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Les Miserables script leaked ; Sierra Boggess to perform Christine in Phantom for Broadway's 25th

Two interesting things have just popped up on the net within 24 hours:

Firstly, the Les Miserables script has popped up (on UniversalStudios own website). Which means, if you're looking to see how Tom Hooper and Co. have adapted this amazing musical, read on! Chock full of new sequences and lyrics, this musical follows the book more closely than it's stage counterpart. Overall, if the trailer moved you to tears, brace yourself because you have no idea how much more you're gonna cry.

~ SHOOTING SCRIPT ~


Secondly, those of you who enjoyed Sierra Boggess in the 25th Anniversary of Phantom in London will be pleased or displeased to know that she is playing the role again. This was just posted on Broadway's Phantom of the Opera site and facebook:





You heard it here first!
SIERRA BOGGESS is confirmed to join the Broadway cast starting this coming January in honor of the 25th Anniversary! Her limited engagement will start the week of January 21, 2013 (Christine playing schedule TBD). Additional principal casting to come early next week...


So excited about the Les Miserables script, since it's all around perfect. (And it's legit!) As for Sierra, god, she has certainly overstayed her welcome. Was expecting someone who has actually played the role on Broadway to step in.

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lauridsen09 19th-Oct-2012 03:44 am (UTC)
I wish Ramin Karimloo would come to Broadway. I would pay to see him in anything.
dbil 19th-Oct-2012 03:54 am (UTC)
I agree with this comment so much. Missed him earlier in September when he was in Chicago.
jammyjam 19th-Oct-2012 04:00 am (UTC)
yaaaas!
zness 19th-Oct-2012 04:21 am (UTC)
me too. saw him in love never dies in london... unf.
lauridsen09 19th-Oct-2012 04:22 am (UTC)
So jealous.
arainymist 19th-Oct-2012 04:27 am (UTC)
I wish he would come to my bed
crazyfruitlady 19th-Oct-2012 05:44 am (UTC)
I am SO HAPPY I finally have a HQ recording of him. I remember the first time I saw him in London, from front row, I actually cowered back a little when he got angry and started advancing on Christine. I had to remind myself that it was a musical.

Now I play it in the car on full blast. Glorious.
bungalowtick 19th-Oct-2012 05:50 pm (UTC)
i thought he was going to work with sondheim on something pretty soon?

ugh, i'm probably misinformed. i haven't been keeping up with the theatre world as of late :(
arainymist 19th-Oct-2012 03:46 am (UTC)
I love Sierra! IDGAF
lauridsen09 19th-Oct-2012 03:50 am (UTC)
I love her too! I don't really get all the hate - I thought she was awesome in POTO 25.
arainymist 19th-Oct-2012 04:13 am (UTC)
Same! And I love her on the little mermaid soundtrack and she's adorable on twitter.
arcee8 19th-Oct-2012 04:01 am (UTC)
She's amazing! What's the big deal? Why do people not like her? Her voice brought me to tears.
dbil 19th-Oct-2012 04:04 am (UTC)
I love her too! XD
simplychristina 19th-Oct-2012 04:16 am (UTC)
Me too. I don't get the hate.
returnofthejedi 19th-Oct-2012 01:09 pm (UTC)
I was blown away by her performance in POTO. I don't get the hate for her. That entire cast was amazing.
aglows 19th-Oct-2012 03:12 pm (UTC)
Me too! I was kinda sad that she couldn't do Rebecca because I wanted to see her in something new, but thank god she left that hot mess of a musical!
iamglory 19th-Oct-2012 06:12 pm (UTC)
Me too!
aerinsol 19th-Oct-2012 03:49 am (UTC)


I stopped myself after reading the prologue. I want to be surprised and have raw emotion when I see it! I'm not going to listen to the album either. I was like "Why did they cut that?!" at first, but you get to see it instead of hearing them sing about it so it makes sense. I also think I need to read up about prisoners in France in 1815.

Also Sierra needs to get away from ALW and Phantom to do new/original stuff before she wakes up in twenty years and that's all she's done.
lauridsen09 19th-Oct-2012 03:50 am (UTC)
MY FAVOURITE JAVERT!!!!
beaddddddsss 19th-Oct-2012 03:51 am (UTC)
Ia, but I know I'm gonna cave and listen to the soundtrack beforehand. I won't read the script, tho. I trust it's going to do Les Mis justice because I love the creative team behind the film and cast decisions minus a few so far.
aerinsol 19th-Oct-2012 03:58 am (UTC)
I know. I have no resolve. Going to try hard though. You can't listen to it anyway without having the visuals. The quietness of songs/whatever Hugh was talking about won't make sense without them. So no cheating~
nemo_de_la_meer 19th-Oct-2012 03:53 am (UTC)
That script was glorious. It's going to be even better seeing actors play it out. Sing it, well, Javert and Valjean are the only two I'm worried about. Russell more so.
klmnumbers 19th-Oct-2012 04:05 am (UTC)
Philip Quast is perfect.
ladyorihime 19th-Oct-2012 10:26 am (UTC)
Before she played Christine in Las Vegas, she was the understudy for Cosette in the NTP of Les Mis; She played Maria in "West Side Story", and played Charity in "Sweet Charity"

