Oh, man. I knew a little bit of that, but wasn't aware of the current extent, especially how it affected the arts.

I love the way Zenatti sings "La Monture" so much that I tend to forget she's not actually doing much acting while doing it . . . also I am just relieved that they didn't give her a backdrop of writhing semi-nude dancers and just let her sing! Lavoie's poker is accurate. And I would deeply like to know what directorial decision was involved in making sure that poor Esmeralda did not get to dance AT ALL. Like, NOT EVEN A LITTLE. EVER.

I would be sad to have a production that didn't involve Notre-Dame scenery punching Frollo in the face, though. There's just something so satisfying about it.