Les Miserables
 

Has anyone here acted in the Les Miserables Musical? I play several different roles this year in it, and would like to know if anyone else here has any experience there.

Also, how much do you like the musical?

No experience with being in it (especially since I sing off key) but I really love the musical! What parts did you play? I think one of the best scenes in the musical was Javert's death scene and how they made it look like he was falling a great distance.


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Take my hand
And lead me to salvation
Take my love
For love is everlasting.
And remember
The truth that once was spoken
To love another person
Is to see the face of God! -Beggars At The Feast

I've seen it on Broadway three times. I have it memorized, more or less.


...if that's any indication.

I play Fauchelevent (the dude that gets trapped under the cart), Sailor 3 (Even stokers need a little stoke!), Prisoner 5 (How long, O Lord, before you let me die?), Combfrere (We fight here in her name...) and Sentry 1 (Platoon of snipers, advancing toward the barricade!!!!). Otherwise, I'm a voice in every male choral part. I have every part memorized, too, even the parts for Eponine and Fantine. I have only been familiarized with this play since ahbout three months ago, and on Sunday I went to Broadway to watch it done the RIGHT way. I'm a total Les Miz nut now, lol.

Mark,

I first saw it at the Barbican in the fall of 1985. I have seen it every year since. It is the most complete musical I have ever seen. "I Dreamed a Dream", "Who am I", "Castle on a Cloud", are all outstanding. My all time favorite is, "Bring Him Home".

Ken Loyd
Team 64 :cool:

Awwww ... I like Castle on a Cloud. My father, uncle, and cousin introduced me to musicals when I was five or so and I've loved them ever since! I've never actually seen a show on Broadway, though (that whole living in Michigan/Wisconsin thing). Oh well, someday!

- Katie

Katie,

You must experience it! See it! It is an experience very near to the feeling of FIRST, Greatness!

Ken Loyd
Team 64

...my english class is going to see in NYC in a few weeks....

Freshman year, the band did their show with the Les Mis music. And of couse, I was in the band then, so I know the music to it. Now if only I can remember what happened in the actual play itself...

We are going to watch the flim adaptation tomorrow in class. I'll let you know how that goes.

I love Les Miz! I have the soundtrack on CDs, and am addicted to "Empty Chairs" and "At the End of the Day." It's currently showing at the local performing arts high school (first time they gave it to a school! For once, Las Vegas does something significant in the way of arts!) I'm going to see it this weekend . . .

Can't wait!

I tried out for Valjean, seeing as I do have the strongest singing voice in the school (no, that's not just a self assesment, many, and by many I mean at least 40 or so, have told me to my face). The whole bloody show was precasted, though-Javert and Valjean especially. I lost Marius to a senior, because, well, he's a senior. Not that I have anything against them, just that it's kind of unfair to give it to a senior over a *gasp* junior because they won't be back again next year. Yes, Empty Chairs (The Cafe Song) is great. I love it, right along with At the End of the Day. I actually had to drop out of the latter, though, because I have far too much running around to do between the Cart Crash and the next one I'm in.

"See our children fed! Help us in our shame! Something for a crust of bread in Holy Jesus' name!"

Now here's a question, did your school let you do the Master of the House song? It's the funniest song from the play and I think it's needed to cut back some of the tragedy of the story, but the lyrics are a little questionable... I ask because my high school wouldn't let us do Hair (due to some of the song lyrics and they were afraid we would copy the nudity at the end of the Broadway version).

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I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone, the river’s just a river
Without him the world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers -On My Own

What are the three spoken words in the entire play?

Ken Loyd
Team 64:D

Well i don't know the three spoken words but I do have to share my experience........In 6th grade I went to see it on Broadway and one of the guys in our group had a friend who was acting in it, so we all got to go on a backstage tour of the show! It was so great!!!! Definitely worth waking up at 4:30 for! And it has some of my favorite music.

My band director is some-what obsessed with broadway musicals, so we do those for marching shows every year (practically). And I think my freshman year we did Les Mis and we also went to NYC to see it actually performed, along with Miss Saigon. It was wonderful :) We got to play Master of the House on the field, hehe.

Of course, I realize how silly it is now to have questioned Master of the House when the really controversial song is Lovely Ladies.

Here's a really interesting site with Les Mis quizes: Les Mis

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Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted -I Dreamed A Dream

Yeah, in lovely ladies I have...*counts* 1,2,3...4 or 5 whores. Yes, we are doing that scene, also are we doing Thenardier's song, Master of the House. Chris Becker (He's actually a brit, transfer student) gets to slap 3 or 4 butts throughout.

NO!!!! NO NO NO NO! j/k, I get over-reactive when people get the titles wrong, lmao! It's technically called the epilogue. Seriously.

On this page, I write my last confession
Read it well, when I, at last, am sleeping
It's a story of those who always loved you!
You mother gave her life for you and gave me to your keeping...*dies*

Actually, blame this one on the Internet (and having to post from work). I knew the lyrics, but I couldn't remember the song title and so I did a search on google. This site has it listed under Beggars At The Feast: Les Mis Lyrics Plus, my original broadcast recording calls it the Finale, not the epilogue, which I realized when I listened to the CD yesterday. I do think my CD is missing a song or two.

Les MissInformation

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Who will wake them?
No one ever will.
No one ever told them
That a summer day can kill. -Turning

Sweetheart, the whore scene and the Docks are one and the same. ;) And please stop complaining! lol! I keep hearing about it, haha.

Oh, I see, MI. Mine is missing quite a few songs. I actually got it from purpledaisy, she gave me her soundtrack for a while.

Well, right now I'm beating myself silly because I chickened out of trying out. However I do know the words to just about every song...

All is not lost though! I will be at Le Miz selling tickets, and "staff" get to watch FREE. Still not quite as good as being in it though.

...Its better to sing with than sing along.

Lasly as Le Miz is the only musical I've memorized, I guess that via my extrodinary process of elimination it is one of my favorites.

I'm hereby Ammedning my previous Favorite Song Statement. I must say my all time fave in this musical is now Attack on Rue Plummet. The energy level of that song ALWAYS gets me psyched. Hell week starts TOMORROW!!! We have 3-10 rehearsals (that's after school to bedtime, people!) starting sometime this week and running through to the performances. Time for me to start taking a pillow and blankey to the auditorium where we rehearse....and no, I am NOT joking. The auditorium is closer to home right now that anything but home itself. I gotta start taking homework there, too.

By the way, mgreenley, if we hear anyone singing along in the audience while we're up on stage performing, we will hunt them down and beat them to tar after the show. ;)

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I just got the schedule for this week.
MONDAY
3-5pm Cart-Building, Props, Costuming (Everyone available and Willing)
6-9pm Dance Rehearsal for FULL CAST

TUESDAY
3-5 Dance FULL CAST (not involved with Sports-Try-outs)
6-10pm Run-through Act One FULL CAST

WEDNESDAY
3-5pm Les Neuf
6-10pm Run-through Act Two FULL CAST

THURSDAY
6-10pm Run-through Entire Show FULL CAST

FRIDAY
3-5pm Prep Team Only (JC +)

SATURDAY
Tech Rehearsal FULL CAST
11am CURTAIN!~ 6pm

Don't worry dear, you'll have them back soon. I need a new blank tape and I'll be able to copy them and give you back the CD's.