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音乐剧《悲惨世界》在上海开幕 2024-12-23
A scene from the Staged Concert spectacular edition of Les Miserables, which will be shown at the Shanghai Grand Theatre from Nov 4 to Dec 28, 2025.
Ticket sales for the upcoming tour of the musical phenomena Les Miserables will officially open at the Shanghai Grand Theatre on Dec 24.
The longest running musical on West End in London, UK, Les Miserables was also the first Western musical production to tour China, with 21 shows taking place at the Shanghai Grand Theatre in 2002.
Earlier this year Shanghai Media Group announced that the musical will come back to the Shanghai Grand Theatre. This will be the first return of the show in 23 years, and Shanghai will mark the only stop on the Chinese mainland for this round of the show's global tour.
SMG also announced the introduction of a new ticket changing system for audiences that purchase the presale of Les Miserables.
Based on the novel of the same title by French author Victor Hugo (1802-1885), the musical Les Miserables was created by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, and produced by Cameron Mackintosh. Since its premiere at the Babican Centre in London in 1985, the musical has toured 442 cities in 53 countries. With productions in 22 languages, the musical has received more than 130 million audiences.
The touring staged concert's spectacular edition was made for the 40th anniversary of the musical. The original production in English features an orchestra of more than 65, with a core cast featuring a great number of celebrated Les Miserables guest stars.
Source: China Daily
