Dazzling audiences since it premiered in Paris in 1980, Les Misérables is a musical based on the five-part novel by French poet and novelist Victor Hugo. Basically, if you live on planet Earth, this musical is an absolute must—if only for the reason that it's the longest-running musical in the world. Les Misérables presents a tale of hardship, poverty, desperation, idealism, extortion, cheating, with a dash of elusive love—just what you would expect from the French. The musical is performed in its original language (French), with Polish subtitles. English subtitles may be made available upon request; contact the venue for more information.