Les Miserables Reviews

Anonymous from Denver, Colorado

DISAPPOINTED IN DENVER

I was so excited to see Les Miz again for our anniversary, but we both left the theater very disappointed. The singing was good, Jean Valjean was strong as was Javert, Fantine, and Eponine. Cosette happened to be great, and I don't usually care for the soprano voice. There were a few flat notes though which is something you don't expect with a production of this caliber. The acting also did not move me as it had in the past. The students fought, they died, the end. It was just like that. I would never, ever take my kids to see this production. It was absolutely vulgar. Prostitutes singing is part of the story-yes, but the sexual acts going on were so uncalled for, especially in theater. And of course, it didn't stop there. You can get that junk at the movies. It was a waste of money and a beautiful afternoon. Skip the show until they fix the problems. Give us back Les Miz as it's supposed to be!

Anonymous from Nevada City, CA

DISAPPOINTED.

Either the sound engineer or the equipment, or both, failed in this theatre/performance. If I didn't know the lyrics or the plot (as it appeared most patrons did) it would have been impossible to understand what was happening. It's a shame that the performers put their hearts and souls into performances that were for the most part incomprehensible. As always with this show, the music carries the day but if this is your first time seeing it, I couldn't recommend this production.

Tom Partridge from Indianapolis

IT WAS NOT BROKE!

If it's not broke then don't fix it. The original was a work of art. You would not mess with Mona Lisa's smile so why screw with the great original Les Mis. I guess seeing Colm Wilkinson years ago spoiled me. And the Thenardies of that era were actually funny! This version left me emotionless. What a shame. Missed the revolving floor, the slow motion death scene on the barricade, actually seeing Gavroche die, a wedding scene that had a decent set, etc. etc. etc. I could go on but I'm to angry..........

Marge from Boston

DARK DISMAL SETTING

Have seen this 4 other times. This was by far the worst.

P. Moore from Albuquerque

VERY DISSAPOINTING

Very disappointed with the June 10 evening performance at popejoy hall in ABQ. The lighting was such that many key lines were sung by characters in the dark. Even when a character was lit up form 11 rows back it was very hard to see facial expression. In fact poor Gavaroche. Both of his key lines he was or was nearly in the dark. Use of only a spot on the right side caused dark faces when the turned left. Spots were also often late with characters rising into the dark with spot following. This was not what one expects from this quality of a show. Mic's on Thenardier and Fantine were too low so lines sung in a soft voice were very hard to hear. This really took away from great singing by the cast. Choosing to not use the rotating stage in the original performance I think really limited the set as well. The barricade entrance was very weak compared to the original show and having much acting with actors back to the audience was disappointing. Its too bad because the cast had good voices

Isabella S. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

NOT IMPRESSED

I was not impressed at all. Jean valjean was great in the beginning but as he became older he was horrible. The singing was mediocre nothing spectacular. I have to say though the sets were great I wasn't expecting them to be really as good as they were. I thought a lot of the characters just didn't fit. There was much emotion either. I was just disappointed it wasn't that great as I expected.

Tom Thornton from Vancouver, British Columbia

OH! SO DISAPPOINTING IN VANCOUVER

The sound is awful in this production at the QE . The Orchestra is way over amplified to the point of being painful and drowning out the vocalists. Unsure why ? -Bad diction, poor microphones, bad sound system or audio technicians, but the lyrics were indicernable. What a shame as the staging was awesome ! TomT

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