Cameron Mackintosh Ltd. is replacing half of the Les Miserables orchestra with a computer in the London production when it moves to a smaller theater. Inevitable, end of the world, and so forth. Let's just hope we can tell the difference, so we can ultimately win the war against the machines.
February 17, 2004
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I remember how disappointed I was that the "live" shows at Disney World and Epcot Center (in the early 80s) were completely lip-synched and had a taped orchestra. the people on the stage were actually dancing, at least. Oddly, they had a guy who pretended to be a conductor sticking his hands out of the pit and taking a bow at the end!