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Les Miserables or Lion King?

TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Star
joined:12/7/12
Les Miserables or Lion King?
Posted: 12/25/12 at 08:13am
So my parents are giving the option of these 2 tours for Christmas. Which one should I pick? For a hint of what my taste in theater is, here is what I like and don't like:

Liked:
Hairspray
Jekyll & Hyde
Phantom of the Opera
Wicked
The Addams Family

Didn't like:
Sister Act
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Billy Elliot
Shrek

Thanks in advance!
My Oh My
Broadway Legend
joined:6/29/07
Les Miserables or Lion King?
Posted: 12/25/12 at 09:28am
Go see the crappy Les Mis tour.

The cast isn't very crappy, I hear, and certainly wasn't when I saw it but that was back in Summer, 2011.

Still, you might dig witnessing Valjean emerging from and Javert being sucked into hell's anus.

I say, goooooooooooooooooo!
LuminousBeing
Leading Actor
joined:12/27/08
Les Miserables or Lion King?
Posted: 12/25/12 at 09:41am
Personally, I loved The Les Mis tour. (It was my first time seeing the show, so I didn't have the vaunted original production to compare it to). Definitely see that. "The Lion King" looks pretty enough, but I was underwhelmed by the puppetry and sets when I saw it on tour several years ago. Whichever you pick, enjoy it and Merry Christmas!
bwayphreak234
Broadway Legend
joined:7/4/10
Les Miserables or Lion King?
Posted: 12/25/12 at 11:56am
Les Miserables. Betsy Morgan's I Dreamed a Dream and Andrew Varela's Stars alone are worth the ticket price. Lion King is a total snooze fest. No question - see Les Miserables.
Justin D
Broadway Legend
joined:4/11/05
Les Miserables or Lion King?
Posted: 12/25/12 at 07:40pm
I am a fan of both choices, and based on your likes, pick Les Mis.

I havent seen Les Mis tour but it is Les Mis afterall.

I find that unless youre into interesting costumes, then Lion King is not for you, and Lion King usually only works well if you sit rather close



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