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Marquette Senior High School “Les Miserables (School Edition)”
November 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Marquette Senior High School STUDENTS TO STORM
MUSICAL BARRICADE
WITH ‘LES MISÉRABLES SCHOOL EDITION’
November 8-9, 2024
Marquette to See Adaptation Performed Entirely by Students of the Legendary Musical
that has thrilled over 47 million people worldwide.
Marquette, October 17, 2024– Students from Marquette Senior High School Theater in Marquette
are studying the history of France in a unique way with a production of Les Misérables School
Edition, an adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon which is performed by
students only. The students present the musical Friday November 8, 2024 7:00 PM and Saturday
November 9 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM.
“Les Misérables is one of the most popular musicals in the world and features one of the most
memorable scores of all time. Through their production, these students are playing their own part in
an epic piece of musical theater history while offering their own take on themes like revolution, free
speech, conviction and redemption. We hope you’ll join us in giving them a standing ovation!” says
Drew Cohen, president of Music Theatre International.
Jill Vermeulen, Marquette alumni and 4th Grade teachers at Cherry Creek School, is making her
MSHS Theater director debut. MSHS Theater will present Les Misérables School Edition on
Friday November 8, 2024 7:00 PM and Saturday November 9 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM.
Tickets available at nmu.universitytickets.com and at the Superior Dome ticket office.
Performance will take place at Kaufman Auditorium, 611 N. Front Street, Marquette. For more
information, please contact Sheila Grazulis (producer/music director) at sgrazulis@mapsnet.org
Les Misérables School Edition is a version of the classic musical by Alain Boubil and
Claude-Michel Schöneberg, based on the novel by Victor Hugo. The music is by Claude-Michel
Schöneberg, with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. The show features original French text by Alain
Boubil and Jean-Marc Natel, with additional material by James Fenton