Les Miserables; the student version

Has anyone here done the Les Miz student version? I think it's terrible, how much they changed it. I just came back from like the 2nd rehersal, but i dunno if i'm going to do it... I'm 17 years old...it's like 45 min away from where i live. I'm not rich, i dont have enough money for gas to go all the way ou t there all the time. Especially if it's for a show that i dont enjoy. It's sorta depressing because les miz has always been my favorite show since i was like 7. But yea, what do ya'll think of the student version?

Do it anyway, look at it this way YOUR IN YOUR FAVORATE SHOW. it's only the 2nd reh. It will get better.

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yeah, i had always heard that there weren't many changes, just that it was shortened a little. unlike the stupid junior version of into the woods which is just the first act, and no second act. can you believe it. the whole point of that show is the second act!

LMSE = butchered piece of crap that symbolizes the evils of the almighty buck (or pound, if you will)

They cut the CONFRONTATION!? Why would they do such evil?
It is one of the best moments in theatre.

yea i've been in it as Marius, they cut a lot out for time sake and the creators didn't think that teens and kids could take on a 3hr show, other than that i thought the changes were efficient and the show turned out really well...it was fun...
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The intro to the con. is there (VALJEAN, AT LAST, WE SEE EACH OTHER PLAIN...."

The part where they sing together was cut.

It's not terribly different...although Master of the House has been changed a lot and (very sad) the beginning of Stars is gone (it starts at "Stars...in your multitudes...."

I'm not sure if this was a choice on the part of my director, but Master of the House was split between Mme. et M. Thenardier. I didn't like that because when Mme.Thenardier started singing, "I used to dream that I would meet a prince..." it took a lot away from what I thought was a great entrance.

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It hasn't changed that much. sometimes, the directors' will make their own personal changes in order to add more people or make a part larger. But, originally, the show only differs in the tempo of most of the song and some lines that are cut out. However, once again, a director of the show is what truly makes ur experience good or bad. For instance, in our show, so the producer could have her 7 year old daughter in the show, the director had to give Gavroche his own little gang, who didn't do anything, they just stood around and hung out with Gavroche, then during the barricade scenes, like went away. It was completely pointless, and disciplining those kids took up about 20 minutes of rehersal each day. BUt the overall production in the end was great.

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Gypsy, as I said in my post before, it was changed...

And you are right, it took away from that enterance...oh, well!

Our Marius was the only one that had some pubescent issues...

We did it at our school last year, and I stage managed it. I've never seen the actual show, but from the recordings that I have, I don't think there's a huge difference between the two. I thought that a lot of the song titles were changed. But that was really only one of the big differences.

I'm hoping on doing this show this summer. Luckily, you've put many of my apprehensions at bay.