Amazing!
by doris on 2018-07-21Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - CalgaryRating: 5 out of 5This was the first time I’ve seen “les miserable”. It was incredible. The cast was awesome. It was well worth the time and money spent!

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Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Boublil and Schönberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Misérables. This brilliant staging has taken the world by storm and has been hailed as "a reborn dream of a production" (Daily Telegraph).
Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption-a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. The magnificent score of Les Misérables includes the songs "I Dreamed a Dream," "On My Own," "Bring Him Home," "One Day More" and many more.
This was the first time I’ve seen “les miserable”. It was incredible. The cast was awesome. It was well worth the time and money spent!
This Production of Les Miserables was Vocally very strong! Difficult Repertoire to sing. The singers gave it their all. Cosette took singing lessons from me for three years at my Music School,,The Bearspaw School of Music & Art. (Caitlin Finnie). Her young Lyric Soprano voice has impeccable range. She also possess a good mixed Voice. I can't wait to hear her in 6 years when her voice has fully matured. Revolutionary staging with the Barricade, much different that in the other productions I have seen. Being a Touring Company the other staging would have been very difficult to move around every week. The sound at the Jubilee is much better since the renovations. Years ago, when I sang at the Jubilee , it muffled the singers & was not a good venue for us. Now thanks to our Tax Dollars the Renovations have made a great improvement to this Venue.
This show is great! The only issue is that the intermission is so short that there is a rush to get to the washroom and back!
I've seen Les Mis 4 times and didn't really need a 5th but my daughter wanted to go. I therefore did not expect the moving, astonishing and thrilling experience that was Broadway Across Canada's production of this well-known musical. Highlights included Valjean all round; Emily Bautista's show-stealing performance as Eponine; special effects in the sewer and on the bridge over the river Seine; and the Thenardier (especially Mme) and Javert, who usually bores me but in this performance really won me over. Our seats in the Queen E cost a fortune--at least for someone on my budget--but they were fabulous and our view of all the action on stage was unobstructed. (The theatre does not have enough washrooms when shows are at capacity so govern yourself accordingly, audience!)
One of my favourite musicals!! Updated scenes etc. have only made it better than ever. Well done.
The production was fantastic, especially for an opening night. One minor tech glitch was handled very professionally. The only drawback is that some of the singers' were singing with such affected styles as to be unintelligible. The accents and overwraught emotions made it impossible to understand what they were singing. Javert in particular. When singing a story-line, it's imperative to enunciate. Also, it would have been nice to remind the audience to turn off phones and not to unwrap noisy snacks during the show. Unwrapping them in advance is the way to go!
I love the music, but it is so difficult to understand the words when they are "sing speaking". Read a synopsis of the story before you come to better follow what's going on. Great performances by all! Note- even though it was 30 degrees outside, it was cold in the theatre, especially on the feet. Come prepared.
This was a fantastic play. Nick Cartell, who plays Jean Valjean was phenomenal! The whole cast was great and the singing was the best I have heard. I would see it again!
I love Les Miz! This was my third show but the first with the new staging, think I prefer the old version with the revolving stage.
This is the fourth time I have seen Les Miserables (live Broadeay performance) and each one is a little different from the others - focus on different areas. All versions are nothing short of amazing - this 2018 showing in Edmonton included. The only negative note about this show was the sound seemed to be off a little bit making it hard to understand some of the funny and poignant lines. This is no fault to the actors who were absolutely spectacular. Still would (and have) recommend the show to all my friends. People know I love the show as I named my daughter Cosette.
It was excellent and enjoyable. It was our first Broadway show.
We enjoyed the show, the props were excellent, the cast was fantastic. Our only complaint was most of the male singers were difficult to understand, we had no idea what the lyrics were when they performed!
This was an excellent production and either the theatre Queen Elizabeth Vancouver has a new sound system or the production had its own. Singing was so good
Play was very good. Perhaps no all voices were as good as expected but still a very good performance.
I saw the show approximately 20 years ago and it was not one of my favourites. The book was indeed. I felt this production was not as dark and focused more on the love story. It was very stirring and thought provoking. Thoroughly engrossing.
A wonderful production, brought me to tears several times
I have seen 7 versions of Les mis in the past 20 years and sadly this experience was one of the worst. It started with the first act where all the people who were late were allowed to trickle in and disturb us in our seats... i litereally missed the first 2 songs because of this and that is unacceptable when we arrived on time. The thing that surprised me with this version of les mis was the speed and lack of enunciation by the singers... jean val jean in particular. It got better by the end of the show but was dissapointing as i took my son for the first time and he said the songs were too fast and liked the movie better as he said it explained the story more. This would not have been the case if they sang slower and more clearly. Also the singers sang with a darker intensity than i have seen in the past. I dont know if the director asked them to be angry about their lot in life but it was distracting... the songs are beautiful and dont need the anger or sarcasm.While i would always reccomend Les Mis this production was not my fave but of course the standout performance was Eponine( she was perfect)
This is the 2nd live performance I’ve seen and I have to say it was as good as the original that I saw in Toronto years ago, when it first presented. The directing, I thought, was brilliant. Set decor was very creative. The voices of the performers was outstanding. Would love to have a sound track of this particular group. I, and the people on either side of me, throughly enjoyed it.
Has to be one of the best productions I’ve been to! The props were fantastic and the singing was phenomenal!
The show was amazing-well done and all of the performers gave 100%. This is the 3rd time I have seen Les Miserables and it was the best.