I got Christy tickets for the 25th Anniversary showing of Les Miserables that was showing this year in Appleton. We saw this show for a special date while we were in college in Minneapolis. At that point in my life I knew nothing about the story, book, music, or the themes it would touch on. I didn’t care for musicals but dutifully went that evening and it was an evening that would turn my life into a different direction.
I have since read the full book twice and parts of it a number of times. We bought the sound track from the tenth year and it would be one of the few Cd’s we would keep. The story is so powerful and gripping in its portrayal of forgiveness, redemption and the struggles of law vs grace. The priest at the beginning of the book (and a smaller role in the musical and movies) is mandatory reading for those that are going into church ministry… I could go on.
Needless the evening we had a wonderful. We shared it with Christy’s sister Julie and husband Gary. After dinner at the house and the mandatory prom photos we were off. It was everything and more. There were nice subtle changes, added songs, and the classic moments you expect. The sound and staging was really great. The lighting was a little off as it was the first night and I think there was someone with the shakes running one of the spotlights.
The coffee shop was closed that we planned on going to afterwards so we just went back home.
