Martin Guerre A Musical Journey 1/8

[@peehee76]

This hurts my heart. I saw the production nine times - NINE times, and the ticket stubs in my scrapbook to prove it - over the semester I was there as a student in the fall of 1996. I loved this show (apparently) and am just so sad it never got the momentum Les Mis did. The music is so powerful. *sniff*

[@dneumann1960]

This is my favorite musical of all time. I saw this in Seattle in 2000.

[@fairlyvague82]

Omg thank you so much for uploading this! I had this on VHS and saw the original at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. I will never forget that performance, it was my first intro to Boublil and Schonberg and is the musical that has never been topped imo. I don’t know how or why it didn’t go massive like Les Mis and Miss Saigon?? Anyway, I now have a new fave KZbin video! Thank you 👏🏼👏🏼

[@thephantomfantasia]

Need a westend revival I love the songs from Alain boublil and Claude Mitchell schoènberg

[@Cicuka29]

I saw it in the West End-I think that was the last performance. I went alone, bought a ticket at the half-price booth at Leicester Square and sat like in the 5th or 6th row. It was great, I cried my eyes out and I didnt care who noticed it. I have the cd as well.

[@DavidRhysMorris]

cheers for the e-mail. i have this on dvd and used to be obbsessed lol. love matt rawle!

[@NickJay]

@fanponine Thank you kindly. I will try to as soon as I can. I know that one of the popular songs, especially live, was taken out for some strange reason - the song with the 3 spinster ladies ... On Our Own I think it was called. I loved that song. It had comedy and pathos in equal measure and the audiences loved it too. Must have been purely a time matter I guess but Cameron let me tell you, that was a BIG mistake in my opinion!! :)

[@sunandmoon27]

you can ge it on DVD?? PLease, tell me more! I also love Mat Rawle - haveyou seen him in *Evita*? Brilliant. :D

[@PeterMellalieu]

I am starting to follow my curiosity about the production of the first London show. This video (from a series of eight), introduces the composer and writer as they began to conceive the project. The video concludes with the first rehearsal of the orchestra with the chorus and soloists - a SitProb. Music entrepreneur Cameron Macintosh notes how Boublil and Schonberg have endowed us with a legacy of fusing the modern musical with opera. I totally agree.

[@michaelwilliamybarra2409]

Did you by any chance collect the program for this show? I'm a fan of the original orchestrations for this show, and other orchestral works by orchestrator Johnathan Tunick, and I want to understand how he was able to produce the sounds in the orchestrations he dose, which boils down to the number and type of instruments he uses. So I must ask (If you can answer, or direct me to where I can get this question answered.): What was the orchestration for this production? Particularly, how many instruments and what type of instruments are used(How many Violins, Violas, Cellos, Trumpets, Horns, Clarinets, Flutes, etc.), what keyboard settings it uses(Piano, Organ, Celeste, etc.), and what instruments are used in the percussion(Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Cymbals, Timpani, etc.)? Thank you!

[@carlllight3931]

James Corden at 6:30. Didn't realise he was part of the original production

[@PouncyGirl]

Oh I love Jerome Pradon!

[@crwdfwtx]

It's just tragic that this show never caught on. I like it better than Les Miz...

[@bobbybubby7977]

“The two men that alone brought opera to the musical theatre...”. Fuck Stephen Sondheim, right? My problem with these British Pop Operas, which I think are flawed but still have much to admire, is they think they’re reinventing the wheel.

[@NickJay]

I thought that this was a great show. I saw the early preview show at the Prince Edward Theatre in London twice, including once when Cameron Macintosh was there - infact I almost accidently walked into him but told him I really liked the show. I also have the original London recording on CD and this show on video but sadly not on DVD. I have never seen or heard the re-write and would love to compare the two one day but I think it's such a shame that this ended so soon.

[@amberangel112]

yes and Les mis 25