Les Misérables - Sondheim Theatre

Why do some people think that Jon Robyns seems too young to play Valjean? He'll be 37 by the time he begins playing the role - which seems to be in line with quite a lot of the recent JVJs - and certainly older than Killian Donnelly, Ramin Karimloo and John Owen-Jones were when they first played the part. In fact Colm Wilkinson was only 41 when he created the role. Sadly the march of time affects us all - even actors. I remember being the same age as the characters at the end of Merrily We Roll Along - now I'm older then they are at the start!

BTW I saw Jon Robyns play Sweeney Todd in his final year at Mountview and he could definitely do the heavy lifting needed for that part - even at 21.

When the show moved from The Palace to the Queen’s was there no break in performances? Did they build a whole new set for the Queen’s?

The set that went into the Queens was the one that had previously toured the U.K. That’s how they managed to do such a quick turnaround.

Same thread, new title.

So who’s going to opening night?

I'm there. Got seat A15,  directly behind the conductor so sold at a lower price.

Booked it way back in March on the on-sale date and it only cost £52.50.

I'll be travelling from Oxford by train after seeing a matinee so hoping for no travel disruption as I'm on a tight timetable

So the duet with Bradley and Michael was in the same key as the actual song when performed in the show, but Bradley sang some higher harmonies along with Michael for the encore because it was a duet and, well, he can! Obviously I can't say for sure as I'm not in the rehearsal room but I should think he'll most certainly be singing it as written when the production reopens! 

They were gorgeous and it just comes to easily to Bradley! He was without a doubt one of my stand-out favourites from the concert. So I’m also very excited to see his Javert at the Sondheim (I didn’t see him when he last did the role!). Same as you, I can’t quite remember CMS’ speech verbatim, but I do remember him making a joking quip asking why “Bradley had all the high notes and Michael didn’t” (or words to that effect), so maybe that was referencing the harmonies!

...or a fifth option: Ask me again in a few months, I’m a bit ‘Les Mis’ed out.

Quite a few £30 tickets (£32.50 on weekends) have appeared for the Upper Circle for every night including the first show (which was sold out before). They're at the edges of the rows, so presumably recently confirmed as part of the refurbishment. Just a heads up for anyone still looking for tickets or who wants to check the new production out cheaply.

This! Saw the concert and just seen the tour. Have no desire to see Les Mis again for years.

I'm looking forward to seeing this. As a visitor to London I always book the limited run stuff first, so I never got around to seeing the original production. I made the mistake of thinking there would always be another chance to see it. Until obviously there wasn't.

But weirdly I'm not that bothered about missing it, even if I do love it when shows use a revolve. Maybe because I thought the film was a bit underwhelming. ANd some of the comments I've read on here suggest the show was maybe past it's best towards the end.

It will be nice to see it without comparing it to how it 'should' be done. And best of all, I won't have to worry about whether Alfie Boe will turn up...