Alain Boublil

Also known as Alain Albert Boublil, Franck Harvel, Franck Bristone., Jim Wild Carson

French musical theatre lyricist and librettist

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Works: 49

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עלובי החיים [תכניה]
L'étrange docteur Barnes
Audition Songs Male Singers Show Hits
ʻAluve ha-ḥayim
Castle on a Cloud

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Tunis, French Protectorate of Tunisia [now Tunisia]

Alain Boublil (born 5 March 1941) is a French musical theatre lyricist and librettist, best known for his collaborations with the composer Claude-Michel Schönberg for musicals on Broadway and London's West End. These include La Révolution Française (1973), Les Misérables (1980), Miss Saigon (1989), Martin Guerre (1996), The Pirate Queen (2006), and Marguerite (2008). Boublil was born in Tunisia,…

Known for

Mom-ery Lane — Dad2023
Killing Me Softly with His Songs — Self2022
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years — Self2021
Les Misérables et Victor Hugo : au nom du peuple — Self2020
The Heat Is Back On: The Remaking of Miss Saigon — Self2015
The Story of Musicals — Self2012
Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream — Self2010
The Heat Is On: The Making of Miss Saigon — Self1989
Stage by Stage: Les Misérables — Self1988
Sacrée soirée — Self1987

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: France
Active from: 1941-03-05

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Total plays: 183,395

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Instance of: human
Given name: Albert
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Tunis
Occupation: lyricist
Employer: Disques Vogue
Languages spoken: French
Award: Tony Award for Best Original Score

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date of birth: 1941-03-05
ethnic group: Sephardi Jews
name in native language: Alain Albert Boublil
pseudonym: Franck Bristone
nominated for: Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

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