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Post by zak97 on Oct 24, 2016 20:27:51 GMT
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Post by Kim_Bahorel on Oct 26, 2016 3:44:01 GMT
Really gutted Jeremy is going. |
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Post by zak97 on Oct 26, 2016 7:49:07 GMT
I agree, but at the same time, and as much as I love the current cast, it will be nice to see a lot of new interpretations come in simultaneously.
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Post by ali973 on Oct 26, 2016 9:51:29 GMT
Maybe Hayden Tee can play Javert in London now?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2016 12:27:09 GMT
Maybe Hayden Tee can play Javert in London now? He's about to do Les Mis in Dubai so I'm not sure he'll be available to take over in the West End. |
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Post by ali973 on Oct 26, 2016 15:51:43 GMT
It ends on December 2nd there..when is the cast change?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2016 17:07:31 GMT
It ends on December 2nd there..when is the cast change? I thought it was sometime in December. Not sure when. |
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Post by daniel on Oct 26, 2016 17:45:09 GMT
It ends on December 2nd there..when is the cast change? I thought it was sometime in December. Not sure when. December 3rd was suggested a few pages back, though there's been no official word as yet. |
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Post by whygodwhytoday on Oct 26, 2016 20:23:49 GMT
I caught the show today (26/10/2016 matinee), and the whole performance felt so tired. Have the sound levels been altered? I was sitting in the middle of the stalls and as soon as the overture started I noticed how quiet it sounded. Adam Bayjou was on as JVJ, and gave a bog standard performance, he really struggled during One Day More, though made up for it in Bring Him Home. Rachelle Ann Go's attempt at Fantine was unmemorable, and her diction left a lot to be desired. Chris Cowley was obviously ill, as his voice kept cracking in Act 1, though I thought his acting was strong. Eva Noblezada and Craig Mather carried the cast. How many more years can this production stand? I love Les Mis but the performance I saw today makes me agree with other the other forum members who say the show is dated. Having said all that, Act 2 was leaps stronger than Act 1, as evidenced by the lack of audience members checking phones and whispering, which is all they seemed to do during Act 1.
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Post by ali973 on Oct 27, 2016 3:09:40 GMT
I saw it late May/early September and thought it was in top form and extremely gripping, and my last outing was around the 25th anniversary. Audience seemed so into it as well.
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Post by Kim_Bahorel on Oct 27, 2016 4:26:10 GMT
I thought it was sometime in December. Not sure when. December 3rd was suggested a few pages back, though there's been no official word as yet. Zoe & Craig have both said they are leaving the 3rd December. Others I don't know when but since they will have to rehearse new cast it would only make sense that everyone who is going would go then so new leads could all rehearse together. Thats my theory I also think they will announce tomorrow or Monday. Monday would be the start of four weeks before Dec 3rd which is the same time they announced casts for Feb & June cast change. |
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Post by Kim_Bahorel on Oct 27, 2016 5:27:39 GMT
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Post by Kim_Bahorel on Nov 8, 2016 18:34:53 GMT
She has now tweeted last show is 10th so I guess cast change is now 10th a week later. |
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Post by ali973 on Nov 14, 2016 19:21:10 GMT
Just saw the 25th anniversary version in Dubai on Saturday. And now I'm more than ever a Nunn/Caird revolve Palace/Queens Theatre puritan. The new version is just too conventional, basic and unremarkable.
The cast is a weird hodgpodge of London casts, Australian cast and brand new members. John Owen Jones makes a much older, heaver, and slower Valjean than the already boring (but vocally glorious) Valjean I saw at the Barbican some years ago. Hayden Tee was off and a rather average Javert was on. I think I saw the third show in a less-than a month long run, and he was already out. Jodi Prenger was a serviceable Madam Thenadier, and Peter Polycarpou was just his usual self. Alasdair Brammer as Enjolras was fine but again, unremarkable. Patrice Tapoki just does not let go during I Dreamed a Dream, though the audience loved it. Strongest cast member I thought was Carrie Hope Fisher, whose voice was strong from the get go and had fierce energy all throughout.
