I attended a performance at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris and... God... It's just awful ! The original version is far more powerful (for both final numbers of each act), Fantine should learn how to sing and particularly how to act (she doesn't seem to understand a word of "I dreamed a dream" and the show suffers from the loss of the turning stage. Only is the video scenery a perfect change but it doesn't make us forget the poor orchestration ! I do hope they won't close the original staging of the show for the new one !
Sarah bernhardt to a fellow actress:
"Have you got stage fright, dear?"
"No," the young lady aswered astonished.
"Don't worry, it will come along with talent!"