The first US production of Les Misérables opened in Washington DC on 27th December 1986 before moving to New York where it opened at the Broadway Theatre on 12th March 1987.
The show was produced by Cameron Mackintosh in association with the Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts - Roger Stevens, Chairman.
| A Musical by | Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg |
| Based on the novel by | Victor Hugo |
| Lyrics by | Herbert Kretzmer |
| Music by | Claude-Michel Schönberg |
| Original Text by | Alain Boublil & Jean-Marc Natel |
| Additional Material by | James Fenton |
| Adapted and Directed by | Trevor Nunn and John Caird |
| Designer | John Napier |
| Lighting | David Hersey |
| Costumes | Andreane Neofitou |
| Orchestrations | John Cameron |
| Musical Supervision and direction | Robert Billig |
| Sound | Andrew Bruce & Autograph |
| Associate Scenic Design by | Keith Gonzales |
| Associate Sound Design by | Abe Jacob |
| Executive Producer | Martin McCallum |
| Casting | Vinnie Liff & Geoff Johnson |
| General Manager | Alan Wasser |
| Associate Gen. Manager | Barbara Seinfeld |
| Company Manager | Gordon G. Forbes |
| Associate Company Manager | Beth Riedmann |
| Production Stage Manager | Sam Stickler |
| Stage Managers | Mitchell Lemsky & Fredric Hanson |
| Technical Production Manager | John H. Paull, III |
| General Press RepresentativeThe Fred Nathan Company & | Anne S. Abrams |
| Advertising and Logo Design by | Dewynters |
| Advertising | Serino, Coyne & Nappi |
| Production Photographer | Michael Le Poer Trench |
| Jean Valjean | Colm Wilkinson |
| Javert | Terence Mann |
| Bishop of Digne | Norman Large |
| Constables | Alex Santoriello / Steve Schockett |
| Fantine | Randy Graff |
| Foreman | Paul Harman |
| Factory Girl | Ann Crumb |
| Old Woman | Cindy Benson |
| Crone | Joanna Glushak |
| Bamatabois | Anthony Crivello |
| Fauchelevent | Steve Shockett |
| Little Cosette | Donna Vivino / Chrissie McDonald |
| Little Eponine | Brandy Brown |
| Madame Thénardier | Jennifer Butt |
| Thénardier | Leo Burmester |
| Gavroche | Braden Danner / R.D. Robb |
| Enjolras | Michael Maguire |
| Marius | David Bryant |
| Eponine | Frances Ruffelle |
| Montparnasse | Alex Santoriello |
| Babet | Marcus Lovett |
| Brujon | Kevin Marcum |
| Claquesous | Steve Schockett |
| Cosette | Judy Kuhn |
| Combeferre | Paul Harman |
| Feuilly | Joseph Kolinski |
| Courfeyrac | Jesse Corti |
| Joly | John Dewar |
| Grantaire | Anthony Crivello |
| Lesgles | Norman Large |
| Jean Prouvaire | John Norman |
| Male Ensemble | Jesse Corti / Anthony Crivello |
| Female Ensemble | Ann Crumb / Cindy Benson / Jane Bodle |