We took the kids to the South Jordan Community Theater production of Les Mis last week, and it is burned on our brains. The girls go around singing Castle on a Cloud. Christian asks about the French Revolution (which I had to Google.) Drew liked it but is a little sick of all the singing. I sent them up to clean their rooms today with some lyrics about "go and clean your room, do it really good, don't forget your closets, you may need a broom" set to the music of Master of the House.
I told them the story before we went, and that helped them really appreciate the musical. I am now showing them clips on YouTube. This is one of my favorites:
They asked to see this one: (The production we saw cleaned it up.) They won't be seeing this until I take them to a live production. WARNING: not for little ears.
I can't wait for this. Can't. Wait. I mean, Wolverine is Valjean.
I think I was 17 or 18 when I saw the musical for the first time at the Captiol Theater. It was life-changing. I then read the unabridged version of the book for a project for my AP English class. I love the story, and I love introducing it to my kids.
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