Les Miserables: Musical review
Les Miserables review
Material of the book, on which the musical is based, has a mad volume: there are a lot of events and characters about whom the author tries to tell as much as possible. It is very difficult to allocate the most important things, not to cut out the necessary, and to capture the scale, and of course, to set everything to music. The directors carried out tremendous work!
The viewer learns all necessary ideas, and shortly meets all heroes. But he isn't taken away far. Creators bring them to the main thing. It is a love story. Someone loves God. Or is it love between the young man and the girl, pure and gentle?
Someone loves money. He is vain, ambitious, and strives for greatness. Someone is loyal to great ideals. This is a story about love, kindness, and mercy. And it's also about that light at the end of the tunnel that has to shine on everyone who lives a righteous life. The musical is also about a fight and revolution.
The actor's job should be noted. The game of the woman, who plays Kozetta, deserves special attention. She faultlessly played her small role full of suffering and pain. A certain grandiosity and affectedness of innkeepers can a bit confuse the viewer. After all, this is the musical, so the directors were able to afford some juicy highlights. Paris and the barricades were shown perfectly. This is a tremendous rise in the people. There are heaps of furniture, tools, people, and flags. It is the uniform organism, united by a fine rush. As it is nice that the viewer knows, everything has ended well.
Separate thanks to costumers! Distinguished dresses of Kozetta, poor clothes of Eponine, and Madame Thénardier's magnificent gown. Even men's suits are stylish and original. Make-up artists have also tried wonderful well. Overall, this is a fantastic show, which won't leave any viewer indifferent.
In the late 1990s, the musical was planned to be created in Russia. G. Vasilyev & A. Ivashchenko were the authors of the idea. For implementation of the plan, the production company was created, and the rights were bought from the authors of the original histrionics. Nevertheless, the crisis of 1998 prevented the creation of the project. Authors began to write the libretto to their own musical.
Last Update:July, 27th 2025
Les Miserables Lyrics: Song List
- Act 1
- Prologue: Work Song
- Prologue: Valijean Arrested / Valijean Forgiven
- Prologue: What Have I Done?
- At The End Of The Day
- I Dreamed A Dream
- Lovely Ladies
- Who Am I?
- Fantine's Death: Come To Me
- Confrontation
- Castle On A Cloud
- Master Of The House
- Thenardier Waltz
- Look Down
- Stars
- Red & Black
- Do You Hear The People Sing?
- Act 2
- In My Life
- A Heart Full of Love
- Plumet Attack
- One Day More!
- Building The Barricade
- On My Own
- At The Barricade
- Javert At The Barricade
- A Little Fall Of Rain
- Drink With Me
- Bring Him Home
- Dog Eats Dog
- Javert's Suicide
- Turning
- Empty Chairs At Empty Tables
- Wedding Chorale / Beggars at the Feast
- Finale
- Songs from The Complete Symphonic Recording
- Fantine’s Arrest
- The Runaway Cart
- The Robbery / Javert’s Intervention
- Eponine’s Errand
- Little People
- Night of Anguish
- First Attack
- Dawn of Anguish
- The Second Attack (Death of Gavroche)
- The Final Battle
- Every Day
- Javert’s Suicide