Brunnhilde
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This one was said by my husband, who's going to play Javert in a students and teacher's production.
When he was chosen for the role, his first reaction was:
"My God HOW will I climb over the parapet in a LONGCOAT?!"
Imagine a totally despressed face to it.
His biggest matter! Not the high notes, not the lowest note... not the falling itself... 
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SylvieProuvaire
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Aw, thanks, guys! I'm excited to be here! 
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EnjolrasForPresident
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I echo Sylvie's actions, and just offer my friend's ignorance:
Friend: What's the name of the guy in the red vest again?
Me: Sorry?
Friend: What was it? Combeferre or Courfeyrac.
Methinks that I mention the amis too much!
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Catherine
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Ah well, at least they know who Combeferre and Courfeyrac are! My mates would just be like "Comb-who??"
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lesmisloony
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XD It's an Abaisse INVASION!
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lizavert
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^As far as I'm concerned, it can only class up the place. 
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musictheatre00
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I always love hearing the "So how is this pronounced?" question,it always makes me chuckle
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EnjolrasForPresident
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RE Loony: Sorry! Should I go? 
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lesmisloony
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Nonono! As lizavert said, we're classing the place up!
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Monsieur D'Arque
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The many moods of Montparnasse, in song.
Grab your blade,
You've got it made!
You can strike it rich or stab a bitch,
The Montparnasse Parade!
Leave them flayed
Or stabbed or slayed!
It's a jolly game, they're one and the same,
The Montparnasse Parade!
Stabbing hookers, not such lookers,
Robbing Rue Plumet,
Dum dum deedle, like The Beadle,
Violence makes our day!
We're side by side,
We've multiplied!
We're a cameo that's overplayed,
The Montparnasse Parade!
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bare24601!
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I was trying to explain Les Miserables piece by piece to my sister, and I had been telling her about Jean Valjean and then had briefly mentioned Javert's name. Then she said in all seriousness, "Okay, so Javert is Jean Valjean's wife, right?" I pretty much died laughing.
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EponineMNFF
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| bare24601! wrote: | | I was trying to explain Les Miserables piece by piece to my sister, and I had been telling her about Jean Valjean and then had briefly mentioned Javert's name. Then she said in all seriousness, "Okay, so Javert is Jean Valjean's wife, right?" I pretty much died laughing. |
Hey, she was probably just reading the buttse--er--subtext. ^_^
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Sythar
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| bare24601! wrote: | | I was trying to explain Les Miserables piece by piece to my sister, and I had been telling her about Jean Valjean and then had briefly mentioned Javert's name. Then she said in all seriousness, "Okay, so Javert is Jean Valjean's wife, right?" I pretty much died laughing. |
...
*diez and iz ded*
...
Well - I was auditioning for a part in an out of town production of Les Mis and I happened to be waiting along with a young man trying out for one of the students. He turned to me, and in all seriousness asked: 'How many students are there?"
I can understand not knowing all their names, especially if you're only interested in the show as a good part. But please! I'd have expected a little more knowledge! Surely it's not that hard to go: 'I want to be a student - hey! Maybe I should find out a little about them!'
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lesmisloony
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| bare24601! wrote: | | I was trying to explain Les Miserables piece by piece to my sister, and I had been telling her about Jean Valjean and then had briefly mentioned Javert's name. Then she said in all seriousness, "Okay, so Javert is Jean Valjean's wife, right?" I pretty much died laughing. |
This may be my favourite thing ever.
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lizavert
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| bare24601! wrote: | | I was trying to explain Les Miserables piece by piece to my sister, and I had been telling her about Jean Valjean and then had briefly mentioned Javert's name. Then she said in all seriousness, "Okay, so Javert is Jean Valjean's wife, right?" I pretty much died laughing. |
I think I love your sister. That is just too funny.
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Brunnhilde
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Your sister knows something.. 
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sephyr
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"Why are the people in that play so miserable?" LOL
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acc921
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The first day of rehearsals, our Jean Valjean (this is at Stagedoor, mind you, where *everyone* knows Les Mis) pronounced his character's name 'Gene ValGENE.' As if the character were American, and not French.
It was not a joke. It was also one of the funniest things I've heard.
