I am blogging this month? Do I sit here and give my blah opinion written in black and white forever or do I slash its throat at the helm and let it all hang out? I have certainly gotten my share of evil black and white reviews, some so rotten that it felt like the critic had a personal vendetta against me. Did I deserve it? Well, it's a matter of opinion.
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