Daphne Exits Les Miz Feb. 18 - April 11.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 2:08pm

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/103827.html

Seem's she'll return for the last week of shows, should they choose to extend.

[Gpvegas]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 2:30pm

Before this gets into a bashing session. I found her to be very good in the role. As for her voice, I think that is a matter of personally taste. I thought it was in fine form.

[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 2:43pm

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=917743#2643152

[ken8631]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 2:48pm

Doesn't matter if you like her or not, someone just posted the dates she'll be out..... Was already known before she even started actually....

Good info though for those buying tickets!

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 3:21pm

Thanks for posting this! Now I have to go before she leaves!

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 3:29pm

Ugh. I think I'm going for Kids' Night.

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 3:39pm

At least the dates are offical now.

[NJRae]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 5:21pm

Thanks for posting this . . . some friends and I want to go while Daphne is still there and we were having a hard time finding tickets on a day we could go without knowing exactly when she would be out. Now I guess it is back to telecharge to hunt for seats! :)

[JamesMacon]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 5:29pm

It is a little longer than I thought...

[jess20882]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 5:36pm

this might be old news but...who's replacing her while she's gone?

[jess20882]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 5:37pm

this might be old news but...who's replacing her while she's gone?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 5:56pm

Wonder if she will even return

[fengshuihellnyc]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 6:00pm

well the show has quietly extended through the summer. No announcement has been made but I was told this by the boxoffice person, who also mentioned that tickets were on sale through the end of the summer to groups. seems to me they are going to extend for quite a while.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 6:22pm

jess20882, no announcement in regards to a temporary replacement has been made. They are holding an invite-only audition this week, so we should know next week at the earliest.

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 6:24pm

APRIL 11

I guess this means that they are extending

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 6:33pm

haha, my class is lucky
they are going to see this show on the 17th i'm pretty sure when they are in nyc
:)
cool

and does this mean the show is extending?

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 7:47pm

So who's Fantine?

They should get Emy Baysic. She can sing up a storm and what an actress. What a Kim in Miss Saigon she was.

[C is for Company]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 8:04pm

My old school by my home already booked a trip for late spring, way past the original closing date.

[StarStruckGB]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 8:34pm

To fengshuihellnyc:

Thanks for sharing!
Maybe we'll get our hands on some more merch. too.
But that recording...one can just hope for now.

[Kev]

Posted: 11/29/06 at 8:33pm

nomdeplume
Emy is FANTASTIC, and one of the best Kims if you ask me
she'd be killer in Les Miz (though I might prefer her more as Eponine)

[singingshowgirl]

Posted: 11/29/06 at 8:40pm

i must admit that i feel like they should have given the part to someone else if she was going to miss 1/3 of the run....but i'm saying that partly because i did not enjoy her performance at all lol

[jobill]

Posted: 11/29/06 at 11:40pm

why didn't she leave before I saw it? At least now i know to see it again while she is gone-She was terrible in this role and hurt the entire show.

[musicaltheater1]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 12:46am

This is a little out of context but I saw Les Miz, Wednesday night before Thanksgiving. It was a sold out show and this revival is a show to see. The orchestration was indeed updated and the colors (lighting) were beautiful. This time, they used very rich warm hues almost like looking at a painting. I was surprisingly impressed with the acting and singing abilities of Adam Jacobs (Marius) and Ali Ewoldt (Cosette). Both stood out and outstaged Eponine and Fantine that night and got me all teary eyed at the end. Celia Keenan Bolger was a good actress and a fantastic singer but she overacted her "Little Fall of Rain." She was a little too frantic and anxious to kiss Marius which looked weird especially from someone who's dying. Daphne Rubin-Vega was a good actress as well. Her infamous vocals were suited for a modern rock opera, maybe not for Fantine. Alexander Gemignani was a very good JVJ but not the best that I've seen. Norm Lewis' vocals for Javert was astounding and flawless but he needs to come out of his shell to portray a more demanding and persistent Javert. Although some of the blockings have been changed, the scene when JVJ joins Fantine and Eponine at the end looked awkward. Overall, it is still an amazing production.

[Spacedog78]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 12:31pm

God, i hope she doesnt return to the show, she is awful and ruins the role of Fantine!!!!

Off-topic: And what the hell is Cosette wearing, that white low cut dress, that was a mistake, her character would have never worn that nor would her father allowed her to wear that!!! This production was a joke, it looked like a high school performance and I hope it does not extend!!!!

[theminutepast]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 1:16pm

I agree about the white dress. It looks like a nightgown. Also, what about Adam Jacobs not wearing his jacket? Wouldn't that have been inappropriate at the time?
Updated On: 11/30/06 at 01:16 PM