My overall impression
If you have ever watched or been listening to to Les Mis and had thoughts like, “Wow! Jean Val Jean just waltzed into that tavern and bought himself a little girl. That’s kind of sketchy!” Then this is the show for you. Thenardier, played by Nathan Ondracek, is a great host. He interacts with the audience marvelously and is equal parts charming and sleezy. On the whole the voices are good and suited to their roles and everyone embraces the rough, tongue in cheek atmosphere. This production is clever and high-spirited, but in their desire to interact with the entire audience the actors spend quite a bit of time in the aisles where it becomes hard to see and hear them. Had the main characters spent more time on the actual stage, it would have been even more enjoyable.
