les miserables 2/11 review

i just got back from the 3pm performance of les miserables! the whole cast was on today- no underdstudies and i was simply BLOWN away. i saw it back in previews and didn't really like it but decided to give it a second chance and im so glad i did!

alexander gemignani- all i can say is wow wow wow wow wow! he blew everyone away and his " bring him home" was a tear jerker and a crowd pleaser.

ali ewoldt- an AMAZING cosette! you could def. see the chemistry with her and adam jacobs who plays marius.

now for who we all want to her about. ms. daphne rubin vega- this was all the crowd was talking about during intermission and a lot of people were making fun of her and how bad she was. people were mimicking her singing and screaching. she was MUCH better now than she was in november, but still im happy she's leaving!

celia bolger- an okay eponine; in my opinion over- rated. all she kept doing was running around the stage like a crazy person grabbing people for no reason.

gary beach- HILARIOUS! thats all.

adam lazaar- good; not great. his " red and black" was great!

all in all the show was amazing. i did SRO but after 30 minutes the usher let me and the 2 of my friends and others sit in orchestra right row j. AMAZING SEATS!

im so glad i saw it again and gave it another chance and for $21.25 i couldn't beat it!

im sorry; i double clicked.

true.

i saw...
Brian D'Addario- cute and funny
Kylie Liya Goldstein- weak, could barely hear her, but cute.

lol

If Celia is crazy, then she's more like the book Eponine.

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). Celia is perfect.

p.s. Hail Celia
Magbigay galang Lea

pps: Please, somebody kindly correct my Tagalog if the expression is used incorrectly. Thanks.

i think celia is over-rated.

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I think it's both

~Jacob.

seriously. look at my icon. how could i get a picture like that without being him. this was taken at 890 broadway where we rehearsed for a while.

Hi Jacob! Saw you a few weeks ago and you rocked.

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NJRae,

Have you seen Nikki Renee Daniels perform yet? I'm dying to know how she is... all i've heard is that she was a phenomenal Belle...

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I'd love to see her perform, but, alas, living 10 hours away I can't just up and go see the show. Next time I make it to the city will probably be in May to see Lea as Fantine, which, as my Signature signifies, I am SUPER excited to see.

I recently became an avid Miss Saigon fan, and, along with it, have found an endless well of appreciation for Lea Salonga!

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I was wondering who'd be the first to say something about that one...

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