"Les Miserables"

   Sad to say that I still haven't had a chance to see the film version of Les Miserables (most people I've talked to have raved about it, although it has received some bad reviews - presumably from those who don't like musicals anyway).

   I'm hoping to correct that oversight this week, and I'll pass along my thoughts - but I should go on record as being a fan of the show already.

   I saw a touring version of the musical in Pittsburgh back in 2006, directed the School Edition version that same year in Huntington, I've seen two earlier (non-musical) film versions, and I read the book - all 1200 pages of it.

   So I may not be exactly impartial here.

   The film is certainly doing well - so far it's earned $103 million in the U.S. alone, and another $67 million overseas.

   I look forward to adding my dollars to the stack, and I suspect I'll be buying the DVD when it becomes available, too. Oh, and rumor has it that the stage show will be returning to Broadway in 2014.