Wants
My favorite musicals are Les Miserables and Hamilton. I'll honestly accept anything I don't have from those musicals, particularly the former because there are a LOT of lyrical and musical variations that have cropped up over the years and they fascinate me. I generally favor Les Miserables audios from before the reorchestrations in the late 2000s and early 2010s, though I'm by no means picky.
Other musicals I enjoy (ranked from favorites to least favorites):
Oh, and I'm always eager for ANY vintage audio (say, pre-2005 or so, but the older the better!) that I don't already have.
But to be perfectly honest, I'm grateful to take pretty much anything that's offered to me! I'm here to help fellow theater fans and to gain insight into the history of theatrical productions, so I'm certainly not one to turn my nose at what you'd like me to have!
Other musicals I enjoy (ranked from favorites to least favorites):
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- Company
- The Sound of Music
- Hairspray
- Singin' in the Rain
- Waitress
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Beauty and the Beast
- Frozen
- Beautiful: A Carole King Musical
Oh, and I'm always eager for ANY vintage audio (say, pre-2005 or so, but the older the better!) that I don't already have.
But to be perfectly honest, I'm grateful to take pretty much anything that's offered to me! I'm here to help fellow theater fans and to gain insight into the history of theatrical productions, so I'm certainly not one to turn my nose at what you'd like me to have!
These are the shadows of the past...
There are several (200+!!!) specific Les Mis audios which I have observed on numerous old sites, most of which sadly haven't been updated in over five/ten/sometimes 20+ years. A few of them I could only even find reference to on wants pages! Yes, I can get SUPER obsessed with tracking down audios, haha! I'd trade or buy super unfairly for any of the following:
I also badly want the following videos:
Realistically I'll definitely never hear EVERYTHING on that list, but believe it or not, since summer/autumn 2020 I've managed to shorten it by 70+ audios already! And I have managed to get in contact with individuals who I know for a fact have some of my other wants. So fingers crossed I can get my hands on more ;)
- London | 1987 (NOT the September 5 one, but one without so many understudies)
- Valjean Company (1NT) | Philadelphia | December 16, 1988
- London | September 6, 1989
- Broadway | February 22, 1990
- Broadway | May 16, 1990
- Canadian Tour | Vancouver | July 24, 1990
- Canadian Tour | Vancouver | July 29, 1990
- Broadway | August 10, 1990
- Valjean Company (1NT) | Philadelphia | November 17, 1990
- Broadway May 28, 1992
- Broadway | December 23, 1992
- Marius Company (3NT) | St. Paul | July 1993
- Marius Company (3NT) | 1994
- Broadway | August 1994
- A handful of London audios circa 1993-95
- London | 1995 | Audio 1
- London | 1995 | Audio 2
- Broadway | January 1995
- Broadway | August 7, 1995
- London | September 14, 1995
- Broadway | September 16, 1995
- Broadway | October 29, 1995
- Marius Company (3NT) | San Antonio | November 26, 1995
- Broadway | December 27, 1995
- Marius Company (3NT) | Washington | March 1996
- London | March 2, 1996
- Broadway | March 3, 1996
- London | April 4, 1996
- Broadway | April 14, 1996
- Broadway | April 20, 1996
- Marius Company (3NT) | St. Paul | May 27, 1996
- Broadway | July 23, 1996
- London | July 29, 1996
- Broadway | August 3, 1996
- Broadway | September 26, 1996
- Broadway | September 28, 1996 | Matinee
- Broadway | September 28, 1996
- Marius Company (3NT) | Philadelphia | December 12, 1996
- Marius Company (3NT) | Philadelphia | December 21, 1996
- Broadway | January 16, 1997
- London | January 17, 1997
- Marius Company (3NT) | Philadelphia | January 19, 1997
- Marius Company (3NT) | Philadelphia | January 25, 1997