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bigR
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Yesterday, between the 1st and 2nd act:
"I love the voice of the little girl, does she have any more songs before the end?"
"Err, the little girl grew up, she is the girl in the black dress"
"Oh, shit! I'm afraid I am a little bit lost, then"
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lesmisloony
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^I actually lol'd at that. And kind of snorted.
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OTAKU_INU
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ITS KINDA OFF THE MAIN SUBJECT BUT THE WEIRDEST THING THAT HAPPENED WHEN I WENT 2 C IT MY FRIEND STARTED 2 CRY WHEN GAVAROCHE DIED 
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EponineMNFF
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............
XD
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High-baritonne
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A friend of mine when I said he should see Les Mis:
"No way, I will just begin to cry, and nobody can see me cry!"
I answered that I think his weeping is cute, so he asked if we should go see Les Mis at a local theatre this fall.
Not too stupid, but kind of funny, and weird.
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whispering
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(the day after a show)
"...wait, Valjean died in the end?"
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Brunnhilde
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Well, he remains staying and sings.
LM phrase (modified classic):
"It's not over till the dead characters sing!"
A friend (seeing Shoujo Cosette Enjy's pic as my avatar):
"How nice girl! Who is that?"
Me:
*under the table*
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Bramblefox
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Oh goodness...these are just too good.
Me: *listening and alternately jabbering to TAC CD recording on a long car trip w/ my mom*
Mom: So, the guy with the red vest...that's Marius, right?
Me: *facepalm*
And my parents and brother love to bug me by saying the French names wrong...just as 'Ja-VERT' (pronouncing the T), 'Lez Mez-Rez-Blez' (courtesy my younger brother), 'Gene ValGene', (courtesy ALL of them) etc...
Best friend's mom: Why would you want to watch a play called 'The Miserable'?
Me: *at a loss for words, which is quite a feat*
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mezzogeek
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A bit silly, but also a bit sweet, I think...
I introduced my eleven-year-old sister to Les Mis the other day, showing her the TAC DVD, and she told me today who her favourite characters are - Hilda and Brian. Apparently Hilda is the woman who gets Fantine fired from the factory, and Brian is national guard soldier who sings 'You at the barricade, listen to this etc.' I've tried explaining to her that Hilda and Brian aren't French names, so it's unlikely that's what they're called, but she's decided.
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kerry_sbli
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When I directed the Schools Edition at the school where I teach, I had the lib on my desk before we really got going. One of my kids came into the room, picked it up and said "Is it about a miserable bloke called Les?"
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Mademoiselle Lanoire
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| Quote: | | I've tried explaining to her that Hilda and Brian aren't French names |
Isn't that girl's name officially "Brigitte"?
| Quote: | | "Is it about a miserable bloke called Les?" |
Heh. Has s/he been reading Terry Pratchett books?
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mastachen
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Yesterday at the Bowl:
"Yeah there's an intermission after the big flag waving."
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Moci
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"We're going to see Les Miserables tomorrow probably."
- "Oh, are you going to London?"
"No, just going to the cinema here."
- "..."
"No wait, I don't mean Les Miserables do I? Mamma Mia- the one with the ABBA music. I knew the title wasn't in English."
I was very amused by the thought of Victor Hugo set to ABBA.
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mezzo_soprano
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^ 
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psych_out
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| Moci wrote: |
I was very amused by the thought of Victor Hugo set to ABBA. |
I now have this fantastic image of the barricade boys rocking out to "Dancing Queen" (this is what happens when Enjolras leaves them alone, lol).
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lizavert
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Bramblefox
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| psych_out wrote: |
I now have this fantastic image of the barricade boys rocking out to "Dancing Queen" (this is what happens when Enjolras leaves them alone, lol). |
They also play Risk and with Slinkies. *nods* Really! They do!
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psych_out
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| Bramblefox wrote: | | psych_out wrote: |
I now have this fantastic image of the barricade boys rocking out to "Dancing Queen" (this is what happens when Enjolras leaves them alone, lol). |
They also play Risk and with Slinkies. *nods* Really! They do! |
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Have a little priest!
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"I'm guessing it's not a very happy play?"
"Wait, so, how does the play end? Do these two girls come back from the dead or something?"
