So after seeing the premiere of Norwegian Les Mis last night, here are some of my fave parts:
The entire opening with look down was fucking on point with whips (used for sound effects and visuals), dragging people away bc they couldn't work, and actually made it look like a shipyard with ropes and everything Extraordinary elaborate stage sets AND a spiraling stage like they have on west end They made use of the entire depth of the stage and had people climbing so many props/stairs Live fire in form of candles and sort-of-barrels on stage on several occasions Lovely ladies was fucking savage and includes Fantine 'having sex' on stage, which turns into a fucking gangbang in the background So many swear words from the Thenardiers, which is not at all normal in Norwegian theater Tiny-Eponine giving her doll to Tiny-Cosette when she leaves with Valjean as a parting gift Overall more interaction between Eponine and Cosette The barricade boys actually helping people in the streets during Paris/Look down, instead of just handing out flyers Feuilly is recruited to the revolution on-stage Enjolras is the first on stage of the barricade boys and the first one to follow him on stage is Grantaire Jehan Prouvaire has a fucking plant he carries with him everywhere, from the Musain to the Barricades where he dies next to it Enjolras holding hands with Grantaire during do you hear the people sing Enjolras learning Grantaire how to use a firearm during one day more ENJOLRAS AND GRANTAIRE MAKING OUT IN THE BACKGROUND OF ON MY OWN Grantaire taking care of Marius when Eponine dies Grantaire and Enjolras holding hands during drink with me, while Gavroche sits in Grantaire's armpit Grantaire reluctantly letting go of Enjolras' hand when they continue fighting Feuilly has a fucking sword on the barricade Soldiers following Javert over the barricade when all of the barricade boys are dead The jacket of Joly from the movie being worn by Joly on the stage Javert commits suicide with a free fall effect into the shadows from the top of one of the props Empty chairs at empty tables was on point, having Marius 'interact' more with the ghosts of his friends Three giant pieces of fabric in the colors blue, white and red rolled out, covering the entire stage during the finale I am fucking shook and I loved all of it
