Les Miserables Reviews

Robert deutsch from Los Angeles, California

GREAT VOICES - NO FEELING

This is a gorgeous looking production with absolutely magnificent voices! Missed opportunities prevail with the leads way too over the top and yet with no feeling. Epinone is oddly staged upstage left for her I DREAMED A DREAM which diminishes the effect of the beautiful song. Again a beautiful voice with no feeling apparent. Disappointing.

L. Porter from Memphis, Tennessee

LES MIS DISAPPOINTED

I first saw Les Mis on Broadway and the entire production was incredible in every conceivable way. Unfortunately, this was not the case with Saturday night's performance at the Orpheum. The sound was awful. I couldn't understand a word in the opening scene. It was very muffled. The chorus songs were easier to understand as were a few solos later in the show. However, overall, it was not a show that I could sit back and enjoy. My daughter and I both strained to understand many moments. I would like to note that we had good seats, and I attend Orpheum productions pretty regularly. This was the first time I've ever experienced this and it was very unfortunate.

RKL from Cleveland, Ohio

LES MISERABLES

My wife and I have seen like 15 different performances over 25 years and this was the most disappointing. The person playing Cosette was probably on par of all past performances but on the final show on 11/18 in Cleveland, we got the understudy for Javert who was ok, and and the understudy for Eponine, whose vocal range was limited and she wound up screaming vs singing. Fantine was lifeless and the singing was not up to par for this performance. Jean Valjean was decent but he had strong competition compared to the various actors we have seen over the years. In addition the staging without the revolving stage looks cheap as they only displayed one side of the barricade compared to past performances with the revolving stage which made it more dramatic. It also seems like there a lot fewer members in the ensemble. The ensemble group numbers were the best numbers of the show as the overall quality was comparable to past performances.

Mimi from Baltimore, Maryland

THIS ‘LES MIS’ MISSES!

This is one of our favorite musicals of all time, so we were so excited to be able to see it at the Hippodrome! But unfortunately we left very disappointed with this production. The staging of the show was terrible. The lighting was so poor that most of the time the performers could not be clearly seen - and we had orchestra seats! The sound quality was often muffled & distracted from the song quality. I also did not like the ‘echo’ sound effects included in some of the songs. Some of the costumes lacked historical accuracy. Les Mis is a show that fills me with emotion. But unfortunately I never felt any of that from these performers - especially from the most tragic character - Fontine!

Don Amon from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

LES IS NOT MORE!!

This was the 6th or 7th time I've seen Les Miserables dating back to London in 1990. I always see the touring productions and have never been disappointed until Wednesday, September 19, 2018. Everything seemed cramped on stage. The reveals during the battle sequence weren't reveals and lost their emotional connection for me. The actors were wonderful singers, but wanted to "act" there way through the numbers to where sometimes they were inaudible. Empty Chairs and Empty Tables on a bare stage makes no sense!! I love this musical and the music that tells the story, however, this minimalistic production is at the bottom of my list.

Ms. Cactuswrenz from Marana, Arizona

SERIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED

The sound and acoustics were so bad, most of the songs were just noise. I had an awfully difficult time understanding most of them, even after the show was stopped so the sound system could be adjusted. I actually fell asleep for a few minutes. Being that it w as such hard work, I left at the intermission and headed home to watch the movie version. Very disheartening since the voices were so lovely sounding, the costumes and scenery were outstanding, and the cast energy was brilliant. Something needs to be done with the horrible sound system in that theater!

CC from San Francisco, California

I WAS MISERABLE!

This is my fourth time watching Les Miserable as its one of my favorite shows. 2nd time at the Orpheum. This was by far the worst version I have seen. I do not know if the play was revised. Sound was bad. Especially in the beginning, the singing was rushed and garbled. This contributed to making songs / especially group singing often unintelligible. Singers with sharp voices like Eponine and Fantine were very hard to understand. Javert was totally mumbling to himself. If you do not know the story, your SOL because you will never understand the plot based on this show run. The set and lighting was definitely changed from the original version, it is much darker and does not do the play justice. I'm hoping these latest reviews are seen and they bring the original version back. I did not even finish the play as it did not get better. A waste of money!

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