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 Not as Good as the 1st Proctors Production of Les Miz , May 03, 2013
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reviewer: Canaday
from Albany, New York
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The new staging of the road show of Les Miz has some aspects
that are improvements but over all it did not have the impact of
the original staging including the turntable stage. The actor and
actress playing the Thénardiers toned down comic relief aspect
of their roles to the extent that instead of seeing them as a
comedic personification of a dog eat dog world they were were
merely evil. The audience did not laugh heartily as they did when
the original touring company came to Proctors decades ago. The
performer playing Jean Valjean started out as lackluster but
ended up being strong yet the audience did not give the sure-
fire wildly exuberant ovation that the ValJean signature song
Bring Him Home always generates. Marius was strong in voice
and far superior to any of Marius characters in the two
Anniversary concert DVDs. The annunciation and sound did not
lend itself to lyrics being understood by those who were seeing it
for the first time. Quite OK for veterans viewers. |
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 If you a hetero male with no Les Mis history, stay away., Apr 05, 2013
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reviewer: Rboy
from Worcester, Massachusetts
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| This was impressively and professionally executed at all levels. I walked out during the second half. One gag away from opera. Can't tell who anyone is, why they are there, what is happening, or (1/2 the time) what they are singing. No tunes will stick with you and virtually no lines are spoken. A glorious spectacle. Couldn't tell there was a live orchestra until asking later. Excellent lighting, but so dim that the details of the cool sets were entirely lost. I was the wrong person for this and was unprepared. |
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 Just wonderful, Mar 08, 2013
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reviewer: Rosanne
from Sarasota, Florida
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I cannot believe the criticism of this remarkable production. We
left the theater completely drained emotionally. The performers
put their hearts into every word, every action. The seats were
fine, except I always manage to have a tall person in front of
me. ( I'm 4'10). We are from Pennsylvania and the theater was
truly beautiful, the staff helpful and friendly. I would go again if
our vacation wasn't ending soon. Valjean, Javert, such
dynamics between the two. Little gavroche, powerful. Eponine
displayed such feeling.. Poor reviews for this play are hard to
fathom. Credit should be given to performers who have
brought to life the greatest literature ever written. |
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The best production yet, Feb 07, 2013
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reviewer: Christine
from Cleveland, Ohio
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| I have seen Les Miserable before, but this was the best production to date. No other show featured an entire cast with such perfect voices. Valjean and Javert were the best I have seen. I loved this production and was pleased to take my husband to see the Cleveland performance as his first Les Mis viewing. Highly recommend |
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 Disappointed, Jan 24, 2013
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reviewer: George Bairey
from Modesto, California
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I admit I am a Les Mis snob. By far my favorite show, I've
seen 10 productions, London, SF, Sacramento among them.
The SF Les Mis at the Orpheum was a disappointment. We
knew they had tweaked the show, and I was prepared to
accept the changes. After all, it is Les Mis, right? Wrong.
Something was out of whack from the outset. Very little
emotion bubbling up, no stirring of the soul. And where did the
rotating barricade go? And the very large flags? They should
have left well enough alone. What were they thinking? |
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