After POTO in LV, Sierra Boggess moved onto MUCH bigger roles after her stint in the Las Vegas production - including originating the role of Ariel for the Broadway production of "The Little Mermaid, and is currently doing Les Mis in London as Fantine.

She's done "Music in the Air" alongside Kristin Chenoweth, and the Broadway revival of "Master Class".

She was going to play I in the Broadway version of "Rebecca", but because the show was postponed, so she moved on to a new Broadway musical, "Prince of Broadway"; but then THAT was postponed, so she's now doing the musical adaption of "Ever After", and is originating the role of Danielle (Cinderella) on Broadway when it opens in 2013-14 Season.
beaddddddsss 19th-Oct-2012 03:49 am (UTC)
I had no idea Eddie Redmayne could sing. Not just sing, but fucking sing.

His Ave Maria is at 6:09



and just....holy shit, am so excited for his Marius

mellarks 19th-Oct-2012 03:54 am (UTC)
Eddie is literally perfect in every way possible. I'm going to be pressed if Les Mis leads to ONTD members hating on his looks.

I just need his goddamned "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables". I care the most about that right now.

Edited at 2012-10-19 03:55 am (UTC)
beaddddddsss 19th-Oct-2012 03:59 am (UTC)
I will legit start putting Vaseline on my lips and take off my earrings to knock out a bitch if anyone decides to joke on his fine ginger, freckly perfection. I mean, really.

yissssss I need songs to be released already
little_vienna 19th-Oct-2012 03:49 am (UTC)
the shooting script is giving me such hope. Especially how they decided to do Lovely Ladies & I Dreamed a Dream, wow. And Master of the House--always the way I imagined it, gross and sneaky and bawdy. And Eponine has more characterization! And it's actually putting more of the 'history' back into the story. My only fear at this point is Crowe.
nemo_de_la_meer 19th-Oct-2012 03:51 am (UTC)
Same here, same here. I'm so terrified. All the bits with Javert have me feeling iffy. :/

The script is just too, too good. It makes me wish the Phantom movie got this much love.
lauridsen09 19th-Oct-2012 03:54 am (UTC)
Except the Phantom movie was an unfortunate disaster. In theory, it could have (and should have) been amazing, but there were too many problems, not the least of which being that Gerard Butler (hot though he may be) cannot sing.
little_vienna 19th-Oct-2012 03:54 am (UTC)
Every time I got to a scene with Javert in the script, I just thought But will Crowe blow it? I hope he proves me wrong.

Ia completely. I'm really impressed with the script and everything we've seen so far. I hope this movie sets the bar for future movie adaptations of musicals. The Phantom movie could have been so, so good if it was treated right. I guess the end result is entertaining enough but... yeah.
beaddddddsss 19th-Oct-2012 03:57 am (UTC)
I hate Russel Crowe by default, but I worry about this. Norm Lewis was my first live Javert and a spectacular one.
chenoweth 19th-Oct-2012 04:08 am (UTC)
I loved the Phantom movie. its that perfect rainy day film at least for me.