*sighs*
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Pylades Laconic
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I was talking to my step dad the other day, telling him about the barricade boys. This is what he said:
"So, these guys are all going to lead some revolution, is that right?"
"Yes."
"And the leaders name is Combefeuilly?"
"No. Enjolras. Combeferre and Feuilly are two of his followers."
"Oh. And Grampaire is the one who wants to get jiggy with Enjolras?" (I would like to point out that that was a complete assumption on his part. I never said anything like that.)
At that point, I just kind of walked away.
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wtfchuck
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"It's not really pronounced les miserables is it?"
(Prounonced as a plural of "Miserable")
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lesmisloony
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COMBEFEUILLY! COMBEFEUILLY!
GET JIGGY WITH ENJOLRAS!
I love your stepdad.
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Bramblefox
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I used to think 'Combeferre' was spelled 'Combreyferre'. Sort of a mix-up involving Courfeyrac's name as well. *shakes head*
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lesmisloony
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I like Combeferret.
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Bramblefox
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*snicker* You've seen that picture on DA, haven't you?
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Pylades Laconic
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| lesmisloony wrote: | COMBEFEUILLY! COMBEFEUILLY!
GET JIGGY WITH ENJOLRAS!
I love your stepdad. |
I don't. 
Any time he wants to annoy me, which happens quite frequently, he tells me to go find Gene ValGene for him. Because he knows that I am the 'Pronunciation Nazi.'
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lizavert
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This one came from my mom (again *sigh*)
A little backstory here. My mom and I went to see LM back in 2003, to be honest, she doesn't like it much. Anyway, I asked her if she liked it at all. She said there were a couple of parts she liked. I asked her which ones. Her response? "I liked the part where they were on the wall." It took me a couple seconds to figure out she ment the barricade.
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lottielou22
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I remember watching the TAC with my mom when I was little and thinking that the Older Cosette was Jean Valjean's maid, and that Marius was her brother and was trying to help her escape from Jean Valjean. The bishop had an important role in my little fantasy story, but I forget what. Maybe he was Cosette's kindly uncle??
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Sythar
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When my family first saw TAC, one of my little brothers - unaware of the storyline - misunderstood the section just after Fantine's death. You remember where Colm Wilkinson is saying 'I will see it done!!' and PQ is saying 'But M'siuer Mayor!'? Well... as the subtitle so eloquently proclaims 'Fantine Is Rushed to Hospital' my brother thought that Valjean (you have to admit CW looks pretty violent in that scene) had attacked her!!
When recalling that Fantine's last line had been 'If there's a God above/He'd let me die instead' this actually isn't too hard to understand.
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lesmisloony
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When I first saw the title "Valjean fells Javert" I read it as "Valjean feels Javert."
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Vanessa20
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| lesmisloony wrote: | | When I first saw the title "Valjean fells Javert" I read it as "Valjean feels Javert." |
Can I mention that I've never liked that wording: "Valjean fells Javert?" Would "Valjean knocks Javert unconscious" really have been too long? With "fells," someone being introduced to the show might think for a while that Valjean KILLED Javert, especially since he threatened to a moment earlier.
And of course, someone could misread it as "feels" and get other ideas...
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EponineMNFF
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I thought the little explanation things were weirdly phrased at the Hollywood Bowl too--I wish I could remember them. 
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Brunnhilde
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They could just use: "KO!"
Or: "Javert: pwn'd"
Hey, they mis-spell a lot of things. They never use "LAWR" correctly. 
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Have a little priest!
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| lesmisloony wrote: | | When I first saw the title "Valjean fells Javert" I read it as "Valjean feels Javert." |
I feeeeeel you, Javeeeeert
Do they think that walls can hide you?
Even now I'm at your windoooow
I am in the dark beside you...
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mezzo_soprano
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^ I wanted to say that earlier but stopped myself.
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lesmisloony
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Buried sweetly in your...
...
...
...
...
...sideburns...
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mastachen
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| lesmisloony wrote: | Buried sweetly in your...
...
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...
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...sideburns... |
Have you seen Hugh Panaro as Anthony?
Javert would be jealous of those sideburns.
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Brunnhilde
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OMG...
*has Anthony singing to Javert in her mind*
*dies*
Well, Javvie's hair is long enough... but, thank god, now yellow.
