Les Miserables (Touring) Tickets

The performance was outstanding. The roles of Inspector Javert and Jean ValJean were superbly done by the actors.

I've seen six different productions of this musical. Overall, the production was wonderful. I have trouble with a black Jean Val Jean, especially when his voice wasn't that strong (an all-white Showboat anyone?). Excellent Javert !!!! The "Master of the House" was disappointing. Supporting cast was extremely strong. Definately, see this production.

I went to go see Les Mis in Chicago with above average expectations. I was, as I anticipated, not let down. This show is superb and is only playing thru the end of feb in chicago. Go get tickets while you can. Fabulous seats open up at ticketmaster the day of because bulk buyers return unsold tickets the day of performance. Check the webside out around noon or so of the day you want to go to get the best possible seats for your show!

From the reviews, I expected a top performance. I was excited to see what was new in the production - my third time seeing Les Miz. But I did not expect to be blasted into emotional hyperspace the way that I was. It grabbed a hold and never let go, each number matching the excellence of the others, without a weak link. Incredible performances! Bravo!

Too loud and dramatic from the 1995 version, very disappointing.

Missed the revolving stage at this production. It made for camouflaged scene changes and kept the show moving. Until this production, I never heard scenery being moved. Lighting was inadequate at times and sound was sketchy as well. Much of the story was missed as the music and lyrics were too fast. When the importance of the revolutions leader was never heard by the audience his death lost any impact (see too fast comment). This is just one example of hurrying the story and losing it for expediency of an early night. Always love the music even when is was too loud. Initially saw Les Miz in the West End. Subsequent viewings have been in the US.

The staging, the acting, the music - all a perfect blend yielding a wonderful evening of entertainment.

Eveyone I know said great things but as a guy I felt a little bored at times. I prefer a musical with at least some dialogue rather than all singing. I found myself losing trackof the story

Overall, the show was very good. Although I think the woman who played Fantine butchered "I Dreamed a Dream". Sang it way too fast and over-dramatized it way too much. Sounded like she was gasping for air more than singing. Lawrence Clayton has a nice voice but not a strong one, but still did a great job.

It was not Lawrence Clayton's fault that his performance bordered on fraud. He simply should never have been cast in this part. If you cannot hit the notes, you cannot play Valjean. The end of "Who am I?" was perhaps the low point of the evening. While Clayton has a beautiful, rich falsetto tone, his inability to mix and blend between the pure falsetto and full voice portions in "Bring him Home" was beyond disappointing. Moreover, Clayton's tone is entirely too bright to be considered for this part. I am shocked that Andrew Varela (who was brilliant as Javert) has not been brought over to fill in for Clayton. Most disappointing is that Clayton is surrounded by an otherwise solid case. Varela is wonderful, and Justin Scott Brown's Marius rivals Michael Ball in vocal quality and surpasses his performance, showing serious acting chops. Unfortunately, you cannot have a good production of Les Miserables without a solid Valjean...and to say Clayton was less than solid is the understatement of the century.

We'd never seen Les Mis, and others had told us it was so powerful and exciting to experience. This production was a disappointment, from the casting to the staging. Not terrible, but not what we'd hoped.

Songs didn't come through too well. Not sur e if location

It was a two and a half hour drive for us so we didn't get home til 2 am but it didn't matter. It was so worth it. We were blown away by the show. Fabulous musicians and mind-blowing set with special effects. You don't have to go clear to NY to see a great show!

The acting was average - good - the music was outstanding - but it was difficult to understand the vocals - the words were not clear - difficult to hear properly. The view was excellent - the musical score was excellent - but the staging and acting was good but it was hard to pick up the emotions of the moment from the actors - I must admit that I was spoiled by the production held at the Auditorium Theatre several years ago which was spectacular in all aspects - this production did not quite live up to the expectations.

Excellent play. Would recommend to anyone. Jean Valjean was terrific.

Very disappointed! I went to the show on Tuesday Feb. 8th and sat in the seventh row balcony. The acoustics in the Cadillac Theater were terrible. Everyone around us felt the same way. My daughter who sat in the back orchestra also had problems hearing the vocals. We could hear the orchestra fine but not the vocals. I have seen Les Mis on Broadway and I have the CD. So I know the lyrics by heart. I felt bad for my guests who had never seen the show and were bored and lost. I blame the Cadillac Theater.

"Les Miz" is my all-time favorite musical play. This performance was the tenth time that I have seen it. I do miss the turntable and amazing barricades of the original production, particularly the barricades. When those two massive pieces slowly closed in on the tiny Eponine as she walked between them and then came together after she had passed between them, all accompanied by dramatic music, I got goosebumps every time. And the part I miss most about the turntable was when after the students had all been shot, the turntable turned to reveal Enjolras' body in somewhat of a martyred pose, after he had scaled the barricade and was hidden from view. The way his body is revealed in this scaled-down production is not nearly as dramatic or poignant. Another problem without the turntable is that the audience no longer sees the boy Gavroche crawling to retrieve ammunition on the enemy side of the barricade, as he sings and finally is shot and dies. One only hears him, hidden from view on the other side of the barricade. It's a bit difficult, I would imagine, to realize what is happening if one hadn't seen the play before. All that said, it is still an amazing and thrilling experience to see this play, even in its stripped-down version. Having been to a matinee, I did not see the actor who usually plays Jean Valjean, but rather, the alternate. Ron Sharpe handled the role well and has a fine voice. Most of the actors who sang the lead roles were excellent, particularly Andrew Varela as Javert. I was a bit disappointed in the women's voices. To me, Jenny Latimer as the adult Cosette had somewhat of a thin voice, although she certainly can hit the high notes purely. Chasten Harmon as the adult Eponine sang well, but on some of the lower notes, I could not hear her. I know these were moments when she was not trying to belt it out, but still, it was distracting. Betsy Morgan is not the best Fantine I have heard, but she sang admirably. I found the comic villains, the Thenardiers, less than adequate. The changes to the beginning of the play did not bother me, although the display of the names of the towns and the dates, which are now missing, always were a handy point of reference. Reading my review so far, it might seem as if it should not result in the rating I have given it. Not true. Despite the criticisms I have, I thoroughly enjoyed the play. I have loved every production I have ever seen of it, with all its changes and different casts, and it never ceases to thrill me and lift my soul. This is truly the most magnificent musical play I have ever witnessed. I would highly recommend it to anyone, particularly to those who have not been fortunate enough to see it when it was in its original touring days. I am sure that they will not regret it.

THE PRODUCTION WAS GREAT. VALJEAN WAS AMAZING. JAVERT WAS AWESOME AS WELL.

The 25th Anniversary production was incredible. Wonderful cast - Javert stole the show. And the sets were unbelievable. Highly recommended.

The show was just as fabulous this year as it was 22 yrs. ago when I saw it for the first time in Chicago! Valjean and Javert's voices were absolutely amazing! The only thing I didn't like was how graphic a couple was during 'Master of the House'. My teenagers didn't need to see them going at it.