*Les Miserables-school edition*

[astonishing]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 11:06am

I think I'm auditioning for it next month! I was wondering if anyone has done/is familiar with the school edition and how it differs from the original show. I read that it is about 2 hours so I assume that it is close to the original? Also, are verses cut or keys changed at all?

thanks in advance

edit: also, does anyone have any suggestions as to what I should sing at the audition? I am a soprano and interested in the role of cosette!
Updated On: 7/15/05 at 11:06 AM

[astonishing]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 11:30am

bump! please help:)

[Aigoo]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 11:35am

What is this for? Community theatre? Your school?

Do they want you to sing something from the show?


And don't bump a topic when it's ONLY halfway down the page.

[astonishing]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 11:50am

jeez, sometimes people can be so touchy!

anyways...its for a professional regional theatre (but being performed by teens obv, for the "youth" slot on the mainstage)
and NO obviously i don't want to sing anything from the show because they don't say to and I think its tacky to do that. also, the song can only be one minute long, but thats not really the issue bc i can cut it.

i need a monologue too, which is unusual since les mis is like...all music haha

well as always, thanks in advance broadway worlders!

[Candleshoe2]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 11:51am

Our cast just opened last night with the school edition and had a wonderful review. The main differences are the cuts of some of the songs/verses and changing of the keys in some songs. I saw the national tour and left a little confused, but this kind of breaks down the story easier. I barely notice any differences.

[astonishing]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 11:52am

awesome! thanks so much

good luck in your other performances!

[Aigoo]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 11:58am

What made me touchy? The fact that I'm trying to help? Or to point out you did an annoying thing so you can learn from your mistakes?
Sometimes, people can be so ignorant. <- I put a smiley face so you REALIZE I was joking somewhat.

Anyway, for a soprano...

SOPRANO
BALLAD-LEGIT
No One Is Alone-Into the Woods (Sondheim)
Still-Titanic
Unusual Way-Nine
Summertime-Porgy and Bess
How Could I Ever Know-The Secret Garden
BALLAD-NOT LEGIT
I Got Lost in His Arms-Annie Get Your Gun
This Is All Very New To Me-Plain and Fancy
In My Own Little Corner-Cinderella
MODERATE-LEGIT
Follow Your Heart-Urinetown
The Sound of Music-The Sound of Music
Clusters of Crocus/Come to My Garden-The Secret Garden
My White Night-The Music Man
MODERATE-NOT LEGIT
Somewhere That's Green-Little Shop of Horrors
UPTEMPO-LEGIT
This Place is Mine-Phantom
I Could Have Danced All Night-My Fair Lady
Goodnight My Someone-The Music Man
Till There Was You-The Music Man
Godspeed Titanic-Titanic
I Feel Pretty-West Side Story
Tonight-West Side Story
My Favorite Things-The Sound of Music
Glitter and Be Gay-Candide
The Girl I Mean to Be-The Secret Garden
UPTEMPO-NOT LEGIT
Stop and See Me-Weird Romance
A Home for You-Batboy
Touchatouchatouchatouch Me-Rocky Horror
Two People in Love-Baby
Our Story Goes On-Baby
Suddenly Seymour-Little Shop of Horrors

Updated On: 7/15/05 at 11:58 AM

[Adam Chris]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 12:10pm

Aigoo - yes, you did come off as touchy, but mostly bossy.

[Aigoo]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 12:12pm

Ugh. Sorry. I had sort of a bad night last night and I'm not really a morning person anyway.

[Adam Chris]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 12:13pm

That's ok.... im not saying that you are...just saying it came off that way.

Hope your day gets better.

[Aigoo]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 12:14pm

Yeah, me too. Thanks.

Hoped that somewhat helped, Astonishing.

[Georgeanne]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 12:15pm

Well, quite frankly, I think Aigoo was justified. You have got to give more information about what you have to do in order to get any sensible help.

