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re: Ramin Karimloo not in Les Miz Jan 17...Disappointed- What to do?

Posted by:	Teacher64 07:41 pm EST 01/19/15
In reply to:	Ramin Karimloo not in Les Miz Jan 17...Disappointed- What to do? - GValley 05:33 pm EST 01/19/15

I was at the same performance and found Walpole to be quite a good Valjean. While I admit he is a different physical type than Ramin and does not have quite the presence and physicality, he is still a very good Valjean, and the rest of the cast was superb. However, I can understand your frustration if you are a Ramin fan and he was not there. Did you stop at the B.O. on your way out to see if you could exchange your ticket for a performance with Ramin? I thought they tended to be considerate of this when u.s. goes on. Maybe I am wrong.

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re: Ramin Karimloo not in Les Miz Jan 17...Disappointed- What to do?

Posted by:	Shutterbug 11:20 pm EST 01/19/15
In reply to:	re: Ramin Karimloo not in Les Miz Jan 17...Disappointed- What to do? - Teacher64 07:41 pm EST 01/19/15

In my experience, whether or not the box office is willing to exchange a ticket due to a performer being out depends largely on how you acquired the ticket. If the ticket was purchased through TDF or a similar discount service, then no - they will not. I went to see EVITA 3 times - all tix purchased through TDF - before I finally got to see Ricky Martin. Also, Ramin was out for my first visit to Les Miz. Same story. The b.o. wouldn't exchange a TDF ticket. I liked Walpole's voice and thought he sang the role beautifully. However, Ramin has "it" and is worth seeing. His Bring Him Home was very moving. He's also very easy on the eyes.

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