Les Miserables 25th Anniversary US tour- Page 2

[Jyn326]

Posted: 9/23/10 at 10:41am

I'll be seeing it in Louisville. I'm very excited.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 9/26/10 at 9:43pm

Bump. Anymore casting news?

[perfectlymarvelous]

Posted: 9/26/10 at 9:47pm

Betsy Morgan left A Little Night Music today, and according to Elaine Stritch's curtain call speech she'll be playing "the lead," which I assume means Eponine.

[Kev]

Posted: 9/26/10 at 9:57pm

Betsy Morgan left A Little Night Music today, and according to Elaine Stritch's curtain call speech she'll be playing "the lead," which I assume means Eponine.

Morgan would make for a lovely Fantine, as well.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 9/27/10 at 9:59am

Here's a video with some show clips/ audience reviews/ cast interviews. Looks like a stunning production.
Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Tour

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 9/27/10 at 10:14am

FWIW, that's the 25th anniversary UK tour.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 9/27/10 at 10:17am

Oh sorry about that! I'm guessing that this will be the same production that will tour the US with a different cast?

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 9/27/10 at 10:33am

I can see Morgan as Fantine or Cosette much more than Eponine.

[perfectlymarvelous]

Posted: 9/27/10 at 2:51pm

bwaylvsong, I could definitely see her more as one of those too...hopefully there'll be an official announcement soon but she is definitely leaving to do the Les Mis tour.

[EVIE]

Posted: 9/27/10 at 5:04pm

I know this won't happen again but I would have loved to see Celia Keenan-Bolger as Ponine. I missed her in NYC and have seen a clip of her OMO, the emotion in her eyes alone brought me to tears!

L. Clayton is the same that toured as Judas in JCS, right?

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 9/27/10 at 5:36pm

The UK tour will be shipped over for the US tour.

What says this might aim for Broadway in a few years time?

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 9/27/10 at 8:48pm

^ I would LOVE to see this come to Broadway. It looks like a stunning production.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/8/10 at 2:34pm

Hooray!

http://www.theatermania.com/touring-productions/news/10-2010/lawrence-clayton-jenny-latimer-andrew-varela-et-al_31180.html

[Colle]

Posted: 10/8/10 at 4:25pm

Micheal Kostroff is back as Thenardier, not my favorite but I thought he was pretty good. Interesting that we have an African American/Black Eponine(whatever term you want to use)since that is rare. It wouldn't be the first time Kostroff has had a minority play his daughter, last time she was Asian(Ma-Anne Dionisio).
Updated On: 10/8/10 at 04:25 PM

[massofmen]

Posted: 10/8/10 at 5:15pm

didn't they already try this multiracial casting in the last revival? Is the jean val jean african american?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/8/10 at 5:55pm

Yes he is; you'll find him here: http://www.agoodmanthemusical.com/

(And it's Valjean, one word.)

[EVIE]

Posted: 10/8/10 at 6:41pm

I dunno about Lawrence Clayton. I saw him as Judas several times and he was not a stand out for me...we'll see.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/8/10 at 6:52pm

I saw him once as Judas and thought he was fine, but yeah, definitely not a standout. But it may have been because he was pretty much eclipsed by Eric Kunze.

[Jyn326]

Posted: 10/9/10 at 11:09am

Celia Keenan-Bolger was mentioned earlier and it reminded me of something I've wondered for a while. It's a random question, I know.

I can't imagine this is needed, but just to save from being yelled at:

SPOILER ALERT

When I saw her as Eponine, she leaned in for a kiss at the end of "A Little Fall of Rain". She died just as their lips were about to touch. I thought that was heartbreaking and a great acting choice. I was wondering if this "near kiss" is something that most Eponines do, or if that was just Celia.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/9/10 at 12:42pm

It's been fairly common since the 10th anniversary on Broadway.

[theminutepast]

Posted: 10/9/10 at 1:56pm

Yes, it's quite common. Actresses who play Eponine seem to take one of three paths:
1. Kiss
2. Near kiss
3. No kiss, simply dies.

I once saw a video clip of (I believe) a professional production in which Marius kissed Eponine before she died, which makes no sense for his character. Personally I would like to see the scene unfold how it did in the book, where Marius kisses Eponine on the forehead as a thoughtful gesture. That seems much more natural than any of the other scenarios.

Sorry for the overkill answer; I'm just a huge Eponine fan and have seen a lot of ALFORs.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 10/9/10 at 2:13pm

I saw Varela as the Phantom. I have seen Phantom seven times and he is by far the best. He is an incredible performer with a lot of talent. I cannot wait to see what he does with this role!

[Jyn326]

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

Thank you, both.

theminutepast- no need to apologize, I love thorough answers! I'm a big fan, as well, but sadly have only seen it twice. The first time was in 2001 in Louisville. I had awful seats and bad vision (not a good combo!) I have no idea how that actress played the scene, so I don't know which of the 3 paths she chose. I was happy to see the revival from a good orchestra seat- I could actually see facial expressions! I will be seeing this tour from the front row of the mezzanine, so at least I will have had 3 different perspectives.

[EVIE]

Posted: 10/11/10 at 5:29pm

So true LizzieCurry, Eric Kunze was pretty awesome.
Updated On: 10/11/10 at 05:29 PM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/31/10 at 1:09pm

Looks like they quietly did a re-release of the cast list a couple of days ago. They've added the Gavroches, and apparently Ron Sharpe is the alternate Valjean: http://www.theatermania.com/touring-productions/news/10-2010/complete-cast-announced-for-us-tour-of-les-miserab_31180.html