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Sythar
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Gah! I am now hearing friggin' Anthony in my head singing to Javert! (In other words, ditto - Brunnhilde). Eeep eeep eeep eeep eeep getitout!
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Paula74
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| mastachen wrote: | | lesmisloony wrote: | Buried sweetly in your...
...
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...
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...sideburns... |
Have you seen Hugh Panaro as Anthony?
Javert would be jealous of those sideburns. |
Please...I'm trying to forget those exist.
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lizavert
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Brunnhilde, Sythar, I feel your pain.
I was listening to Sweeney Todd last night, after I read that post. *whacks self on the head*
Those thoughts need to go away.
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mastachen
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I can't find pictures online. I might need to screencap from my DVD. Honestly, Hugh's sideburns are amazing. I didn't even know hair could grow like that.
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sweetsoprano
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I found it funny when Terrence Mann was telling me about how they wouldn't let him audition for Javert. He kept pushing and pushing for an audition for Javert and they just did not want to see him for it. He ran into someone involved with the production in the Equity Building and he begged them to let him come in and he agreed to let him come in for Enjolras. He really wanted to be Javert so he prepared a Jaques Brel song, wore boots and all black and pulled his hair in a pony tail. He said that while he was singing, Sch�nberg turned to someone at the table and said "Enjolras?????? No...Javert".
I don't tell it as well as him, but the way he told it was hilarious!
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lesmisloony
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Terrence Mann and I have a lovehate relationship. Terrence Mann and his reflection in the mirror have a LOVELOVE relationship.
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Paula74
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| mastachen wrote: | | I can't find pictures online. I might need to screencap from my DVD. Honestly, Hugh's sideburns are amazing. I didn't even know hair could grow like that. |
I have a couple of photos...
From a concert he did during ST's run....
I'm not quite sure I can ever forgive him for those...thank goodness I didn't know him back then.
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Catherine
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Heh, I can imagine you two having a really profound conversation, and then your eyes drifting to the sidies and giggling.
I know you didn't know him then... but still... the image. XD
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lesmisloony
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HahahahaWOW those are kind of horrific.
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Bramblefox
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Zomigosh! Sideburns! AAAAHHH!!! *spazzes* Those are AWESOME!!!
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Yakko
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| sweetsoprano wrote: | I found it funny when Terrence Mann was telling me about how they wouldn't let him audition for Javert. He kept pushing and pushing for an audition for Javert and they just did not want to see him for it. He ran into someone involved with the production in the Equity Building and he begged them to let him come in and he agreed to let him come in for Enjolras. He really wanted to be Javert so he prepared a Jaques Brel song, wore boots and all black and pulled his hair in a pony tail. He said that while he was singing, Sch�nberg turned to someone at the table and said "Enjolras?????? No...Javert".
I don't tell it as well as him, but the way he told it was hilarious! |
And how do you know him???
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mastachen
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A lot of people here know a lot of people.
If I ever see Terry Mann, I'd ask him to explain his Javert to me. I was seriously befuddled when I saw him as Javert.
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lesmisloony
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I thought he sucked.
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ChrisDenman
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The guy in the seat next to mine a few months back - who had clearly been spending most of his time playing some inane game on his phone - suddenly woke up and muttered to his companion: "How come he's stealing that girl off them?", rapidly followed up with "Is this why the police guy is after him"?
Waltz of Treachery Scene, btw.
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Vice
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My friend and I were IMing and our convo went like this (I recorded the lulz. I HAD to.) :
Her: so there's this musical I think you'd like.
Me: really?
Her: It's called leymiserab. i think its latin for somethin. i found a clip.
Me: you mean Les Mis. it's french.
Her: o.
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mastachen
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| lesmisloony wrote: | | I thought he sucked. |
I thought so too, but for a while, I entertained the idea that it was a new artistic.... expression.... that he... invented called... "just sing the lines without making an attempt to act at all"
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lesmisloony
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Oh! Well, in that case... he was awesome...
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sweetsoprano
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| Yakko wrote: |
And how do you know him??? |
Terrence was part of the guest faculty at an intensive I went to over the summer. I had a question for him after class, and it lead into him telling me that story.
I'm sorry, next time I'll clarify more. 
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lesmisloony
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I thought he went by Terry.
