Les Miserables at Tennessee Performing Arts Center

Fact: LES MISÉRABLES is an unparalleled theatrical experience.

It’s storytelling that operates on a hard-hitting, visceral level, addressing themes of love, sacrifice, mercy, and redemption. It’s nothing but passionate musicianship, operatic intensity, and memorable melodies - from the the opening number ‘Work Song (Look Down)’ right to the final ‘Do You Hear The People Sing (Reprise)’; it’s an exquisite theatrical experience that will sweep you off your feet, stun you, and have you in the palm of its hand since the first notes fill the air.

An iconic story

Following the journey of French peasant Jean Valjean from desperation to absolution, Victor Hugo’s iconic 1862 novel inspired writers Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Jean-Marc Natel to create a theatrical masterpiece oozing with passion, heart, and emotion. Victor Hugo’s iconic 1862 tale about French peasant Jean Valjean’s journey from despair, his redemption following an enormous act of mercy, love, and revolution made for the perfect foundation for a theatrical masterpiece - and that is exactly what writers Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, alongside composer Claude-Michel Schönberg {had in mind for their celebrated sung-through musical|were hoping for - something incredible to create absolute theatrical magic with. The result was astounding - not only did LES MISÉRABLES, since its English-version premiere in the West End in 1985, earned the titles of the longest-running musical in the West End and the second-longest running musical on Broadway, but received numerous very well-deserved awards, including a Laurence Olivier Award, eight Tony Awards, five Drama Desk Awards, and a New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award..

LES MISÉRABLES has been described as “an enormous, gorgeous bleeding heart” with every single production thereof a love-letter to the original. It is loaded with creativity, gravitas, and sincerity, boasting soaring melodies that fall like magic on the ears, lyrics that speak directly to the heart, visuals that you won’t find anywhere else, music that oozes passion and operatic intensity, themes that move, and fantastic stagecraft that capture the core of the story perfectly.

On top of that, you’ll experience Claude-Michel Schönberg’s incredible music delivered in powerful voices - from ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ and ‘Castle On A Cloud’ to ‘Stars’ and ‘On My Own’, from ‘Bring Him Home’ and ‘Empty Chairs At Empty Tables’ to ‘One Day More’ and ‘Do You Hear The People Sing?’ - a life-changing experience in itself.

Tickets and more info

When it comes to off-Broadway productions, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center ticks all the boxes.

Boasting a long history of welcoming the best of the best in entertainment to its stage, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center is hailed as the place to be. Featuring top-tier sound and lighting, remarkable acoustics, fantastic amenities, ample parking, and plenty of luxurious seats spread across multiple levels ensuring those crystal-clear sight-lines, there is a seat suitable to every taste and budget.

So hurry - get your tickets and get in on experiencing one of the world’s greatest musicals live, on stage!