To this day I still wonder if his fall was real or theatrical. Seems to me it was done on purpose as part of the character. He's not "used" to dressing fancy at this point but has to do so anyway.
@@nolanhewitt2563 Actually if you watch this vid, when Madame does her spin, she stumbles for a second and he's holding her hand. I think she accidentally pulled him down.
It’s crazy how the book and musical have different ways of presenting the Thenardiers. If these characters were from the book I guarantee you the audience would be shocked and booing.
It's common for this play to rewrite the same song to show the character's growth. Lloyd Webber does the same in his Phantom of the Opera and JCSuperstar.
I don't see them as villains in my opinion. They seem more like they're just there for comedy XD They're honestly my favorite characters throughout the whole show.
This version softens les Thenardiers by leaving out the subplots that demonstrate how they are utterly heartless sociopaths. They are funny, but they are truly villainous. In the book's epilogue, Thenardier went to New Orleans and became a slave trader.
@@jonathanmarkoff4469 WOAH spoilers, man 😭 but in all seriousness, I know they're villains, they're sitting back and laughing when their two kids died, but idk they're kind of my comfort characters
BEGGARS AT THE FEAST Thenardier Ain't it a laugh? Ain't it a treat? Hob-nobbin' here Among the elite? Here comes a prince There goes a Jew. This one's a queer But what can you do? Paris at my feet Paris in the dust And here I'm breaking bread With the upper crust! Beggar at the feast! Master of the dance! Life is easy pickings If you grab your chance. Everywhere you go Law-abiding folk Doing what is decent But they're mostly broke! Singing to the Lord on Sundays Praying for the gifts He'll send. M. and Mme. Thenardier But we're the ones who take it We're the ones who make it in the end! Watch the buggers dance Watch 'em till they drop Keep your wits about you And you stand on top! Masters of the land Always get our share Clear away the barricades And we're still there! We know where the wind is blowing Money is the stuff we smell And when we're rich as Croesus Jesus! Won't we see you all in hell! Read more: Les Miserables - Beggars At The Feast Lyrics | MetroLyrics
In all honesty, they're two of the most despicable people who ever lived. And yet every production of this the whole audience is thinking "Don't ever change!"
Alun and Jenny are true phenomenal performers, and especially Alun. He’s come a long way from being in “Krull”, and he played a wonderful good guy in the early 2000s TV series adaptation of “Bleak House.”
Their two children are dead, yet they are happier then ever. Madame got such a villian upgrsde from the book
They make the only scene that audience can clap along
oh my god that woman looks like a evil stepsister from a princess movie XDDDD
To this day I still wonder if his fall was real or theatrical. Seems to me it was done on purpose as part of the character. He's not "used" to dressing fancy at this point but has to do so anyway.
i think he is pushed down by marius in the theatrical and musical
@@nolanhewitt2563 Actually if you watch this vid, when Madame does her spin, she stumbles for a second and he's holding her hand. I think she accidentally pulled him down.
It looks like a bit of comic business worked out between the two performers.
It’s crazy how the book and musical have different ways of presenting the Thenardiers. If these characters were from the book I guarantee you the audience would be shocked and booing.
Even in the play, they are heartless sociopaths despite their comic manner.
i mean, theyre clapping bc its a great performance, not because the audience doesnt know they're corpse robbing child abusers
Love this song as it is Masters of the House with different lyrics
It's common for this play to rewrite the same song to show the character's growth. Lloyd Webber does the same in his Phantom of the Opera and JCSuperstar.
Colm and Philip clapping along the song made my day...
I don't see them as villains in my opinion. They seem more like they're just there for comedy XD
They're honestly my favorite characters throughout the whole show.
This version softens les Thenardiers by leaving out the subplots that demonstrate how they are utterly heartless sociopaths. They are funny, but they are truly villainous. In the book's epilogue, Thenardier went to New Orleans and became a slave trader.
@@jonathanmarkoff4469 WOAH spoilers, man 😭 but in all seriousness, I know they're villains, they're sitting back and laughing when their two kids died, but idk they're kind of my comfort characters
They can be comic relief and villains at the same time.
BEGGARS AT THE FEAST
Thenardier
Ain't it a laugh?
Ain't it a treat?
Hob-nobbin' here
Among the elite?
Here comes a prince
There goes a Jew.
This one's a queer
But what can you do?
Paris at my feet
Paris in the dust
And here I'm breaking bread
With the upper crust!
Beggar at the feast!
Master of the dance!
Life is easy pickings
If you grab your chance.
Everywhere you go
Law-abiding folk
Doing what is decent
But they're mostly broke!
Singing to the Lord on Sundays
Praying for the gifts He'll send.
M. and Mme. Thenardier
But we're the ones who take it
We're the ones who make it in the end!
Watch the buggers dance
Watch 'em till they drop
Keep your wits about you
And you stand on top!
Masters of the land
Always get our share
Clear away the barricades
And we're still there!
We know where the wind is blowing
Money is the stuff we smell
And when we're rich as Croesus
Jesus! Won't we see you all in hell!
Read more: Les Miserables - Beggars At The Feast Lyrics | MetroLyrics
CMUF wwf
I wonder what happened to the version of this video that was on youtube for years???
In all honesty, they're two of the most despicable people who ever lived. And yet every production of this the whole audience is thinking "Don't ever change!"
That's because these two are so damned talented the audience can forgive and enjoy.
Alun and Jenny are true phenomenal performers, and especially Alun. He’s come a long way from being in “Krull”, and he played a wonderful good guy in the early 2000s TV series adaptation of “Bleak House.”