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...brought it in was Thomas Jefferson, in his role as architect. Educated in Williamsburg, Virginia, he despised its provincial-English buildings as "rude, mis-shapen piles." Jefferson found his model for a new American architecture in the south of France: a Roman temple, the so-called Maison Carree, or Square House, which he felt exemplified the candid virtues of the old Roman state. It became the basis of his design for the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, completed in 1799. It was the first temple-form state building to be erected anywhere in 1,500 years--new because...
...fully appreciate "Les Mis," one must be fairly familiar with the plot, which revolves around Jean Valjean (Gregory Calvin Stone), convict number 24601 in 19th-century France. After serving 19 years in jail for stealing bread for his starving family, he cannot find work, friends, or a place to sleep, until a kindly bishop (Michael Marra) takes him in, and publicly forgives him when Valjean steals his silver. Valjean is so moved that he decides to change his life around. Eight years later he is mayor and the owner of a factory, where a girl named Fantine (Lisa Capps...
...however, Les Miserables is still an emotion-packed musical with a lot of talent and an astounding set. The revolving stage platform is quite possible the show's strongest point--it gives a depth and ease to scene changes rarely seen in theater. Like the revolving stage itself, "Les Mis" gave a new dimension to the genre of musical theater, and it continues to do so today. This production may not be perfect, but it still gives a fine show to its audiences. For all of its fans, fanatics, lovers and critics alike, the 10th Anniversary Tour of Les Miserables...
Everything is set somewhere. Miss Saigon, Les Mis, Cats. Most of these things are set in some time frame. And people have an interest in it. The message is universal. It may be set in New York, but it just as well could have been set in London, or in Los Angeles, but it happened to be set in New York. In terms of the message and in terms of the characters, they're easily identifiable anywhere else. In terms of the markets, all markets are local. They're all different, they put different spins on things. And in terms...
...followed by Toronto, San Francisco, Chicago and Boston. And then of course you have your Melbourne and Sydney, those are big cities.... It's all cultural. It's all English-speaking. Ninety percent English-speaking, in terms of your market. You go to France, I mean, Les Mis lost money in France. It's just not in their culture. They just don't like it. They have a different lifestyle: you're sitting in the park and you're having a glass of wine and the sun is out and it's nine at night and you're not going...