Les Miserables at Benedum Center Pittsburgh

Fact: LES MISÉRABLES is unlike anything you’ve ever experienced before.

It’s storytelling that rings true and stirs, even a century and a half after Victor Hugo published his landmark novel. It’s intricate vocal arrangements and soaring melodies that you’ll remember long after the curtain has fallen; it’s unmissable musical production that will sweep you off your feet, enthral you, and tear your heart apart, and stitch it back together - forever changed.

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 heavily moving oozing with passion, heart, and emotion. Victor Hugo’s iconic 1862 tale about French peasant Jean Valjean’s journey from despair, 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 hoping for - something wonderful to create absolute theatrical magic with. The result was so much greater than they ever could have expected - 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 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 run thereof a love-letter to the original. It is imbued with authenticity, gravitas, and honesty, boasting soaring melodies 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 with power and emotion, themes that move, and fantastic portrayals that capture the heart of the iconic tale immaculately.

On top of that, you’ll experience Claude-Michel Schönberg’s incredible music delivered in a breathtaking manner - from the most delicate ‘Bring Him Home’ you’ll ever hear to the as-rousing-as-ever ‘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

When it comes to off-Broadway productions, the Benedum Center is the perfect fit.

With its long history of hosting the best in entertainment, world-renowned acts, and Broadway,, the Benedum Center is hailed as the place to go when you’re looking for highly acclaimed events. Featuring to-the-minute 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 no such thing as a bad seat at the Benedum Center!

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