Met Sean without a problem Monday morning. We went back to the hotel, and then visited the (free) natural history museum and the (free) science museum. Sean went back to sleep, and I wandered slowly over to Chinatown where Queen's Theatre is.

Was distracted by Harrod's on the way - my new favorite store. They have everything there. The place is simply huge, and as an avid window shopper there was a ton for me to see. Especially nice were the models of Dubai mansions for sale, the crystal, glass, and silver rooms and the collection of high quality poker and chess sets.

Then walked around chinatown, and got my tickets. Had some money problems, but they all worked out in the end. Found a cheap dinner, and went and sat down for Les Mis.

which was, of course, incredible. Every note (except for Javert's) was perfect - and, in some cases, better than the other shows I've seen or heard. They had added a fair number of short scenes or moments that worked perfectly, and the stage work was masterful - always great to watch. Every actor or actress (except Javert) did an amazing job, especially Valjean. The highlight of the night was not One Day More but Bring Him Home, a testament to just how powerful his voice was. I think we applauded twice as long for that song as any other. He wasn't alone, though... everyone (except Javert) did superb. Gavroche and Eponine were perfect, and Marius and Enroljas sang a stunning Red and Black.

As you may have picked up on, Javert was disappointing. I have yet to hear a Javert who can capture the role perfectly - many pick up on parts of his character, but fail during others. In this case the final song, during his suicide, was great but others, such as Stars, were disappointing. Only other problem I had was the ensemble was on the small side, and so songs like Do You Hear the People Sing? were lacking about 10 extra voices that would have made it sound far stronger. Still, small complaints for an amazing, amazing, show.

Sean and I are about to go get lunch, then buy tickets for Lord of the Rings (for tonight) and Spamalot (for tomorrow), the two shows I could convince him we should see. After that we're going to visit the (free) London Museum and the (free) Tate Art Gallery, before coming back to Drury lane to see LOTR at 7:30.

...I come home in less than two weeks. It seems so soon.