Les Mis - Scenery?

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 3:40pm

Anyone know if they are planning on going with the original Broadway concept or the new decked out version in London?

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 3:43pm

OK, I'll bite...what's the new decked out version?

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 3:44pm

I believe they built way more of the set into the audience and i remember reading something about there being a full scale ballroom for the weddign and such. I am gonna try and find the artical.

[way_to_spend_the_day]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 3:45pm

I may be wrong, but I think they are just bringing the tour production set to Broadway since the tour just ended

[vmlinnie]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 3:53pm

Which begs the question, what set did the tour version have? THE PUBLIC NEED TO KNOW!?!

Anyway, back to my calm voice, the London set used in the Queens theatre is not noticably different to the one used at the Palace for all those years. The Ballroom isn't really a ballroom, it's just the normal stage without the barricades, like 'On My Own', but instead of the shutter lights in the background they have this thingy which makes it look like there is a kind of semi-circular end to the room, hard to describe. Not really remarkable though. I hope the tour version isn't much different, I LOVE the London version, I've never seen it in the States.

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 3:53pm

Here is the article talkign about the changes in the London Production.


Les Misérables Reopens at London's Queen's with Substantial Redesigns

[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 4:09pm

From seeing it in London in May, I remember the "ballroom" being exactly the same as it always was, except for a back-wall projection of a ballroom wall and windows. The "audience" portion of the set was simlply sewer openings and alcoves on each side of the stage, where there are typically just grey brick wall pieces. Cast members used these sometimes as entrances and exits.

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 4:18pm

I have heard that they are actually going to bring in the tour set and install in at the Broadhurst.

[vmlinnie]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 4:20pm

Again I ask the floor, what's the tour version set like?!?!?

[Bret]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 4:24pm

Imitation cobblestone floor, with revolve, barricades, gate, background with shutters, and other pieces such as tables brought on as needed.

[vmlinnie]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 4:25pm

Ok so it's pretty much London. Do the tables get carried on by stage hands or do they come around on the revolve?

[Shawk]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 4:27pm

I haven't seen LM in London since it moved from the Palace, but the sets at that point were pretty much identical. There was some slightly different blocking with the actors, but I don't remember anything different happening with the sets.

[way_to_spend_the_day]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 4:33pm

vmlinnie, When I have seen the tour, the tables are set on the revolve or are set behind the scrim, which is used to display time and place, etc (I'm sure they have the same thing in London, but I've never seen it there)...the actors are not seen bringing out the set pieces.

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 4:35pm

I feel silly for starting this thread. From reading the article i assumed there was like some HUGE face lift to the production.

[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 8/2/06 at 4:36pm

Yeah, I was expecting the same thing in London, but it wasn't all that different -- except maybe for the Les Mis freaks like me who've seen show more than 20 times.