Les MisÃÆ' Â © rable ( English: ; French pronunciation: Ã, [le mize? Abl (?)] ), colloquially known in English-speaking countries as Les Mis or Les Miz ( ), is the music sung by the novel Les MisÃÆ' Â © rables by French poet and novelist, Victor Hugo. Focusing in Paris in 1980, he had music by Claude-Michel SchÃÆ'¶nberg and original French-language lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, along with an English-speaking libretto with the accompanying English lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. London production has been running since October 1985, making it the longest-running music show in the West End and the world's second longest musical performance after the original Off-Broadway show The Fantasticks .
Set in the early 19th century France, it is the story of Jean Valjean, a French peasant, and his quest for redemption after serving nineteen years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread for his starving sister. Valjean decided to cancel her parole and start her life again after a good bishop inspired her with an extraordinary act of mercy, but she was relentlessly tracked down by a police inspector named Javert. Along the way, Valjean and a number of characters were hit by a revolutionary period in France, where a group of young idealists made their last position in street barricades.
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Originally released as a French-language concept album, the first musical stage adaptation of Les Misà © à © rables was presented at the Palais des Sports in 1980. However, production closed after three months when the booking contract expired.
In 1983, about six months after producer Cameron Mackintosh had opened Broadway, he received a copy of a French concept album from director Peter Farago. Farago was impressed with the work and asked Mackintosh to produce an English version of the show. Initially reluctant, Mackintosh finally agreed. Mackintosh, along with Royal Shakespeare Company, assembled a production team to adapt French musical to British audiences. After two years of development, the English version opened in London on October 8, 1985, by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican Center, then the London RSC home. The West End's musical success led to the production of Broadway.
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Reception
At the opening of London production, critical reviews were negative. The Sunday Telegraph Francis King described the show as "a spooky Victorian melodrama produced with Victorian luxury" and Michael Ratcliffe at The Observer dubbed "The Sunday Telegraph." ' shows "witless and synthetic entertainment", while literary scholars condemn the project to turn classical literature into musical. Public opinion is different: box office receives order notes. Three month engagement sold out, and reviews improved. Production London has been ongoing since October 1985: the second longest musical in the world after The Fantasticks, the second longest West End show after The Mousetrap, and the longest musical in the West End (followed by The Phantom of the Opera ). In 2010, he played a performance of ten thousand in London, at Queen's Theater. On October 3, 2010, the event celebrates its 25th anniversary with three productions in London: original production at Queen's Theater; production of a 25th Anniversary tour at a pilot in 1985, the Barbican Center; and the 25th Anniversary concert at the O2 Arena, London.
Broadway production opened March 12, 1987 and lasted until May 18, 2003, closed after 6,680 performances. This is the longest fifth Broadway show in history and is the second longest at the time. The show was nominated for 12 Tony Awards and won eight, including Best Musical and Best Original Score.
Furthermore, many tours and international and regional productions have been staged, as well as concert and broadcasting productions. Several recordings have also been made. The Broadway revival opened in 2006 at the Broadhurst Theater and closed in 2008, and the second Broadway revival opened in 2014 at the Imperial Theater and closed in September 2016. The show was placed first on BBC Radio 2 UK polling listener "Number One Musicals "in 2005, received more than forty percent of the vote. The film version directed by Tom Hooper was released in late 2012 for generally positive reviews as well as numerous award nominations, winning three Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and four British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA).
Emblem
The musical emblem is a picture of a broomless Cosette that sweeps The ThÃÆ' Â © nardiers' inn, which is usually displayed trimmed into head-and-shoulder portraits superimposed on the French flag. This image is based on etchings by Gustave Brion based on images by ÃÆ' â € ° mile Bayard. It appeared in several early French editions of this novel.
Synopsis
Act Me
In 1815 France, detainees worked with hard work ("Work Song"). After 19 years in prison (five for stealing bread for his son who suffers from hunger and his family, and the rest to try to escape), Jean Valjean, "prisoner 24601", was freed parole by Javert police. By law, Valjean must present a yellow leave ticket, which identifies him as a former inmate ("On Parole"). As an inmate, Valjean was exiled wherever he went and could not find a regular job with a decent wage or lodging, but Bishop Digne offered him food and shelter. Desperate and hurt, Valjean stole Bishop's silver and escaped. He was arrested by the police, but instead of handing it over, Bishop lied and told the police that the silver was a gift, gave Valjean a pair of silver candles in addition. The bishop told Valjean that he should use silver "to be an honest man" and that he had "bought a soul (Valjean) for God" ("Valjean Arrested, Valjean Forgiven"). Embarrassed and humbled by the benevolence of the Bishop, Valjean decided to atone for his sins ("Soliloquy Valjean"/"What Have I Done?"). He tore his yellow ticket, violated his parole, but gave himself a chance to start a new life free of the stigma of his criminal past.
Eight years later, in 1823, Valjean had a new identity as Monsieur Madeleine, the owner of the rich factory and the mayor of Montreuil-sur-Mer. Fantine is a single mother working in her factory, trying to support her daughter Cosette, who was raised by the innkeeper and his wife while the Fantine worker in town. Unbeknownst to Valjean, the factory overseer lusted after Fantine, and when he turned down the down payment, he took it out to another worker, who hated him for it. One day, a co-worker steals a letter about Cosette from Fantine, revealing to another worker that Fantine has a child. Fights broke out, and foremen and other workers used the incident as a pretense to fire Fantine ("At The End of Today"). Fantine reflects on her devastated dream and about Cosette's father, who abandoned them both ("I Dreamed a Dream"). Desperate for money, he sells his locket and hair, eventually becoming a whore ("Lovely Ladies"). When he fought an abusive customer, Bamatabois, Javert, now a police inspector stationed in Montreuil-sur-Mer, arrived to arrest him. But Valjean, through that scene, tantalized Fantine, and when she realized that she had worked for her and that she blamed her for her misfortune, she felt guilty. He orders Javert to free him and take him to the hospital ("Fantine Catching").
Soon afterwards, Valjean rescued a man, Fauchelevent, who was pinned by an escaped cart ("The Runaway Cart"). Javert, who until now has not admitted Valjean, though he has pursued him as a fugitive for years, witnessed the incident and became suspicious, given the extraordinary power that Valjean displayed in the labor camp. But it turns out that another man has been arrested, and will go to court for violating parole. The original Valjean realized that this case of identity errors could free him forever, but he did not want to see an innocent person go to jail in his place and confess his identity to court ("Who am I? - Court"). At the hospital, a fantastical dream about a delirious Cosette. Valjean promised to find Cosette and protect her ("Come to Me"/"Fantine's Death"). Relieved, Fantine succumbed to her illness and died. Javert arrives to take Valjean back into custody, but Valjean asks Javert time to take Cosette. Javert refuses, insisting that criminals such as Valjean can never change or do good. They fought, but Valjean defeated Javert and escaped ("Confrontation").
