Originated in France as an album and then briefly as a show. Cameron Mackintosh got hold of it and the English show opened at the Barbican Centre in 1985. Moved first to the Palace and then on 3 April 2004 to Queen’s. The “world's longest running musical” claim is disputed by Wikipedia who awards that prize to ‘The Fantasticks’ (42 years) with Les Mis coming in second. But they confirm it is the longest-running musical in the West End.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Les Miserables the musical
Commemorated ati
Les Miserables
Les Miserables - opened 8 October 1985 - The world's longest running musical
Other Subjects
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1 memorial
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2 memorials
Billy Bunter
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1 memorial
Crunchy the Credit Crunch Monster
Official mascot of the global recession.
1 memorial