The Audience Voted With Its Feet: Les Miserables

Photo: Andreas Praefcke

According to producer Cameron Mackintosh, some of the first reviews of Les Miserables in London were dismissive. One said, “Les Miserables has, sadly, been reduced to The Glums.”

Shows what critics know. At the time all the so-so reviews were coming out, the box office was going gangbusters.

Now it’s the longest-running musical in the world, and the movie version premieres today.

I you’re like me, and going to wait until the lines die down before seeing it, you can download music from the original London cast from Freegal.

My prediction:  in a year, we’ll be having Les Miserables sing-alongs, like they do now for The Sound of Music.