EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been corrected to no longer imply the show is coming in 2024.
It was a super smash on Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway. Now, it will play off I-59/20 in the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC).
The Tony Award-winning musical "Les Misérables" will play March 25-30 in 2025.
The official description reads:
Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. The magnificent score of Les Misérables includes the songs “I Dreamed a Dream,” “On My Own,” “Bring Him Home,” “One Day More” and many more.
Details and tickets here.
Dates and times for the shows are:
Tuesday, March 25, 2025: 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 26, 2025: 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 27, 2025: 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 28, 2025: 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 29, 2025: 2 p.m. matinee
Saturday, March 29, 2025: 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 30, 2025: 1 p.m. matinee
Sunday, March 30, 2025: 6:30 p.m.
Les Miz’s setting is France in the early 1800s. The principal character is Jean Valjean, a peasant who had been imprisoned for 19 years after stealing a loaf of bread for his sister’s starving child. After his release, Valjean decides to skip out on his parole and start life anew after his bishop inspired him. A police inspector named Javert pursues the wanted man for most of the play. Along the way, Valjean and friends are swept into a revolutionary fervor in which young idealists attempt to overthrow the government at a street barricade in Paris.
A film version was adapted in 2012.
The musical is based on the 1862 novel of the same title by Victor Hugo.
The musical version is the second-longest-running musical behind “The Fantatiscks.”
The show is part of a series of presentations by "Broadway in Birmingham." More information here
“You ask me what forces me to speak? a strange thing; my conscience.” ― Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables"
Jim Zeigler is a former Alabama Public Service Commissioner and State Auditor. You can reach him for comments at ZeiglerElderCare@yahoo.com.
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