My review of “Les Mis” at the Walnut Street Theatre
I saw the opening performance of Les Mis at the Walnut Street Theatre this past Wednesday night ! Wow, what a show ! I’ m sure that big shows with expensive sets can be pretty intimidating for a regional theatre to produce; however, I think the Walnut really stepped up to the challenge, and hit a home run.Thought, I must admit, that during the 1st act, I wasn’t so sure. I’d seen Les Mis once before, and during the intermission, Meg asked me what I thought of the show so far…. “Well,” I said, “I thought it was a bigger show.. I just remember it being… bigger”. Boy, in the 2nd act, they really delivered, and it was indeed bigger ! The set construction dudes must have REALLY had their hands full for this one !
Anyway, should you go see it ? Absolutely ! It’s a classic, and pretty easy to follow, though, you might want to read a short summary of the play before you go. There are a few things that are a tad tough to figure out. Like just who are they trying to barricade out of the city, anyway ? I still haven’t figured that one out.
This is a LONG production run (4 months, into August), but from what I hear, tickets are going really, really fast. If you’re thinking about seeing it, buy tickets now. Go to the Walnut’s website to buy tickets.