In Montfermeil, the double innkeeper, the ThÃÆ' Â © nardiers, uses Cosette as a waitress and treats him cruelly while extorting money from Fantine by claiming that Cosette is regularly and severely ill, and demanding money to feed and dress Cosette, while spoiling the princess their own, ÃÆ' â € ° ponine. Cosette dreams of life with a mother where she is not forced to work and be lovingly treated ("Castle on a Cloud"). The ThÃÆ'Â © nardiers cheat their customers, steal their goods and set a high price for low-quality service, and live a life of criminal downfall ("Master of the House"). Valjean met Cosette while she was on a water-drawing trip and offered payment to Themardard to adopt her ("The Bargain"). The ThÃÆ'Â © nardiers pretended to be concerned for Cosette, claiming that they loved her like a princess and that she was in fragile health, and bargained with Valjean, who paid them 1,500 francs in the end. Valjean and Cosette leave for Paris ("The Waltz of Treachery").
Nine years later, in 1832, Paris experienced an upheaval over Lamarque's forthcoming death, the only person in the government who showed mercy to the poor. Among those who mingle on the streets are revolutionary students Marius Pontmercy and Enjolras, who contemplate the effects of Lamarque's death on the poor and desperate in Paris; the ThÃÆ'  © nardiers, who had lost their inn and now ran a street gang consisting of Brujon, Babet, Claquesous, and Montparnasse thugs; daughter of the thenadier ÃÆ'â € ponine, now grown and fallen in love with Marius (who is unaware of his affection); and the young hedgehog Gavroche, who knows everything that happens in the slums ("Look Down"). The  © nardiers prepares to cheat some charity visitors, who turns out to be Valjean and Cosette, who have grown into beautiful young women. While the gang swung his father, Cosette ran to Marius, and the couple fell in love at first sight. ThÃÆ'  © nardier suddenly recognizes Valjean, but before they can complete the robbery, Javert, now an inspector stationed here in Paris, comes to the rescue ("The Robbery"). Valjean and Cosette escape, and only then (when ThÃÆ'  © nardier asked him to leave) does Javert suspect who they are. Javert makes oaths for the stars - representing his belief in a just and orderly world where suffering is a punishment for sin - that he will find Valjean and reclaim it (the "Star"). Meanwhile, Marius persuades ÃÆ'â € ° ponine to help him find Cosette ("ÃÆ'â € ° ponine's Errand").
In a small cafe, Enjolras urged a group of idealistic students to prepare for the revolution. Marius interrupted a serious mood by fantasizing about a newfound love, much to the consolation of his colleagues, especially the grape-loving Grantaire ("The ABC Cafà ©  © - Red and Black"). When Gavroche brought the news of General Lamarque's death, the students realized that they could use public disappointment to incite their revolution and that the time had come ("Are You Hearing People Singing?"). At Valjean's house, in the garden, Cosette thinks of her chance meeting with Marius and then confronts Valjean about the secrets she keeps about her past and her own past ("Rue Plumet - In My Life"). ÃÆ' â € ° ponine led Marius into Valjean's home. She and Cosette meet again and confess their mutual love, while a heartbroken heart watches them through the garden gates and regrets that Marius has fallen in love with another ("A Heart Full of Love"). ThÃÆ'  © nardier and his gang arrive, intending to rob Valjean's house, but ÃÆ' â € ° ponine stops them, risking his life, by shouting a warning ("The Attack on Rue Plumet"). The scream reminded Valjean, who believed that the intruder was Javert. He told Cosette that it was time for them to go on the run, and began planning for them to flee from France altogether.
On the night of 1832 Paris Uprising, Valjean prepared to go into exile; Cosette and Marius parted ways in despair; Enjolras encouraged all of Paris to join the revolution as he and the other students prepared for battle; ÃÆ' â € ° ponine admits in despair that Marius will never love him; Marius conflicts whether to follow Cosette or join the insurrection; Javert reveals his plan to spy on students; and the Defense scheme to benefit from the coming violence. Marius decides to stand with his friends, and all anticipate what will bring the dawn ("One Day More").
Act II
When students build barricades to serve as their rally point, Javert, disguised as a rebel, volunteers to "spy on" government troops. Marius discovers that ÃÆ'â € ponine has disguised herself as a boy to join the rebels and sent her to send a farewell letter to Cosette. ("Building the Barricade - After This Stone") Valjean intercepts the letter and learns about the romance of Marius and Cosette. ÃÆ' â € ° ponine walks the streets of Paris alone, imagining that Marius is with him, but lamenting that his love for Marius will never be repaid ("On My Own").
The French army arrived at the barricade and demanded that the students surrender ("In Barricade - After This Stone"). Although Javert told the students that the government would not attack that night ("Javert's Coming"), Gavroche recognized him and quickly exposed him as a spy, and the students detained Javert ("Little Person"). Their plan was to spark a general uprising with their resistance, hoping that all the people of Paris would side with them and flood the army. ÃÆ'â € ° ponine returned to find Marius but was shot by soldiers crossing the barricade. When Marius holds it, he assures her that he does not feel pain and expresses his love for him before dying in his arms ("A Little Fall of Rain"). The students mourn the first loss of life in the barricade and decide to fight in his name, and they carry his body away while Enjolras tries to comfort Marius, who is saddened over the death of the father. Valjean arrives at the barricade, crossing the line of government, disguised as a soldier ("Night of Anguish"), hoping that he may somehow protect Marius in the coming battle for Cosette's sake. The rebels initially suspected him, but when the soldiers attacked, Valjean saved Enjolras by shooting a sniper and scaring him, and they accepted him as one of them. In return, he asks Enjolras to be the one who executed the imprisoned Javert, given by Enjolras. But once Valjean and Javert were alone, Valjean freed Javert. Javert warns Valjean that he will not give up his chase and refuse what he considers to be a bargain for Valjean's freedom. Valjean said there was no condition for his release, and had no ill will against Javert to do his job. ("The First Attack").
