On Saturday night, we saw Les Misérables at the Cadillac Palace theatre.
This is the third time I've seen the show (the first time was in 1989, the second was in 1997), and it just doesn't get old. The story, which some people think of as "a bunch of French people dying," is actually very touching and covers a lot of ground: integrity, loyalty, idealism, despair, thievery, debauchery, dedication to duty, and, well, a lot of French people dying.
This performance was great, with Randal Keith as ex-chain gang member-now productive member of society Jean Valjean, Robert Hunt as the dedicated-to-his-mission Inspector Javert and a very good supporting cast around them.
Watching this show proved once again that live musical theater does not have to be a product of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Pop Musical-o-Matic.
This was part of an awesome weekend we spent in the city.
Posted by jtl at April 25, 2005 03:40 PM