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Post by Kim_Bahorel on Aug 3, 2017 12:45:04 GMT
Just come home from tonights Les Mis show and the Understudy for Javert was honestly the most incredible Javert I've ever seen in my entire life! His acting was just absolutely amazing! His name is Shaq Taylor so be sure to watch out for him! I can't wait to see Shaq as Javert. That first moment I saw him onstage as Prouvaire / ensemble I was like... oh he is going to be an amazing Javert. Hoping he is still on on Monday when I go. |
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Post by sempala on Aug 3, 2017 13:52:00 GMT
Just come home from tonights Les Mis show and the Understudy for Javert was honestly the most incredible Javert I've ever seen in my entire life! His acting was just absolutely amazing! His name is Shaq Taylor so be sure to watch out for him! I can't wait to see Shaq as Javert. That first moment I saw him onstage as Prouvaire / ensemble I was like... oh he is going to be an amazing Javert. Hoping he is still on on Monday when I go. Honestly he was so incredible, I never really was interested in the Javerts but this time I was obsessed! Way more amazing than killian as 24601 imo - so in love!! |
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Post by David J on Aug 3, 2017 17:39:46 GMT
Is Shaq on as Javert on Mondays? Isn't that the same night as Adam Bayjou as Valjean?
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 3, 2017 18:29:22 GMT
Shaq is on for Javert again tonight. I don't think there is an alternate/set show a week for a Javert cover like there is with Valjean, just normal understudy duties.
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Post by Kim_Bahorel on Aug 3, 2017 19:52:01 GMT
Only the alternate Valjean has a set day.
But when Hayden was last at Mis he was off ill a fair few times and one of them I remember because I got Lee as Javert who I loved as Javert.
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Post by zermatt on Aug 4, 2017 0:29:52 GMT
I saw Les Mis yesterday and thought Shaq Taylor was a very good Javert cover. But clearly way too young for the role! Which is why I'm posting - I can't stand how young they cast the show these days: I remember seeing the likes of Edward Baruwa and Gary Watson playing Enjolras and Marius - men, probably 25-30 at the time. Now they're children and their voices child-like. It just. Doesn't. Work. Valjean and Javert could easily have been students!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2017 9:37:37 GMT
I saw Les Mis yesterday and thought Shaq Taylor was a very good Javert cover. But clearly way too young for the role! Which is why I'm posting - I can't stand how young they cast the show these days: I remember seeing the likes of Edward Baruwa and Gary Watson playing Enjolras and Marius - men, probably 25-30 at the time. Now they're children and their voices child-like. It just. Doesn't. Work. Valjean and Javert could easily have been students!Perhaps you're just getting older. Even the police look younger nowadays. Oh hang on . . . |
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Post by Dawnstar on Aug 4, 2017 11:56:21 GMT
I can't stand how young they cast the show these days: I remember seeing the likes of Edward Baruwa and Gary Watson playing Enjolras and Marius - men, probably 25-30 at the time. Now they're children and their voices child-like. It just. Doesn't. Work. Valjean and Javert could easily have been students! Totally agree. My first Marius & Enjolras were Jon Robyns & David Thaxton. The last pair I saw looked & sounded like members of a teenage boyband! |
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Post by TallPaul on Aug 4, 2017 12:54:09 GMT
I find the solution to ever younger casting is to sit in the gods without a pair of opera glasses!!
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Post by SageStageMgr on Aug 5, 2017 12:44:45 GMT
Casting has been going this way for years, sadly.
Fresh faced kids out of uni are great for producers, they;
- cost less
- can be moulded easier
- are in CamMac's stable of performers
- often share agents, keeping fees low
- can be easily disposed and replaced by a new graduate each year to repeat the process
Remember the "matinee idols" poster campaign with Oliver Thornton? All the students were uni leavers, pretty much.
For what it's worth, my first were Paul Manuel (older and magnificent) and Hadley Fraser (young and also superb)
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Post by ali973 on Aug 5, 2017 16:29:50 GMT
I think if we were to go with casting according to the character's age, Marius and Enjolras should be young and in their early 20s. TBH I don't know how old they are in the book, but aren't they supposed to be students anyways?