The students settle for the night and remember the past while also expressing anxiety about the upcoming battle. Enjolras tells the other students to stay awake if the enemy strikes unexpectedly at night, but he tells Marius to sleep, knowing Marius is still too devastated by losing ÃÆ' â € ° ponine to stay awake. Grantaire was angry and asked the students if they were afraid of death because Marius wondered if Cosette would remember her if she died. ("Drink with me"). When Marius slept, Valjean prayed to God to protect Marius, even if the cost for Marius's salvation was his own life ("Bring Him Home"). At dawn, Enjolras realized that the people of Paris had not risen with them, but decided to fight despite the impossible possibility ("Dawn of Anguish"). Their decision was fired further when the army killed Gavroche, who slipped out to gather ammunition from the body on the other side of the barricade ("Second Attack/Death Gavroche"). The army gave the final warning, but the rebels fought the last man with Enjolras urging "Let others rise to take our place, until the Earth is free!". Everyone in the barricade was killed except the severely injured Valjean and Marius, who fled into the gutter ("The Last Battle"). Javert returned to the barricade, looked for Valjean among the corpses, and found an open sewer grating.
Valjean took Marius through the gutter but fainted from exhaustion. While he was unaware, ThÃÆ'Â © nardier, who had plundered the corpse ("Dog Eats Dog"), approached them and took a ring from unconscious Marius, but fled when Valjean (who he knew again) regained consciousness. When Valjean takes Marius to the sewer exit, he finds Javert waiting for him. Valjean begged Javert for an hour to bring Marius to the doctor, and Javert reluctantly agreed. Javert finds himself unable to reconcile Valjean's merciless deeds with his concept of Valjean as a ransom that can not be redeemed. Refusing to compromise his principles but can no longer regard them as sacred, he finds himself torn between his beliefs about God and his desire to obey the law and commit suicide by throwing himself into the Seine ("Suicide Soliloquy/Javert").
After the revolution failed, the women mourned the deaths of the students ("Turned off") and Marius, wounded but alive, desperate for the sacrifice of so many lives and the death of his friends while he persisted ("Empty Chairs in Empty Tables"). As she wonders who saved her own life, Cosette comforts her, and they reaffirm their blossoming romance. Valjean realized that Cosette would not need her as a caretaker after she married and gave them her blessing ("Every Day"). Valjean confessed to Marius that he was an escaped convict and had to leave because his presence jeopardized Cosette ("Valjean Confession"), prompting Marius to promise not to tell Cosette. Several months later, Marius and Cosette married ("Wedding Chorale"). The ThÃÆ' © nardiers crashed the reception disguised as a nobleman and attempted to blackmail Marius, telling him that Valjean was a murderer and that ThÃÆ'  © nardier saw him carrying a corpse in a ditch after a falling barricade. When ThÃÆ' © nardier showed the ring as evidence, Marius realized that it was Valjean who saved his life. The newlyweds go to look for Valjean (in some productions, Marius pauses to deliver a punch in Thumbe's nardier face). The  © nardiers are not discouraged, instead arrogant that their practicality has saved their lives many times ("Beggar at the Feast").
In a monastery, Valjean awaits his death, has no life left. Fantine's spirit emerges on him and tells him that he has been forgiven and will soon be with God. Cosette and Marius arrive to find Valjean near death. Valjean thanked God for letting her live long enough to see Cosette again, and Marius thanked him for saving her life. ("Epilogue - Valjean Death"). Valjean gave Cosette a confession of her troubled past and the truth about her mother. When he died, the spirits of Fantine and ÃÆ'â € ° ponine guided him to Heaven reminding him that "loving others is seeing the face of God." They join the spirits of those who die in the barricades, who sing that in the next world, God puts all the low tyranny and frees all the oppressed from their bondage ("Are You Hearing People Singing?").
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Original French production
French songwriter Alain Boublil has the idea to adapt Victor Hugo's novel to musicality during Oliver's musical performance! in London:
As soon as Artful Dodger appeared on stage, Gavroche came to mind. It was like a blow to the solar plexus. I began to see all the characters from Victor Hugo Les MisÃÆ'Â © rables - Valjean, Javert, Gavroche, Cosette, Marius, and ÃÆ' â € ° ponine - in my mind's eye, laughing, crying, and singing in stage.
He presented the idea to French composer Claude-Michel SchÃÆ'¶nberg, and both developed a rough synopsis. They make an analysis of the mental and emotional states of each character, as well as the audience. SchÃÆ'¶nberg then began writing music, while Boublil began working on the text. According to Boublil, "... I can start doing the words I do this - after I decide on the subject and the title of each song - work with my friend, poet Jean-Marc Natel." Two years later, a two-hour demo tape with SchÃÆ'¶nberg accompanied himself on the piano and sang each role completed. The collaboration album was recorded at CTS Studios at Wembley and released in 1980, selling 260,000 copies.
The Concept album includes Maurice Barrier as Jean Valjean, Javert as Jacques Mercier, Rose Laurens as Fantine, Yvan Dautin has thà © nardier, Marie-France Roussel as Mother Thá © nardier Richard Dewitte as Marius, Cosette performs Fabienne Guyon, Marie France Dufour as ÃÆ'â € ° Ponine Michel Sardou as Enjolras, Fabrice Bernard as Gavroche, Maryse CÃÆ'Ã… © Dolin Young Cosette, Claude-Michel SchÃÆ'¶nberg as Courfeyrac, Salvatore Adamo Combeferre, Michel Delpech as Feuilly, Dominique Tirmont as M. Gillenormand, and Mireille has a hair buyer.
That year, in September 1980, a stage version directed by veteran French film director Robert Hossein was produced at the Palais des Sports in Paris. The show was a success, with 100 performances seen by over 500,000 people.
Most of the cast from the concept album is done in production. The players include Maurice Barrier as Valjean, Jean VallÃÆ' © e as Javert, Rose Laurens as Fantine, Maryse CÃÆ'Ã… © dolin and Sylvie Camacho and Priscilla Patron as Young Cosette, Marie-France Roussel as Mme. ThÃÆ'  © nardier, Yvan Dautin as M. ThÃÆ'  © nardier, Florence Davis and Fabrice Ploquin and Cyrille Dupont as Gavroche, Marianne Mille as ÃÆ' â € ° ponine, Gilles Buhlmann as Marius, Christian Ratellin as Enjolras, Fabienne Guyon as Cosette, Renà ©  © -Louis Baron as Combeferre, Dominique Tirmont as M. Gillenormand, Anne Forrez as Mlle. Gillenormand, and Claude Reva as storytellers.
Original West End Production
The English version, with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and additional material by James Fenton, was substantially expanded and reworked from a literal translation by Siobhan Bracke from the original Parisian version, in particular adding a prologue to narrating Jean Valjean's backstory. Kretzmer's work was not a direct "translation" of French, a term Kretzmer rejected. A third of the English lyrics are "rough", the other third is adapted from French lyrics and the final third consists of new material. Majority is done in recitative style; vocalist uses natural speech delivery, not music metrics.
