The 25th Anniversary concert of Les Miserables was on TV this past week, and it was fabulous. Les Miserables is arguably one of the greatest musicals of all-time. You simply can't beat the plot. Victor Hugo's a genious. Joel and I sometimes argue and try to rank musicals. Les Mis was the first "professional" musical I ever saw and after all these years it's still my favorite musical.
This anniversary version is great with one little irritation- they cast a Jonas Brother as Marius. I seriously don't know what they were thinking- there wasn't anyone else in the entire theater world that could do it? Everyone sounds outstanding and then there's Mr. Jonas. He doesn't have any core in his voice and his acting is non-existent. He's supposed to be in love and he looks constipated. Don't get me wrong- he's in tune and if he were in a community version of the musical you would think he's great, but when you're singing with the best he sticks out like a sore thumb. Everyone else is singing/acting circles around him- you almost feel embarrassed for him.
Despite the Jonas debacle, the rest of it is amazing and reminds me of why I love this musical so much. If you haven't seen it yet it's replaying a bunch of times on PBS. Look it up- it's worth the listen. They even bring back original cast members for the finale.
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