jenjo Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 " Marius recovers in Cosette's care " It's at this point that Gareth gets to sing his solo " "empty chairs at empty tables" as he tries to come to terms with the fact that he is the only one of his friends to survive the battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 " Marius recovers in Cosette's care "It's at this point that Gareth gets to sing his solo " "empty chairs at empty tables" as he tries to come to terms with the fact that he is the only one of his friends to survive the battle. That's the bit I am looking forward to most. Can't wait to hear Gareth's version of this song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flower Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 I hope, that I will listen to sing Gareth on Youtube or live / but seeing him live is impossible for me./ Grrrrrrrrrrr. :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdrop Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 It looks like Gareth is settling into Cardiff according to the following tweet - getting the provisions in! :laugh: KayCee83 @Gareth_Gates Just saw you in Tesco in Cardiff Bay!!! Will be seeing you on Boxing Day in Les Mis it would appear!!! about 2 hours ago from web Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdrop Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Don't forget, tickets for Bristol go on sale tomorrow! Good luck in getting good seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelda Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 A new member called Justin 1976 posted this intersting article on the OS. I hope he wont mind me bringing it to this site. Its a very intersting bit about the back ground of Les Miz. Here's an interesting article from 'The Telegraph' - Victor Hugo's revenge: Les Misérables to come to Paris stage - in English Les Misérables, the hit musical, is to be performed in Paris in English – in an turn of events that Victor Hugo's great-great grandson said the author would have found a "highly amusing stroke of revenge". By Henry Samuel in Paris Published: 10:16PM GMT 23 Mar 2009 Paris' prestigious Théâtre du Châtelet intends to bring "Les Mis" - the world's longest-running musical - to the French capital next season for a run of around 40 performances, according to reports. "The touring production is scheduled to perform in Paris in 2010. It will be performed in English with French subtitles," a spokesman for the Cameron Mackintosh production in the UK confirmed. Ironically, the original musical version of "Les Mis", based on Hugo's 1862 masterpiece, was in French. However, after opening in September 1980 in Paris, it only ran for 16 weeks when the booking contract with the venue expired. The English language version, however, including hit tunes "Castle On A Cloud" and "On My Own", has played more than 9,000 times in the West End alone. "I think that Victor would have found the whole idea very amusing as he wrote and completed Les Misérables while in exile in Guernsey, under the protection of Queen Victoria," Pierre Hugo, the author's great-great grandson told The Telegraph. Hugo fled with his family first to Jersey then Guernsey in 1851, after he had openly declared Napoleon III a traitor to France for seizing power and establishing an anti-parliamentary constitution. He lived there for 19 years, completing Les Misérables in 1862. "This is a stroke of great revenge against Napoleon Le Petit (III), who had put a price on Victor's head. He spat all his venom against the French leader while on British soil, and it is thus very fitting that an English version of his work, albeit a musical one, should come to France. It's very, very funny," he said. "I've seen the show twice in New York and thought it was a marvellous and perfectly in the spirit of the original," said Mr Hugo, who last December lost a court case to ban two contemporary sequels to Les Misérables, claiming they violated the "respect of the integrity" of the original work. The West End and Broadway hit will be performed as part of an Anglophone musical season, also including The Sound of Music (La Mélodie du Bonheur in French) and Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music, according to Le Figaro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdrop Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 There's a lovely article on Wales Online about Leigh Coggins, the girl playing the under-study for Cosette on the tour, with a brief mention of Gareth too. :heart: Inevitably - she has nice things to say! “Gareth is lovely,” she said. “I’ve never met anyone so genuine in all my life and we’re close in age so we get along really well.” She sounds like one of the clever ones! :laugh: :tongue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val4Gareth Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Inevitably - she has nice things to say! “Gareth is lovely,” she said. “I’ve never met anyone so genuine in all my life and we’re close in age so we get along really well.” She sounds like one of the clever ones! :laugh: :tongue: What a sensible girl she is. And so right :heart:. I hope she gets her wish to play at least one night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelda Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Thanks for the link, nice girl, hope she gets to play the part too. But hope Gareth is always playing his part. :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 I, of course, love the article because she speaks so highly of Gareth. I hope she gets to sing with him. One wonders if Gareth has to have an understudy too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelda Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 I think they have quite a few floaters (not sure exactly the right name) of cast who can do varius parts and stand in if someone is ill or such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 I don't think 'Floaters' is quite the right word LOL! Could it possibly be a swing person In this thread (but I'm not sure of this)? I just hope that if Gareth is to have time off he will give plenty of notice (like he did in Joseph) but quite obviously illness is an exception. I wouldn't mind betting that he doesn't take one day off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdrop Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 All the main parts have at least one (often two) understudies. The swings (floaters) tend to be to cover the smaller parts. The understudies are normally in the ensemble to start with, so if they are covering, someone needs to cover them etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorral Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 One wonders if Gareth has to have an understudy too? In the programme it say's LUKE KEMPNER (montparnasse) and OWAIN WILLIAMS (Feuilly) are understudies for Marius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cetsmutle Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 seriously this is really good news. I read about it on the BBC website earlier today. I think he represents a fantastic role model and his honesty about the road leading up to this will let people know that in spite of the challenge coming out represents you can still achieve all your goals. Well done Gareth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelda Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Doris found this and posted about it on the OS, looks like the tour might go to USA. http://www.bbonyc.com/shows/lesmis/Default.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdrop Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Very interesting, but there's no reason to presume that it will be the same cast. Union rules mean there are a lot of hoops to jump through for non-US cast to perform there. It's not impossible, but nor is it a certainty. It would be a great experience for Gareth and the others if they do go, but if there are to be any more UK or European venues added, it might take them to the end of their contracts anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdrop Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 This is probably irrelevant for Gareth, as I expect his contract is only for one year, and he may not wish to extend it, but apparently there has been talk that the show will be in Chicago next January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdrop Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 So not in Chicago in January, but it seems Fort Lauderdale (Florida) is confirmed now. http://www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/baa.s...spx?ShowId=5541 Perhaps Chicago is coming later and they meant that the US tour will be starting in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G4girl Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Thats great news Gareth looks fab in the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Hi and welcome Lexy. Re Florida - only a 12 day stint, so considerable less than each venue here. A great opportunity for all who want to be involved, for their chance to appear in America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelda Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Welcome Lexi, lovely to have you onboard. I agree Eternal, will be interesting to see who will go on to tour USA. :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flower Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 I agree with you, Khelda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdrop Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 According to Variety, the US tour will last for three years! :shocked: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val4Gareth Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Interesting. Not sure I'd want the current cast to be involved in that case :no: Not for the full three years anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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