The first production in English, produced by Cameron Mackintosh and adapted and directed by Trevor Nunn and John Caird, opened on October 8, 1985 (five years after original production) at the Barbican Art Center, London. It was billed in the Barbican RSC Theater program as "The Royal Shakespeare Company presentation of the RSC/Cameron Mackintosh production", and played to see the show that began on September 28, 1985.
This set was designed by John Napier, costume by Andreane Neofitou and lighting by David Hersey. Music and orchestration supervision was conducted by John Cameron, who has been involved with the show since Boublil and SchÃÆ'¶nberg hired him to organize the original album concept of France. Musical performances by Kate Flatt with music referrals by Martin Koch.
The original Londoners include Colm Wilkinson as Jean Valjean, Roger Allam as Javert, Ken Caswell as Bishop of Digne, Patti LuPone as Fantine, ZoÃÆ'Â Â «Hart, Justine McIntyre, Jayne O'Mahony and Joanne Woodcock as Young Cosette, Danielle Akers, Gillian Brander and Juliette Caton as Young ÃÆ' â € ° ponine, Susan Jane Tanner as Madame ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Alun Armstrong as ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Frances Ruffelle as ÃÆ' â € ° ponine, Rebecca Caine as Cosette, Michael Ball as Marius, David Burt as Enjolras, with Ian Tucker, Oliver Spencer, and Liza Hayden sharing the role of Gavroche.
On December 4, 1985, the show was moved to Palace Theater, London and moved again on April 3, 2004, to the more intimate Queen's Theater, with several revisions of the show and where, in August 2015, it was still played. It celebrates the performance of ten thousand on January 5, 2010. In October 2015, this West End musicals, celebrating its 30th anniversary. Co-production has generated a valuable income for Royal Shakespeare Company.
Original Broadway production
Musical opened as a pre-Broadway tryout at Kennedy Center's Opera House in Washington, D.C. on December 27, 1986. This went on for eight weeks until 14 February 1987.
The musical then aired on Broadway on March 12, 1987 at The Broadway Theater. Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle imitate their role from London production. Production of $ 4.5 million had upfront sales of more than $ 4 million before its opening in New York.
The event underwent further tightening, with improved drainage lighting and the incorporation of the Javert suicide scene effect. Boublil explains: "Transfers from London to the United States have encouraged further modifications.'We take this opportunity to rethink and refine, to rewrite some details that others might not see but which for us is still a long night of work, Mr. Boublil said. 'There are things no one has time to do in London, and here we have a good chance to improve things. No one will notice, maybe, but for us, it will make us very happy if we can better this show. We want this to be the final version. "" Two songs removed - full version of Gavroche song "Little People" and Adult Cosette "I Saw Him Once". The short section at the beginning of "In My Life" is replaced "I Saw Him Once". The lyrics in Javert's "Stars" have been changed. Now ends with the phrase, "Here I swear by the stars!", While the production and recording of London's tape ended with a recurring sentence, "Keep watch at night".
Original Broadway players include Colm Wilkinson as Jean Valjean, David Bryant as Marius, Judy Kuhn as Cosette, Michael Maguire as Enjolras, Frances Ruffelle as ÃÆ' â € ° ponine, Braden Danner as Gavroche, Donna Vivino as Young Cosette, Jennifer Butt as Madame Thà © nardier, Leo Burmester as ThÃÆ'  © nardier, Randy Graff as Fantine, Terrence Mann as Javert, and Chrissie McDonald as Young ÃÆ' â € ° ponine.
Other members of the original Broadway players include Kevin Marcum (Brujon), Paul Harman (Combeferre/Foreman), Anthony Crivello (Grantaire/Bambatosis), John Dewar (Joly), Joseph Kolinski (Feuilly), Alex Santoriello (Montparnasse/Labor), Jesse Corti (Courfeyrac/Farmer), Susan Goodman, John Norman (Prouvaire/Pimp), Great Norman (Bishop/Lesgles), Marcus Lovett (Babet/Police), Steve Shocket (Claquesous/Fauchevelant/Constable/Pimp), Cindy Benson (Old Lady), Marcie Shaw, Jane Bodle, Joanna Glushak, Ann Crumb (Girl Factory), Kelli James, and Gretchen Kingsley-Weihe. Michael Hinton is the original drummer and is credited on the album cast.
The musical was played at the Broadway Theater until October 10, 1990, when moved to the Imperial Theater. It was scheduled to close on March 15, 2003, but the closure was postponed by a surge in public interest. According to an article in The Scotsman, "Sales took last October, when Sir Cameron made the announcement that the event would close on March 15... its closing was postponed until May 18 due to unexpected business improvement." After 6,680 performances in sixteen years, when it closed on May 18, 2003, it was the second longest Broadway musical to run after the Cat . It was surpassed by The Phantom of the Opera in 2006.
This Broadway Production Les MisÃÆ' Â © rables and its ad in New York City is a recurring theme at American Psycho . A reviewer for Financial Times writes that Les MisÃÆ' Â © rables is "the main cultural compass of a funny book".
Broadway Awakening 2006
Just three years after the initial run was closed, Les Misà © à © rables began returning to Broadway on November 9, 2006 at the Broadhurst Theater for a limited run that was then made open.
Using sets, costumes, players, and other resources from a recently closed third national US tour production, production has changed little. Minor changes include colorful projections mixed into existing lighting designs, and the proscenium extended to the first two squares on either side of the stage.
Several pieces made for the prologue of the show during the original Broadway playback were restored, the lyrics for the Gavroche death scene (known in the resurrection as the "Ten Small Bullets") were cut during the development of original London production restored, and many of the performances were reengineered by Christopher Jahnke, snare and heavy-timpani played by a 14-member band, a reduction of about 8 musicians from orchestral orchestra 22 original production.
