Lamb's Players Theatre — Attraction in Coronado

Overall, my family and I thoroughly enjoyed your production of "Les Miserables." My wife and adult son really loved it, but I saw a few things I'd like to mention.

In the main, the men singers and actors were wonderful. I especially loved the fact that your Jean Valjean (for once) really looked like he was strong enough to carry a grown man through the underground sewers of Paris to lifting the front end of a carriage to save a man's life. His voice was incredible. I thought your Javert also had a fantastic voice, but I didn't think he looked or sounded menacing enough ( I would have cast Christopher Lesson in that role--he has both the look and the voice).

The women posed a number of problems for me. I thought Fantine looked too cute and although she had a wonderful voice, she didn't sound or look desperate and tortured enough by life. Your Eponine I thought was your weakest link. She has a great voice, but looked too upper class and never seemed to be really emotionally connected to her character, both in look and voice. When she died in ACT II, it was almost an anticlimax--I did not feel the gut-wrenching loss and sadness at her unrequited love for Marius like I should have. Ergo, ACT II lacked the powerful impact it so richly deserves--at least for me.

The music, on the other hand, was off the charts in all respects. Magnificent is too little word for the excellence your music and musicians brought to the overall production. One thing that puzzled me was why the guitar was strumming at the very beginning of "I Dreamed a Dream." In all the other productions I've seen, they've used a harp right there, but picking on a guitar in a high register would have done equally well. I thought the strumming guitar distracted from the song because the beginning is so important to the emotional groundwork for that song.

In summary, my family and I raved to our friends about your "Les Mis," but if you made some of the changes I've suggested, I believe your production would exceed other productions we've seen in San Diego, New York, and London. The talent you have in your company is...

Sorry to say that the website to buy tickets is not User friendly. I literally tried to purchase tickets and it kept circling back for me to enter my email address and my mailing address although I don't want my tickets mailed in case of post office delay. I called the box office and even if it's a long wait that's how I finally obtained my ticket. Also, there is no available discount code that works. I am sure the Show is good but the hassle to buy tickets is stressful since if we make a mistake they are not refundable. Instead of suggesting seats. It would be nice to see what's available then pick from there. I think that's another thing not good about how they set up buying tickets. Hope they improve this website since it's not easy to buy tickets and pick seats. However, their show was amazing. So went to see RESPECT! It’s so good I went twice and brought family and friends . They hire great performers, including my daughter. Not being biased but that shows they are good at what they do. The show was so great it was extended through June when it should’ve been done by March 2023. I guess it all worth the trouble of buying tickets and limited parking. In fairness, you have the option to get discounted parking which I think should be put on their website. My friend’s husband missed the show because he couldn’t find parking. It happened to be the day there’s so much events happening in Coronado. Advice don’t watch when there are other events in Coronado . The whole City has very limited parking to start with. Thus, the overall 4...

Intimate community theater located in a historic building in the heart of Coronado on Orange Avenue, just a few blocks north of the Hotel del Coronado. We arrived early and found parking just around the corner with no problem and there are more then enough spots surrounding the theater all within one block. We arrived a little early and took a stroll down Orange Avenue to check out the shops, even you aren’t a tourist, there’s plenty to see and if you are then you should find a unique souvenir. I grew up in Coronado but, moved away almost 30 years ago and had never gone to the Lambs Player Theater, but it was no surprise that Coronado would have such a unique place like this place is. They have a small cafe just adjacent to the lobby selling sandwiches, coffees and wine. The theater itself is no more than about 150 seats and those that are handicapped, like myself will have to make special arrangements if you use a wheelchair because the stage area literally goes almost all the way to the front tow of seats and there are no cut-outs for a wheelchair to park. I use a walker and had to relinquish it before entering the theater. The rows are steeply stacked, think stadium seating so climbing stairs will be required if not in the first row. But, stance there are only 8 or 9 rows, you won’t have too many to navigate. The staff at the cafe, ticket booth, lobby and inside the theater were helpful, attentive and...