Mephistopheles <no-fixed@address.net> wrote in
news:o4vfh29f9b7smef1fleobqj6t3ci09ak09@4ax.com:
> A Double-Page Spread in my Newspaper today.
>
> "It may be hard to imagine now, but the auguries were far from good
> when Les Miserables premiered at the Barbican Centre in London on 8
> October 1985.
>
> "The show was considered as pretentious, confusing & way too long by
> many critics, with the negative voices far outnumbering those in
> favour.......
>
> "Cameron Mackintosh, the young theatre impresario, suffered a nervous
> few weeks deciding whether to go ahead with a planned West End
> transfer.........
>
> "But 21 years later the show, affectionately known in theatrical
> circles as "The Glums", he & the RSC can chuckle at the memory.
>
> "For Les Miserables is about to become the longest running musical in
> the world, beating the record previously held by another Cameron
> Mackinstosh venture, Cats.
>
> the show is now thought easily to have passed the 1bn Pounds mark.
> There have been productions in 221 cities throughout the world in 38
> different countries, Bill Clinton even used one of the songs, One Day
> More, for his 1992 presidential campaign." LOL
>
> Mephi
>
Yes I have contact with the queens theatre and have recently obtained the
new 21st year poster. As for CATS it was that show which made Elaine
Paige my favourite female singer. However, much as I am a lover of LM it
can in no way surpass BE and I never thought I would say that.
Mercury.
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