I thought that Les Miserables was a limited run. But everywhere I am seeing it, it is listed as an open run. Does anyone know if there is a set closing date or not?
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It's most likely going to stay open for a while. It was pretty funny to hear them first advertizing it as a six-month run! Did they actually think we would believe that?!
What exactly is different from "this" run than the "last run". I hear sometimes that it's been "scaled down". That's not something that many people want to hear.
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Rubbing alcohol for you, Martha?
Martha: Never mix, never worry!
I don't know if i would go as far to say it's as bad as the Oh Calcutta revival. But, that is just me.
When a show plays a broadway theatre they build the sets custome made for that theatre. For example, the sets for Les Miserables fit like a glove into the Imperial. However, on tour the sets are made for " one size fits all." In other words, the sets are made to fit into big or smaller theatres.
When they are talking about downsizing for this production of Les Miserables they wanted to physically make the entier thing smaller. they used the tour sets because they could play in a smaller theatre as oppose to original broadway sets which wouldn't work in the Broadhurst. I do find it sad that they closed the original production to do this. This only is further porrf that Macentosh is only in it for the money.
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Mackintosh is himself a very sad person, I mean he talks about every show of his with money terms, unlike Dabrinsky, who didn't care about money and got himself screwed over, at least the shows he produced were better than anything Mackintosh came up with.
I just saw this production on 21 July and have seen the original Broadway production 6 times. This revival has NOT been scaled down AT ALL. The sets are exactly the same scale as they were at the Imperial. The revolve is the same size, so are the barricades. In fact, they actually expanded the set all the way out into the first two boxes of the theatre.
90% of the costumes are exactly the same as before.
The lighting has been slightly altered and different colors have been added (such as that awful neon blue). The back wall of the set is lit up now from the floor, which looks tacky.
The only real downsizing has occured in the orchestra pit.
Recreation of original John Cameron orchestration to "On My Own" by yours truly. Click player below to hear.
I thought that Les Miserables was a limited run. But everywhere I am seeing it, it is listed as an open run. Does anyone know if there is a set closing date or not?
If anyone ever REALLY thought this was supposed to be a limited engagement, I've got a bridge to sell you in Minneapolis.
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Watch it, in the next decade two revivals will show up from the Marshall siblings
Rob Marshall will stage Les Miz with six chairs and underwear (nothing like a old french man singing high tenor and wearing S&M gear)
Kathleen Marshall will try to dig deeper into the story and try to find real characters out of Cosette and Marius. Then shell stage the whole thing with the same choreopgrahy she used in Grease, Wonderful Town, and The Pajama Game.
I've always wanted to see Eponine do the "Wrong Note Rag"...
My 2007/2008 Season:
Grey Gardens (7/5)
110 in the Shade (7/6)
Mary Poppins (7/7)
Xanadu (7/7)
Deuce (7/8)
Spamalot (7/8)
Jersey Boys (8/25)
The Year of Magical Thinking (8/25)
Mauritius (11/2)
Young Frankenstein (11/3)
Rock 'N' Roll (11/3)
Pygmalion (11/4)
Mauritius (11/10)
Mauritius (11/21) Mauritius (11/21)
Sunday in the Park with George (3/6)
South Pacific (3/7)
Gypsy (3/8)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (3/9)
She'll put the lyrics of At The End of The Day to Hernando's Hideaway dance music, followed by the show being stopped so Harry Connick Jr. (playing Fantine) can step out of character and play a piano hidden within the barricade, which will also house the rest of the orchestra.
I thought that Les Miserables was a limited run. But everywhere I am seeing it, it is listed as an open run. Does anyone know if there is a set closing date or not?
Telecharge used to offer Les Miz tickets up to six months in advance (I purchased December 19th tickets on July 2nd). Now they offer only to January 6, 2008.
January 6, 2008 is presently set as the closing date (of course, subject to change).
p.s. "New" Philadelphia production begins in May 2008.
Yes, the Walnut Street Theatre "fresh re-envisioning" production.
p.s.
It is with great pride that the Walnut plays its part in the next chapter of this celebrated musical. The Walnut Street Theatre’s production of Les Misérables will be a fresh re-envisioning and will be one of the most spectacular productions ever staged in the Walnut‘s 199 year history. The creative team will be announced at a later date.
pps: Just down the tracks from NYC.
ppps: Just down the Turnpike, too. Updated On: 10/15/07 at 04:54 PM
Despite My Oh My's assertions, I believe the tour set currently in use on Broadway is indeed quite smaller than Napier's original ones. The turntable may be the same size, but the barricades are much less involved.