The stage adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel, with a score by composer Alan Menken (Newsies, Little Shop of Horrors) and lyricist Stephen Schwartz(Wicked, Pippin) and a book by Peter Parnell ("The West Wing," On a Clear Day You Can See Forever), began previews Oct. 26 in the Playhouse’s Mandell Weiss Theatre. Scott Schwartzdirects.