NEW YORK (Reuters) - For British director Tom Hooper, the key to turning "Les Miserables" from the wildly popular stage musical to a cinematic experience both sweeping and intimate, was all in the ...
In June 1832, a group of students, immigrants and insurrectionists took to the streets of Paris, demanding change. The fervor of the French Revolution had withered amid vast economic inequality, food ...
Amanda Seyfried recalls her time on Les Misérables and says she was not quite ready for the challenging role. The actress played Cosette in the epic period musical film directed by Tom Hooper. In it, ...
As the stage lights dim and the overture begins, a gust of wind lifts you onto the 19th-century barricades of France. In a world full of uncertainty, the musical “Les Misérables” reminds us of the ...
The actor who plays Javert says director Tom Hooper wanted the vocals "raw and real." By Michele Amabile Angermiller The Les Miserables debate continues on Twitter. As it turned out, Crowe actually ...
As a theater critic, I see somewhere around 125 plays and musicals a year. Some of the weaker and most-dated shows I’m happy to see only once. But there are some I never tire of. Top on my list is ...