Changes To The Les Miz Revival?

[RustyRocketteBoy]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 1:11am

so with this new revival, should we expect an exact replica of the orginal, or is there going to be some new rethinking or restaging?

[Bret]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 1:36am

The only changes that are being made are to accomodate for the Broadhurst Theatre's size. Sets, costumes, etc are the same.

[H.Higgins]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 1:42am

Are they building a turn-table in the Broadhurst?

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 1:42am

Is the Broadhurst small? Does anyone have pictures?

I really wish they would use the Palace. *Sigh*

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 1:43am

They won't have to, since the tour is bringing its own.

[Bret]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 2:04am

There is a good bit of info here, as well as some pictures.

http://www.shubertorganization.com/theatres/broadhurst.as
Based on the stage dimensions listed, the Broadhurst is a few inches wider, and just a bit more shallow than the Imperial. The show should have no problems fitting into the theatre.

My big question is whether the original orchestrations will be used or the touring ones(with the strings done on a keyboard.)

[Thesbijean]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 2:05am

It is going to be scaled down in almost every aspect by about 10-15%.

Cast size, orchestra size, sets, costumes, although the ticket prices are higher...

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 2:12am

Cast size? Really? Because as it is, they have two -- occasionally three -- understudies for each role, plus two who generally cover nobody, and it works out perfectly mathematically. Not to mention two swings for each gender.

(Above goes for the tour as well as the final Broadway cast.)

There are so many characters it'd be difficult to figure out who to condense.
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[flaemmchen]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 2:15am

They made some modifications to the London production a few years ago. They were extremely subtle, but made the production all the more tighter, and I hope that we see them in the Broadway revival, if we aren't already seeing them on the tour.

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[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 2:16am

Well, as long as that stupid "For certain as the eagle flies, the people too must rise" line isn't there, I'll be happy.

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 9:58am

Bret and Thesbijean said it best. From what I have heard from lots of different sources, it'll look, sound and be the same costume wise. They will have to scale down the size of the sets, but visually they will be the same.

There may be subtle changes to the lyrics...

[joshy]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 1:14pm

It will be unmiked.

[bjivie2]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 1:18pm

It's the national tour, just in a Broadway house, isn't it?

Ha. Unmiked. What a joke. I wish.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 1:19pm

It's the national tour, just in a Broadway house, isn't it?

No. Last I heard, Gemignani, Lewis, Rubin-Vega, Beach, Michele, etc. weren't on the tour...
Although some tour people will be there

[bjivie2]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 1:22pm

I meant technically. It's the National Tour's set and such. It's not being expanded or anything for the remount.

[joshy]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 1:29pm

Ha. Unmiked. What a joke. I wish.

I'm not joking. :)