Les Misérables Archives - Starlight and Saucepans

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Fiddler on the Roof and What Makes a Good Movie Musical

In my humble opinion, it's very hard to make a good movie musical. Musicals and movies are two wonderful ways of telling stories, but I would consider them to be pretty nearly diametrically opposed means of storytelling. Musicals are inherently…

By Lizzie Hexam February 13, 2025Period Dramas28 Comments

Amanda Seyfried as Cosette in Les Miserables

Period Dramas

Period Drama Wardrobes: Cosette in Les Misérables

Audio version of "Period Drama Wardrobes: Cosette in Les Misérables" is available here. The sad fact is that I am not the Les Misérables nerd that I was four years ago. (I apologize. We all have our flaws, you know.)…

By Lizzie Hexam June 6, 2024Period Dramas12 Comments

Miscellaneous Oldies Music

The 30 Song Tag

The lovely Maidens of Green Gables have tagged me for The 30 Song Tag! (Thanks awfully, Maidens!) Like most people, I do listen to songs from time to time. Therefore, I thought I was sufficiently qualified to give the 30…

By Lizzie Hexam January 12, 2024Miscellaneous, Oldies Music10 Comments

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My Top 4 Favorite Les Misérables Recordings

Being a nerdy member of the Les Misérables fandom, I've naturally listened to numerous different recordings of the musical. Although I don't think there is any perfect album, and my "dream cast" would be a conglomeration of various casts, there…

By Lizzie Hexam August 15, 2023Period DramasNo Comments

Bookishness Miscellaneous Period Dramas

Now we pledge ourselves to hold this barricade…

I did not have the foresight to prepare a post for this occasion, so this will be exceedingly short. I merely wish to bring to your attention the fact that today is Barricade Day, the day of the June Rebellion…

By Lizzie Hexam June 6, 2023Bookishness, Miscellaneous, Period Dramas2 Comments

Bookishness Period Dramas

Defending Javert

I've seen plenty of "Defending Ms. So-and-so" and "Defending Mr. Thingum" posts about, but I don't believe I've yet seen one defending Javert. I feel that I've noticed, as a rule, that the further one gets swallowed into the Les…

By Lizzie Hexam May 16, 2023Bookishness, Period Dramas12 Comments

Period Dramas

Why You Should Watch the 10th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables

The Tenth Anniversary Concert (also known as the Dream Cast) of Les Misérables holds a special place in my heart. You know how there's that one book/TV show/etc. where if someone just mentions its name they immediately have your complete…

By Lizzie Hexam October 26, 2022Period Dramas2 Comments