That's a Wrap on Huntsville's Favorite Musical!
That’s a
wrap on Les Misérables and on BTL’s 2024-25 Season! And once again, Les
Misérables proved that it is Huntsville’s favorite musical, regaining the
title of BTL’s #1 grossing show of all time! Les Mis is not only
Huntsville’s favorite show, but it won BroadwayWorld’s “Broadway Brackets”
competition as the “Ultimate Best Musical” for the second year in a
row.
Why do we
love Les Mis so much? I think because it’s a universal story that everyone can
identify with, and today more than ever. It’s about love, redemption,
broken dreams, new dreams, social justice, etc.....It checks off all the boxes
with the magnificent sets, lighting, gives you all the “feels” and arguably has
the best musical score ever written for the musical theater.
As you know
I toured with this beautiful show for years and I still absolutely love it. I
equate that with "I worked in the kitchen of the restaurant but still love their
food." You don’t get a better endorsement than that one!
We
cultivated an Opening Night Party, which occurred an hour prior to the
performance, with some of our most hardcore Les Mis fans and influencers to
help us create a big buzz and arouse the authentic enthusiasm and eagerness
around Huntsville’s opportunity to see EIGHT PERFORMANCES of their favorite
musical. Opening Night was epic and here’s a sampling of photos to show you
just that:
You all know
how important our local high school theatre kids are to me, so I’m absolutely
thrilled that for this Les Mis engagement we had the chance to host TWO
student workshop opportunities: A Technical Theatre Workshop & a
Performance Theatre Workshop!
The Les
Misérables Technical Theatre (and More) Workshop, “A World of Opportunity,”
was a huge success! Seven “Les Mis” company members (including company
management, stage management, props, orchestra & wardrobe) introduced the
multitude of job opportunities behind the curtain, to 100 High School Theater
Students from all over the Tennessee Valley. And big thanks to Lee High Theater
for hosting us in their beautiful auditorium. I hope that this is just the
beginning of these types of workshops. Here’s some photos of this phenomenal
event:
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Next up was
our last Student Performance Workshop of the season and it certainly ended on a
high note with Les Misérables cast member, Juliette Redden! Juliette is not
only an incredible talent in the show, where she is in the ensemble and
understudies Fantine, but she is also a truly gifted teacher. Our theatre
students here couldn’t have been happier!
Big shoutout
to Smith Thornton Advisors, LLC for sponsoring this workshop and tickets to the
show for our local high school theater students! Here’s some photos of the performance workshop:
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I even
popped into the Lookout Lounge Reception on Friday and Saturday evenings before
the show to talk to the patrons about my life from growing up in Huntsville
to moving to NYC, touring all over the world with various Broadway Tours
(including Les Mis) and then back home again to Huntsville as the Director of Communications for
BTL. Thanks for hosting me, Emily Vandiver and Robert Lane. It was fun
reminiscing about my glory days on the barricade and such! Here’s a few photos:
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Needless to
say, Les Misérables, was a huge success both critically and financially! So,
what exactly were people saying about this National Tour of Les Mis? How about
we just hear it directly from them:
- It was phenomenal – the actors, the singing, the orchestra and the production were all amazing. Bravo! It was a beautiful end to a wonderful BTL season! - Michael R
- Absolute perfection! The vocals in this cast left me breathless. -Denise T
- I’ve seen Les Mis about four times and this one was my favorite! - Barbara S
- Amazing! Thanks for bringing the show back to Huntsville! - Georgina N
- Fantastic production of my favorite musical. I could have thoroughly enjoyed all eight performances! - Byron D
- It was a wonderful, beautiful show! So, so good! - Cheryl P
- Wonderful show and a fantastic end to a great season! - Lynda M
- This was such a tremendous show! Thank you BTL for bringing such outstanding shows to Huntsville! - Pat B
- Wonderful show! Thank you for a fabulous season. - Linda A
- Met all expectations! Great Show!! - Julia D
- Love this show! It was phenomenal! Thank you BTL for another amazing season! - Barbara C
- This production was fantastic! - Sarah H
- I loved it! I can’t wait to see it next time they’re in town and bring my entire family. - Nat S
- Fantastic! Loved every minute. - Deb H
- I believe it was the best show I’ve ever seen! Thank you so very much. - Gloria P
- A Wonderful production! The voices of this cast were phenomenal! - Donna G
- Everything about this production was wonderful! It was perfection and I loved it. Each actor was brilliant and their voices were amazing. What beautiful music we were blessed to hear! - Cleo G
- Amazing Cast! Gorgeous projections! Great direction! If you’ve seen it you won’t be disappointed and if you haven’t seen it, it may just be the best show you’ll ever see. - Luz L
- The show was FANTASTIC! - Biddie B
- It was brilliant. Congratulations to all involved! - Mary T
- It was amazing! Home run!!! Thanks for bringing it here! - Cindy R
- The tour brought new life to a classic, and I'm fully obsessed all over again. - Meghan P
- It was spectacular. "Bring Him Home" took my breath. - Amy P
- So many moments take your breath away. So much beauty, packed into every note and scene. - Megan C
- This show was truly exceptional! - Olivia S
- Y'all this production of Les Mis was breathtaking! - Sara A
- This was easily one of, if not the, best touring production I have ever seen. - Cody H
- Good gracious - just blown away by the experience. - Chris C
- This was my first time seeing Les Mis and it's obvious why it's still the world's most popular musical! - Stephanie J
- Les Mis was out of this world! Amazingness! - Fran F
- This production is perfect! The vocals gave me chills and there wasn't a dry eye around me. - Rhonda C
And there
were so many more lovely comments posted on our social media from patrons and
audience members. I just can’t type anymore because my hands are exhausted.
Hahahaha!
So, I will
leave you now with my favorite line from the show:
“To love
another person is to see the face of God.”
- Jean Valjean, Fantine & Eponine
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