ETA- I forgot... I'm pretty sure he'd be stoked if you called him "the Mann"...
Does anyone remember the website for him, Who's the Mann? I was in Fiddler with one of the girls who ran that site, and she thought Terry crapped gold nuggets. She gave me a t-shirt with his face on the front and "Here's the girl -- Where's the Mann?" on the back. It was clever.
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mastachen
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Too bad he left his talent at the stage door.
I actually liked him in BATB.
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lesmisloony
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I like his Tugger as much as one could like any Tugger. And I think his Beast sounds sweet. And yes, I occasionally swoon over the "Where's the Girl Reprise," but I saw a vid of his actual performance in SP and it was godawful. Like he was when I saw him in LM.
I went to a concert of his once here in NC, and it became abundantly apparent that he thinks he's amazing. He was jumping around like a fifty-year-old wannabe rocker...
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Bramblefox
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| lesmisloony wrote: | And yes, I occasionally swoon over the "Where's the Girl Reprise," but I saw a vid of his actual performance in SP and it was godawful. Like he was when I saw him in LM.
I went to a concert of his once here in NC, and it became abundantly apparent that he thinks he's amazing. He was jumping around like a fifty-year-old wannabe rocker... |
^^This is why I stick to audio recordings...see, if someone has an amazing voice (and Terry Mann does, especially in BATB & SP), they usually (but not always) lack somewhat in the acting department. One exception is Philip Quast, but I digress. I hate it when I build these huge expectations of people and then said expectations are totally ripped down after SEEING them. Meh. Same thing happened w/ Terry Mann (but don't let him know...shh...) *looks aroud shifty-eyed*
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curlyhairedsoprano91
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I agree that Terry Mann has an awesome voice, but, even purely vocally (as in, on the OBC), I didn't like his Javert at all. His voice is just wrong ... it's far too light, in my opinion.
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Bramblefox
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| curlyhairedsoprano91 wrote: | | I agree that Terry Mann has an awesome voice, but, even purely vocally (as in, on the OBC), I didn't like his Javert at all. His voice is just wrong ... it's far too light, in my opinion. |
Actually I don't like Terry as Javert. At ALL. The London Cast Recording, with Terry Mann as Javert, was the first one I heard and it almost made me hate it. Almost. I'm glad I stuck around and saw the TAC before I made any mistakes I would have regretted.
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curlyhairedsoprano91
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You mean the OBC, right? Roger Allam was in the OLC.
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mastachen
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The silliest thing I've seen in Les Mis: Victor Hawks on as Valjean.. during the Bring Him Home instrumental solo, he's on stage, confused about what he should do, then picks up Adam Jacobs, and instead of dragging him into the sewer, carries him offstage.
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lesmisloony
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^ I've seen it done that way when there wasn't a trapdoor on the stage... this was an actual mistake I guess, cos Adam Jacobs was involved...?
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mastachen
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I'm pretty sure it was a mistake - it was the revival and Victor was on for Alex Gemignani that night. In his defense, it was apparently the revival's 2nd performance, according to the pre-show announcement. I don't know if that meant the second preview performance or the second performance after opening night, but it was still pretty funny.
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Moci
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| mastachen wrote: | | The silliest thing I've seen in Les Mis: Victor Hawks on as Valjean.. during the Bring Him Home instrumental solo, he's on stage, confused about what he should do, then picks up Adam Jacobs, and instead of dragging him into the sewer, carries him offstage. |
I've seen that happen before because the trapdoor isn't working for whatever reason. The Thenardiers appeared in the boxes for One Day More as well.
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lottielou22
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In the car today we were listening to the TAC and my mom goes, "So Cosette and Jean Valjean work at the factory together, right?"
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Bramblefox
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| curlyhairedsoprano91 wrote: | | You mean the OBC, right? Roger Allam was in the OLC. |
 That's what I meant--I have been listening to the OLC recently. Thanks for correcting me.
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sitarchlescaptress
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Younger sister Kathy talking about Th�nardier in the Les Mis TAC: "Is that his real face?"
Me: "Yup"
Kathy: "Poor guy"
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lesmisloony
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^ Aww. And kind of "word."