- Broadway | February 18, 1997
- Broadway | March 7, 1997
- Broadway | March 15, 1997 | Matinee
- Broadway | March 22, 1997
- Broadway | April 27, 1997
- Broadway | May 1, 1997
- Broadway | May 16, 1997
- Broadway | May 31, 1997
- Second UK Tour | Birmingham | June 19, 1997
- Broadway | June 24, 1997
- Marius Company (3NT) | Boston | June 30, 1997
- Marius Company (3NT) | Atlanta | July 13, 1997
- Second UK Tour | Birmingham | July 23, 1997
- London | August 14, 1997
- London | August 23, 1997
- London | September 23, 1997
- Broadway | September 28, 1997
- Second UK Tour | Birmingham | October 4, 1997
- Marius Company (3NT) | St Louis | October 11, 1997
- London | November 1, 1997
- Marius Company (3NT) | Des Moines | November 19, 1997
- Marius Company (3NT) | Des Moines | November 20, 1997
- Marius Company (3NT) | Detroit | December 20, 1997 | Matinee
- Marius Company (3NT) | Detroit | December 20, 1997
- Broadway | December 30, 1997
- Broadway | January 6, 1998
- Broadway | January 8, 1998
- London | January 13, 1998
- Marius Company (3NT) | Chicago | January 15, 1998
- Broadway | January 18, 1998
- Second Australian Tour | Sydney | January 21, 1998
- Second Australian Tour | Sydney | January 24, 1998
- Broadway | February 3, 1998
- London | February 5, 1998
- Broadway | February 12, 1998
- Marius Company (3NT) | Chicago | February 13, 1998
- Broadway | February 15, 1998
- Marius Company (3NT) | Chicago | February 15, 1998
- Second Australian Tour | Sydney | February 17, 1998
- London | March 1998
- London | March 12, 1998
- Second Australian Tour | Sydney | March 13, 1998
- London | March 20, 1998
- Broadway | April 8, 1998
- Broadway | April 14, 1998
- Broadway | April 18, 1998 | Matinee
- Marius Company (3NT) | Peoria | April 25, 1998
- London | May 2, 1998
- Broadway | May 16, 1998
- Marius Company (3NT) | Nashville | May 22, 1998
- Broadway | June 17, 1998
- London | June 20, 1998
- Broadway | June 24, 1998
- Broadway | July 1, 1998
- Cardiff Concert | July 5, 1998
- Marius Company (3NT) | St. Paul, MN | July 8, 1998
- Marius Company (3NT) | St. Paul, MN | July 9, 1998 | Matinee
- London | July 14, 1998
- Marius Company (3NT) | Toronto | July 15, 1998
- Marius Company (3NT) | Toronto | July 18, 1998
- Marius Company (3NT) | Toronto | July 20, 1998
- Marius Company (3NT) | Toronto | July 21, 1998
- Marius Company (3NT) | Toronto | July 27, 1998
- Broadway | July 29, 1998
- Broadway | August 5, 1998
- Broadway | August 17, 1998
- Broadway | August 19, 1998
- Marius Company (3NT) | Toronto | August 29, 1998
- Broadway | September 1, 1998
- Marius Company (3NT) | Toronto | September 5, 1998
- Broadway | September 8, 1998
- Marius Company (3NT) | Toronto | September 9, 1998
- Marius Company (3NT) | Toronto | September 22, 1998
- Marius Company (3NT) | Toronto | September 23, 1998
- Broadway | October 10, 1998
- Second Australian Tour | Melbourne | October 20, 1998
- Broadway | October 25, 1998
- Broadway | October 26, 1998
- Broadway | November 13, 1998
- Broadway | November 18, 1998
- Second UK Tour | Edinburgh | December 1, 1998
- Second Australian Tour | Melbourne | December 1, 1998
- Second UK Tour | Edinburgh | December 10, 1998
- Broadway | January 12, 1999
- Broadway | January 17, 1999
- Broadway | February 4, 1999
- London | February 18, 1999
- London | February 22, 1999
- London | March 9, 1999
- Broadway | March 11, 1999
- Broadway | April 7, 1999
- Marius Company (3NT) | Toledo | April 30, 1999
- Marius Company (3NT) | Cincinnati | May 12, 1999
- London | May 15, 1999
- Marius Company (3NT) | Washington, D.C. | June 1, 1999
- Marius Company (3NT) | Washington, D.C. | June 2, 1999 | Matinee
- Broadway | June 16, 1999
- Second Australian Tour | Brisbane | June 23, 1999
- Broadway | June 25, 1999
- Marius Company (3NT) | Washington, D.C. | July 25, 1999 | Matinee
- London | July 8, 1999
- Marius Company (3NT) | Hartford, CT | August 1, 1999
