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'LES MIZ' IN MADISON.(DAYBREAK)

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From: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
Date: 20011102
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Byline: Amanda Henry

What It Is

"Les Miserables" is a novel by Victor Hugo that has been transformed into a musical by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg and Herbert Kretzmer, with original direction by Trevor Nunn and John Caird and produced by Cameron Mackintosh.

Victor Hugo

Born in France in 1802, Hugo spent much of his childhood on the move with his military father, following the campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars. His poetry earned him the favor of the court, and fame at a young age. Hugo's prolific literary output included the plays "Hernani" and "Ruy ...

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