Claude-Michel Schönberg
Birth Place: Vannes, FRANCE
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BIO
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.
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Awards and Nominations
Claude-Michel Schonberg, Miss Saigon
Claude-Michel Schonberg, Miss Saigon
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News
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 3, 2026
MISS SAIGON, the acclaimed musical, will be performed at Milton Keynes Theatre from April 7 to 11, featuring powerful storytelling and a talented cast.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 25, 2026
The Wuthering Heights tour will open in March 2027 at Leeds Grand Theatre before performances at Sheffield Lyceum Theatre, Nottingham Theatre Royal, London's Sadler's Wells, Norwich Theatre Royal and The Lowry in Salford throughout spring 2027.
by - Feb 25, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 25, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 24, 2026
Broadway In Chicago has announced casting for the Chicago engagement of Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES.
by Adela González Pérez - Feb 20, 2026
La producción del Teatro Apolo alcanza esta cifra simbólica en una fecha que rinde homenaje al legado de su autor.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 17, 2026
The musical theatre production Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular will be presented at the Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands from March 24 through April 19, 2026, as part of its international tour.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2026
Miss Saigon will play a strictly limited West End season in 2027, more than a decade since Miss Saigon last performed in London, at that same theatre.
by Paul Batterson - Jan 29, 2026
Reviewing the revered LES MISERABLES is always a mixed bag. The show, running Jan. 27–Feb. 1 at the Ohio Theatre (39 E. State Street, downtown Columbus), is a towering piece of musical theater history. It has a cadre of powerful songs (“Do You Hear The People Sing?,” “I Dreamed a Dream,” and “One More Day” … that’s just in the first act), and characters that linger with you long after the curtain falls.
by Gilbert Kim Sancha - Jan 25, 2026
Since its 1980 debut in Paris, Les Misérables has transcended the medium of musical theatre to become a global cultural force.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2026
Lea Salonga and the cast of Les Misérables talk about the Manila stop of the world tour. Check out the event photos and insights!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2026
The American Theatre Guild will welcome Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 30, 2025
The internationally acclaimed musical Les Misérables: The World Tour Spectacular will open in Manila on Jan. 20, 2026, with a run through March 1 at The Theatre at Solaire in Parañaque City.
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Dec 29, 2025
Repasamos los clips que más os han gustado de nuestro canal de YouTube.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 8, 2025
Tickets for the return of Cameron Mackintosh's production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES, are on sale.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 5, 2025
Casting has been announced for the Manila stop of Boublil and Schönberg’s LES MISÉRABLES THE WORLD TOUR SPECTACULAR, coming to The Theatre at Solaire from 20 January to 1 March 2026.
by Joshua Wright - Dec 3, 2025
Les Misérables has seen major success in China with the launch of its staged concert production at Shanghai Grand Theatre, reports China Daily. The musical began performances on November 4 and will run through December 28 as part of the “See You in Shanghai!” initiative from SMG Live.
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Dec 3, 2025
La producción, que ya se puede ver en el Apolo, celebra su regreso a España de la mano de ATG Entertainment.
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Nov 29, 2025
La velada ha contado, entre otros, con el productor británico Cameron Mackintosh, responsable de esta súper producción junto a ATG Entertainment.
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Nov 28, 2025
No te pierdas estos fragmentos de la producción que regresa a la capital, en el mismo teatro donde se estrenó el musical en 1992.
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Nov 28, 2025
Primer vistazo en imágenes a la potente producción en su regreso a Madrid, capturado en exclusiva por Nacho Sweet.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Claude-Michel Schönberg has written 4 shows including Les Miserables (Bookwriter), Miss Saigon (Bookwriter), Martin Guerre (Bookwriter), The Pirate Queen (Bookwriter).
Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Miss Saigon, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Miss Saigon, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Miss Saigon, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Les Misérables, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Les Misérables and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Les Misérables.
Claude-Michel Schönberg has won several prestigious awards for Les Misérables, including Best Musical from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards. He also received the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical and the Tony Award for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre, both for Les Misérables.
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