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Cameron Macintosh celebrates his most remarkable achievement by staging an elaborate concert version of his beloved Les Misérables in honor of its 25th Anniversary.

Sondheim’s very early TV one-off musical already displays the musical ticks and dark vision of society that would inform his more mature works. Despite some lovely tunes, however, this 1966 exercise in blackened whimsy is strictly for Sondheim devotees.

Even non-fans of this über-gay icon will appreciate Liza’s pull-out-the-stops performance, with an added behind-the-scenes discussion of how it all came together. Sheer heaven for any theater queen.

When August Wilson died two years ago, the American theater lost one of its great voices. A new set that contains the chronicles of plays concerning the African-American experience over the past century offers ample proof of his greatness.