- Broadway | August 20, 1999
- Marius Company (3NT) | San Diego | October 2, 1999 | Matinee
- Broadway | October 19, 1999
- Second UK Tour | Newcastle | October 21, 1999
- Marius Company (3NT) | Colorado Springs | October 24, 1999
- Second UK Tour | Newcastle | November 3, 1999
- London | November 25, 1999
- Marius Company (3NT) | Los Angeles | January 2, 2000
- Broadway | January 4, 2000
- Broadway | January 19, 2000
- Marius Company (3NT) | Los Angeles | January 23, 2000
- London | February 15, 2000
- Second UK Tour | Bristol | March 6, 2000
- Marius Company (3NT) | Dayton | March 9, 2000
- Broadway | April 9, 2000
- London | April 15, 2000
- Marius Company (3NT) | Philadelphia | May 31, 2000
- Marius Company (3NT) | St. Paul, MN | June 24, 2000
- Marius Company (3NT) | San Francisco | July 1, 2000
- Marius Company (3NT) | San Francisco | September 10, 2000
- Marius Company (3NT) | Bloomington | November 14, 2000
- London | December 11, 2000
- London | December 12, 2000
- London | January 4, 2001
- London | January 27, 2001
- Marius Company (3NT) | San Orlando | February 11, 2001
- Marius Company (3NT) | St Louis | March 3, 2001 | Matinee
- London | March 3, 2001 (NOT the matinee audio, but one without an understudy as Valjean)
- London | March 24, 2001 | Matinee
- Broadway | April 11, 2001 | Matinee
- London | April 28, 2001 | Matinee
- Marius Company (3NT) | Hartford, CT | June 10, 2001
- London | July 2, 2001
- London | July 5, 2001
- London | July 7, 2001
- London | July 14, 2001
- London | August 14, 2001
- London | August 15, 2001
- London | August 18, 2001
- Belfast Concert | September 8, 2001
- Broadway | October 30, 2001
- London | November 26, 2001
- London | December 14, 2001
- London | December 27, 2001
- London | January 10, 2002
- Marius Company (3NT) | Chicago | January 13, 2002
- Marius Company (3NT) | Chicago | January 25, 2002
- Marius Company (3NT) | San Francisco | June 5, 2002
- London | June 14, 2002
- London | June 17, 2002
- London | June 27, 2002 | Matinee
- London | August 3, 2002
- London | September 2, 2002
- London | September 9, 2002
- London | September 21, 2002 | Matinee
- London | September 25, 2002
- Broadway | November 12, 2002
- London | January 21, 2003
- London | January 28, 2003
- London | February 4, 2003
- London | February 15, 2003 | Matinee
- London | March 3, 2003
- London | March 8, 2003
- London | April 4, 2003
- Broadway | May 10, 2003
- Broadway | May 13, 2003
- London | November 5, 2003
- London | November 13, 2003
- London | December 8, 2003
- London | July 26, 2004
- London | August 26, 2004
- London | October 6, 2004
- London | October 8, 2004
- London | November 11, 2004
- London | December 15, 2004
- London | March 5, 2005
- London | March 15, 2005
- London | May 11, 2005
- London | May 24, 2005
- London | August 9, 2005
- London | November 26, 2005 | Matinee
- Marius Company (3NT) | Philadelphia | March 4, 2006
- Marius Company (3NT) | Waterbury, CT | March 26, 2006
I also badly want the following videos:
- London | 1990
- Marius Company (3NT) | Washington, D.C. | July 8-15, 1999
- Marius Company (3NT) | September 1999 (This one's NFT so it's a long shot, but if you're the master of it and you somehow come across this page, please contact me!!)
- London | February 22, 2001 (I have also seen it listed as January 22. I've seen it on literally five or six old sites, a few updated as recently as 2010 and 2011, so I feel like it's almost certain to still exist somewhere!)
- Marius Company (3NT) | Peoria | July 28-August 5, 2001
- Broadway | September 16, 2002
Realistically I'll definitely never hear EVERYTHING on that list, but believe it or not, since summer/autumn 2020 I've managed to shorten it by 70+ audios already! And I have managed to get in contact with individuals who I know for a fact have some of my other wants. So fingers crossed I can get my hands on more ;)