LES MISERABLES

Somewhere in Port Jefferson New York, sits a theater that has a production going that would compete with anything Broadway has to offer! The Theater is Theatre Three and the production is Les Misérables.

Victor Hugo

As you might know, Les Misérables is a historical novel by Victor Hugo, considered the greatest novel of the 19^th Century, and has been converted to the stage and even the screen, countless times. It is a masterpiece about the French Revolution masterfully written in a historical context.

Theatre Three has always come through in the past with some great productions. There was Singing in the Rain and Scrooge and Spelling Bee and now, the best thing they have ever done, Les Misérables!

Theatre Three, 412 Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY 11777 631-928-9100.

“Do you hear the people sing?” THEATRE THREE opens its 44th season with the most popular musical in the world. Epic and uplifting, here is the story of Jean Valjean, unjustly imprisoned for nineteen years, and his journey to a new life. Featuring a powerhouse score—“One Day More,” “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables,” “On My Own,” and “I Dreamed a Dream” —LES MISÉRABLES is an inspiring affirmation of the human spirit. THEATRE THREE’s Steve McCoy stars as Valjean, LES MISÉRABLES promises to be one of the most memorable theatre events of the year.

From Theatre Three’s website

The cast was phenomenal, the acting, the singing and the direction, costuming everything, just incredible. This production should be called Les Incredibles!

The hero, Jean Valjean is played by Steve McCoy, who is indeed the real McCoy, his rich Baritone voice his ability to age and convincingly grow the part, his ability to become transformed a gain the sympathy of the audience was just perfect.

Original Illustration

But let’s not forget Javert, played by Ed Brennan, the villain and antagonist of Valjean, maintains his symbolic representation of the oppression that weights down the poor peasants of mid-1800 France. He too, takes you to new heights with his voice, and his command of the role of Javert.

I could go on and on about this production, and it would all be good, like the youngsters such as young Cosette, played by both Sophia Guarnaschelli and Karina Vartanian, the cast too large to mention yet too good not to. They were all great in their roles.

The illustration you see is of Cosette and is a portrait by Emile Bayard, from the original edition of Les Misérables (1862). It has become the icon of the play and novel, and has endured as such since it was first drawn for the original novel.

My suggestion to you, go see it before it is gone! Don’t walk, run.