FIRST TIME WATCHING Les Misérables - 10th Anniversary Concert | PART 3
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Also, there are some unfortunate cuts in this concert version of the show that skip over a few important plot points:
- In the streets of Paris after “Look Down,” you find out Thenardier (the innkeeper) is head of a band of thieves.
- Valjean and Cosette, now an adult, are in the slums ministering to the downtrodden. Thenardier tries to rob Valjean and recognizes him as the man who took Cosette.
- The police officer investigating the mugging is Javert, and Thenardier tells him the supposed victim had the tattoo of a a former convict. Valjean escapes the scene before Javert can question him. It’s after Valjean runs that Javert sings “Stars.”
- During all this, the student Marius and Cosette run into each other. They’re instantly smitten, and Marius asks his friend Eponine (who happens to be Thenardier’s daughter) to find this mystery woman for him.
- Eponine leads Marius to Valjean’s house, which is where the next song takes place.
Just wanted you to be up to speed, because this info will help you understand the plot strands coming together in the songs leading to the Act I finale.
Well done. Thanks for giving those key plot points. The concert really misses the development of Eponine - spoiled kid of innkeepers to grown daughter of thieves living in city now. On my own is really placed in context better this way.
@@jennifermorris6848 Which is even more shameful given the wonderful Lea Salonga is playing her. I was lucky enough to see her as Eponine on Broadway, and she wrenched every last bit of emotion from the role. The anger and sadness in her "Cosette, now I remember/Cosette how can it be/We were children together/Look what's become of me." stays with me to this day.
@@stevelorenzo1361 I saw her on Broadway playing Fantine, she was incredible in that role too
This! It's way less confusing than just Marius randomly singing about a meeting you didn't get to see!
I'd forgotten how much was cut for the concert.
"Man, he is very intense" about Javert is a late dark horse entry and a very strong contender for understatement of the year.
Philip Quast, who plays Javert in this production. (And the original Australian cast.) At the same time, he was also a presenter on the children's television show Play School. You can imagine the range both vocally but also as a performer, in general, he must have. He is an under-rated icon.
Most definitely! I am obsessed with him and his voice! Incomparable.
Absolutely agree.
Agreed!
The idea of Javert as a children’s TV presenter will never not make me laugh.
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To answer one of your questions. The young men planning the protest are a part of French history, which happened in 1848. People were very angry with the government, and built barricades in the streets of Paris. They wanted to have a real republic - and not have the aristocrats and king ruling them again, or even the emperor. Following the reign of terror, and beheading of many of the aristocrats, then the whole defeat of Napoleon, restoration of the Crown and then Napoleon coming back, and then Waterloo, the ordinary people of France were spinning and without any real ability to contribute to the way the country was run. They wanted change. They wanted a permanent situation, and some stability and for extreme poverty to be ended. This was a very chaotic time in France. Some of the emotions could be compared to the time around the American Revolution, where the people wished to rule themselves.
There was one line in that song, “Do You Heat The People Sing” which said ‘the blood of the martyrs will water the meadows of France’. It is nearly verbatim in the French national anthem. A more stirring and evocative anthem would be difficult, if not impossible, to find.
close! the barricade from les mis happens in 1832 in the failed revolt of june 6th there is another revolt in 1848 and the commune of paris happens in 1871 those are all important revolts from the 19th century in france
The last bit with the students in the wagon rallying the people of Paris is from the stage show. It’s not the same as seeing it live, but now that they’ve changed the staging, it’s good to see snips of how the original production looked interspersed with the concert staging.
Michael Ball as Marius is still untouchable imo. I remember watching this concert for the first time 12 yrs ago and falling in love with him and his voice. Still obsessed now 😄
Glad you're enjoying it!
He’s still got it. I saw him at the Sydney Opera House 2 months ago. Empty Chairs, in particular, was wonderful.
I got to see him as Javert opposite Alfie as Valjean. I don’t think his voice was as suited to the role as Philip Quast or Norm Lewis, but the chemistry he and Alfie have together made up for that and made it one of my favourite performances of Javert.
I was introduced to Les Mis at around 9, and Lovely Ladies and Master of the House were my favorite songs to sing along to. At around 14, I listened to the soundtrack again and I was horrified that those were the songs I latched onto.
It's a little disturbing that they are the songs with the most cheerful tunes. A bit like the way that Masquerade from Phantom seems like the happiest song on the surface but is actually very threatening beneath.
