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Jun. 1st, 2013 11:49 pmSo, I randomly ended up seeing a high school production of Les Mis yesterday!
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tsukinokage and I were taking note of various cuts, and trying to figure out which of the students were which (of course, there were far more than 9, but shhh.) There was one girl who was dressed as a boy, and she had one of Jean Prouvaire's lines (people always seem to make him rather effeminate....) a different person was referenced as Feuilly than sang most of Feuilly's lines, Grantare seemed pretty much erased (his lines in red/black were split between three guys and most of the rest of his stuff was cut), and Enjolras had an undercut. ...we were joking that he wasn't effeminate enough for a few moments (I actually don't mind that much in musical versions, but I'm specific about how I like my Enjolrai in movies, I will admit). Courfeyrac and Combeferre were fairly easy to spot, I think, though we could be wrong. (We agreed on who Cour probably was at least). We have... people who could have been Lesgle/Joly/Bossuet as well, but not off of enough to really be sure.
The Valjean was quite operatic -- he handled the part quite well, vocally, I was pretty impressed. A VERY trained voice. It was obvious why he'd been cast, and he used his talent well.
I will say, though, the Thérnardiers were easily the best part for me -- the two really hammed it up, and M. Thérnardiers threw in some wonderful ad-libs. There's something that can be said when you like the bad guys best, but then there's not many shows I can think of in which your baddies are also your comedic relief.
Besides Pokemon.
...if this means that we need a Pokemon/Les Mis crossover, then I wholeheadly approve, and am entirely behind the existence of Nurse Jo[l]y. (Not my idea, but I'll gladly appropriate it, because yes.)
Well, I suppose it technically means we need more Pokemon/Les Mis crossovers, because I know of at least one, and am sure there are more out there.
...and on that topic, I really should get/post pics of my Pikachu hoodie dress, andtsukinokage's Squirtle hoodie dress and backpack at some point, particularly before the latter set goes back to the states. (I figured out how to machine quilt the shell design onto the material! I'm proud of myself!)
...and I should get Combeferre (which didn't get finished for con... sob!) to a level where I can take pics for Barricade Day. Because people would like to see me as Combeferre, yes? Maybe? Hopefully?
I should also say that the Les Mis panel at Anime North went awesomely. Much more musical based than I was expecting, including loads of singing, but I'm not incredibly surprised by that. I am surprised at how much the audience burst into song. Oh gosh that was wonderful. I always need more excuses to burst into song, especially when it's musical theatre-related. (It helps if people can stay on key/tempo, but I will take what I can get. =D)
...and this has gone from having a point to being screen of consciousness enough. Hooray for topics bleeding into one another! (and this is probably what I get for posting at midnight when slightly sick, slightly sleep deprived, and half-watching my 3rd version of Les Mis in 30 hours. Oops?)
tsukinokage and I were taking note of various cuts, and trying to figure out which of the students were which (of course, there were far more than 9, but shhh.) There was one girl who was dressed as a boy, and she had one of Jean Prouvaire's lines (people always seem to make him rather effeminate....) a different person was referenced as Feuilly than sang most of Feuilly's lines, Grantare seemed pretty much erased (his lines in red/black were split between three guys and most of the rest of his stuff was cut), and Enjolras had an undercut. ...we were joking that he wasn't effeminate enough for a few moments (I actually don't mind that much in musical versions, but I'm specific about how I like my Enjolrai in movies, I will admit). Courfeyrac and Combeferre were fairly easy to spot, I think, though we could be wrong. (We agreed on who Cour probably was at least). We have... people who could have been Lesgle/Joly/Bossuet as well, but not off of enough to really be sure.The Valjean was quite operatic -- he handled the part quite well, vocally, I was pretty impressed. A VERY trained voice. It was obvious why he'd been cast, and he used his talent well.
I will say, though, the Thérnardiers were easily the best part for me -- the two really hammed it up, and M. Thérnardiers threw in some wonderful ad-libs. There's something that can be said when you like the bad guys best, but then there's not many shows I can think of in which your baddies are also your comedic relief.
Besides Pokemon.
...if this means that we need a Pokemon/Les Mis crossover, then I wholeheadly approve, and am entirely behind the existence of Nurse Jo[l]y. (Not my idea, but I'll gladly appropriate it, because yes.)
Well, I suppose it technically means we need more Pokemon/Les Mis crossovers, because I know of at least one, and am sure there are more out there.
...and on that topic, I really should get/post pics of my Pikachu hoodie dress, and
tsukinokage's Squirtle hoodie dress and backpack at some point, particularly before the latter set goes back to the states. (I figured out how to machine quilt the shell design onto the material! I'm proud of myself!)...and I should get Combeferre (which didn't get finished for con... sob!) to a level where I can take pics for Barricade Day. Because people would like to see me as Combeferre, yes? Maybe? Hopefully?
I should also say that the Les Mis panel at Anime North went awesomely. Much more musical based than I was expecting, including loads of singing, but I'm not incredibly surprised by that. I am surprised at how much the audience burst into song. Oh gosh that was wonderful. I always need more excuses to burst into song, especially when it's musical theatre-related. (It helps if people can stay on key/tempo, but I will take what I can get. =D)
...and this has gone from having a point to being screen of consciousness enough. Hooray for topics bleeding into one another! (and this is probably what I get for posting at midnight when slightly sick, slightly sleep deprived, and half-watching my 3rd version of Les Mis in 30 hours. Oops?)
