Adding Oscar-Nominated Song 'Suddenly' to LES MIS Stage Remains Uncertain

[ooliveros]

Adding Oscar-Nominated Song 'Suddenly' to LES MIS Stage Remains Uncertain#1

Posted: 11/2/15 at 9:01pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/philippines/article/Adding-Oscar-Nominated-Song-Suddenly-to-LES-MIS-Stage-Remains-Uncertain-20151102

[bwayphreak234]

Adding Oscar-Nominated Song 'Suddenly' to LES MIS Stage Remains Uncertain#2

Posted: 11/2/15 at 9:10pm

Ugh. NO THANK YOU. 

"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Adding Oscar-Nominated Song 'Suddenly' to LES MIS Stage Remains Uncertain#3

Posted: 11/2/15 at 9:15pm

Nobody wants this!

[LizzieCurry]

Adding Oscar-Nominated Song 'Suddenly' to LES MIS Stage Remains Uncertain#4

Posted: 11/2/15 at 9:24pm

Patrice Tipoke: Should be Patrice Tipoki

Kerrie Ann Greenland: Should be Kerrie Anne Greenland

La Revolucion Francaise: Should be La Revolution Francaise

 

Come on, now.

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

[Elfuhbuh]

Adding Oscar-Nominated Song 'Suddenly' to LES MIS Stage Remains Uncertain#5

Posted: 11/2/15 at 10:27pm

While I actually think that the song works well in the film and I wish they could have expanded a little more on the relationship between Valjean and Cosette in the musical, I think adding the song to the score as it stands now would break the flow of the stage production.

"Was uns befreit, das muss stärker sein als wir es sind." -Tanz der Vampire

Updated On: 11/2/15 at 10:27 PM

[c0113g3b0y]

Adding Oscar-Nominated Song 'Suddenly' to LES MIS Stage Remains Uncertain#6

Posted: 11/2/15 at 10:53pm

What Elfuhbuh said complete with elphies middle finger :)

The thing is, besides being an utter toad of a human being, Riedel usually has the least knowledge of the topic in the room. He doesn't usually understand the content or approach of a show, and is always completely and unfailingly socially ignorant, which makes it really infuriating when Susan can't get a word in edgewise. A definitive mansplainer; it's always painful when he has female guests. I watch the show sporadically when I really want to see a guest, because it's the only theatre talkshow we have, but it would be so much better without this hateful clown in a dadcoat. (thanks ScaryWarhol)

[ooliveros]

Adding Oscar-Nominated Song 'Suddenly' to LES MIS Stage Remains Uncertain#7

Posted: 11/3/15 at 7:28am

"Patrice Tipoke: Should be Patrice Tipoki

Kerrie Ann Greenland: Should be Kerrie Anne Greenland

La Revolucion Francaise: Should be La Revolution Francaise"

Thank you (will correct)

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Adding Oscar-Nominated Song 'Suddenly' to LES MIS Stage Remains Uncertain#8

Posted: 11/3/15 at 7:30am

I'm all in favor of anything that fleshes out this relationship some, but where do they put it in the stage show that doesn't stop the momentum stone cold dead?

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[carolinaguy]

Adding Oscar-Nominated Song 'Suddenly' to LES MIS Stage Remains Uncertain#9

Posted: 11/3/15 at 8:29am

Obviously in a massive condensation of such an epic work, lots of moments are going to be left out. The show has worked and pleased audiences for decades without the song, so this is one of those cases of not fixing things that ain't broke. If they used it at all, they could reimagine it as a preamble to "In My Life" and then cut that one down a bit. That way, they give the perspective of the passing years and the surrogate father/daughter relationship from both Valjean's and Cosette's perspective together in one flow.

Just remembering you've had an "and" When you're back to "or" Makes the "or" mean more than it did before

[Jallenc32]

Adding Oscar-Nominated Song 'Suddenly' to LES MIS Stage Remains Uncertain#10

Posted: 11/3/15 at 9:03am

I actually think the reprise before the wedding would be a better place to use it.  Though obviously that would cause problems with Cosette's costume change. 

[Hamilton22]

Adding Oscar-Nominated Song 'Suddenly' to LES MIS Stage Remains Uncertain#11

Posted: 11/3/15 at 10:17am

The song is terrible. Keep it out.