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Post by SageStageMgr on Aug 5, 2017 16:40:57 GMT
I think if we were to go with casting according to the character's age, Marius and Enjolras should be young and in their early 20s. TBH I don't know how old they are in the book, but aren't they supposed to be students anyways? Yes but Enjolras is suggested to be a little older and a strong, fearless man's man. The last one I can recall like that was, erm... Ramin? |
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Post by stagebyte on Aug 12, 2017 12:24:52 GMT
Hi. I'm really sorry if this has been asked before but are there 'Day seats' available for Les Mis. If so are these limited? Thank you
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Post by daniel on Aug 12, 2017 13:55:53 GMT
Hi. I'm really sorry if this has been asked before but are there 'Day seats' available for Les Mis. If so are these limited? Thank you No day seats unfortunately. Standing places £12.50, or TKTS if you're lucky. |
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Post by stagebyte on Aug 12, 2017 14:01:29 GMT
Hi. I'm really sorry if this has been asked before but are there 'Day seats' available for Les Mis. If so are these limited? Thank you No day seats unfortunately. Standing places £12.50, or TKTS if you're lucky. Thank you. Where is the standing section? Sounds a bargain anyone stood there before? Do you miss much and any idea how many places they allocate? Thank you |
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 12, 2017 14:10:39 GMT
No day seats unfortunately. Standing places £12.50, or TKTS if you're lucky. Thank you. Where is the standing section? Sounds a bargain anyone stood there before? Do you miss much and any idea how many places they allocate? Thank you I've stood twice before (I think!), both times at the back of the Dress Circle, very decent indeed!! Though I do believe there are standing spaces at the back of every level. In the D/C, the top of the stage is cut off by the upper circle overhang, but actually I don't really recall any huge obstructions to the set, in fact I think it's a pretty clear 'letterbox' view. However, you do get FoH walking across you every now and again. Of course it's not the shortest of shows to be standing for, but if you can handle it, I found the experience no less enjoyable than when I was sitting! |
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Post by Kim_Bahorel on Aug 12, 2017 14:25:16 GMT
No day seats unfortunately. Standing places £12.50, or TKTS if you're lucky. Thank you. Where is the standing section? Sounds a bargain anyone stood there before? Do you miss much and any idea how many places they allocate? Thank you The standing is back of each seating level. Upper circle your view has no obstructions but you are the far away from the stage. You also have a leaning post great if you need something to lean on. Dress is much closer but you are on the same level as the back seat row. If you are short like meecan be difficult to find a spot to stand first and not have someone tall.sit right in front of you. You miss a bit of the barricade stuff. Stalls you can see the stage clearly however you miss all of the top of the barricade and even bending down wont resolve it. For the Upper and Dress its 12 places each I think. For the stalls it's only 6. Stalls I think is the only standing places the Queens box office will sell if the show is sold out. I get my standing from TKTS now. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2017 12:42:11 GMT
Finally got around to watching the Les Mis movie, what a load of rubbish!  The amount of mumbling, half-hearted lines delivered to the floor and notes cut short is appalling. They should have got Peter Lockyer and Jeremy Secomb in to teach the Hollywood stars what actual belting is  Hugh Jackman, Samantha Barks and Amanda Seyfried are good, Eddie Redmayne is alright, not a fan of Russell, Anne, Helena or Sacha at all though. I know we've been spoiled in the West End these past few years (well, decades) but Stars should NEVER sound like that. |
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 19, 2017 13:05:09 GMT
Finally got around to watching the Les Mis movie, what a load of rubbish! The amount of mumbling, half-hearted lines delivered to the floor and notes cut short is appalling. They should have got Peter Lockyer and Jeremy Secomb in to teach the Hollywood stars what actual belting is Hugh Jackman, Samantha Barks and Amanda Seyfried are good, Eddie Redmayne is alright, not a fan of Russell, Anne, Helena or Sacha at all though. I know we've been spoiled in the West End these past few years (well, decades) but Stars should NEVER sound like that. Have you heard the Jason Manford version of Stars. He's just about to release an album. I kid you not! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2017 14:14:31 GMT
Finally got around to watching the Les Mis movie, what a load of rubbish! The amount of mumbling, half-hearted lines delivered to the floor and notes cut short is appalling. They should have got Peter Lockyer and Jeremy Secomb in to teach the Hollywood stars what actual belting is Hugh Jackman, Samantha Barks and Amanda Seyfried are good, Eddie Redmayne is alright, not a fan of Russell, Anne, Helena or Sacha at all though. I know we've been spoiled in the West End these past few years (well, decades) but Stars should NEVER sound like that. Have you heard the Jason Manford version of Stars. He's just about to release an album. I kid you not! Just hearing "Jason Manford" and "Stars" in the same sentence makes me cringe I'll go and check it out, haha. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 17:13:38 GMT
I've just learnt that Danny Mac once played Gavroche! I wonder if I saw him? I don't seem to be able to find any pictures. (Oh, and his wife is currently playing Fantine...)
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Post by Kim_Bahorel on Oct 7, 2017 20:01:32 GMT
She is in the show today (someone posted the cast board to me). According to her Spotlight page she is u/s Factory Girl and Assistant dance captain now. Which means Jo Loxton must have left already and I assume Oli Brenin is now the Dance Captain.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Oct 7, 2017 22:14:24 GMT
Killian Donnelly (who I love) has a lovely tweet that I can't copy here due to dodgy one finger typing -can anyone do the honours please?
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Post by theatremadness on Oct 7, 2017 22:22:32 GMT
This one?  |
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Post by londonmzfitz on Oct 7, 2017 23:13:27 GMT
Ta muchly.
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