Staging Sound of Music with Amy Kerr, who went on to become the national Junior Miss winner, makes the list, as does the school’s production of South Pacific shortly after Sept. 11, 2001. In the scene where Lt. Joseph Cable is dying, they brought an orchestra member out of the pit to play taps and the recollection of the moment still causes her to well up. However, the one that stands out as truly transcendent was McNary’s production of Les MiserablesTheater.This production of Les Miz will be remembered by most of us for its production values and for the performance of Andrew Varela  as Javert. As the officer of the law who mercilessly hunts Jean Valjean for years and years, Mr. Varela used his commanding stage presence and his masterfully powerful singing voice, to make his performance, one that is unforgettable.



As Valjean, Lawrence Clayton delivers a strong, dignified acting performance, but his pop- and gospel-flavored singing — except for the glorious, delicately nuanced Bring Him Home  — blunts what should be a powerhouse role. This tips the balance in favor of Andrew Varela’s vocally dominant, commanding work as Javert, first on the stunning Stars and ultimately on the tragic Soliloquy. You’re not supposed to root for the villain in Les Miz, but now you do.Cheap Les Miserable Tickets The two seem to have encouraged bellowing and overacting, but maybe that’s to compensate for the thuds backstage as scenery gets moved. Pushing the performances to dramatic extremes isn’t necessary. The show has endured for 25 years for a good reason:  Les Miz is a well-crafted classic.





The New York Times calls Les Misérables “an unquestionably spectacular production from start to finish.” The London Times  hails the new show “a five star hit, astonishingly powerful and as good as the original.”  The Star-Ledger says "a dynamically re-imagined hit.  This Les Misérables play  has improved with age” and NY1-TV  proclaims “this new production actually exceeds the original. The storytelling is clearer, the perspective grittier and the motivations more honest. Musical theatre fans can rejoice: ‘Les Miz’ is born again.”

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