Les Misérables (English: / leɪ. mɪzəˈrɑːb (l) /; French pronunciation: ​ (le mizeʁabl (ə))), colloquially known in English - speaking countries as Les Mis or Les Miz (/ leɪ ˈmɪz /), is a sung - through musical based on the novel Les Misérables by French poet and novelist Victor Hugo. Premiering in Paris in 1980, it has music by Claude - Michel Schönberg and original French - language lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean - Marc Natel, alongside an English - language libretto with accompanying English - language lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. The London production has run continuously since October 1985, making it the longest - running musical in the West End and the second longest - running musical in the world after the original Off - Broadway run of The Fantasticks.
when was les miserables made into a musical
1980