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sitarchlescaptress
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| lesmisloony wrote: | | ^ Aww. And kind of "word." |
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Cloudy This Morning
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Cloudy had the misfortune of these hearing these when watching the TAC with her family.
Cloudy's Sister : (during ALFOR) Why does she keep gasping like that?
Cloudy's Aunt : (At seeing Kaga in the foreign Valjeans) Hey! Isn't that that pepper-biting man? Why's he here?
Cloudy's Sister : (upon seeing Eponine for the first time) Oh my God, why is she so dirty?? Why doesn't she buy new clothes?
Cloudy's Grandma : (upon seeing the barricade) What's that big pile of wood for?
Cloudy's Grandma : (at the National Guard) Why are they shooting at those boys?
Cloudy's Grandpa : (who was in the other room but came out for a bit) What the hell is all this sh*t?? (at seeing A Heart Full of Love)
Because everyone wants to make Cloudy slap her forehead. Oh, and my grandma added this, which isn't stupid or silly, but sounded funny none the less :
(at seeing Enjolras the first time) "Oh, now he's a good looking boy, isn't he? I could get used to him!"
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SylvieProuvaire
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My drama teacher to one of my friends: The musical is pretty much the book without the boring polital stuff.
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music is my life!!!
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| SylvieProuvaire wrote: | My drama teacher to one of my friends: The musical is pretty much the book without the boring polital stuff.
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YES! And wheras the Bishop has a whole hundred-ish pages to himself in the book, he only has about 90 seconds of song - thank heavens for that! He's great but i wish he'd break the rules more.... (don't tell me he's the Bishop - i didn't forget that! )
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PqA
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| SylvieProuvaire wrote: | My drama teacher to one of my friends: The musical is pretty much the book without the boring polital stuff.
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Yes, because all that political drab is so unnecessary. I mean, it's not like we have anything to learn from it.
And most of you one-up me , here- you can get your family to at least listen to/watch it. It's like my family has some sort of immunity to it. I could rant all day and it would make them none the wiser.
Though lately my step dad has been trying to get to know it, in an attempt to get to know me... which is nice, but he isn't doing a very good job of it.
-He still says Gene Val Gene.
-He hasn't listened to the music, or read the book. He figured that the infamous 98 production would suffice.
-He is determined to think that Javert is addicted to crack.
-He refuses to acknowledge the fact that Eponine exists.
-He cannot understand why anyone would want to go against the government. He is very conformist, in that sense... he hated V for Vendetta.
There have been so many of those awkward Les Mis moments with him... so many, that it has inspired a cartoon my yours truly.
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Brunnhilde
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My father said exactly the same. I think most people today don't know what snuff is. Javert, as a cocaine addict! Hey, that's Sherlock Holmes.
Oh, and also (a friend): "Why doesn't the Bride kick their @ss?"
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Brunnhilde
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My father said exactly the same. I think most people today don't know what snuff is. Javert, as a cocaine addict! Hey, that's Sherlock Holmes.
Oh, and also (a friend): "Why doesn't the Bride kick their @ss?"
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Brunnhilde
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My father said exactly the same. I think most people today don't know what snuff is. Javert, as a cocaine addict! Hey, that's Sherlock Holmes.
Oh, and also (a friend): "Why doesn't the Bride kick their @ss?"
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Orestes Fasting
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| music is my life!!! wrote: | | SylvieProuvaire wrote: | My drama teacher to one of my friends: The musical is pretty much the book without the boring polital stuff.
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YES! And wheras the Bishop has a whole hundred-ish pages to himself in the book, he only has about 90 seconds of song - thank heavens for that! He's great but i wish he'd break the rules more.... (don't tell me he's the Bishop - i didn't forget that! ) |
I really, really hope you're being sarcastic.
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Quique
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I doubt he/she/it is being sarcastic, which is sad, really.
The Monsieur Myriel part is one of my faves in the novel, which I still remember vividly after many years.
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Have a little priest!
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| PqA wrote: | | SylvieProuvaire wrote: | My drama teacher to one of my friends: The musical is pretty much the book without the boring polital stuff.
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Yes, because all that political drab is so unnecessary. I mean, it's not like we have anything to learn from it.
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Hey, I can see how the political stuff can be boring to someone normal. I know I found all the political discussion boring when I first read the book. Now, I've wised up a little.
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