Les Mis Rehearsal 5/22/14

Another great rehearsal. Fine-tuned large, group numbers for the most part. Earlier that day, I received signed pictures in the mail from Caissie Levy and Will Swenson. (I had written to them as well as several of the other cast members over spring break. I now have signed pictures from them, Ramin, Andy, and Nikki). Our music director declared me the “Queen of getting signed stuff from Broadway people”.

  And I was also given a very special assignment. We have one more barricade boy than we have names for, so I have to find another name in the brick that will work for our extra barricade boy. (Challenge accepted)

  Speaking of the fandom, I explained the concept of “Pontmercying” to our Marius today. And revealed some other secrets about us “Mizzies”.  He confessed that he had never read the brick and that he wasn’t as up and up on the fandom part of Les Mis as others. I clarified that I had no life, and so instead of having a life I obsessed over fictional French characters and Aaron Tveit while running a semi-successful blog, which made him laugh. We also got into a conversation about “Vlogger 24601” since he was complaining about being dragged by Jean Valjean, and I said “He should watch the episode of “Vlogger 24601” where Ramin demonstrates how to carry Marius through the sewers.

  Got to do “Master of the House” twice, which is going swimmingly. I now get to interact/flirt with this super cute guy who’s also a barricade boy during that number. (Yaaaaaay). And Madame Thenardier robs me, so there’s that. And I get to bring on the tray of “food beyond compare, food beyond belief”, etc. Although I did embarrass myself while drinking from my wine bottle filled with water, I managed to get some up my nose by accident and it burned the rest of the number. Oops.

  Cut to the end of rehearsal when the ensemble boys ran the chain gang sequence. Neither Valjean nor Javert were there since it was an ensemble rehearsal, so guess who got to sing both parts? (And nailed them if I do say so myself).

And the best part of rehearsal was our directors deciding what do with little Cosette and Eponine during the Epilogue with the other “ghosts”. One of them argued not to since we already had the adult ones out there, and said “It’s not like Eponine could die twice, and then the other one said “I don’t know, I’m watching Doctor Who, I’ve seen some shit,” and we all busted up laughing, of course.

  And I must say, that my two four six oh puns are catching on. One lady suggested I put my hair in a two four six oh bun! :)

  Next rehearsal is on Monday! Cannot freaking wait!!