Les Miserables at Orpheum Theatre San Francisco

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

It’s storytelling that operates on a whole different level, exploring timeless themes in an honest manner - some tough, some heart-warming. It’s nothing but passionate musicianship, operatic intensity, and soaring melodies that you’ll remember long after the curtain has fallen; it’s unmissable musical production that will overwhelm you, 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 hopelessness to salvation, Victor Hugo’s iconic 1862 novel inspired writers Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Jean-Marc Natel to create a unique theatre piece oozing with passion, heart, and emotion. Victor Hugo’s iconic 1862 tale about French peasant Jean Valjean’s journey from despair, his search for an absolution, 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 unparalleled to create absolute theatrical magic with. The result was larger-than-life - 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 has been seen live on stage by over 130 million people globally, in 22 different languages.

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 innovation, gravitas, and honesty, featuring wondrous music that fall like magic on the ears, lyrics that inspire thought and personal reflection, visuals that you won’t find anywhere else, music that oozes passion and operatic intensity, themes that hold up the proverbial mirror, and incredible artistry that capture the core of the story perfectly.

Apart from this, you’ll hear the much adored music performed in a breathtaking manner - from the most delicate ‘Bring Him Home’ you’ve ever heard to the insanely moving ‘I Dreamed A Dream’, from the most mournful ‘Empty Chairs At Empty Tables’ to the most longing ‘On My Own’ ever - something you’ll remember for the rest of your life.

Tickets and more info

When it comes to off-Broadway productions, the Orpheum Theatre ticks all the boxes.

Boasting a lengthy history of hosting the best in entertainment, world-renowned acts, and Broadway,, the Orpheum Theatre is hailed as the place you’ll find world-class acts all year round. Featuring to-the-minute sound and lighting, remarkable acoustics, fantastic amenities, ample parking, and plenty of comfortable seating spread across multiple levels ensuring those superb, unobstructed sight-lines, you’re in for a sublime evening regardless of where you’re seated.

So go right ahead, get your tickets now - you owe it to yourself.