Claude-Michel Schönberg
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Date of Birth:
July 06, 1944 (77)
Birth Place: Vannes, FRANCE
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Born in 1944 of Hungarian parents, Claude-Michel Schönberg began his career as a singer, writer and producer of popular songs. He wrote the musical score of La Révolution Française (1973), Les Misérables (1980-85), Miss Saigon (1989) and Martin Guerre (1996). He has also supervised overseas ...
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Claude-Michel Schönberg Biography
Born in 1944 of Hungarian parents, Claude-Michel Schönberg began his career as a singer, writer and producer of popular songs. He wrote the musical score of La Révolution Française (1973), Les Misérables (1980-85), Miss Saigon (1989) and Martin Guerre (1996). He has also supervised overseas productions of Les Misérables and Miss Saigon and co-produced several international cast albums of his three shows.In 2001, he composed his first ballet score, Wuthering Heights, which was created by the Northern Ballet in 2002. The Pirate Queen, which opened on Broadway in 2007, is his sixth complete score. Marguerite, Claude-Michel’s collaboration with Alain Boublil, Michel Legrand and Herbert Kretzmer, opened in May 2008 at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. In 2003, Claude-Michel Schönberg married the English ballerina Charlotte Talbot. He is the father of one son and two daughters.
Claude-Michel Schönberg Awards and Nominations
Tony Awards - 1991 - Best Book of a Musical | ||
Claude-Michel Schonberg, Miss Saigon | ||
Tony Awards - 1991 - Best Book of a Musical | ||
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Tony Awards - 1991 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | ||
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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1987 - Best Musical ![]() |
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Claude-Michel Schönberg, Les Misérables | ||
Tony Awards - 1987 - Best Book of a Musical ![]() |
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Claude-Michel Schönberg News

by Stephi Wild - May 3, 2022
Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg will travel to Australia together in September for the first time in 25 years for the Australian premiere of the concert spectacular Do You Hear The People Sing? which celebrates their iconic musicals including Les Misérables and Miss Saigon. Presented at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne from 27-28 September, and in the transformed Sydney Opera House Concert Hall from 30 September – 2 October.

by A.A. Cristi - Feb 9, 2022
Cameron Mackintosh announced today that his acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISERABLES, will relaunch its record-breaking tour of North America in October 2022.

by Stephi Wild - Dec 15, 2021
MISS SAIGON, Cameron Mackintosh’s global smash hit production, will be in Vienna for the first time from January 2022. VBW Artistic Director Christian Struppeck brings the famous musical by Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg in the spectacular new version as the opening production at the newly renovated Raimund Theater.

by Nuria Pedret - Jul 6, 2021
En el aniversario del compositor de MISS SAIGON y LES MISÉRABLES, recuperamos algunas de sus obras más emocionantes

by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Jul 22, 2020
Los cuatro artistas unen fuerzas en esta colaboración solidaria con arreglos de Alfonso Casado y la aparición estelar de uno de los autores de LES MISERABLES, Claude-Michel Schönberg.

by Stephi Wild - Apr 17, 2020
Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISERABLES, has been rescheduled to perform June 7-12, 2021 at the Plaza Theatre.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 3, 2020
Cameron Mackintosh's production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISERABLES, will perform at San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts (255 S. Almaden Blvd) from Tuesday, April 21 through Sunday, April 26, 2020. Tickets (starting at $48) are on-sale now at broadwaysanjose.com, in-person at the San Jose Civic Box Office (150 W. San Carlos St., San Jose), or by calling 800-982-ARTS (2787). Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 669-242-8559. Ticket prices are subject to change without notice.

by Keith Waits - Feb 17, 2020
Hot off the success of Les Misérables, the creative team of Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil created another war musical: Miss Saigon. Loosely based on the opera Madame Butterfly, Miss Saigon is an epic romance set right before the end of and three years after the Vietnam War. While the musical ultimately lost the 'Best New Musical' Tony to 'The Will Rogers Follies' in 1991, when done properly, it remains one of Broadway's greatest spectacles, something that this production has absolutely taken to heart.