Broadcasters of the original awakening of 2006 Broadway include Alexander Gemignani as Jean Valjean, Norm Lewis as Javert, Daphne Rubin-Vega as Fantine, Celia Keenan-Bolger as ÃÆ'â € ponine, Aaron Lazar as Enjolras, Adam Jacobs as Marius, Ali Ewoldt as Cosette , Gary Beach as ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Jenny Galloway as Madame ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Brian D'Addario and Jacob Levine as well as Skye Rainforth and Austyn Myers as Gavroche, and Tess Adams as well as Kylie Liya Goldstein and Carly Rose Sonenclar as Young Cosette/Young ÃÆ' â € ° ponine. Ensembles consist of Becca Ayers, Daniel Bogart (Combeferre/Bambatosis), Justin Bohon (Joly/Major Domo), Kate Chapman, Nikki Renee Daniels, Karen Elliott (Old Lady/Wife of the House Keeper), Blake Ginther (Feuilly), JD Goldblatt ( Montparnasse/Pimp/Laborer), Marya Grandy (Crone), Victor Hawks (Brujon), Robert Hunt (Courfeyrac/Foreman), Nehal Joshi (Lesgles/Constable), Jeff Kready (Babet/Constable/Fauchevelant), Doug Kreeger (Jean Prouvaire )/Farmer), James Chip Leanord (Bishop/Claquesous), Megan McGinnis, Drew Sarich (Grantaire/innkeeper), Haviland Stillwell (Factory Girl), and Idara Victor. Lance Wiener was later added as an alternative to Gavroche later that year, continuing through 2007.
Lea Salonga, who previously played the role of ÃÆ' â € ° ponine at the 10th Anniversary concert, replaced Rubin-Vega as Fantine starting on March 2, 2007. Zach Rand replaced Jacob Levine as Gavroche on March 15, 2007. Ann Harada replaces Jenny Galloway as Mme. ThÃÆ' Â © nardier on 24 April 2007. Ben Davis joins play Javert, and Max von Essen plays Enjolras. Ben Crawford and Mandy Bruno joined the players that very day, playing Brujon and ÃÆ' â € ° ponine respectively. On July 23, 2007, Sarich took over the role of Valjean, following Gemignani's departure. On September 5, 2007, it was announced that John Owen-Jones (who played Valjean in London) joined the Broadway player. In return, Sarich will join the London players in Owen-Jones's place. Judy Kuhn, who came from the role of Cosette, returned to the show after twenty years as Fantine, replacing Salonga.
The revival closed on January 6, 2008.
Toronto Resurrection in Toronto
A sitting production is played at the Princess of Wales Theater in Toronto, Canada based on the production of the 25th anniversary tour. The preview begins on September 27, 2013 with the opening night on October 9th. Production closes on February 2, 2014. Co-directed by Lawrence Connor and James Powell, Laurence Olivier Award nominee, Ramin Karimloo, starred as Jean Valjean. He joins fellow West End star Earl Carpenter, who plays the role of Inspector Javert. Other cast members include Genevieve Leclerc as Fantine, Samantha Hill as Cosette, Melissa O'Neil as ÃÆ'â € ponine, Cliff Saunders as Thenardier Monsieur, Lisa Horner as Madame Thenardier, and Mark Uhre as Enjolras. The role of young Cosette and ÃÆ' â € ° young ponine is shared by Ella Ballentine, Saara Chaudry and Madison Oldroyd. Gavroche is shared by David Gregory Black and Aiden GlennRead.
Broadway Revival 2014
The show returns to Broadway in March 2014 at the Imperial Theater with a preview from March 1, 2014 and has an official opening on March 23, 2014. The creative team includes Laurence Connor and James Powell directions, a design set by Matt Kinley, costumes by Andreane Neofitou and Christine Rowlands , lighting by Paule Constable, heard by Mick Potter and projection by Fifty-Nine Productions. Cameron Mackintosh once again produced the show. On October 22, 2013, it was announced that Ramin Karimloo, Will Swenson, Caissie Levy, and Nikki M. James would be headlining revival players like Jean Valjean, Javert, Fantine, and ÃÆ'â € ponine. Andy Mientus and Samantha Hill also play Marius and Cosette. Angeli Negron and McKayla Twiggs share the role of Young Cosette. On August 30, 2015, Karimloo ended his show on the show as was replaced by Alfie Boe. Following Boe's last appearance on February 28, Valjean's role was played by John Owen-Jones from March 1, 2016 until production closed on 4 September 2016, after 1,026 performances for two and a half years. The revival recouped all initial investment and grossed $ 109 million. The tour begins on 21 September 2017 at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC). It stars Nick Cartell as Valjean.
Broadway Revival 2014 was nominated for 3 Tony Awards: Best Awakening from Musical, Best Leading Actor in Music for Karimloo, and Best Sound Design for Potter.
Production tour
US national tour
The event features three national tour companies from the original Broadway production in the US, which all share Broadway producers and managers, creative teams, and nearly identical sets, costumes and lighting. While the production of touring and production of New York runs simultaneously, the staff, cast, crew, and musicians of two productions often exchange, which contributes to keeping the two show companies in shape. When New York production closed in 2003, the Third National Tour continued for three years, and enjoyed the influx of many members from the original companies and subsequently New York.
The First National Tour opened at the Boston Shubert Theater on December 12, 1987, and continued to play in major cities until the end of 1991. The Second National Tour (called "The Fantine Company") opened at Los Angeles' Shubert Theater on June 1, 1988. Production play for fourteen months later transferred to the San Francisco Curran Theater where he enjoyed a similar game. The 3rd National Tour of Les MisÃÆ' Â © rables (called "The Marius Company") is one of the longest-running American music tours. Opened on November 28, 1988, at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center in Florida, and closed on July 23, 2006, at the Fox Theater in St. Louis. Louis, Missouri, the tour lasted seventeen years and 7,061 performances. The tour is played in 145 cities in 43 states. The same tour company was also frequent in Canada, making a diversion in 1994 to Singapore, and another diversion in 2002 to become the first Western music production to visit China, which opened at the Grand Theater of Shanghai for a three-week engagement.
All US production (including Broadway and its rise) is visually identical in scale and design but the third national tour is famous for its portability without sacrificing the experience of the Broadway caliber. Thanks to innovative touring techniques borrowed from the pop/rock concert industry, $ 4.5 million worth of production can be adapted to smaller and larger venues and complete trips across all 8 semi tractor trailers. It is set and ready to go in less than 24 hours and is broken down and packed in about 16 hours. This enabled him to reach many cities and places in the form of his originally recognized Broadway.
The last companies of the Third National Tour include Randal Keith as Valjean (Keith also plays Valjean in the last company of the original Broadway engagement), Robert Hunt as Javert, Joan Almedilla as Fantine, Daniel Bogart as Marius, Norman Large (from Original Broadway Cast) as Monsieur ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Jennifer Butt (from Original Broadway Cast) as Madame ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Melissa Lyons as ÃÆ'â € ponine, Ali Ewoldt as Cosette, Victor Wallace as Enjolras, Meg Guzulescu and Rachel Schier alternated as Young Cosette and Young ÃÆ' â € ° ponine, and Austyn Myers and Anthony Skillman alternated as Gavroche.
