‘Les Misérables’ is 40 this year — and I’ve never loved it more

Since I was a teenager, I’ve jumped at any opportunity to watch Jean Valjean break parole, Fantine dream a dream and Javert swear by the stars, Karen Wilfrid writes. She’s seen “Les Mis” 14 times, but it was the most recent one, a high school production, that took her by surprise.