24 I can't believe how bad this looks: "Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo Sang Live on ‘Wicked’ Set After Telling Their Director: ‘F— the Pre-Records. We’re Going Live’". It's in two parts, too, so when it bombs, just like Cats did, they can't claim it was "exceptional circumstances" this time... (archive.is) posted 240 days ago by bamboozler1 240 days ago by bamboozler1 +25 / -1 9 comments share 9 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Didn't Les Miserable do that years ago? The one with Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe?
Yup. But there weren't any "stronk black wahmen" in that (well, at least, not as major characters), and in fact, I don't think they race or gender-swapped anyone in that version, so...
That makes this "revolutionary", somehow.
Singing live was just the start of the issues with Les Miserables.
This video does a pretty good deep dive from a music nerd perspective:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ikqU6G6Xgs