This mega-musical’s material stands on its own. Yes: the giant turntable, which spun that huge barricade so we could see it from all sides during the fighting scenes, was central to the staging. I saw Trevor Nunn and John Caird’s original staging twice: once in Detroit when my parents took me to see the unforgettable first national tour (which starred Chicago diva Hollis Resnik as Fantine and Tony-winner Victoria Clark as Madame Thénardier) and then in my late teens when I saw it in London (and was lucky enough to catch the original Eponine, Frances Ruffelle, who just happened to be revisiting her role for a few months). The thunderous original production, which opened in London in 1985, captivated our hearts for decades. It surprised me the number of times I heard this question when I told people about this tour over the past few days. “ Les Misérables without the turntable? How is that possible?” ![]() Lawrence Clayton (Jean Valjean) “Brings Him Home” in the new national tour of “Les Misérables.”
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