I mean... Master of the House IS very catchy tbh
Same! I loved Master of the House when I found Les Mis around age 9. I had no idea what a lot of the lyrics meant at the time, I just knew that it was so fun.
Right. I also thought Marius was blind because when eponine sings on my own she says she knows he’s blind. I of course didn’t get the meaning 😂😂. Took me a year till my dad was like wait no 😂😂
The biggest downside of the concert version is the scenes that were cut out. For example, the scene where Marius and Cosette meet (you just see Marius tell his friends about it later), or the missing scene where you see Eponine raised alongside Cosette at the inn and treated as the favorite, since she's their actual daughter.
I remember watching this special on PBS in 1995 while nursing my newborn son. I'd never heard the music before nor did I know the story. I immediately became a super fan. Fast forward 10 years and I had baby girl who we named Cosette. Of course I would sing her Castle On A Cloud to coax her to sleep.
wow that is so sweet and special:)
In 1991 PBS filmed Into the Woods with the original cast. It's wonderful. I was lucky to see the show the week that they were filming. Bernadette Peters is one of my all time favorites.
When you mentioned the complex lyrics and having sing them quickly and clearly with no mistakes, in the actual stage production, they also have to do it while having to remember the stage directions m, and hit your marks and often deal with props. I’ve always been amazed by performers who can do all that well 8 shows a week
Alun Armstrong, while primarily a character actor, and to my knowledge not other than this a musical actor at all, is an absolute GENIUS as Thenardier. No-one could ever do that role justice after this.
Michael Ball is now known as a musical concert star and Radio presenter he's just brilliant
The piping noise is a stage light exploding. The young actor did well to keep singing
I too thought it was a stage light popping.
That's interesting. I always thought it was the inn door as Madame came home.
I always wondered what that noise was. I thought it was one of the prop guns going off. But yes, what a pro she was to keep in character.
Love your reaction to this! I don’t think anyone has reacted to this and you’re so engaged and have such a great reaction. You need to watch the 25th ANNIVERSARY PHANTOM OF THE OPERA after. It is a delight, and the music and acting are so good. Would love to see that next!
YES! It's in HD too, exactly what he wants haha
Yes please do this!!!
YES YES PLEASE PLEASE REACT to the 25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA!!
It's good but it' different from the actual Broadway version. There's a lot that was left out or changed. If there was an HD version of the Broadway show you need to see that. The 25th is good too i dont deny that. Im just saying that it' actually not the same.
Agreed! Ramin Karamloo is the best phantom
As already mentioned, the props part at the end is from the original stage play. They insert these snipes in the concert recording to show some of the acting. Actually, when i saw it live in london ten years ago, they had a rotating stage and a scenery, that could be moved to echo the events of the second part of the story. When you mentioned Hamilton in your earlier video, i thought "yeah, but Les Mis had these awesome ideas for their stage many years earlier."
Thenardier is wearing a uniform like the ones the French wore at Waterloo. In the book, he got the money to buy his inn by wandering through the battlefield at Waterloo stealing from the corpses.
Eponine is the Thenardiers' daughter. In the first act, when they're running the inn, she is a coddled little mean girl who treats Cosette horribly.
I hate "a friendlier sky" it's just clunky.
In the book, Gavroche is the Thenardiers' son. He lives in The Elephant, which was a real sculpture in Paris at the time. It's also a set in "Moulin Rouge".
"Stars" is my favorite song from my favorite musical.
The "Friends of the ABC" is a pun on "Les amis des abaissés, meaning the abased, the depressed, the downtrodden.
It is traditional in Paris that the people rise up in rebellion, and they put up barricades to blockade the streets. They do it even to this day.
I was lucky to be in the audience (second row) right at the front for this concert at the Royal Albert Hall. In fact at the end I am one of the last people you see in the audience as the camera scans across. The whole performance was electric and as a huge fan of the show (seen over 100 times!) it was a great musical event to be witness too. Glad you are enjoying it!!!
SOOOOOO much more to come. Hard to believe but it gets better and better.
In my own opinion, This is the best video of the musical out there. But if you do check out the 25th Anniversary, 2 actors from this are also in that one. Lea Salonga who is Eponinne here is Fantine in the 25th, and Jenny Galloway plays Mdm, Thenardier again. The downside of the 2th is they try to make you believe that Ramin Karimloo and Nick Jonas are close enough in age to be students together. (I also kinda hate Jonas as Marius but I recognize that is a minority view)
He is a weak link in that otherwise excellent cast. He's not bad, just hard to compare when everyone else are absolute stars.
