Review: LES MISERABLES at Des Moines Performing Arts
by DC Felton - Nov 24, 2025
An epic musical is taking the stage this week as Des Moines Performing Arts gets ready for an epic change of its own. This week, it was announced that Monica Holt will take over as President and CEO of Des Moines Performing Arts, succeeding Jeff Chelsvig, who is retiring. A big thank you to Jeff Chelsvig for the work he has done over the years, introducing so many to the power of the performing arts. The epic tale taking the stage at Des Moines Performing Arts is none other than the return engagement of “Les Misérables.”
Review: LES MISÉRABLES at Clowes Memorial Hall
by The Marriage Matinee - Nov 11, 2025
It is iconic. It is legendary. It is soul-stirring. LES MISÉRABLES has captivated audiences since it debuted in 1980 in Paris, France as a French-language musical. It draws in audience members of course, but it also draws in exceptional talent. Each production relies on the passion of its performers, and the current touring cast brings enough passion to start a revolution.
Preston Truman Boyd to Return to LES MISERABLES National Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 3, 2025
Returning principal cast has been revealed for Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical, LES MISÉRABLES. Preston Truman Boyd rejoins the cast as Javert.
Review: After 40 Years, LES MISERABLES Remains a Joy
by Kelsey Lawler - Oct 31, 2025
If you’ve seen Les Miserables many times over the years, you might wonder if you really have to go again. Is it worth it? Should I bother? Yes it is, and yes you should. The show remains so special, so strong, and even after years of repeat viewings? It’s never not worth it.
LES MISERABLES Comes to the Fabulous Fox Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2025
Cameron Mackintosh's tour of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES, will include a stop in St. Louis at The Fabulous Fox.
Review: LES MISERABLES at Broadway In Tucson
by Zach Wetzel - Sep 10, 2025
LES MISERABLES is likely one of the finest touring productions to grace Broadway in Tucson in recent memory. This epic Cameron Mackintosh-produced theatrical event isn't here long, and you'll want to make sure you see it before it leaves.
EXORCISTIC: THE ROCK MUSICAL Will Return at Asylum NYC in August
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 17, 2025
EXORCISTIC: The Rock Musical, winner of the LA Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Music & Lyrics and the BroadwayWorld NYC Award for Best New Musical Off-Off Broadway, will return for a limited Off-Broadway engagement this summer. Performances begin August 25, 2025, at Asylum NYC.
Review: LES MISÉRABLES National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
by Jeffrey Kare - Jul 16, 2025
Based on Victor Hugo's 1862 novel of the same name. Les Misérables follows Jean Valjean, an ex-convict who after serving nineteen years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread, goes on a quest for redemption. When a kind bishop inspires him by a tremendous act of mercy, Valjean breaks his parole as he decides to begin his life anew. As time goes on, he has relentlessly been pursued by a ruthless police inspector who’s hoping to bring him to justice. Though along the way, a group of young idealists make their last stand at a street barricade during a revolutionary period in France.
Review: LES MISERABLES AT THE KENNEDY CENTER
by Brian Bochicchio - Jun 18, 2025
The National Tour production team has crafted a fine Les Miz 2.0, with inventive musical staging. It is a show of constant snapshots and they created a visual mosaic.
Review: LES MISERABLES at Van Wezel
by Jacob Ruscoe - Apr 12, 2025
From the opening moments on the Van Wezel's stage for 'Les Misérables,' the audience is transported into the heart of 19th-century France, a tumultuous time fraught with poverty, revolution, and the ceaseless quest for redemption.