So recently Les Miserables came to Milwaukee and it was amazing!!!!! It was music heaven for me. So many of the singers on stage were awesome, and so many good actors. If you have not had a chance to read the story of Les Miserables, I would highly recommend doing so before the seeing the Musical. There are two versions of the book. The abridged version, which has just the main story, There is also the unabridged, (which I read) which has a lot of detail and history about the times and the facts, when the book was written. The musical is very close to the book and some people say it is the book. This is one reason why the musical is such a popular version of the story. There is a movie that has been couple of movies made about the book, but when we analyzed it in my high school class, it does not go with book at all. So I would not promote seeing the movie versions at all.
Okay, so enough promotional things about the book. The Musical is very phenomenal! The first time I saw a production of it, was at Pius XI High School. At that time, I didn't know what was going on. I was in grade school and my choir decided to go to support some of our singers in the production. So I saw the musical even before I realized what it was. I really enjoyed it at that time too. We were very lucky this year for Les Miserables to come to Milwaukee and perform here. In the busy-ness of my work schedule and school, I did get a chance to watch the performance. I was impressed from the beginning. One thing you will notice right away too, is how dark the stage is, and this will carry through the entire musical. The amount of staging they put on, was amazing. Lots of set changes and well usage of space. They had a very big sets that covered up the stage up and down. They had some very cool special effects especially with the backdrop. It seemed to be a projection onto a screen, and it was full of detail. They used this back drop with the Sewer and the Battle scenes. It made for great effects.
The voices of this cast was awesome too. To sing in Les Miserables, you have to have a full wide range and a very good control of it. They did a great selecting the singers for this cast. I really like the voices of actors who played Jean Valjean, Javert and Marius. The three, sang and controlled their voices really well. I am unfortunately a critic of voice at times, but I did not have one complaint about their voices at all.
So in the end if you ever have Les Miserables come to your city, please don't hesitate to buy a ticket and read up on the story. It's worth every cent of your money. It is also a production that sells out quickly, so buy your tickets fast. For a listing of the Tour dates and time, go to http://www.lesmis.com/tickets/tour-dates-and-venues/.
If you happen to not a chance to see the actual productions, Look on youtube for the 10th and 25th Anniversary celebration and performances of Les Miserables. They are also very great experiences of the movies.
I also forgot to mention that while celebrating Box Office Lady #1's birthday on tuesday, the opening night of Les Miserable in Milwaukee, she had tickets the cast party. So I got a chance to go and meet the cast and enjoy some time with them. It was great!
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