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Yes Philip Quast is the ultimate Javert, too bad he never came to Broadway for Les Mis. Similarly, Ethan Freeman on West End (1997?) was pretty good without becoming over the top. His acting was very detailed and you could tell the obsessiveness of Javert. He is another actor (American!) who hasn't been to Broadway and is performing in Europe (mostly Germany). 

Yes, I remember Madame Thénardiers flirted, but that's because she knows they can get $ from JVJ, so she didn't flirt sexually. More like being super nice to him to get more money in other productions but this production it was over the top (again).

MorrisLACat said: "I miss the Schubert Theatre in Century City."

 

Me too! I saw Ragtime there before moving to Broadway. 

 

 

LizzieCurry said: "Todd Alan Johnson?"

 

Ohhh yes I think so! And Timothy Howar was Marius and he was super cute.

 

They have daily rush (TixToday and in person) for $40, not sure how many tickets they typically have. But if you can see this show for $40 from balcony/side of orchestra, it's good. I did pay full price but I'm a subscriber so I got some discount for orchestra center seats.

 

I wasn't going to see this tour as I did not like the revision (not the performance) when I saw in 2013, but I found decent seats (Opheum is huge but as long as you sit in the center orchestra close to the aisle, pretty much any seats have good view) so decided to revisit. 

 

I got an u/s JVJ and the main JVJ looks young on the picture, and ANDREW MAUGHAN looks young but not as young as Nick. I always look forward to the scene with the priest, and since Andrew who is the priest when he's not understudying was JVJ, the u/s priest went on and oversang the scene, I was disappointed. The overall impression of this company is that everybody sings in a big voice and belting. I could not hear any subtlety, Eponine's On My Own sounded like a scream. I'm always hard on Javert but Josh Davis lacked the crucial vulnerability. 

 

I wanted to check who I saw in the last tour company and it was in 2013, and as soon as I saw a couple of actors' name, it reminded me that THAT tour company was pretty good. Peter Lockeyer as JVJ, Jason Forbach was Enjolras, and Grantaire was Jason's husband, Joseph Spieldenner. 

 

During the show, I remembered the performance I saw in Toronto in 1998, that was the tour when Colm came back as JVJ. Gosh it's 20 yrs ago, but I still remember the entire cast (except Javert lol) was excellent. Glad I made that trip!

openstage2 said: "HELP!!!  I have a code, but every possible date, time and number no tickets come up?  Can someone please advise what might be a less popular date and time to try?  Thanks

 

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Try weekday, esp Wed matinee. I tried weekend shows and no seat comes up. Weekday in June I got lots of selections (but more like mezz area) You can choose seats now rather than waiting for the best available seats.

In addition to Takarazuka version in Japan, there was another full scale original version as well as three person version (Princess, Joe, and Irving) of Roman Holiday in Japan. I bet this Cole Porter version will do great in Japan as it seems they love Roman Holiday. Here is a link to three persons version. https://www.youtube.com/embed//tWZbapA4p9o

My friends went to see the evening show on June 3rd and Act one and two Hamilton actors were different. I haven't confirmed the name of the actors but I assume it's Michael (Act 1) and the alternate (Act 2). My friend said the Act 2 actor sounded like LLM. I hope Michael is okay!

Browneyes142 said: "What is the parking situation?  I am coming on the evening performance on the 8th.  I will have a rental car and am debating what to do.  I will be in a class in Santa Clara until 3pm.  I could leave my car there and take public transportation to the theater.  I have a reservation at a hotel very near the theater but parking is $86.50 and I refuse to pay that much to park.  If I drove into town, what options might I have for overnight parking?  I am going to Folsom the next day so going back down to Santa Clara to get the car would be annoying but certainly more economical.

 

 

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Have you used Park Whiz before? If not, please sign up at  http://ssqt.co/m5bO1Fj you'll get discount. I quickly searched 6/8-9 overnight (7pm check in, checking out 10am) and there are several options. I don't know where your hotel will be, but I parked 530 Turk ($22) st before and it was fine. I also used 265 eddy st ($40) and it was fine although it's in the middle of area you want to walk very fast lol. At least it's closer to the theatre. Enjoy the show!

Big Apple2, yeah they have a digital daily lottery though. I've never seen SRO for SHN theatres. 

Thank you macnyc! That's an excellent price but would you pay the same seat for $89?? 

Has anyone sat in extreme side seats that are sold as partial/limited view for Come From Away? How partial is it? I have a vague recollection that I saw It's Only A Play from such seat (mezzanine) and it wasn't good. Thank you!

I'm glad you got the ticket Shannoigans! I hope the good karma will come back to me in May when I go to NYC :)

Daveed was reportedly (via Facebook post) attending the Opening Night in SF. I thought he had a rap gig somewhere yesterday. The bullet is Jennifer Geller (https://twitter.com/_JenniferGeller/status/825519820242313216)

I don't mind about Emmy's hair style, I only was annoyed that her hair style doesn't change to show that she has aged over time. She wore a wig on Broadway when she went on as Angelica. Also there are two (maybe three) ensemble actors whose hair style is very similar to the OBC ensemble (Carleigh Bettiol, Jon Rua, and Betsy Struxness) and I don't think it's a coincidence, and if that was intentionally done, then why not having an actress who plays Angelica to wear a similar wig as OBC?