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Medford 83° e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals HOME NEWS SPORTS BUSINESS OPINION LIFESTYLE TEMPO CLASSIFIEDS JOBS AUTOS REAL ESTATE FEATURED » OBITUARIES TV LISTINGS MOVIE LISTINGS OREGON OUTDOORS OREGON HEALTHY LIVING MAGAZINES & SPECIAL SECTIONS NEWS NOW ... Director Renée Hewitt lets Camelot's 'Les Misérables' shine Veteran actor and first-time director is skillful in staging this epic of epics REVIEW — In the pantheon of big, juicy, epic Broadway musicals, "Les Misérables" undoubtedly is among the top. By Roberta Kent Posted Jun. 29, 2014 @ 2:00 am Updated Jul 1, 2014 at 10:42 AM In the pantheon of big, juicy, epic Broadway musicals, "Les Misérables" undoubtedly is among the top. Camelot Theatre Company in Talent has demonstrated that it can produce large-scale Broadway musicals and do them well. The company has done "Sweeney Todd," "42nd Street," "1776," "Amadeus" and "The Producers" — all of them challenging. But still, when Camelot announced it would stage "Les Misérables" this summer, more than one local fan of both the play and Camelot Theatre did a sharp intake of breath. "Les Misérables" has all the attributes of a mega-hit — a gorgeous and demanding score; a heart-rending story of love, loss and redemption; a hero to love and a villain to hate; and a cast of seemingly thousands. The plot of "Les Misérables" makes the most of a sweeping backdrop of early 19th century France's throngs of prisoners, starving masses and fervent revolutionaries who are all — yes, we can say it — miserable. COUPON OF THE WEEK The success of a production of "Les Misérables" depends on casting and crowd control. 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"Les Misérables" was adapted from Victor Hugo's sweeping novel by French writers Alain Boublil More Top Homes and Claude-Michel Schönberg, with music by Schönberg. British producer Cameron Mackintosh and the Royal Shakespeare Company were persuaded to develop an English-language version of the show, with English lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. The London production opened in 1985 and moved to Broadway in 1987. The show won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Musical Score. "Les Misérables" makes its point being bigger than life. It is musical theater on heroic scale. It is » STAY INFORMED sweeping, soaring and emotionally overwhelming. Email Sign Up Today "Can you hear the people sing?" Oh, yeah. NewsLetter Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right Roberta Kent is a freelance writer living in Ashland. 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