Les Misérables, “At the End of the Day”/“One Day More”

Victor Hugo's 1862 novel of the same name was adapted into the musical Les Misérables, also known as Les Mis or Les Miz, by Claude-Michel Schönberg (music), Alain Boublil, Jean-Marc Natel (original French lyrics), and Herbert Kretzmer (English lyrics). Robert Hossein served as the director for the 1980 Paris premiere of the original French musical. After The Fantasticks' original Off-Broadway run, its English-language remake, created by producer Cameron Mackintosh, has been performing in London since October 1985, making it the longest-running musical in the West End.

Les Miz, a French pop opera that had been adapted and enlarged into a London smash, swept spectators into a story of love, greed, revolution, and redemption in 1987. The ensemble made a powerful impact with just a few back-and-forth steps and a waving red flag during its exuberant Tony performance of "One Day More," the Act I conclusion that introduced the show's main characters and musical elements, with close-ups and clever sound mixing to help sort things out. Broadway had been officially taken over by the British. This is one of Best Tony Awards Performances Of All Time.

Year: 1987