Marriott Les Miz

[phantomo88]

Posted: 2/22/08 at 1:08pm

Clips of ODM, MOTH, and BHH in chicago les miz with John Cudia as Valjean, Kathy Voyko as Fantine, and Richard Todd Adams as Javert!
http://www.theatreinchicago.com/video/TICvideo/TICvSource/LesMis.html

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 2/22/08 at 1:09pm

VERY wonderful. Thank you for sharing

[philly03]

Posted: 2/22/08 at 1:13pm

John Cudia is a fantastic Phantom & still an excellent Valjean!

[philly03]

Posted: 2/22/08 at 1:16pm

It looks SO different though! Is this what all the regional productions are going to look like?

& I wonder what will happen when "spoiler?" Valjean takes Marius into the sewer, since it really doesn't look like they have the pop-up box thing (The Thenardier's have suitcases?).


Hm interesting!

[george95]

Posted: 2/22/08 at 1:18pm

Here's a review from the Chicago Sun-Times:
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/weiss/807958,CST-FTR-Mis22.article

[tgrabon]

Posted: 2/22/08 at 1:19pm

phantomo88:

Thanks for posting. I was debating wether or not I would see this. It looks great. I'm calling for tickets this afternoon.

[broadwayrules]

Posted: 2/22/08 at 1:52pm

Cool! Wait is this in a theatre in the round?

[p.s.]

Posted: 2/22/08 at 2:41pm

Wait is this in a theatre in the round?

More like theatre in the square.



p.s. And no turntable.

[theminutepast]

Posted: 2/22/08 at 3:49pm

phantom88: Please can you say spell out the song titles in the future? I had to think for awhile about what MOTH was and even ODM took my a minute. I'm a big Les Mis fan but those acronyms are crazy.

[broadwayfan7]

Posted: 2/22/08 at 4:06pm

Looks terrific! Thanks for posting!

[kelzama]

Posted: 2/22/08 at 4:10pm

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/stage/chi-ovn_0223lesmizfeb23,1,6862024.story

[JeaniusIsMe]

Posted: 2/22/08 at 4:27pm

Thanks for posting! I'm seeing it in a week and was certainly curious how Marriott would tackle the more technical aspects of the show. Sounds like it will be yet another amazing Marriott production.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 2/22/08 at 5:08pm

I honestly think the Marriott is the only theatre in the country that can successfully turn a proscenium show into an in-the-round show. All their shows generally get strong reviews.

[Shawk]

Posted: 2/22/08 at 5:14pm

Sacramento Music Circus? Surely there must be other in-the-round theatres in the US with good reputations. And at this point, seeing LM not with a turntable is somewhat refreshing.

[phantomo88]

Posted: 2/22/08 at 5:36pm

North Shore Music theatre.


Also, there was a huge chain of theatre in the round dinner theatres in the 70's. Most of them have closed, but here are the surviving ones:

Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre: http://www.dinnertheatre.com/

Barn Dinner Theatre: http://www.barndinner.com/

Derby Dinner Playhouse: http://www.derbydinner.com/


I havn't been to the other two, but I attend the Derby Dinner alot, and I love it!

[lakezurich]

Posted: 2/22/08 at 6:17pm

I love living so close to the Marriott. I loved their most recent production of Into The Woods. I didn't get to see The Producers though, which made me sad.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 2/22/08 at 11:45pm

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/weiss/807958,CST-FTR-Mis22.article

[javertim]

Posted: 2/23/08 at 10:45am

That Thenardier is a carbon-copy of Leo Burmester.

[BroadwayNick]

Posted: 2/23/08 at 1:46pm

One Day More sounds brilliant, and I love the staging.

[Theatreboy49]

Posted: 2/23/08 at 4:28pm

I loved this production. Cudia was incredible and his What Have I Done sent like chills up my spine. The cast was brilliant however I was not at all a fan of the eponine. Her voice kind of annoyed me. I thought the staging was differnt and wonderful and the barricade was really cool. If your in the area see the show.

[SondheimGirl24601]

Posted: 2/23/08 at 4:44pm

ahh yay! thank you!
this is so good!! they are fantastic

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 2/25/08 at 11:49pm

http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2008/02/marriotts-les-m.html