Les Miserables at The Kennedy Center

Les Miserables

The Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW Washington

Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schonberg's legendary musical, LES MISERABLES, with glorious new staging and spectacular re-imagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. This new production has already been acclaimed by critics, fans and new audiences and is breaking box office records wherever it goes.

Thru - Oct 30, 2011

Price: $39-$115

Show Type: Musical

Running Time: 2 hrs, 45 minutes with 1 intermission

Buy Tickets

The Kennedy Center Seating Charts

Nearby Restaurants

Find Discounted Parking near The Kennedy Center for Les Miserables

Les Miserables Reviews

Average Rating based on 5 reviews

Highly Recommended
Recommended
Somewhat Recommended
Not Recommended

Washington Examiner - Highly Recommended

"... Producer Cameron Mackintosh has created a twenty-fifth anniversary production of the original "Les Mis?rables." Currently playing at the Kennedy Center, it may not be the "Les Mis" you remember, but it has all the drama of the original and is propelled by an appreciable new energy."

Read Full Review

- Barbara Mackay

MetroWeekly - Somewhat Recommended

"... Ultimately, as much as you may love Les Miz (and I, for one, love it a lot), this is likely not a production to keep your passions stoked. You may want to see it for the pleasures it does deliver, but prepare yourself for a musical treasure that hasn't been allowed to age nearly as gracefully as it deserves to."

Read Full Review

- Jonathan Padget

Washingtonian - Recommended

"... As an extravaganza of musical theater, however, you won’t find anything bigger than this production of Les Mis on the Washington stage this year. There’s nothing restrained about it: Cameron Mackintosh’s production has vast, magical, rotating sets that transform scenes into barricades, stately homes, and slums; a fantastic cast of male actors (the main female parts, oddly enough, seem to have been given to the girls who could sing the loudest—pitch and tone be damned); and epic songs. Mackintosh has managed to keep the energy fresh despite insurmountable odds—one only wishes he could have expended some of it to tone down the hyperactive hamminess."

Read Full Review

- Sophie Gilbert

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

"... One of the most popular musicals in the world, Les Miserables stopped off in the Kennedy Center on its way to its 1987 Broadway premiere. A roster of excellent voices and some remarkable technical work make this return of Les Miserables to the Kennedy Center Opera House a welcome one. One of my favorite parts of this production was the use of projections to create interesting 3D effects and enhance the storytelling on stage. In the hands of Set Designer Matt Kinley, the same versatile set pieces are transformed from the interior of the Thénardiers’ inn to a battlefield and back in seconds through the use of background projections. This ease of transition allowed the show to flow more smoothly than in some productions with clunkier scenery. Andreane Neofitou’s lovely costumes effectively imbued each character with a distinctive visual flair."

Read Full Review

- Alex Murphy

DCTheatreScene - Recommended

Les Misérables is the world’s longest-running musical for a reason. This is one of those shows where its imperfections truly get lost amidst the magic of its sweep. After a quarter-century of taking to the barricades, Les Mis is still a winner. You’ll fall in love with these characters and these songs, either for the first time, or all over again.

Read Full Review

- Roy Maurer

Les Miserables Photo Gallery

Les Miserables at The Kennedy Center

Les Miserables

Les Miserables Reviews

Washington Examiner - Highly Recommended

MetroWeekly - Somewhat Recommended

Washingtonian - Recommended

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

DCTheatreScene - Recommended

Les Miserables Photo Gallery

Explore More

Other Sites