Edited at 2012-10-19 04:13 am (UTC)
cruel_fortuna 19th-Oct-2012 03:53 am (UTC)
A legitimate fear to be sure, but lets not forget Gladiator.
I mean, ... the guy can act when he has the proper motivation.
nightlift 19th-Oct-2012 03:57 am (UTC)
i'm not reading the script.....but your comment just made me so much more excited for the movie! usually leaked scripts are disappointing lol
mellarks 19th-Oct-2012 03:53 am (UTC)
I am so torn between reading the shooting script and staying surprised. Ugh.
nemo_de_la_meer 19th-Oct-2012 03:54 am (UTC)
I converted. It was amazing.
mellarks 19th-Oct-2012 03:57 am (UTC)
Ugh, I might cave. I just need to know EVERYTHING.
dbil 19th-Oct-2012 04:05 am (UTC)
I'm staying away from the script and waiting. WAITING! I want to be surprised!
simplychristina 19th-Oct-2012 04:18 am (UTC)
I downloaded it for um, safekeeping but probably won't read it. I'll look at it afterward. Or take just the tiniest peek. I want this film to be magic since I've wanted it for years, and want to go in fresh as possible.
halfabubble 19th-Oct-2012 03:54 am (UTC)
idc I love Sierra. Her WYWSHA at the london 25th gave me chills~
dbil 19th-Oct-2012 03:55 am (UTC)
You should watch her latest performance with Ramin from Classic Brits. She sang it again, chills!
lauridsen09 19th-Oct-2012 03:57 am (UTC)
+1. That performance was ah.may.zing.
beaddddddsss 19th-Oct-2012 04:01 am (UTC)
omg I third this suggestion so hard, she was phenomenal!
dbil 19th-Oct-2012 03:56 am (UTC)
Let Phantom be motherfucking Ramin Karimloo and Raoul as Hadley Fraser. This trio so motherfucking good.
piratesswoop 19th-Oct-2012 03:57 am (UTC)
looking forward to this so much ah
tammyinlalaland 19th-Oct-2012 04:01 am (UTC)
Tom Hooper you are walking a super thin line here... You best not he changing important things... Not here for some sort of remaking over nonsense
little_vienna 19th-Oct-2012 04:11 am (UTC)
IMO the changes are for the better. Out of context the changes seem kind of weird (for example it goes On My Own, One Day More and then Do You Hear the People Sing) but in context it works--at least in the screenplay--very well. I think it'll definitely be a different kind of Les Miserables, more rooted and historical, but IMO it will be refreshing and hopefully wonderful.
nemo_de_la_meer 19th-Oct-2012 04:12 am (UTC)
THIS. SO MUCH THIS.
beaddddddsss 19th-Oct-2012 04:15 am (UTC)
exactly
cuteej4 19th-Oct-2012 04:11 am (UTC)
I like the change that Fantine sings I Dreamed a Dream AFTER Lovely Ladies. It seems more appropriate some way
dreamoftheday 19th-Oct-2012 04:06 am (UTC)
ugh Sierra Boggess is so bland and boring
nemo_de_la_meer 19th-Oct-2012 04:12 am (UTC)
Bless this. <3
hola_meg_a_cola 19th-Oct-2012 11:37 am (UTC)
mfe
lianri 20th-Oct-2012 01:22 am (UTC)
Her twitter is awful. Airheaded New Age affirmations/retweets followed by 50 exclamation points...
cuteej4 19th-Oct-2012 04:09 am (UTC)
Okay. I'm 2 pages in...TWO PAGES...and I've already got chills.

nemo_de_la_meer 19th-Oct-2012 04:12 am (UTC)
Trust me, you're in for a ride.
cuteej4 19th-Oct-2012 04:14 am (UTC)
I don't know if I can handle this especially since I'm looking forward to it so much.

The only other script I've really read that I saw soon after was Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and I felt spoiled somehow.

Obviously I've seen the musical and everything. So I should keep reading?
jammyjam 19th-Oct-2012 04:22 am (UTC)
me toooo ahhh! my feels
chenoweth 19th-Oct-2012 04:12 am (UTC)
I'm taking my niece to see Phantom while we are in NYC. I'm super excited since everyone I've talk to says its amazing.
marshallgregson 19th-Oct-2012 04:25 am (UTC)
i need to see phantom again because my bff took me for my birthday two years ago but the guy at the bbq place we went to LOADED our frozen margaritas with alcohol so we basically stumbled in tipsy :(
hola_meg_a_cola 19th-Oct-2012 11:38 am (UTC)
I've seen it twice in NYC. Loved it both times. Enjoy!!
the_wolski 19th-Oct-2012 04:13 am (UTC)
sierra >>>>>> awful shrieky sarah brightman
beaddddddsss 19th-Oct-2012 04:16 am (UTC)
I could never stand Sarah Brightman's voice. Never. It's like nails on a chalkboard to me.
lauridsen09 19th-Oct-2012 04:24 am (UTC)
I can't with Sarah. I go back and forth on her voice but watching her sing is inordinately painful.
moonisaballoon 19th-Oct-2012 06:54 am (UTC)
All the old footage of her in the original POTO is so painful because there's Michael Crawford emoting about the place like a BAMF and she's just standing there with this weird open-mouth-gritted-teeth-and-blank-open-eyes thing going on. Broadway's answer to KStew tbh.
mistress_infy 19th-Oct-2012 08:54 am (UTC)
LOL A+
fiorelina 19th-Oct-2012 12:21 pm (UTC)
Acting wise she's a Kristen Stewart level of bad, but Brightman could actually sing and has personality in real life. Stewart is just a sack of non-talent.
aglows 19th-Oct-2012 03:11 pm (UTC)
YES. I really hated her
saikaro_x 19th-Oct-2012 04:13 am (UTC)
Eeeeek not reading the script because I want to be surprised! But this is making me so excited!
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