LES MISERABLES Returns to Columbus, 5/14-19

In 2011, more than 21,000 people in Ohio experienced the brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg's legendary musical, LES MISERABLES. Now, due to overwhelming demand, LES MISERABLES returns to Columbus for one week only. Cameron Mackintosh presents this glorious new staging and dazzlingly re-imagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. This new production has been acclaimed by critics, fans, and new audiences and is breaking box office records wherever it goes.

Tickets begin at $33 and are available at the CAPA Ticket Center (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, and www.ticketmaster.com. To purchase by phone, please call (614) 469-0939 or (800) 745-3000. Orders for groups of 20 or more may be placed by calling (614) 719-6900. Performance schedule, prices, and cast are subject to change without notice.

The performance schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, May 14, 8pm
Wednesday, May 15, 8pm
Thursday, May 16, 8pm
Friday, May 17, 8pm
Saturday, May 18, 2pm & 8pm
Sunday, May 19, 1pm & 6:30pm

The New York Times calls this LES MISERABLES "an unquestionably spectacular production from start to finish." The London Times hails the new show "a five star hit, astonishingly powerful and as good as the original." The Star-Ledger says "a dynamically re-imagined hit. This LES MISERABLES has improved with age," and NY1-TV proclaims, "this new production actually exceeds the original. The storytelling is clearer, the perspective grittier, and the motivations more honest. Musical theatre fans can rejoice: Les Miz is born again."

"I'm delighted that 25 years after Les Miz originally opened in London the audience for this marvelous show is bigger and younger than ever before," said producer Cameron Mackintosh. "Over the years, I have seen many successful but visually different productions, so it has been exciting to draw inspiration from the brilliant drawings and paintings of Victor Hugo himself, integrated with spectacular projections. The new Les Miz is a magnificent mix of dazzling images and epic staging, driving one of the greatest musical stories ever told."

Based on Victor Hugo's classic novel, LES MISERABLES is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit. The magnificent score of LES MISERABLES includes the classic songs "I Dreamed a Dream," "On My Own," "Stars," "Bring Him Home," "Do You Hear the People Sing?," "One Day More," "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables," "Master Of The House," and many more.

Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Boublil and Schönberg's LES MISERABLES has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer from the original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton and original adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. The original LES MISERABLES orchestrations are by John Cameron with new orchestrations by Christopher Jahnke and additional orchestrations by Stephen Metcalfe and Stephen Brooker. The production is directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell, designed by Matt Kinley inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo with costumes by Andreane Neofitou and additional costumes by Christine Rowlands, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Mick Potter, musical staging by Michael Ashcroft, and projections by Fifty-Nine Productions.

LES MISERABLES originally opened in London at the Barbican Theatre on October 8, 1985, transferred to the Palace Theatre on December 4, 1985, and moved to its current home at the Queen's Theatre on April 3, 2004, where it continues to play to packed houses. When LES MISERABLES celebrated its 21st London birthday on October 8, 2006, it became the world's longest-running musical, surpassing the record previously held by Cats in London's West End.

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the legendary musical LES MISERABLES made theatrical history with an international first - three different productions in London at the same time. The original production (still playing to packed houses at the Queen's Theatre), the acclaimed new 25th anniversary production at the Barbican (where the show originally premiered), and a celebratory concert at The O2 Arena. The O2 Concert was presented in more than 500 cinemas throughout the US on November 17, 2010, and is now available on Blu-ray DVD through Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

The Broadway production of LES MISERABLES originally opened at the Broadway Theatre on March 12, 1987, and transferred to the Imperial Theatre on October 17, 1990, running for 6,680 performances. The US national tour began in November 1987, and visited more than 150 cities before closing in St. Louis, MO, in 2006. Broadway audiences welcomed Les Miz back to New York on November 9, 2006, where the show played the Broadhurst Theatre until its final performance on January 6, 2008. To date, LES MISERABLES remains the third longest-running Broadway production of all time.

Seen by nearly 60 million people worldwide in 42 countries and in 21 languages, LES MISERABLES is undisputedly one of the world's most popular musicals ever written, with new productions continually opening around the globe and seven more currently scheduled. There have been 36 cast recordings of LES MISERABLES, including the multi-platinum London cast recording, the Grammy Award-winning Broadway cast and complete symphonic albums, and the soon to be released live recording of the new 25th anniversary production. The video of the 10th Anniversary Royal Albert Hall Gala Concert has sold millions of copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling musical videos ever in the UK. There are more than 2,500 productions of the LES MISERABLES schools edition scheduled or being performed by more than 125,000 school children in the UK, US, and Australia, making it the most successful musical ever produced in schools.

Cameron Mackintosh also developed the film of LES MISERABLES with Working Title and Universal that was released Christmas 2012 nationwide.

For more information on the production, engagement dates, and locations, please visit www.LesMis.com. For a video sneak peek of the New 25th anniversary production of LES MISERABLES, please visit www.LesMis.com/watch.

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