Overall okay, though it felt a bit longer than the recent outing I had in London just in September. I think it has to do with the fact that the company did not develop a chemistry yet, given that they've rehearsed it separately, then glued it altogether about a week before the opening.
Not wow, but good to see big commercial musicals expanding into new regions. The Cats tour is stopping over in January, and there was an ad for Mary Poppins in May 2017.
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Post by mrpianoman on Nov 14, 2016 19:42:23 GMT
Thanks for the review Ali. Just wondering if there is any news yet on the London cast change? I wonder if this cast will transfer into the West End?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2016 20:17:25 GMT
Just saw the 25th anniversary version in Dubai on Saturday. And now I'm more than ever a Nunn/Caird revolve Palace/Queens Theatre puritan. The new version is just too conventional, basic and unremarkable. The cast is a weird hodgpodge of London casts, Australian cast and brand new members. John Owen Jones makes a much older, heaver, and slower Valjean than the already boring (but vocally glorious) Valjean I saw at the Barbican some years ago. Hayden Tee was off and a rather average Javert was on. I think I saw the third show in a less-than a month long run, and he was already out. Jodi Prenger was a serviceable Madam Thenadier, and Peter Polycarpou was just his usual self. Alasdair Brammer as Enjolras was fine but again, unremarkable. Patrice Tapoki just does not let go during I Dreamed a Dream, though the audience loved it. Strongest cast member I thought was Carrie Hope Fisher, whose voice was strong from the get go and had fierce energy all throughout. Overall okay, though it felt a bit longer than the recent outing I had in London just in September. I think it has to do with the fact that the company did not develop a chemistry yet, given that they've rehearsed it separately, then glued it altogether about a week before the opening. Not wow, but good to see big commercial musicals expanding into new regions. The Cats tour is stopping over in January, and there was an ad for Mary Poppins in May 2017. Wasnt it JOJ at the Barbican too? |
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Post by 49thand8th on Nov 14, 2016 20:37:19 GMT
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Post by theatremadness on Nov 14, 2016 20:47:12 GMT
I may be wrong, but what I discerned from Ali's post is that JOJ's current Valjean is a shadow of his former Valjean that was at the Barbican!
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Nov 15, 2016 0:17:31 GMT
Thanks for the review Ali. Just wondering if there is any news yet on the London cast change? I wonder if this cast will transfer into the West End? If bloody Carrie comes back to London as Eponine bringing her whinging little fans I might scream |
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Post by Kim_Bahorel on Nov 15, 2016 1:21:25 GMT
Thanks for the review Ali. Just wondering if there is any news yet on the London cast change? I wonder if this cast will transfer into the West End? I was told at stage door that cast announcement is tomorrow. Peter Zoe Craig Eva & Rachelle are def all going but Jeremy is around into the new year. Anything else no clue. I'm still REALLY wishing hoping praying Adam Bayjou gets to take over as JVJ. |
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Post by zak97 on Nov 15, 2016 10:47:04 GMT
Fingers crossed it is today then. While I like the current cast, I feel it is about time Les Mis has some fresh faces.
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Post by ali973 on Nov 15, 2016 11:36:53 GMT
I may be wrong, but what I discerned from Ali's post is that JOJ's current Valjean is a shadow of his former Valjean that was at the Barbican! You are not wrong, this is exactly what I meant. Thank you theatremadness!  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2016 14:09:30 GMT
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Post by Kim_Bahorel on Nov 15, 2016 14:36:15 GMT
Gutted about Bayjey but it does mean I'll still get to see him in the show as cover. I haven't heard Simon Gleeson sing but please tell me he better than Peter. |
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Post by chrismis on Nov 15, 2016 15:18:53 GMT
Gutted about Bayjey but it does mean I'll still get to see him in the show as cover. I haven't heard Simon Gleeson sing but please tell me he better than Peter. I'm not impressed by his performance of Bring him Home on the BroadwayWorld.com clip I've just watched. Lots of flat notes. Adam would have been my choice too. Superb vocals and acting every time. |
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