Musical Les Misérables passes 250,000 tickets and is surprised to win an award | Book and culture
For the new Dutch version of classical music Les Miserables More than 250,000 tickets have been sold to date. The three producers of the performance surprised the cast Thursday night at the Carré Theater in Amsterdam with this special achievement.
Hans Cornelissen, Ruud de Graaf and Erwin van Lampart awarded the actors the Double Diamond Ticket Award, which is awarded by the theater sector for that number of tickets.
It is the first time that the Dubbel Diamanten Ticket Award has been awarded to a performance in the Netherlands. Since its March premiere, the musical has been a huge success.
Reviews were almost unanimously positive. There was much praise for the lead actor, Milan van Wardenburg, the exquisite decor, the great orchestra and the singing of all the actors. Also wax Les Miserables With six awards, the biggest winner in presenting the music awards.
The play is based on the world-famous book by Victor Hugo and tells of the misery of the French people in the half-century after the revolution. The main story is detective Javert’s obsession with the righteous Jean Valjean, who decides to escape after twenty years in prison to steal a loaf of bread and build a new life. Les Miserables It can be seen in theaters across the Netherlands until the end of this year.
Les Miserables Not the first show for which 250,000 tickets were sold, so the musical welcomed Orange soldier For example already more than 3 million visitors. But it is the first time since the theater sector awards were launched two years ago.
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