Money

This past Saturday, I saw Les Miserables on Broadway with a good friend of mine for her sweet sixteen.  When I saw the play,  I noticed how Les Miserables had details missing from the musical.   I felt that some of the scenes were scattered.  I'm not sure if I'm the only one that feels this way, but I feel the production budget damaged the musical.

 Money is what always messes up a production of any sort. This is just an example.  In a production, there's always a budget.  Because of that budget, there is sometimes half worked attempts.  

I have noticed this in other musicals, plays, movies, and even in music production.  Another thing I feel damages any project is the labor unions.   The unions are often involved because of a certain career.  Because of the organization that's involved, union workers have to pay their dues to that particular organization.  I feel that the unions pressure certain budgets as a result, because of how highly paid some of the workers are.

When you have enough money in a production budget, you're more likely to have an easier time creating a fantastic project.  When you don't, you just try the best that you can.  Les Miserasbles was a really good musical.  It's just a shame that there was not enough budget money to add in certain plot points.

My friend met a press agent once that worked for Broadway. The press agent explained to her how the actor's salaries get in the way of production.  As a result, the people that work in the pre production area often decide what will happen to the play, and how the production will work.


Money is always an issue, as it is something we all dictate our decisions with.  It is basically how we all live.  We run our lives on budgets, but it is always wise to do best with whatever we have.