REV (Los Angeles 88)

The very first production of Les Mis I saw was The Original Los Angeles Company in 1988. I went on my 14th birthday with my chorus class from school. Before we went, I had never heard any of the songs from Les Mis. But I did know through word of mouth how popular the show was. So, our chorus teacher told us what the show was about. She also had two students sing Castle on a Cloud and On My Own. As soon as I heard On My Own I thought it was an incredible song musically. I thought it had an amazing chord structure. I had never heard anything like it before. When I finally did see the show, I was blown away by how good it was. I never thought I'd be able to sit through 3 hours of non-stop singing. But I did. It was an amazing show. I only have vague memories of individual performances because I had no other productions to compare them to at the time. So I don't have an authentic review for this production.


	Original Los Angeles Company (Shubert Theatre, Nov. 1988) REVIEW Valjean (William Solo) Javert (Jeff McCarthy) Fantine (Elinor O'Connell) Thenardier (Gary Beach) Mme. Thenardier (Kay Cole) Enjolras (Raymond Saar) Marius (Reece Holland) Eponine (Michelle Nicastro) Cosette (Karen Fineman) The very first production of Les Mis I saw was The Original Los Angeles Company in 1988. I went on my 14th birthday with my chorus class from school. Before we went, I had never heard any of the songs from Les Mis. But I did know through word of mouth how popular the show was. So, our chorus teacher told us what the show was about. She also had two students sing Castle on a Cloud and On My Own. As soon as I heard On My Own I thought it was an incredible song musically. I thought it had an amazing chord structure. I had never heard anything like it before. When I finally did see the show, I was blown away by how good it was. I never thought I'd be able to sit through 3 hours of non-stop singing. But I did. It was an amazing show. I only have vague memories of individual performances because I had no other productions to compare them to at the time. So I don't have an authentic review for this production.