There have been several recordings of this material, including ones by the original London cast and original Broadway cast. The London production has run continuously since October 1985 – the longest-running musical in the West End, and the second-longest-running musical in the world (after The Fantasticks). Having premiered in Paris in 1980, it has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and original French lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, with an English-language libretto by Herbert Kretzmer. Les Misérables is a sung-through musical based on the 1862 novel Les Misérables by French poet and novelist Victor Hugo. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( March 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please improve the article or discuss the issue. The examples and perspective in this article may not include all significant viewpoints.