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Les Misérables on Tour
Theater producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh created his — dare we say it? — revolutionary new production of Les Misérables to commemorate the 25th anniversary of composer Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyricist Alain Boublil's musical, a rousing sung-through story of the Paris underclass' failed 1832 rebellion. After being seen around the world, Mackintosh's brisk new version opened in 2019 in the lavishly refurbished Sondheim Theatre (formerly Queen's Theatre) in London, thereby extending Les Mis' record as the West End's longest-running musical.
Mackintosh notably replaced the original production's famous revolving stage with a stream of projections derived from original drawings by Victor Hugo, upon whose 1862 novel Les Misérables is based. The current production stars Jon Robyns as Valjean, the tortured petty criminal whose pursuit by the steely and serpentine Javert (Bradley Jaden) drives the show. As the tragic Fantine, Carrie Hope Fletcher sings the show-stopping ballad "I Dreamed a Dream," and Shan Ako plays the equally ill-fated Eponine, who delivers the heartbreaking "On My Own." Surging ensemble numbers have been leaving audiences tingling.
About Les Misérables
The idea for a musical based on Victor Hugo's novel came to Alain Boublil during a performance of Oliver!, another show famously set among the proletariat. The concept album he recorded with composer Schönberg led to its first French stage version in 1980. Cameron Mackintosh's first English-language production opened in London in 1985, and Les Mis migrated to Broadway two years later. It has since been seen by more than 120 million people in 52 countries and 22 languages.
Set in the gritty streets of Paris during an explosive period of French history, Les Misérables conveys the poverty, danger and degradation of lower-class existence through magnificent songs such as "I Dreamed a Dream," "Bring Him Home," "One Day More" and "Master of the House." And the new production, according to The Guardian's Miriam Gillinson, could not be more contemporary, arriving as it does "at a time when all of us — in our own way — are hoping for a brighter tomorrow."
This show is all about the music. The orchestra was fabulous! The singers were great, but there seemed to be something wrong with the sound. Either the singers weren't enunciating or the sound was not "clean". The lighting was muddy. The costumes were hurt by the lighting. In the wedding I couldn't enjoy all the colors because the lighting was so poor. But the show is a feast for the ears and I enjoyed it very much.
From the first note to the last it was fantastic! Loaded with wonderful songs, great acting and an emotional roller coaster. Loved it!
Excellent play! We had a hard time finding parking and missed the first 30 minutes.
It just gets better every time I see it! The beautiful venue of the Tennessee Theater made it even better!
I love Les Miz and this show did not disappoint in anyway. Nick cartell (Jean valjean) was equal to the great Colm Wilkinson and the rest of the cast (particularly gavroche, cosette, Marius and javert) were just as good.
Saw the touring Les Miserables at the Tennessee Theater in Knoxville TN on 1-2-19. This was the opening night of the tour in Knoxville. The theater staff are very friendly. The theater itself is a typical theater of its age, with the main level and one balcony level. Beautiful and ornate building with narrow red cloth seats with hardwood armrests. Parking is public pay parking on street, pay lots, or garage. I gave this performance a 4(and not a 5) only because I found the stage very dark and hard to see performers. There were sound issues also. Could not understand words of any group songs. Some microphones were louder than others. The music itself was beautiful and the performances I could understand were beautiful. I wasn't the only one having problems hearing, several I spoke with complained of the same problem. I have seen other performances in this theater with no lighting or sound issues, so I believe this was an issue with this particular tour lighting and sound. Some theater goers did lack courtesy by coming and going during performance. That is an issue the theater should deal with by not allowing people to come back in the theater during an active scene.
This was a beautiful musical rendition of one of my favorite stories! I would recommend this show to anyone and everyone!
Les Miserables is an incredible play with a powerful message. The music is excellent, and the performance will leave you in tears. I will be seeing this musical every single time it comes to town!
Having seen the movie, and listen to the soundtrack several times, I was still amazed at the quality of this production! Everything is always so much better live!!
We were hooked from the beginning. A beautiful story of redemption, love and hope for a better tomorrow. The cast was incredibly talented. Each voice shined during his/her part. The sets were unique and very effective in tellin the story.
We were blown away. It was always a dream of mine to see this musical and I’ve never experienced anything like it. It was a dream. The voices were perfect, the sets were magical and the acting was superb.
Valjean and Javert were the best I have ever seen—such passion in their performances!
I am a high school theatre teacher and I took a former student to see this production. We were both mesmerized...
It was better than I imagined. The lead men’s voices were strong and emotional. It moved you.
Fabulous production, not to be missed. Great sound and environment. My only issue with the performing arts center is the lack of a center aisle - you have to climb over a lot of people to get to the middle. Otherwise great venue.
Fabulous musical! After seeing the performance the first night I returned in 2 nights to see it again! I only wish I did not live so far away!
Wonderful group of actors, with many Broadway veterans taking this show to the next level! Everything from set design to costumes were Broadway quality! A must see!
From sound to stage design , to the talented cast . This is one of the best yet .
This is my favorite theater show and the performance was magnificent. It was my first time at this venue and I love it.
Show was very good! Singers were great as were the actors!
