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Post by 49thand8th on Jan 9, 2020 15:30:28 GMT
Has anyone been distracted by the way this is performed in the concert style? It’s largely played to the audience apart from some very rare moments where the characters look at each other or direct their singing to someone else on stage. I just thought it looked odd for someone, for example, dying in someone’s arms to be singing out to the audience instead of looking at the person holding them. It seemed incongruous all the way through really, and I couldn’t get past the fact that they were all very much in character without actually interacting with each other. I also found the artifice of the mic stands at the front a bit distracting when they were all wearing microphones. Sounds bizarre. Glad I didnt' go! It's not like it's different from any other Les Miz concert from the past 20-30 years. |
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Post by stepha on Jan 10, 2020 11:19:08 GMT
I've just listened to this on catch up - meh. I tried to be open minded but Ball as Javert is just...weird. He sang Stars well but at no point did I feel like I was listening to Javert - it was "Ball sings Stars".
And the Thenardiers are just horrible. Why do they have to be panto-villains?! Playing them as lovable rogues is awful - they should represent the worst of society. At the most, they should be darkly humorous, IMO this really impacts the integrity of the story.
I liked Carrie though...
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Post by theoracle on Feb 4, 2020 13:18:08 GMT
JOJ responds to the “Where’s Alfie?” Incident. Pretty interesting interview and getting to hear his perspective on a variety of topics. Also, loved “Carrie’s very vocal about these issues on Twitter, if she’s got the time to do that, good luck to her”.
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Post by tonylony on Feb 4, 2020 18:42:03 GMT
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Post by matilda1 on Feb 5, 2020 16:28:05 GMT
I like JOJ! I think he comes over well.
He is able to talk about the whole Alfie/ Audience member/ Carrie thing without sounding controversial or judgemental.
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Post by theoracle on Feb 6, 2020 13:49:55 GMT
Oh yes, he’s an absolute pro. Also loved how open and honest he was talking about the rising theatre prices and his opinion on the film adaptations. Would be great to have a chat with him.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2020 7:01:12 GMT
Release date has been pushed back to 20th April. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2020 17:17:04 GMT
Given the current situation, I am praying very hard that the Blu-Ray/DVD release is not delayed!
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Post by zsazsa on Mar 20, 2020 12:13:00 GMT
There was talk of a cast album being released as well. Is that not happening now?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2020 12:17:11 GMT
There was talk of a cast album being released as well. Is that not happening now? Sadly I don't think so. Am just guessing; but the producers mentioned it with the initial announcement of the DVD however have not mentioned it once since! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2020 12:21:20 GMT
DVD and bluray back to being currently unavailable on Amazon, and that seems to be the case for everything I've looked at that's due for release between now and end of april. I think all releases will be pushed back until the worldwide pandemic has declined. Delivery companies are being drawn in to help with the war effort (for want of a better word, although this is a war really)
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Post by tonylony on Mar 21, 2020 13:05:31 GMT
DVD and bluray back to being currently unavailable on Amazon, and that seems to be the case for everything I've looked at that's due for release between now and end of april. I think all releases will be pushed back until the worldwide pandemic has declined. Delivery companies are being drawn in to help with the war effort (for want of a better word, although this is a war really) Looks like it's back now, and the release date is the same (April 20th). Also added a streaming option. filmedonstage.com/movies/518-les-mis%C3%A9rables-all-star-concert |
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Post by danb on Mar 21, 2020 21:00:54 GMT
Watching the 25th concert from sky arts that I recorded a few months ago. Saving Eugenius & Miss Saigon for the darker days to come. Will enjoy watching Carries Fantine again soon.
NB - Nick Jonas is happening. Why on earth? What? Who? But mostly why? Is that a baby Muscato?
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Post by robertb213 on Mar 30, 2020 17:34:51 GMT
I hope this brightens up someone's day 😀
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Post by theatreian on Mar 30, 2020 22:14:43 GMT
Just saw this on an e mail I was sent. A great recording of such a beautiful song.
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Post by winonaforever on Mar 31, 2020 12:17:49 GMT
I hope this brightens up someone's day 😀 It made me a bit tearful, especially since I was supposed to be at John Owen Jones' concert at The Other Palace last night which, of course, didn't happen. It has been rescheduled though, so I've got my fingers crossed!  |
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Post by theatreian on Mar 31, 2020 15:39:45 GMT
Not quite the vocal standard above , but this has gone viral as they say! very entertaining with great lyrics.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2020 20:22:29 GMT
Looks like this release has been pushed back to November according to the amazon listing. Which I guess makes sense to get the Christmas market. April was aa bit of an odd choice, just missing mothers day
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Post by rooby on Apr 3, 2020 20:25:34 GMT
Looks like this release has been pushed back to November according to the amazon listing. Which I guess makes sense to get the Christmas market. April was aa bit of an odd choice, just missing mothers day Just went to Amazon to order it for April and saw November! Gutted ☹️☹️☹️ |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2020 21:08:27 GMT
Just went to Amazon to order it for April and saw November! Gutted ☹️☹️☹️ While they would have a captive audience releasing this during the lockdown, they won't sell many theatre tickets on the back of an April release. They maybe think they'll need this extra publicity to boost ticket sales when the live productions reopen. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2020 21:14:46 GMT
Just went to Amazon to order it for April and saw November! Gutted ☹️☹️☹️ While they would have a captive audience releasing this during the lockdown, they won't sell many theatre tickets on the back of an April release. They maybe think they'll need this extra publicity to boost ticket sales when the live productions reopen. not even necessarily captive audience. Theres no guarantee Amazon will be shipping as normal as we get deeper into this crisis, most shops are closed and supermarkets focusing on essentials. Digital might work but could also get easily lost in the crowd. Christmas just makes sense, even before the virus April was an odd release date |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2020 21:26:42 GMT
not even necessarily captive audience. Theres no guarantee Amazon will be shipping as normal as we get deeper into this crisis, most shops are closed and supermarkets focusing on essentials. Digital might work but could also get easily lost in the crowd. Christmas just makes sense, even before the virus April was an odd release date Odd or not, it was their intention up until yesterday. I'm just saying that April may make sense in that people are locked in their houses and therefore unable to access live theatre - in the same way that there are lots of initiatives at the moment to stream theatre productions. But that wasn't really my point anyway. |
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Post by ruby on Apr 16, 2020 16:39:02 GMT
The DVD release says November but Amazon Prime Video says release date April 20th. I've just purchased in the hope it will be available to view on Monday.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2020 7:38:15 GMT
Just watched the trailer on Amazon Prime, a 2 min section of One Day More. Quality looks amazing.
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Post by dazzerlump on Apr 18, 2020 14:15:03 GMT
Release date has been pushed back to 20th April. I just went to pre order it and the release date on amazon is now 2nd November |
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