Les Miserables song One Day More is our favourite stage hit

Les Miserables song One Day More is our favourite stage hit… and the French musical takes second place on the list too Nation’s favourite song from the stage was One Day More from Les Miserables  Hit musical also took the second spot with much-loved track Bring Him Home  Other popular songs include Wicked’s Defying Gravity … Read more

Les Miserables song One Day More is our favourite stage hit

Les Miserables song One Day More is our favourite stage hit… and the French musical takes second place on the list too Nation’s favourite song from the stage was One Day More from Les Miserables  Hit musical also took the second spot with much-loved track Bring Him Home  Other popular songs include Wicked’s Defying Gravity … Read more

A dream come true! JAN MOIR reviews Les Miserables as it returns to its natural home – on stage 

At the final curtain call, Michael Ball said it was the ‘most amazing’ first night of his career and let me tell you that the audience at the Sondheim Theatre felt very much the same way. On Saturday night Les Miserables returned in triumph to London’s West End, where the theatres have been shuttered and dark … Read more

Les Misérables co-stars Alfie Boe and Matt Lucas reunite onstage for the first time in NINE months

Alfie Boe and Matt Lucas joined their Les Misérables co-stars on the West End stage for the first time in almost nine months on Saturday, as lockdown rules finally eased. They looked elated as they flanked Michael Ball during their curtain call as the stage lights were once again switched on for the start of … Read more

Les Misérables lyricist Herbert Kretzmer dies aged 95

The renowned lyricist and journalist Herbert Kretzmer who was best known for his English-language adaptation of the musical Les Misérables, has died at the age of 95.     Born in South Africa in 1925, Kretzmer moved to London in 1954, ‘with £150 in my pocket’, and embarked on a career as both a songwriter and journalist.  He … Read more

Les Misérables lyricist Herbert Kretzmer dies aged 95

The renowned lyricist and journalist Herbert Kretzmer who was best known for his English-language adaptation of the musical Les Misérables, has died at the age of 95.     Born in South Africa in 1925, Kretzmer moved to London in 1954 ‘with £150 in my pocket’ and embarked on a career as both a songwriter and journalist.  He … Read more