by Jade Kops - Feb 16, 2020
Claude-Michel Schönberg (Music), Herbert Kretzmer's (English Lyrics) and Alain Boubil and Jean-Marc Natel (both Original French) world famous LES MISERABLES is given the Packemin Productions Pro/Am big cast treatment at Riverside Theatre Parramatta.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 28, 2020
Casting for Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Tony Award®-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISERABLES, has been announced for its much anticipated Sarasota engagement at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, direct from a celebrated two-and-a-half year Broadway engagement.
Claude-Michel Schönberg Videos

by Stage Tube - Aug 22, 2019
Producer Cameron Mackintosh and composers Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg addressed the crowd after yesterday's gala premiere of Les Misérables in concert in London, followed by a special encore of 'One Day More' from the star-studded cast!
by BroadwayWorld TV - Mar 24, 2014
Les Miserables is at last back on Broadway, where it belongs. Just last night, the new revival of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg's Tony Award-winning musical Les Miserables opened at the Imperial Theatre. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was on hand after the curtain went down, and he got to catch up with the cast right after they had taken their first official bows. In the video below, Will Swenson reveals what it's like sharing the stage with Ramin Karimloo, Andy Mientus gushes about making his Broadway debut, Nikki M. James chats about the 'electric' opening night audience and so much more! Click below to check out what the cast had to say about bringing the classic musical back to Broadway audiences, and to catch an inside look at the first curtain call.
by BroadwayWorld TV - Mar 24, 2014
The time is here! The new revival of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg's Tony Award-winning musical Les Miserables has at last opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre. Fans have been anxiously awaiting video footage of the new cast in action and BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you highlights below!
by BroadwayWorld TV - Feb 19, 2014
Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Sch?nberg's Les Miserables its on its way back to Broadway, beginning previews on Saturday, March 1 at the Imperial Theatre. The cast is currently in rehearsal at the Imperial Theatre and BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge recently stopped by to chat with the cast about the new production. Check out what they had to say below!
by Stage Tube - Dec 8, 2012
Universal Pictures has released another new behind-the-scenes featurette for director Tom Hooper's LES MISERABLES, opening in theaters on Christmas Day. Go backstage with Les Miserables' original stage composer Claude-Michel Schönberg as he talks about crafting the new original song 'Suddenly' for the film. In the song, Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) sings to young Cosette (Isabelle Allen) about suddenly becoming a father. Click below to watch the video!
by Stage Tube - Nov 9, 2012
Today in 2006, the first Broadway revival of Les Miserables opened at the Broadhurst Theatre, where it ran for 463 performances. Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel by Victor Hugo, Les Miserables is set in early 19th-century France. The plot follows the stories of many characters as they struggle for redemption and revolution. In January 2010, it played its ten-thousandth performance in London, at Queen's Theatre in London's West End. On 3 October 2010, the show celebrated its 25th anniversary with three productions running in the same city: the original show at London's West End; the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary touring production at the original home of the show, the Barbican Centre; and the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary concert at London's O2 Arena.
by BroadwayWorld TV - Sep 7, 2012
Based on Victor Hugo's classic novel, 'Les Misérables' is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit. The magnificent score of 'Les Misérables' 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 Misérables' has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer from the original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel and additional material by James Fenton. 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 and sound by Mick Potter.
by Stage Tube - Jul 6, 2012
Happy Birthday Claude-Michel Schönberg! Schönberg is best known for his collaborations with the lyricist Alain Boublil. Thier stage musical version of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, which opened at the Palais de Sports in Paris in 1980, opened to acclaim in London in 1985 and on Broadway in 1987. In 1989, their success continued with the musical Miss Saigon, which starred Lea Salonga and Jonathan Pryce. Schönberg's next project with Boublil was The Pirate Queen, a musical about the 16th century Irish pirate, chieftain and adventuress Grace O'Malley, which opened on Broadway on April 5 2007.
by Stage Tube - Apr 11, 2012
Today in 1991, Miss Saigon opened at the Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 4092 performances. Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover. The musical premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London on 20 September 1989, closing after over four thousand performances, on 30 October 1999.The musical represented Schönberg and Boublil's second major success, following Les Misérables in 1985.
by Stage Tube - Apr 5, 2012
Today in 2007, The Pirate Queen opened at the Hilton Theatre (now the FoxwoodsTheatre), where it ran for 85 performances. The Pirate Queen is a musical written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, best known for their adaptation of Les Misérables. It is based on the life and adventures of the 16th century Irish chieftain and pirate Gráinne O'Malley, who was one of the last Irish clan leaders to resist the English conquest of Gaelic Ireland. The cast featured Stephanie J. Block as the title character and Linda Balgord, who was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her performance as Queen Elizabeth I.