Les Miserables at Tennessee Performing Arts Center

Fact: LES MISÉRABLES is a towering, powerful theatrical experience.

It’s storytelling that operates on a hard-hitting, visceral level, addressing themes of love, sacrifice, mercy, and redemption. It’s exquisite music - from orchestra down to the very last voice - 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 a superb theatrical experience that will overwhelm you, captivate 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 desperation, his search for redemption, 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 looking for - something incredible to turn into a majestic theatre piece. The result was astounding - not only did LES MISÉRABLES, since its English-version premiere in the West End in 1985, become the longest-running musical in the West End and the second-longest running musical on Broadway, but has been seen live on stage by over 130 million people globally, in 22 different languages.

LES MISÉRABLES has been hailed by critics as a standout production, with “soaring solos, thunderous choruses, and symphonic swells and crashes of oceanic proportions raising the audience’s hearts and arm hairs” (CTX Live Theatre) with every single run thereof a marvellous nod to the original. It is imbued with creativity, gravitas, and sincerity, boasting wondrous music that land like gifts among the stars, lyrics that stir and soothe at the same time, visuals that leave a lasting impact, music that oozes passion and operatic intensity, themes that hit home, and incredible stagecraft that capture the heart narrative flawlessly.

On top of that, you’ll hear Claude-Michel Schönberg’s incredible music performed in a breathtaking manner - from the most exquisite ‘Bring Him Home’ you’ll ever hear to the heartbreaking ‘I Dreamed A Dream’, from the most sorrowful ‘Empty Chairs At Empty Tables’ to the most longing ‘On My Own’ ever - a life-changing experience in itself.

Tickets and more info

If you are on the lookout for an unparalleled evening filled with the best of the best, look no further - the Tennessee Performing Arts Center has everything you could want and then some!

With its lengthy history of welcoming the best of the best in entertainment to its stage, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center is known to be the place you’ll find world-class acts all year round. Featuring to-the-minute sound and lighting, pin-drop acoustics, wonderful amenities, ample parking, and plenty of comfortable seating spread across multiple levels ensuring those crystal-clear sight-lines, there is a seat suitable to every taste and budget.

So go right ahead, get your tickets now - missing out is not an option!