NewsPhoto Recap: Les Misérables Film Stars and Celebrity Guests Walk the Red Carpet at New York City PremiereThe film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical Les Misérables held its New York premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre Dec. 10, 2012. Stars of the screen were on hand to take in the film.
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Les Misérables Film Stars and Celebrity Guests Walk the Red Carpet at New York City Premiere
Les Misérables Film Stars and Celebrity Guests Walk the Red Carpet at New York City Premiere
The film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical Les Misérables held its New York premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre Dec. 10. Stars of the screen were on hand to take in the film. Read the Playbill.com story.
The principal cast of the film directed by Academy Award winner Tim Hooper ("The King's Speech," "John Adams") includes Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean; Russell Crowe as Javert; Anne Hathaway as Fantine; Helena Bonham Carter as Madame Thenardier; Amanda Seyfried as Cosette; Eddie Redmayne as Marius; Samantha Barks as Eponine; Aaron Tveit as Enjolras; and George Blagden as student Grantaire.
Original stage Valjean, Colm Wilkinson, plays the pivotal role of the Bishop of Digne in the picture. Tony Award winner Frances Ruffelle, the original Eponine in London and on Broadway, also makes an appearance in the film.
Les Misérables producer Cameron Mackintosh confirmed that the film version of the epic Victor Hugo-inspired musical, with songs by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg and Herbert Kretzmer, features a new song for hero Jean Valjean, and vocals for the film were sung live rather than dubbed.
William Nicholson ("Gladiator," "Nell," "Shadowlands") penned the screenplay.
The Fred Ebb Award recognizes excellence in musical theatre songwriting, by a songwriter or songwriting team that has not yet achieved significant commercial success.