The new national tour begins on September 21, 2017 at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC). It stars Nick Cartell as Valjean. It borrows a lot of staging and technical work from the 2014 Broadway Revival.
English and Irish Tour
The first British and Irish tour opened at Palace Theater, Manchester April 14, 1992 with Jeff Leyton (Jean Valjean), Philip Quast (Javert, later replaced by Michael McCarthy) Ria Jones (Fantine), Meredith Braun (ÃÆ'â € ° ponine), Mike Sterling (Marius, later replaced by Richard Burman), Tony Timberlake (ThÃÆ' Â © nardier), Louise Plowright (Mdme ThÃÆ' Â © nardier), Sarah Ryan (Cosette) and Daniel Coll (Enjolras). Production then moved to Point Theater, Dublin, Ireland, opening June 30, 1993, and then to Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, opening 23 September 1993.
In 1997 the second tour began at Theater Royal, Plymouth, running from May 6 to June 14, performers featured: Stig Rossen (Jean Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Julia Worsley (Fantine), Gemma Sandy (ÃÆ' â € ° ponine), Norman Bowman (Marius), Cameron Blakely (ThÃÆ' Â © nardier), Cathy Breeze (Mdme ThÃÆ' Â © nardier), Rebecca Vere (Cosette) and Mark O'Malley (Enjolras). The tour then continues as shown in the table below:
New England and Ireland tours (similar to the 25th anniversary of production) will start in Curve, Leciester from 3 to 24 November 2018, before a tour of the Bord GÃÆ'¡is Energy Theater, Dublin (5 December to 12 January 2019), Edinburgh Playhouse 22 January to 16 February) and Palace Theater, Manchester (19 February to 30 March). Further places and tour actors must be confirmed.
25th Birthday Tour
The tour to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the show begins the show on December 12, 2009, at the Wales Millennium Center in Cardiff. Differences from original production include new sets, new costumes, new directions and changes to the original orchestration. The tour also does not use a rotating stage and the landscape is inspired by Victor Hugo's paintings. Locations include Manchester, Norwich, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Bristol, Salford, and Southampton. This tour also plays a special engagement in Paris. From September to October, the show returns to the Barbican Center, London, the original 1985 production site. The cast of the tour features John Owen-Jones as Valjean, Earl Carpenter as Javert, Gareth Gates as Marius, Ashley Artus as ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Lynne Wilmot as Madame ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Madalena Alberto as Fantine, Rosalind James as ÃÆ' â € ° ponine , Jon Robyns as Enjolras, Katie Hall as Cosette (with Eliza Jones as Young Cosette), and David Lawrence as Bishop of Digne. The tour ends October 2, 2010, at the Barbican.
In the fall of 2010, the Tour moved to the US with a new company presented by Broadway Across America to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening ceremony on Broadway. The tour opened on November 19, 2010 at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, running until December 19, 2010. The tour initially starred Lawrence Clayton as Valjean, Andrew Varela as Javert, Betsy Morgan as Fantine, Jenny Latimer as Cosette, Justin Scott Brown as Marius, Chasten Harmon as ÃÆ' â € ° ponine, Michael Kostroff as ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Shawna Hamic as Madame ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Jeremy Hays as Enjolras, Josh Caggiano and Ethan Paul Khusidman as Gavroche, Maya Jade Frank and Juliana Simone alternately as Young Cosette and Young ÃÆ' â € ° ponine. Princess J. Mark McVey, Kylie McVey is the pioneer for Young Cosette and Young ÃÆ' â € ° ine. Clayton left the tour in April 2011. Ron Sharpe then took over as Valjean until June 2011. J. Mark McVey then Valjean (McVey previously played a role on Broadway), but McVey and his daughter left the tour on April 1, 2012. Peter Lockyer replaced it as Valjean. Betsy Morgan left the tour on December 2, 2012. He was replaced by Genevieve Leclerc. The tour runs until August 11, 2013, closed at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas. The last player of the tour included Peter Lockyer as Valjean, Andrew Varela as Javert, Genevieve Leclerc as Fantine, Lauren Wiley as Cosette, Devin Ilaw as Marius, Briana Carlson-Goodman as ÃÆ' â € ° ponine, Timothy Gulan as ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Shawna Hamic as Madame ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Jason Forbach as Enjolras, Ava Della Pietra and Erin Cearlock alternately as Little Cosette and Young Eponine, with Mia Sinclair Jenness as Little Girl, In 2011 it was reported that this tour was one of six US National Broadway tours the best-selling more than $ 1,000,000 per week.
Australia 2014 Tour
In mid-2013, a new Australian tour was announced, with Simon Gleeson as Valjean, Hayden Tee as Javert, Patrice Tipoki as Fantine, Trevor Ashley and Lara Mulcahy as the ThÃÆ' Â © nardiers, Kerrie Anne Greenland as ÃÆ' â € ° ponine, Emily Langridge as Cosette, Euan Doidge as Marius and Chris Durling as Enjolras and Nicholas Cradock as Gavroche. Production premiered on July 4th at Her Majesty's Theater, Melbourne. Additional stops for the Australian tour include the Crown Theater in Perth, Capitol Theater in Sydney, and QPAC Lyric Theater in Brisbane. The Australian resurrection production was transferred to Manila, Philippines in March 2016, to be an international tour.
2016 international tour
On September 16th, 2015, it was announced that the Australian tour will launch its international tour in Manila, Philippines at the Theater in Solaire from March 2016, and continue to the Esplanade Theater in Singapore from May 2016. Then the GCC premier event at Dubai Opera in Dubai, United Arab Emirates November 2016.
The production of Manila and Singapore featured Simon Gleeson as Valjean, Earl Carpenter as Javert, Helen Walsh as Madame Thà © nardier, Cameron Blakely as ThÃÆ'  © nardier, Kerrie Anne Greenland as ÃÆ' â € ° ponine, Emily Langridge as Cosette, Chris Durling as Enjolras, and Paul Wilkins as Marius. Rachelle Ann Go plays the role of Fantine in Manila production, and Patrice Tipoki returns the role in the production of Singapore after her work in original London production. Dubai's productions featured John Owen-Jones as Valjean, Hayden Tee as Javert, Patrice Tipoki as Fantine, Peter Polycarpou as ThÃÆ'  © nardier, Jodie Prenger as Madame ThÃÆ'  © nardier, Carrie Hope Fletcher as ÃÆ' â € ° ponine, Alistair Brammer as Enjolras, Emily Langridge as Cosette, and Paul Wilkins as Marius.
