Rubins-Vega as Fantine!

I had no idea she was in Les Mis!

While I didn't think she was that bad, I really need to address the dying whore argument here. Um, hello, this is the French revolution. Everyone was unhappy and starving. Within the context of the musical, the music needs to be sung, and not on completely random notes that are sharp or flat.

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She has a planned absence.

In response to the title, we know.

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Updated On: 11/26/06 at 01:15 AM

I'm going on kids night which is the last day in January and I want to know if she'll be there? Anyone know for sure?

*Just correcting the subject [...the spelling, at least...]*

I think it's terrible that you would title your thread so unbelievably tactlessly. Grow up. I'm fairly certain Daphne visits this site and to see this thread up is hurtful, rude and childish. Express your opinion if you like, but REALLY! a little bit of educated opinion and tact if you don't mind.

If alextroy's opinion is that Daphne was horrendous, and you say it is alright for them to share their opinion, why can't that be the subject?

I had to laugh while I was waiting in the line for the men's room at intermission when someone commented how grateful they were that she died 20 minutes into the show.




(spoiler? does Les Miz need a spoiler on here?)




Were there audible groans/complaints/etc in the audience when Fantine reappears in the finale? I almost started laughing with all of the "ugh!"s and "oh my god- again?!"s from those around me the night I went- there were many people there who had apparently never seen it before, and were not braced for the fact that she'd be back.

I'm totally going to see it again once Daphne's on her leave.

I would assume that the groaning was from people trying to get their arms, butts,and brains to come back to life after sitting through one of the longest, most overrated musicals to ever tread the boards....just a guess...

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Chenofan, I hardly doubt that the sound of the moaning was from the audience dealing with as you put it the wors musical ever to show up on the boards. If you wanted to see the worst musical ever on Broadway than that would be one block over at the Majestic Theatre. Rubin-Vega ruined the character of fantine for me. The whole idea of her having a great singing voice and not screeching through the son, is to show us through music that she isa good hearted person. And that she is different then the other lovely ladies out there.

When I wsaw the show for the first time with the revival, towards the middle of the Fanile when Valjean is telling Cossett her life story the most amazing thing happend to me. By pure chance just as Daphine was about to sing her part in the fanile these two young women next to me pulled out a pack of tic tacks and started to rattel them loudly and it was worse then an old lady opening up a sucking candy. Now, had it come up at another point in the show I would have smacked them . But, becuase they saved me the trouble of having to listen to Daphine sing anymore in the show I thank them.

I have said it before and I will say ita again. Ruthie Henshall is sitting in NYC doing nothing while her husband Tim Hower is in Rent playing Roger. She should get up and d the roel . Iknow that she has talked about how she thinks she is too old to go back and do the role but she has to. If she does she will save the show .



And by the way, Kenan Bolgere is amazing as Eponine

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