Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
#1Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 1/31/11 at 3:49pm
Is this old news? Sorry if it's been discussed already.
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#2Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 1/31/11 at 3:50pmI did not get to see it so I am thrilled!
#2Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 1/31/11 at 3:51pm
Yippie!
Now, I'm debating between pre-ordering it from amazon.com for $19.99 or getting it from PBS for whatever they're asking. Amazon is the cheaper option but PBS needs more help.
#3Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 1/31/11 at 4:10pmNJN isn't airing the special until June
#4Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 1/31/11 at 4:19pm
Got the Blu-Ray from Amazon UK and it's incredible!
You can now order it from Amazon US too.
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#5Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 1/31/11 at 8:23pm
It's not old news, the press release only came out today.
Alfie Boe (Valjean) tweeted on Saturday that he had "done some presenting for PBS" and mentioned the show was going to air in March.
#6Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 1/31/11 at 8:46pm
YAY! 
I can't wait!
#7Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 1/31/11 at 8:51pm
Odd that it's airing after the U.S. release of the DVD.
Typically one of the reasons PBS can get people to pay more for the DVD's during the pledge break is that for a little while, it's the only place to obtain said DVD.
jdtp12
Featured Actor Joined: 7/16/10
#8Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 1/31/11 at 9:15pmadamgreer, Didn't the Sondheim Birthday Concert premier after the DVD was released as well? Or am I mistaken?
#9Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 1/31/11 at 9:23pm
Typically one of the reasons PBS can get people to pay more for the DVD's during the pledge break is that for a little while, it's the only place to obtain said DVD.
That hasn't been so much the case these days. All of the ones lately have been available before the pledge drive. I'm a Celtic Thunder fan and their DVDs always come out before the pledge drive. Their new DVD comes out on February 22 but the guys won't be in the US promoting it on PBS until March.
These days the only reason to get DVDs from PBS is to specifically help PBS.
#11Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 1/31/11 at 9:37pmWhich leads to the question I posed earlier. Is it better to buy it on Amazon.com and save the money or help PBS and spend more but have some of it be tax deductible.
#12Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 1/31/11 at 10:42pm
I'm buying from Amazon just because I want to get it sooner.
If PBS had it first, I'd probably buy from them.
#13Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 2/4/11 at 9:51amI didn't see this listed anywhere else- but you can already rent or buy this on iTunes! I'm watching now!
chickfila
Leading Actor Joined: 7/26/08
#14Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 2/4/11 at 9:59amIs it the full show or an abridged version like the 10th Anniversary concert?
#15Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 2/4/11 at 10:30am
It's the post 10th anniversary, 3 hour version of the show.
That's the only version of the show that's performed now.
Now, who knows how PBS will edit it (especially if there are pledge breaks), but the DVD is the complete 3 hour show.
Updated On: 2/4/11 at 10:30 AM
#16Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 2/19/11 at 10:03pm
Channel thirteen in NYC has their prices up.
2 CD Set: Les Miserables Live 2010 Cast $75.00
Blu-Ray Disc: Les Miserables 25th Anniversary $120.00
COMBO 2 CD Set & Blu Ray Disc Les Mis 25th Anniversary $185.00
COMBO: 2 CD set & DVD Les Mis 25th Anniversary $185.00
DVD: Les Miserables 25th Anniversary $120.00
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#18Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 2/20/11 at 11:32amIt should be noted that the live CD cast recording is the not the concert cast. It is the London touring cast, with John Owen Jones as Jean Valjean (who did a stint as Valjean in the revival).
PitPro2004
Broadway Star Joined: 2/15/04
#19Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 2/20/11 at 11:57am
"It's the post 10th anniversary, 3 hour version of the show.
That's the only version of the show that's performed now."
Actually isn't the touring production that was playing at Papermill Playhouse an abridged version? I heard they shaved 20 mins from the show and re-orchestrated, no?
#20Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 2/20/11 at 3:19pm
No, the current tour, which launched at Papermill, was still 3 hours long.
It has the new orchestrations (by Chris Jahnke) which are being incorporated into the original London production, which was the only production still using the outdated original orchestrations.
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#21Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 2/20/11 at 3:42pm
"It's the post 10th anniversary, 3 hour version of the show.
That's the only version of the show that's performed now."
I don't really know what that means, but I know that there were some scenes missing from the 25th Anniversary Concert that I have seen performed. Most notably was Gavroche's death.
#22Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 3/5/11 at 7:45pmBringing this back to the top since it will be on tomorrow night!!!
#23Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 3/5/11 at 10:13pmOr now, depending on where you are.
#24Les Miz to air on PBS 3/6/11
Posted: 3/6/11 at 7:37amVery true Lizzie -- people in Chicago have already seen it. Apparently their PBS station aired it the same time that the touring production was in town.
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