One Day More
One Day More
morningglory
Stand-by Joined: 2/7/06
#1One Day More
Posted: 8/16/11 at 10:23am
Just found out that tomorrow night (8/17) America's Got Talent (NBC) will have the cast of Les Mis 25th anniversary Tour on the show to perform One Day More.
Updated On: 8/16/11 at 10:23 AM
morningglory
Stand-by Joined: 2/7/06
#2One Day More
Posted: 8/16/11 at 11:01am
excuse me? what story? watch and see if I'm making this up
Updated On: 8/17/11 at 11:01 AM
JP2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
#4One Day More
Posted: 8/16/11 at 1:12pmI can also confirm that this is true.
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#5One Day More
Posted: 8/16/11 at 1:23pm
Perhaps because Andrew Varela tweeted about it.
http://twitter.com/#!/AndrewVarela525/status/102918422807052288
Good lord, people. At least cite your sources.
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morningglory
Stand-by Joined: 2/7/06
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#7One Day More
Posted: 8/17/11 at 10:16pm
Wow, that was painful. I saw this tour eight times at the Paper Mill Playhouse, and will see it again when it returns to the east coast. This (taped) performance was not good.
p.s. Why was everybody yelling?
#8One Day More
Posted: 8/17/11 at 10:29pm
Here's a link to the performance.
I have to agree...that was pretty awful. I'm not sure if it was the sound being distorted somehow, or what, but it didn't sound good at all. The harmonies were awful. Is this the current state of the tour? I saw it at Papermill and in Philly, and it sounded great each time. This was just...bad.
One Day More- America's Got Talent
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#10One Day More
Posted: 8/17/11 at 11:04pm
That creepy puppet genie costume at the beginning of the video is going to give me nightmares. What the hell is that?
The marching looks ridiculous when they're not on turntables. They all look like one leg is shorter than the other.
Like a firework unexploded
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#11One Day More
Posted: 8/17/11 at 11:11pm
Individual performers sounded strong and decent enough. But this is based on the YouTube video; I'm sure the broadcast feed sounded much worse through TV speakers.
[And I've always thought America's Got Talent had terribad sound mixing.]
#12One Day More
Posted: 8/18/11 at 12:10am
Eponine is black because the actress who plays her is black. 
As for the clip itself, wow, everyone's vibratos are out-of-control. The Thénardiers behind the judging table were HILARIOUS, though.
As I remember, AGT wasn't particularly kind sound-wise to Jersey boys either, but then again, they did have Travis Cloer perform...
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#13One Day More
Posted: 8/18/11 at 1:51am
Wow I LOVE that Eponine's voice. It's so beautiful. And I love her vibratto on " there"
I think they did well. It was def. sound I think haha.
Although I think that whole thing with them behind the judges was...awkward.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/12/04
#14One Day More
Posted: 8/18/11 at 3:43pmI thought Chasten Harmon sounded the worst, just awful. I hope it was just sound issues b/c if she's still Eponine when Les Miz hits SF next year, I am going to be very disappointed.
#15One Day More
Posted: 8/18/11 at 4:33pm
I saw Clayton as JVJ at the Papermill, so it's interesting to hear the rest of the familiar cast with a new lead voice. (It may just be me, but I'm not fond of how he hangs onto "more", though he sounds like he'd do v. well in the role in general.)
Just seeing Varela in Javert's garb brings a smile to my face. That was one astounding performance. And Hays, as always, shines.
I must say, I still think the marching of the 25th Anniv looks... awkward. The steps forward were impressive on stage, but it's lost in this translation, and additionally, half the time the students aren't actually, well, marching...
Still nice to see this on TV.
#16One Day More
Posted: 8/18/11 at 5:21pm
"As for the clip itself, wow, everyone's vibratos are out-of-control. The Thénardiers behind the judging table were HILARIOUS, though."
I especially loved Howie Mandel trying to "participate" with Mme. Thénardier.
I really liked the girl playing Eponine. I think Jean Valjean and Enjolras would be my casting complaints based solely on this clip.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/06
#17One Day More
Posted: 8/18/11 at 7:11pm
The marching looked awkward on TV because you could not see the background moving along. On stage, they actually seemed like they were marching on the streets of Paris.
I too liked Chasten's voice for Eponine. It was gentle and feminine yet had a boyish charm which would allow her to be mistaken for a boy in disguise when she's in the barricards.
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