Les mis Cast changes — Page 4

Allison has a great voice and I did enjoy her in Lestat, but she still looks about 14 on stage. Or at least she did a year ago.

Wouldn't Allison's age (or her look) be a plus?
Wasn't (Isn't) Eponine about 16 when she died (dies)?

I love Celia's Eponine. She seems to me to be portraying Eponine as two steps up from Anybodys, Tomboy of West Side Story, rather than a half-step down from Cosette. ( I think Eponine is slightly younger than Cosette -- and remember, she (at least when wrapped in her overcoat) does get mistaken for a boy).

p.s. Last night Marissa McGowan played Eponine. She looked and sang great. [Marissa looks younger than Celia, yet her Eponine seemed a bit more grown up than Celia's.]

pps: It was wonderful seeing/hearing Nikki Renee Daniels as Fantine. [She played Fantine at times sick and coughing like a junkie -- where'd she pick that up?]

ppps: The present cast is wonderful. The staging is improved and the production is better than ever. I've seen this revival many times, yet I look forward to Lea and other cast changes.

Yes,P.S. Eponine is sixteen when she meets Marius, I remember that from the book, and I think she still is when she dies. Glad you got to see Marissa as Eponine, I wish I could have seen her on tour.

I think I would cry if Alison Fischer was Eponine. Cry...in pain. IMHO her acting blows, her belt is nasally, and she looks like a 12-year-old.

I'm seeing the show tonight--it'd be awesome if Marissa was on again. I adore her.

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"She played Fantine at times sick and coughing like a junkie -- where'd she pick that up?"

Didn't Fantine have TB or something similar to that?


I guess I was getting her mixed up with some other Fantine.
Or Mimi.
Mimi in La boheme had TB. Mimi in Rent was a heroin junkie.
This is all so confusing.

p.s. Back on topic -- Alex is better than ever. I want him in the part every time I see Les Miz.
Adam and Ali were both terrific last night.
I can't now imagine anyone else playing Marius.

SOMEBODY please post after Haviland Stillwell plays Fantine. I'd love love love to hear how she does.

After all, I love her performance as The Factory Biznitch.

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Haviland was scheduled for Saturday night 2/24,
and may have been on for yesterday's matinee.
There were program inserts all over the sidewalk last night.


p.s. I'm curious as well. Anybody see her?

Fontybell,

Thanks! I'm so glad she did well. Of all the cast members of the Les Miz revival (Excluding Norm, obviously, and Daphne cuz we sang to her...), Haviland was definitely one of the nicest that I talked to.

She made fun of Daphne's "boy" in the second act.

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Again, yes P.S. Fantine does have(had) TB.

Updated On: 3/1/07 at 03:37 PM

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist255-s01/eponine2/eponine-home.html

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"I would think not, considering she is doing Grease."

Who is she playing?

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I have no idea who she is playing.

How about Rosie O'Donnell as Javert?

According to the Corine's Corner blog, rumors are swirling that Ann Harada will be going into the show, I assume as Madame Thernardier? If this is true, wonderful casting.

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