I concur. Jonas was completely miscast and takes me out of the Marius parts, which is unfortunate since I love that character, plot line, and those songs.
Fortunately, there are far more pros to the 25th anniversary special to make it a must-see performance.
The 10th will always be my favorite though.
Imagine seeing it live where they act it out on stage with Incredible sets and a live orchestra
Nothing like it…pure magic!
It’s more then a show, live is an experience!
It was filmed in 1995. This is as HD as 1995 gets!
12:50 here in the concert they had skipped an important scene called Javert's intervention in wich all the main characters almost rejoin each other : the Thenardiers that had become gangsters almost capture Valjean and Cosette who are almost "saved" by Javert's intervention but they have to run away for obvious reasons, and Marius and Cosette get meet each other for The first time
Hey SalvoG! Part 3 and I am stoked!!!
- 8:05 - The Thenardiers are SLIME!!! They have no redeeming qualities! The 1500 francs Valjean pays is about equal to $300 USD in the 1800s, which is only about $7,600 today due to inflation and devaluation of currency from that time (more buying power then than now).
- The time passage to 10 years later...Enjolras is played by Michael Maguire who won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for the role, and British stage legend Michael Ball as Marius Pontmercy who originated the role in the original London production. Ball has one of my favorite theater voices ever! he has also been in TONS of shows in roles ranging from Edna Turnblad in the musical-comedy 'Hairspray' to the title role of Stephen Sondheim's 'Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'.
- 12:54 - Philip Quast knocks this version of "Stars" out of the park. It is just amazing. There are a few equally good ones...Norm Lewis (the first black actor on B'way to play the role as well as the first black actor to play The Phantom on B'way), Roger Allam (original London Cast), Terrence Mann (Original Broadway Cast)...but Quast seems to be head and shoulders above for the whole Javert characterization.
- 16:44 - The prices are depending on the show, circumstances, and availability. Some shows can be hundreds for nose-bleed seating and thousands for orchestra floor on Broadway. Some shows (Hamilton and the original RENT for example) will reserve Orchestra seats close to the stage for very low prices to help bring young and less affluent audiences to the theater. Hamilton holds a lottery for the Orchestra seats...you win the lottery for the first two rows(?) of seating and you pay $10.00 a seat (a Hamilton to see Hamilton). RENT also charged the same price. The hitch was you waited for hours, sometimes starting the early morning of the day of the performance to get in with no guarantees you would win the lottery. In New York, there is the TKTS booth where you can get discount seats the day of. For this concert version of Les Miz...I have no idea, probably $1000 for nose-bleed seats easily.
- 26:13 - That clip was from one of the staged productions. The Students have taken to the streets of Paris. Lamarque was a general of Napoleon's that was in the French Parliament and had Republican leanings (The people's man). He died of Cholera, which sparked the June Rebellion, which was started by groups like the Friends of the ABC (pronounced in French as "Ah-Bay-Say" roughly, a pun on "abaissés" ('the abased', 'humiliated', 'degraded')) to revolt against the Monarchist government.
See ya in the next video!!!!
Something that is revealed in the book but not the musical is that Gavroche is actually the Thenardier's son and Eponine's younger brother. There is also a daughter between Gavroche and Eponine in age I believe, but I cannot remember her name. Also, I had the opportunity earlier this week to see Les Mis live in Minneapolis, but am still happy to watch your videos; it simply never gets old. To the ticket price question, those tickets were $40 each for main floor half-way back because I got a student discount.
Azelma, I think
I have been waiting “patiently” for you to post the next part 😊
This is a great play, and this concert version is wonderful
Same!!!
I've been SO anxious for the next part!!! LOL ^_^
@@jetseterii please tell me you’re waiting for him to see Lea too😭😭😭
I’m glad you appreciated “Stars.” It might be my favorite of this concert, just because I love Philip Quast’s voice so much. And the orchestration of that song is **chef’s kiss**
Edit: You asked about tickets. I have no idea what it cost for this concert, but I’m sure it was pretty high. The cost of Broadway shows varies depending on location and popularity, but I am looking at going to Hamilton in NYC (like, actual Broadway) and the ticket would be around $350. And not even for the best seats. Not the cheapest seats available, but definitely not the best. I think I paid $90ish for mezzanine seats when I saw Les Mis in my hometown n Michigan 15+ years ago. Pretty good seats, but there were better and pricier ones.
