"Les Miserbales" Previews
"Les Miserbales" Previews
#1"Les Miserbales" Previews
Posted: 2/28/14 at 12:52pmAnyone going tomorrow? Tell me what you think. Super excited about this revival!!!
#3"Les Miserables" Previews
Posted: 2/28/14 at 9:51pmI'm going! Very excited to see some of the performances!
#4Les Miserables
Posted: 3/1/14 at 8:08pmJust saw a picture of the pre show set. They have extended the rubble/beams/bricks outside the proscenium and into the house over the boxes. It looks great.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#6Les Miserables
Posted: 3/1/14 at 8:18pm
They had the same thing in Toronto, it looked beautiful in real life.
Updated On: 3/1/14 at 08:18 PM
LiveLoud22
Chorus Member Joined: 1/18/11
#7Les Miserables
Posted: 3/1/14 at 8:34pm
Box Office (sold out - wow! To the cast and crew, break every leg)
http://instagram.com/p/lBXigVkzaL/
Expanded Curtain/Proscenium Pic
http://instagram.com/p/lBTyZ8wm5u/
*Revised with correct links
Updated On: 3/1/14 at 08:34 PM
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#8Les Miserables
Posted: 3/1/14 at 8:35pm
My friend sent me this an hour ago.
Updated On: 3/1/14 at 08:35 PM
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#9Les Miserables
Posted: 3/1/14 at 9:03pmI could be majorly wrong but don't remember a fancy curtain or extended set out into the audience in London.
#10Les Miserables
Posted: 3/1/14 at 9:04pm
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"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
Joviedamian
Broadway Star Joined: 11/9/10
#12Les Miserables
Posted: 3/1/14 at 10:43pmSometimes it baffles me to see sets, etc and I go wow all this cost millions of dollars to do? Then I can see almost the exact same thing at my local regional theater and that really only cost them like $50,000 and they are equity houses!
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#13Les Miserables
Posted: 3/1/14 at 10:56pm
"Sometimes it baffles me to see sets, etc and I go wow all this cost millions of dollars to do? Then I can see almost the exact same thing at my local regional theater and that really only cost them like $50,000 and they are equity houses!"
Factor in higher labor costs to build it, higher costs to transport it to the theatre (many regional companies have their scene shop on site), higher load-in costs, higher fees for the designers, and the fact that the shows are built to last much longer than they are in regional houses. You can cut a lot of corners when your set only has to last anywhere from 2-6 weeks, as opposed to building it to potentially withstand a run of several years or more.
AwesomeDanny
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/30/09
#14Les Miserables
Posted: 3/1/14 at 11:31pmPlus, what you see in those curtain pictures is far from the whole set--several pieces roll on and off, which adds a ton of cost. Many of the regional theatres with the highest budgets in the country rarely use automated scenery.
PlayItAgain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/11
LiveLoud22
Chorus Member Joined: 1/18/11
#16Les Miserables
Posted: 3/1/14 at 11:55pm
Wow, been checking Twitter and so far word is that the show is awesome. Pleasantly surprised to hear good feedback - I had been worried about this revival, but I'm psyched to check it out now.
@WmShaw: I've never heard such thunderous applause by a theatre audience. Congrats on a great show, LesMisBroadway. #LesMisBwy
@karabmcg: Les Mis was truly amazing. An epic story with a talented cast and wonderful staging. Go see this production if you can.
@audsheaney: Oh my god Les Mis was amazing..
@SammyKeating: Les mis was absolutely amazing. I have no words
@ClubAliP: Oh my gawd. Les Mis was unbelievable. My mouth was agape the entire time. I wept. I laughed. I am LIVING for that show right now. #24601
Updated On: 3/1/14 at 11:55 PM
CoreyRyan3
Featured Actor Joined: 5/2/13
#17Les Miserables
Posted: 3/2/14 at 12:00amThis is the one show I have been most curious about this season. I'd love to hear how it was. Seeing it next week. Updated On: 3/2/14 at 12:00 AM
#18Les Miserables
Posted: 3/2/14 at 12:03amIn this case though, you actually can see this same scenery at a regional theatre since Pittsburgh CLO rents out the original Matt Kinley design that the tour and this revival is based on.
#19Les Miserables
Posted: 3/2/14 at 12:10am^ That design is similar, but not the same.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#20Les Miserables
Posted: 3/2/14 at 12:16amThat's why I said it was his original design. I know there have been changes made.
RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#22Les Miserables
Posted: 3/2/14 at 7:07am
the set looks really cheap besides the projections i can picture that set in a local theatre.
Updated On: 3/2/14 at 07:07 AM
RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#24Les Miserables
Posted: 3/2/14 at 9:31amI'm going on Tuesday night and will report back then!
Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco.
Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
#25Les Miserables
Posted: 3/2/14 at 9:36amalso interested if there are rush tickets? Can't find anything online about a policy...
