Les Miserables Closing Performance — Page 2

Shucks, I wanted to see the revival one more time, I was kind of hoping that it was going to be extended at least once. This is still my favorite darn show of all time. How long before we have to wait for the next Broadway revival I wonder?

It was my first closing ever so it was pretty sad for me especially since it was my favorite show. And yea, it ran for a while (over a year). And it was extended twice.

Yep Kec, I was one of those people. I really thought they would've extended the closing date too, especially since it's been almost selling out in the past month and a half. Oh well. But the original 6 month run totally was a marketing ploy for gullible people so they could go crazy and buy tickets. And I stand by that. :p

As much as I heart Les Miz, I do not want to see it back on broadway for a very very long time. I can imagine what the next 'revival' would be like and really, it's not a pretty picture in my head...I mean, a revival should be just that, it should be revived and made new, and this production was so far from that. Don't get me wrong, I still totally loved it and I saw it more times than what would be considered healthy, but even I couldn't pretend that the show wasn't tired and slightly subpar.

Updated On: 1/7/08 at 10:04 PM

In all honesty, Revolutionary, I was kind of hoping you guys were right. It just didn't make sense to me that they would offer John a six-month contract to go to NY and play Valjean, and then announce a January closing date just days after he made his Broadway debut. John is my favorite Valjean, and I was very much looking forward to seeing him more than the one time (my original first visit was a victim of the strike).

MbMusic, I share your hope that John will return to Broadway. I had hoped he could go into Phantom for the remainder of his time in the U.S., but I think McGillian just renewed his contract, so that wouldn't have worked.

BTW, I just read on John's official website that his CD "Hallelujah" is available at Colony Music in New York.

Yes, he did shave his beard. It was quite a surprise to see him come out the door clean shaven!

He and Jeff Kready and Ben Crawford all shaved their beards before they left the theater. I can post pictures if you like, heh. They all look very different.

I was at the original closing night and wish I had been able to be there for this one. It is my all time #1 favorite show. Broadway is not the same without it.

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I, too, would love to see those pics, Marianne.

Norm Lewis did the same shaving thing last April.


p.s. Drew took his beard to London.

pps: But I found this: After years of wearing the Jean Valjean beard, between the last performance of Les Misérables and the closing cast party, Randal shaved the beard. He was a stranger that night at stage door.
Apparently, Randal Keith shaved immediately each time he closed a season.

Randal didn't shave every time. Not after the tour closed in Salt Lake.


Randal was asked at the stage door (July 23, 2006): Shaving the beard tonight?

He replied: Well, I'm doing new head shots first, then the beard's going.


p.s. I saw a short video of that somewhere.

Oh, p.s.- does anyone know if all of the set is loaded out yet?

Becca Ayers will be in the ensemble of South Pacific when it opens.

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