Events in Music
"Les Miserables"
1978-12-27 CBS Television's premiere of its version of "Les Misérables", starring Richard Jordan and Anthony Perkins
- 1980-09-18 Alain Boubil and Herbert Kretzner's musical "Les Misérables" premieres at Palais des Sports, Paris
- 1985-10-08 Alain Boubil and Herbert Kretzner's musical "Les Misérables" premieres in London at the Barbican Centre
- 1986-12-27 Musical "Les Misérables" opens in the US at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
- 1987-03-12 Musical "Les Misérables" opens on Broadway at The Broadway Theatre and runs for 4000+ performances
- 1987-06-07 41st Tony Awards: "Fences" (play) and "Les Misérables" (musical) win
- 1987-12-15 First National US tour of musical "Les Misérables" opens at Shubert Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts