<P> Les Misérables ( English : / leɪ . mɪzəˈrɑːb ( l ) / ; French pronunciation : ​ ( le mizeʁabl ( ə ) ) ) , colloquially known in English - speaking countries as Les Mis or Les Miz ( / leɪ ˈmɪz / ) , is a sung - through musical based on the novel Les Misérables by French poet and novelist Victor Hugo . Premiering in Paris in 1980 , it has music by Claude - Michel Schönberg and original French - language lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean - Marc Natel , alongside an English - language libretto with accompanying English - language lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer . The London production has run continuously since October 1985 , making it the longest - running musical in the West End and the second longest - running musical in the world after the original Off - Broadway run of The Fantasticks . </P>
<P> Les Misérables ( English : / leɪ . mɪzəˈrɑːb ( l ) / ; French pronunciation : ​ ( le mizeʁabl ( ə ) ) ) , colloquially known in English - speaking countries as Les Mis or Les Miz ( / leɪ ˈmɪz / ) , is a sung - through musical based on the novel Les Misérables by French poet and novelist Victor Hugo . Premiering in Paris in 1980 , it has music by Claude - Michel Schönberg and original French - language lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean - Marc Natel , alongside an English - language libretto with accompanying English - language lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer . The London production has run continuously since October 1985 , making it the longest - running musical in the West End and the second longest - running musical in the world after the original Off - Broadway run of The Fantasticks . </P>
when did les mis open in the west end
when did les mis open in the west end
October 1985
October 1985