Concert production
10 Year Warning Concert
On October 8, 1995, the show celebrates the tenth anniversary of West End production with a concert at the Royal Albert Hall. The 10th anniversary concert is almost "complete", losing only a few scenes, including "The Death of Gavroche", "The Robbery" and a confrontation between Marius and the ThÃÆ' Â © nardiers at the wedding. Sir Cameron Mackintosh selected the players, who came to be known as the Les MisÃÆ' Â © rables Dream Cast , collected from around the world, and involved the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The concert ended with seventeen Valjeans of various international productions singing, "Are You Hearing People Singing?" in their native language. The concert players include Colm Wilkinson as Jean Valjean, Philip Quast as Javert, Paul Monaghan as Bishop Digne, Ruthie Henshall as Fantine, Hannah Chick as Young Cosette, Jenny Galloway as Madame ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Alun Armstrong as ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Adam Searles as Gavroche, Michael Maguire as Enjolras, Michael Ball as Marius, Judy Kuhn as Cosette, Lea Salonga as ÃÆ'â € ponine, and Anthony Crivello as Grantaire. The concert was staged by Ken Caswell and performed by David Charles Abell.
25th Birthday Celebration
The 25th Anniversary Concert of West End production was held at The O2 in North Greenwich, South East London, UK, on ​​Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 1:30 pm and 7:00 pm.
It featured Alfie Boe as Jean Valjean, Norm Lewis as Javert, Lea Salonga as Fantine, Nick Jonas as Marius, Katie Hall as Cosette (in place of Camilla Kerslake, who could not attend), Jenny Galloway as Madame ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Ramin Karimloo as Enjolras, Samantha Barks as ÃÆ'â € ponine, Matt Lucas as ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Mia Jenkins as Young Cosette, Robert Madge as Gavroche and Earl Carpenter as Bishop Digne. The Londoners, the international tour, the original 1985 London, and several school productions took part, consisting of three hundred players and musicians. The concert was directed by Laurence Connor & amp; James Powell and performed by David Charles Abell.
More concert performances
The musical has also been featured in concerts at Cardiff Castle and several places in southern England, produced by Earl Carpenter Concerts. A concert version starring Jeff Leyton was also performed at Odyssey Arena, Belfast. In 1989, a one-night concert performance was held at SkyDome, Toronto, and the biggest concert production attracted an audience of about 125,000 as part of the Australian Day celebration at Sydney's Domain Park. The Scandinavian concert tour, produced by Cameron Mackintosh in conjunction with Noble Art, starred the Danish music icon Stig Rossen in the lead role and commemorated the 200th anniversary of writer Victor Hugo. Places on the tour include the Stockholm Globe Arena, Oslo Spectrum, Helsinki Hartwell Areena, and Gothenburg Scandinavium, with a total audience of over 150,000 for the complete tour.
In November 2004, to celebrate the centenary of Entente Cordiale, the Queen invited Les Misà © à © rables players in the West End to perform for French President Jacques Chirac at Windsor Castle. This is the first time the West End musical performers performed at the Royal residence. The cast is the same as in the West End, complemented by several guest singers and choirs from former players. Part of Jean Valjean is played by Michael Ball - original 1985 London and 1995 Dream Cast Marius - and part of Javert played by Michael McCarthy.
In February 2008, Les Misà © à © rables was performed at Bournemouth International Center, England with West End stars accompanied by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. In August 2008, a concert version, directed by Richard Jay-Alexander, was performed at the Hollywood Bowl. The players include veteran Les Misà © à © rables starring J. Mark McVey as Valjean, The Office starring Melora Hardin as Fantine, Broadway star and Bowl veteran Brian Stokes Mitchell as Javert, Spring Awakening and Glee starred Lea Michele as ÃÆ'â € ponine, Tony-won Jersey Boys starring John Lloyd Young as Marius, star of West End Tom Lowe as Enjolras, Michael McCormick as ThÃÆ'  © nardier, Ruth Williamson as Madame ThÃÆ'  © nardier, Michele Maika as Cosette, Maddie Levy as Young Cosette, and Sage Ryan as Gavroche.
In September 2008, the show was performed at St. John Loveridge Hall in Guernsey with West End players - the first time the show was performed professionally on the island where Victor Hugo wrote the novel. Former London resident Valjean Phil Cavill imitated his role along with veteran Michael McCarthy as Javert. In March 2009, Guernsey production was echoed at Fort Regent in Jersey; and in July 2009, the musical was performed in concert at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.
International production
The show has been produced in forty-two countries and translated into twenty-one languages: English, French (original and re-translated), German (Austrian and German), Spanish (four versions: two from Spanish, one version each Argentina, Sweden, Sweden (in Sweden and in Finland), Netherlands (Netherlands and Belgium), Denmark, Finland, Brazilian Portuguese, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Czech, Mauritian Creole, Basque, Catalan and Korean. Including singles and promos, there are more than seven official recordings of production worldwide.
The first full West End/Broadway production in Europe (mainland) was established in Oslo, Norway in Det Norske Teatret and opened on March 17, 1988. The production was in Norway and starred by Norwegian singer/actor ÃÆ'ËÅ"ystein Wiik as Jean Valjean, Paul ÃÆ'â € | ge Johannessen as Javert, ÃÆ'ËÅ"ivind Blunck as ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Kari GjÃÆ'Â|rum as Fantine, Amund Enger as Enjolras and Guri Schanke as ÃÆ' â € ° ponine. The first Oslo production was very successful and about 10% of all Norwegians watched the show in the first 6 months. ÃÆ'ËÅ"ystein Wiik went on to also star as Jean Valjean in production in Vienna and London in 1989-1990.
Interestingly, the stage show, which has changed so significantly since the conception of Paris as a stadium concert in 1980, was eventually translated back into Victor Hugo for the French World PremiÃÆ'¨re in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1991. This production, which in fact boast of a player featuring five shows a week in French and three weeks in English, was a huge success. This gave the producers a clear indication that Les Misà © à © rables was finally ready to go "home", to Paris, then the same year.
Regional production
In September 2008, a mini-tour produced by Theater of the Stars in Atlanta was screened at Eisenhower Hall at the United States Military Academy, in West Point, New York; Filene Center in Wolff National Park for Performing Arts in Vienna, Virginia; Kansas City Starlight Theater; and Fox Theater in Atlanta. The show features a new set of original drawings painted by Victor Hugo himself. Robert Evan plays Valjean, returning to the role he played in the mid-nineties on Broadway. Also featured are Nikki Rene Daniels as Fantine and Robert Hunt as Javert, both repeating their role from Broadway revival. Fred Hanson directs production. Creative teams include Matt Kinley as Scenic Designer, Ken Billington as Lighting Designer, Peter Fitzgerald and Erich Bechtel as Sound Designer, Zachary Borovay as Projection Designer, and Dan Riddle as Music and Conductor Director.
