Les Misérables, Part 3: The Musical (Ep. 100)

Episode 100 of Adapt or Perish has finally arrived, and with it we bring the last installment of our three-part look at Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. And this one is all. About. The musical. Listen to our prior installments: Part One and Part Two on the web Part One and Part Two on Apple Podcasts Part One and Part Two on Overcast Part One and Part Two on Spotify In this episode we discuss: Les Misérables, the 1980 concept album and 1985 musical, music by Claude-Michael Schönberg and lyrics by Alain Boublil and Harold Kretzmer Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert, the 1995 filmed concert, directed by Gavin Taylor, and starring Colm Wilkinson, Philip Quast, Lea Salonga, and Michael Ball Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary, the 2010 filmed concert, directed by Nick Morris, and starring Alfie Boe, Norm Lewis, Nick Jonas, Samantha Barks, and Lea Salonga Les Misérables, the 2012 movie musical, directed by Tom Hooper, screenplay by William Nicholson, and starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, and Samantha Barks Les Misérables: The Staged Concert, the 2019 filmed concert, directed by Nick Morris, and starring Alfie Boe, Michael Ball, Matt Lucas, and Carrie Hope Fletcher Footnotes: Hey, Mr. Producer! (1998) Miss Saigon (1989) "Why the Music in Les Misérables (2012) is Worse than you Thought" by Sideways on YouTube You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, biweekly bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at [email protected].