I would say to watch out for things like:

The Sound of Music - The Sound of Music
My Favorite Things - The Sound of Music
'Til There Was You - The Music Man

as they tend to be VERY overdone (at least from what I've seen). But there are some WONDERFUL suggestions from that list (isn't it from musicals.net?)!

[Aigoo]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 12:20pm

::cough:: WHAT?! BLASPHEMY! WHO TOLD YOU THAT?!









Yes...it is v_v

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 1:59pm

i've done the school edition and its about 30 minutes shorter than the original version, perhaps a little bit longer. There are some songs that were shortened, for instance "Little Fall of rain", the wedding song, etc. I remember Javert's solo "Stars" was cut short, as well as a few other songs. Although i really like the script because they give you all sorts of notes in it in terms of stage directions, suggested props, directors notes. I really thought they did a good job with revising it. Although the company i worked with didnt let anyone have the sheet music which made it difficult to just sing along to a CD!! Yea but other than that you'll enjoy this version, its not all that different.

[Thenardier]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 2:02pm

YEs a lot of it was cut.


Are you auditioning for a certain role?

And the original show is 3 hours....cut about 15-30 mins overtime....so the school edition is a lot shorter.

I was surprised with how much they kept...but was sad at how much they cut.

Let me know if you have any specific questions.

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 3:14pm

I did this show in community theatre last year....

good choice for audition song
So In Love ~ Kiss ME Kate
(it shows range and it is a dopey love song)

It got me Enjolras

[astonishing]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 4:07pm

thanks everyone :)

especially mr or mrs aigoo for their list!

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 5:35pm

Aigoo-you took my list! I feel so special!

[kangaroo]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 10:11pm

I did Les Mis school edition... if you have any specific questions please feel free to ask, but keep in mind that I hated doing Les Mis school edition and it ruined the musical for me.

Sorry... not to sound mean or anything, just the truth
~kangaroo

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 10:43pm

Kangaroo it is funny you should say that..... i despised the show (don't ask me why i auditioned) but after doing it i fell in love with it.

[kangaroo]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 10:51pm

That is interesting bwaybaby18... I think it's cool that you fell in love with the musical. I used to love the musical. Basically the main reason why I hate the musical now is because my director unfairly gave the lead parts out. And this has nothing to do with me... I wouldn't be so selfish as to the reason why I would hate the musical now, but someone I know very well was perfect for the part of Cosette. Beautiful, the right age, Soprano I, and she made all-state chorus. Instead my director gave the part to a girl who didn't even do county chorus, alto I, and a complete suck up after deeming the girl I know "too tall", but everyone knows that it was based on race. It ruined the musical for me, and now my director tip-toes around me because I am one of the few he has left in the music department with anything left... not to sound snobby, but there are only 5 people returning for chamber singers... and 1 alto. You do the math. I hate the director now and the show because the experience itself ruined the show for me.

I commend you if you actually read that, but above is the reason why I dislike the show now... kangaroo

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 10:55pm

Aw, I'm sry..... you should tell your director to kiss my @$$ because our cosette was really tall!

[Thenardier]

Posted: 7/15/05 at 10:56pm

kangaroo - after doing it, I hated the show...but I learned so much about it...about the score an the lyrics. THings I never thought of.

But I love it now again!

[kangaroo]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 4:47pm

The real reason why my direcotr didn't cast my friend as Cosette is because of her race. She was Asian, and Fantine would have been white... so he chose the white girl instead because he claimed it was more believable. I don't understand that, because Lea Salonga played Eponine, and she was the daughter of the Thenardiers. We have barely any diversity in our music department, especially when it comes to our musicals. I am the ONLY person onstage (now that my friend is leaving) to be of a different race. Welcome to my school...

~kangaroo

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 5:32pm

Okay...your director is an ass........ Our Cosette was tall and white.....our eponine was really short..... and our Fantine was the only Black girl in the show