Yeah he is awesome. He puts so much emotion into his songs.
Reading your comment made me think of this clip I saw of him reflecting on/teaching how to sing Les Mis and I thought you might enjoy it too.
ruclips.net/video/Y6F5QgCXT4c/видео.html
I'm so glad you are enjoying this! Please also watch the 25th Anniversary Phantom of the Opera. It is also performed in Royal Albert Hall, as is this version of Les Mis, but it's a stage production vs in concert.
I think the 25 anniversary version of Les Mis, which includes Ramin Karimloo as Enjolras and Hadley Fraser as Grantaire, is a great transition before you watch Phantom25, which includes those two as the main characters.
However, there's a new version available on Canadian Netflix where Michael Ball (the Marius in this version) plays Javert and he's very good. His Valjean is Alfie Boe (lead in Les Mis25, does sing opera, was discovered while polishing cars!! and is even more impressive than Colm is here in his range). They're great friends and have multiple albums together and they sound fantastic.
Both are concert versions as well but they're excellent in their own rights.
Edit: the price range to attend theatre depends on where you are, what theatre it is, what's playing, and where you're sitting. It can run from $20-200USD a seat on average.
I've seen Les Misérables twice on stage in Toronto from 1989-1990 with the Canadian cast, I've watched this 10th anniversary concert multiple times and have listened to the Original Broadway Cast recording countless times. Watching you react to Les Mis is just like sharing a favourite show with a friend who has never seen it before.
Alun Armstrong (the Innkeeper is 77 now, and still working too) Matt Lucas in the 25th anniversary had me in stitches as the Innkeeper
I first saw this anniversary concert on PBS during one of their fundraisers. (maybe that is where you can find a copy) It had me mesmerized. I didn't know what was happening but discovered later that it was just the musical numbers from the play, based on the book. A story of redemption, love, revolution and hardship. This was the life in the 19th century and not very pretty. The music sends a chill up my spine over and over again. We were fortunate to be in London in 2000 and my husband was able to get us discount tickets to the theatre to see the actual play. Amazing. They made a movie of this not long ago with Hugh Jackman & Jane Hathaway. They actually were singing live as it was being filmed. The music wasn't near as good as this but wow, what acting. You might want to take a look at that. Thanks for sharing this with us.
I believe it’s Anne Hathaway.
The 2012 Les Miz movie’s vocal performance surely was weak compared to the 10th Anniversary concert.
Hugh Jackman’s vibrato almost took me out of the experience but acting was so good nonetheless.
And don’t get me started on 25th Anniversary with f’kn Nick Jonas?!?
So miscast!!
All in all I understood different mediums have different effects on musicals.
😊👍
@@anthonyvillarias8829 Ooops, of course, Anne Hathaway! Yep, music not near as good but the acting---Wow (think "Empty Chairs"....
You should react to the 25th anniversary concert of Phantom of the Opera. There is also a sequel, Love Never Dies, which was filmed as a pro shot. The sequel is a love it or hate it show. I personally love it, especially the title song.
LND is a fun watch because it's so bad (IMHO).
I got to see both live! Phantom 3 times on Broadway and love never dies once in Boston. Phantom is phenomenal! Love never dies was good, seeing it live is much better than seeing it as the filmed version, you miss a lot of what happens in the background when they’re zooming in to do those close-up shots when filming.
You mentioned about the scene changes, I agree with some of the other comments that you should attend a performance in person if for no other reason but being able to watch how they handle scene changes on stage in front of a live audience.
I have not seen Les Mis live but I did see Phantom of the Opera live when it came to Vancouver. They changed from Front stage to back stage to dressing rooms and offices and to the sewers (anywhere the scene was set in) in most cases without stopping the play and without darkening the stage. It was worth the price of admission just to watch that. Phantom also has a huge chandelier that is almost another cast member 29:02 which begins the show on the floor in a heap in front of the first row of seats and rises with great glory and spectacle at the end of scene one. Again something that is difficult to appreciate if you are not in person.
Came across your part 1 yesterday…so happy to see part 3 up. I first saw this on PBS when I was a teen. I immediately became obsessed. Best cast ever, IMO. I am blessed to have watched this on stage as well.
