Les Misérables

Summary

Les Misérables is a dramatico-musical work^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,521 views/month, #4 of 2,893).^[2]

Key Facts

• Les Misérables received the Tony Award for Best Musical^[3].
• Les Misérables received the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical^[4].
• Les Misérables received the Tony Award for Best Original Score^[5].
• Les Misérables received the Audience Award for Most Popular Show^[6].
• Les Misérables received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical^[7].
• Les Misérables received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music^[8].
• Les Misérables's instance of is recorded as dramatico-musical work^[9].
• Les Misérables's composer is recorded as Claude-Michel Schönberg^[10].
• Les Misérables's librettist is recorded as Alain Boublil^[11].
• Les Misérables's based on is recorded as Les Misérables^[12].
• Les Misérables's Commons category is recorded as Les Misérables (musical)^[13].
• Les Misérables's language of work or name is recorded as French^[14].
• Les Misérables's characters is recorded as Jean Valjean^[15].
• Les Misérables's characters is recorded as Inspector Javert^[16].
• Les Misérables's characters is recorded as The Bishop of Digne^[17].
• Les Misérables's characters is recorded as The Factory Foreman^[18].
• Les Misérables's characters is recorded as The Factory Girl^[19].
• Les Misérables's characters is recorded as Fantine^[20].
• Les Misérables's characters is recorded as Old Woman^[21].
• Les Misérables's characters is recorded as Crone^[22].
• Les Misérables's characters is recorded as Bamatabois^[23].
• Les Misérables's characters is recorded as Fauchelevent^[24].
• Les Misérables's characters is recorded as Champmathieu^[25].
• Les Misérables's characters is recorded as Young Cosette^[26].
• Les Misérables's characters is recorded as Madame Thénardier^[27].

Product Details

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• MusicBrainz ID: f8d8ed5b-6e75-4c64-b8b7-a15dd13f69b0^[28]

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Tony Award for Best Musical^[3], a theatre award^[29], in United States^[30]; Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical^[4], a theatre award^[31], in United States^[32]; Tony Award for Best Original Score^[5], a theatre award^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1947^[35]; Audience Award for Most Popular Show^[6], a class of award^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 2002^[38]; Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical^[7], a class of award^[39]; and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music^[8], a class of award^[40].

Why It Matters

Les Misérables ranks in the top 0.14% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,521 views/month, #4 of 2,893).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

FAQs

What awards did Les Misérables receive?

Honors received include Tony Award for Best Musical^[3], Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical^[4], Tony Award for Best Original Score^[5], and Audience Award for Most Popular Show^[6].