In 2008, Theater Signature in Arlington, Virginia featured a small version of the "black box" of the drama. The signature received Mackintosh's special permission for production: "One of the great pleasures involved with making Les Misà © à © rables is seeing this amazing musical performance done in a completely different and original way. a brilliantly reorganized show at Signature I have no doubt that Eric and his team will emerge in a revolutionary new way about Les Miz unlike anything anyone has ever seen before. "Official production opens on December 14, 2008 (after a preview of December 2), and lasts until 22 February 2009 (extended from January 25, 2009).
A 2014 production at the Dallas Theater Center modernizes the staging in a rarely-tested way in the production of this drama, which is visually arranged in the modern United States rather than the 1830s in France. This concept is considered refreshing as a change from a typical and effective production style as a commentary on modern inequality. Although, much controversy surrounds their unauthorized departure from libretto and scores of authors.
In Panama, Les MisÃÆ' Â © rables was staged in 2014 in Spanish at the National Theater of Panama which is famous for short, sold out, directed by Aaron Zebede.
School edition
The school edition cut a large amount of material from the original show. It is divided into thirty scenes and, although no important scene or song has been removed, it runs 25-30 minutes shorter than the official version which makes the total running time around 2 1 / 2 clock. Some subtle changes of vocal tone have been made: "What Have I Done?", Soliloquy Valjean, "Stars" by Javert, "A Little Fall of Rain" by ÃÆ' â € ° ponine and Marius, "Turning", and "Castle on Cloud "lost one verse each. During the "Fantine Arrest", Bamatabois lost two verses. The song "Fantine's Death/Confrontation" was edited, and a matching duel between Javert and Valjean disappeared, as well as a stanza by Fantine. "Dog Eats Dog" by ThÃÆ' Â © nardier is truncated. "Beggars at the Feast", was shortened, with ThÃÆ' Â © nardier losing a verse, and the previous song, "Chorale Wedding", was excluded entirely though the remainder of the wedding remained in place. Also, the drinker's introduction to "Master of the House" is cut completely.
Movie adaptation
Although many films from the story of Les Misà © à © rables have been made, there is no film adaptation of the music stage produced for many years. The adaptation of the film is being developed several times since the late 1980s. Alan Parker is reportedly connected to adaptation at an early stage. In 1992 Mackintosh announced plans for a film to be directed by Bruce Beresford and co-produced by TriStar Pictures, but the project was later abandoned.
DVD/Blu-ray 2010 releases from Les MisÃÆ' Â © rables: 25th Anniversary Concert include the announcement of a revised plan for a film adaptation which was later confirmed by Mackintosh. Tom Hooper was signed in March 2011 to direct the film Mackintosh produced from a screenplay by William Nicholson. In June 2011, Working Title Films and Mackintosh announced that the film will start major photography in early 2012 for a tentative release date in December. The film is given a general release of the US on Christmas Day 2012. Major cast members include Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Javert, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, Eddie Redmayne as Marius Pontmercy, Samantha Barks as ÃÆ' â € ° ponine , Aaron Tveit as Enjolras, and Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter as the ThÃÆ' Â © nardiers. Other famous actors who played roles in the film include Bertie Carvel as Bamatabois, Colm Wilkinson as Bishop Digne and Frances Ruffelle as prostitutes.
Record a recording
English
The following recording from Les MisÃÆ' Â © rables is available in English: The Original London Cast, Original Broadway Cast, Complete Symphonic Record, London 10th Anniversary Concert, 25th and 25th UK Tour Tour 25 London Anniversary Concerts.
Original Cast Cast of London
The Original London Cast recording is the first English album of the musical. Recorded in 1985, when the show premiered, it was closest to the original French concept album. For example, "Stars" appear before "Look Down" and shortly after, the original version of "Little People" plays, which is then incorporated into Javert's disclosure. It also featured a song titled "I Saw Him Once", sung by Cosette, which was later incorporated into the first part of "In My Life". The album has sold 887,000 copies in the US.
The players include Colm Wilkinson as Valjean, Roger Allam as Javert, Patti LuPone as Fantine, Alun Armstrong as ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Susan Jane Tanner as Mme. ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Frances Ruffelle as ÃÆ'â € ponine, Ian Tucker as Gavroche, Michael Ball as Marius, David Burt as Enjolras, and Rebecca Caine as Cosette.
Original Cast Broadway Records
The Original Broadway Cast recording was produced in 1987. This included some changes to the songs that are still visible in today's show. Like its predecessor, it is incomplete, and leaves a song or a more important part in narrative than music (eg, "Fantine Catching", "The Runaway Cart", "The Final Battle"). This album has sold 1,596,000 copies in the US.
The players include Colm Wilkinson as Valjean, Terrence Mann as Javert, Randy Graff as Fantine, Leo Burmester as ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Jennifer Butt as Madame ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Frances Ruffelle as ÃÆ' â € ° ponine, Braden Danner as Gavroche, David Bryant as Marius, Judy Kuhn as Cosette, Michael Maguire as Enjolras, and Donna Vivino as Young Cosette.
Complete Symphonic Record
Recorded in 1988 and released in 1989, Complete Symphonic Records show the overall score. (The Czech Revival Recording is the only other album, in any language, to show the overall score; on the other hand, the four Japanese 2003 recordings display the entire score after the first cut was made on Broadway in late 2000.) Cameron Mackintosh is using an Australian player, but its scope is expanded to create an international player featuring players from the musical's main show. The players are recorded in three different places.
The album, produced by David Caddick and performed by Martin Koch, won the Best Musical Cast Show Album Grammy Award in 1991. The cast includes Gary Morris as Valjean, Philip Quast as Javert, Debra Byrne as Fantine, Gay Soper as Mme. ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Barry James as ThÃÆ' Â © nardier, Kaho Shimada as ÃÆ' â € ° ponine, Michael Ball as Marius, Anthony Warlow as Enjolras, and Tracy Shayne as Cosette.
10 Year Warning Concert
The 10th Anniversary Record is a concert version of Les MisÃÆ' Â © rables , performed at the Royal Albert Hall in October 1995, featuring a full orchestra and chorus. All sections are sung directly, giving mood performance b
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