# Why didn't any of you bastards tell me there was a LES MIZ musical coming? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 30, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-there-was-a-les-miz-musical-coming/642603 "2012-11-30T19:46:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-there-was-a-les-miz-musical-coming/642603/41 "2012-12-01T16:38:25Z")
I am very confident StR that you will see that ad again before the film opens. Several times. And if a dozen naked Monica Bellucci slap bots were standing around singing “Master of the House” (in the film to be played by Borat and HBC) I would have you tried for Crimes against Humanity and have you put away forever. Or kill myself. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-there-was-a-les-miz-musical-coming/642603/42 "2012-12-01T17:12:19Z")
> [@simster](#): > > This could be the greatest thng since sliced bread - but I am so very seriously SICK of hearing about it - its been in the ‘long preview’ in every movie we’ve seen this year and now the commercails at every turn. Our local theater chain is Regal Theaters - and they are one of the producers of this film. Needless to say, they run this very long teaser at EVERY film we have seen for the past few months. I can almost quote the lines in the teaser, word for word. If these had been paid advertising, the movie would have to make about $94 billion to break even. So, sorry I didn’t mention it to you. BTW, in other breaking news: Recently there was a Presidential Election, Obama won the election, there was a hurricane called Sandy on the East Coast and Whitney Houston died. There. Now you are caught up on all of the other items of news that might have escaped your attention. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-there-was-a-les-miz-musical-coming/642603/43 "2012-12-01T17:57:09Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Yeah…[in a blond wig](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNNPWvUqB-U). Never saw that before. Surprisingly that is a very flat boring interpretation of the song. Definitely lacks the impact of Ruthie Henschel’s or Lea Solonga’s versions. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-there-was-a-les-miz-musical-coming/642603/44 "2012-12-01T18:34:56Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Never saw that before. Surprisingly that is a very flat boring interpretation of the song. Definitely lacks the impact of Ruthie Henschel’s or Lea Solonga’s versions. Yes…I have to admit, despite loving Patti Lupone to death, I don’t like her interpretation of Fantine. “My” Fantine is Randy Graff. I really think she nails the emotional facet of the character without getting too melodramatic. La Patti…well…let’s just say that Evita, Norma, and Mama Rose were perfect roles for her. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-there-was-a-les-miz-musical-coming/642603/45 "2012-12-01T19:13:28Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > My favorite is when ads are targeted differently for different audiences. You might see an ad for an exciting action movie, with lots of explosions, while I will invariably see an ad highlighting the romance that might be only incidental to the plot. Decades ago, when “The Little Mermaid” came out, I recall there were ads clearly aimed at girls, focussing on the romance theme and ads aimed at boys, which showed the manly King Triton zapping lots of things. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-there-was-a-les-miz-musical-coming/642603/46 "2012-12-01T23:26:47Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > My daughter and I are going to the first show on Xmas day. Not too excited by Seyfried, whom I’d never heard of, but I like the rest of the casting - especially the choice of Samantha Barks as Eponine. > [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > You’re going to the very first show with your daughter, and yet somehow never got around to seeing MAMMA MIA? Whatever that might be… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-there-was-a-les-miz-musical-coming/642603.md?page=2)