Biography

Alain Boublil was born in Tunisia and imigrated to Paris, France at 18. He worked in music publishing before writing lyrics for French pop music. He became enamored with musical theatre and began working with another composer, Claude-Michel Schonberg. He lives in London and is the father of four sons.
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He was awarded the 1997 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Musical of 1996 for Martin Guerre.

In 1987, won two Tony Awards for "Les Misérables" in collaboration with Claude-Michel Schönberg: as Best Book (Musical), and, also with additional lyricist-collaborator Herbert Kretzmer, as Best Score. In 1991, he was also twice Tony-nominated with collaborator Schö'berg: as Best Book (Musical) and, also with additional lyricist-collaborator 'Richard Maltby, Jr.', for "Miss Saigon."

Claude Michel Schonberg and his musical, "Les Miserables" at the Drury Lane Productions in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2014 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Large Musical Production.

Claude Michel Schonberg and his musical, "Les Miserables" at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 2008 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Large Musical Production.

Claude Michel Schonberg and his musical, "Les Miserables," at the Paramount Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 2015 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Best Large Musical Production.

[on 'Les Miserables', 2012] The prophecy of Hugo has not budged. Nothing he prophesied 150 years ago has become irrelevant today.