Robert Longo, one of our Chestnut Cabaret Performers, talks about his time with Frank Moore in Toronto's production of Les Miserables

Frank Moore and I crossed paths when I came in to the original Toronto company as an understudy for Javert. Tom Goerz, the original TO Javert tore ligaments in his knee stumbling on the street car tracks and was out for 6 weeks. I remember him playing the Bishop and his Valjean was stellar.
Performing 8 shows a week became the routine then. You live your life like everyone else and you go to theatre when it's time to work. Except, of course, when our son Nick was born... He was in the ICU at Sick Kid's for 2 weeks. They set up cots for Gabrielle and I to sleep on because he needed to nurse every 2 hours. I'd walk to the Royal Alex to do the shows and spend all other time at the hospital. I was so tired that when all of the revolutionaries were sleeping on the barricade during BRING HIM HOME, I would actually fall asleep.