My first experience [with Les Miserables] was seeing my mom in the show. I was 7 and she was cast in the first national tour as the factory girl who gets Fantine fired. And she [understudied] for Fantine. So my first time seeing the show was when she was the factory girl, and my second time seeing the show was when she played Fantine. I’ve been hired into the family business – of simulating prostitution and death.
After seeing an exclusive rough-cut preview of Les Miserables – jealous! – EW’s own Anthony Breznican had the opportunity to chat with stars Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway. Here are those interviews – the first major ones either actor has done about Les Mis.
