Les Misérables: The Staged Concert

Heartfelt, stripped-back, and simply stunning. Much more modern take on the musical. More emphasis on feeling the lyrics rather than belting them out. Perfect casting. A lifelong fan of the musical, I love this production.

Doesn't even vaguely stand up against 25th anniversary concert, or the film or even 10th anniversary......way to many ad libs and general playing with timing/lyrics/melodies especially Matt Lucas, who I love in general and in the 25th.....also whole show taken way way too fast......and multiple songs out of order in the first act compared to the original.

Alfie brilliant as always, but several lesser characters weak, and a lot of bit part characters just shout their parts.....Michael Ball, I'm sorry, love him, but just seems odd as Jalvert.

For a Les Mis super fan...just not a fan..!!..wouldn't watch this version again..!!

I'll start by saying the 25th Anniversary performance was terrific, and still one of my favorite shows to enjoy from time to time. With that said it wasn't without it's flaws (mainly but-not-limited-to Nick Jonas' spirited yet underwhelming performance). These were especially apparent when viewing this next to the phenomenal 25th Anniversary performance blu ray of Phantom of the Opera which was nearly flawless.

I'm delighted to say I just received the Japanese import blu ray of this performance (which plays perfectly on a US blu ray player) and it redeems Les Miz at a level I wasn't prepared to hope for. I would consider this new blu ray of the West End staged performance on-par with the Phantom 25th anniversary, and the picture quality is incredible.

If you love Les Miz do yourself a huge favor and invest in this performance!!!

What a brilliant performance. Have seen all the different shows, this was as good as it gets

Everything on the screen has paled in impact compared to the original stage production which I attended a number of times in the 1980s.

And the movie was the worst example.

Finally, this production does justice to the score and the original stage production.