All these years later it still hits me. I connect with different characters now than I used to..but gosh I still love every moment.
Absolutely agree with you! And I still cry every time I listen to the soundtrack, watch the concert or see the live play production!
Me too, only I was in my late 20s. The song Do You Hear the People Sing is the one that got me stirred up, but the tragic story of Eponine is what hooked me - I'm a sucker for tragic love.
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@@Kayjee17 Every song is a masterpiece!
Love seeing your reaction. You actually are doing better than I did my first time. However, my first time was seeing it on stage-with no captioning. The movie is good to give you better perspective of what’s going on. But remember, you are currently listening to some of the best that ever made this play. And cost of tickets-depends on venue. But where I live, near the stage for a season(4 different shows) is about $500. I would expect Detroit to be similar.
I absolutely love your reactions to this! This is really different too, because I don't think I've seen any other reactor look at this whole performance before. This just gets better and better, so I'm really looking forward to seeing your next few reactions to this. Bring some tissues along, because this gets emotional.
After this, I would 100% recommend looking at Phantom of the Opera. The 25th Anniversary Performance is available on youtube and it's the whole show, so you can actually see it acted out.
Seconding this, it's SO good! Ramin Karimloo is so dramatic and wonderful as the Phantom! And Sierra is timeless. Edit: I believe Ramin played ValJean for a time, if that's any indication of his talent! He's right now playing Nick in the revival of Funny Girl on Broadway.
@@darsynia Ramin also played Enjolras in the 25th anniversary concert!
My favorite is the original London cast but I don't think there is video of that. You can't go wrong with Phantom of the Opera.
Back in the 1990s I saw it seven times in London, with my students, and a ticket cost a high of 90 and a low of 55 dollars.
The "boom" from the last video is a stage direction. When Evil Innkeeper Wife enters the stage, she throws things around and slams things.
I'm a big musical theater fan, and I'm having so much fun experiencing this with you! I certainly don't mind you stopping to comment and ask questions, can't you hear me talking back (haha)? Yes, a ticket for something like this would be pretty pricey, as it would only be a 1 or 2 time deal, and these are pretty big names. I'd love for you to watch something a little different for your next show, maybe something like Shrek The Musical, which is a pro-shot (a filmed stage production), so it's different than this (I think it's on Netflix).
Again, this is my most favorite performance of this show, even in concert format. I don't know if it's been mentioned in the many comments beforehand, but just so you know... at the very end of this concert, after the producer and the creators of the show have made their thank yous and comments, there is a very special performance of one of the songs that you're going to want to see and react to. I think you'll love it and I think everyone will love seeing your reaction to it. :)
To help put the cost / demand into perspective. Wicked just announced it UK tour. Tickets for Edinburgh went on sale on the 5th and sold out almost immediately. For two of the best seats in the house. (Directly centre stage looking down the aisle) it only cost $88 per ticket which I though was MEGA cheap consider how popular wicked is.
Javert in this performance is from the Australian show….he does not consider himself a singer but an actor who happens to sing…his version of “Stars” is just flat out brilliant.
The price depends on where you sit and where you see the show. NYC Broadway is much more than the Touring companies that you might see in Phoenix or Dallas. The center of the theater seats are more than the second balcony.
I'm enjoying your reaction.
I think the 25th anniversary is good to watch, that should be available to stream in HD.
I would recommend the movie at some point as it helps to see some of the things they are singing about. I also respect that for the movie they sang it as they were filming.
Oh I have been checking daily for this!!! So excited. My son played Thenardier (The Master of the House) in the High School production. This is an amazing show.
I studied Musical Theater in NYC and worked for years creatively in the New York theater scene, so finding your videos this past week has been a wonderful treat. I can't wait to watch along with you and experience this vicariously through you for the first time once again!
Can't wait for Part 4!! There is SO much more to come - proper spine-tingling stuff. This is an awesome story - and you should REALLY see the full performance if you get the chance. Or see the film. So many people get sniffy about the music quality, and it's true - there is not quite so much power in the vocals or the orchestra, but it's sung 'live' by the actors - no lip-synch, so ALL the emotion and story telling is there. Proper comedy, proper character...and it'll make you cry too!
BTW - the full stage musical is reputed to be the most physically demanding on the vocalists. They're super-athletic
When they had "the props" that you were talking about, they were showing the corresponding scene from the actual performance of the musical on a video screen. It's not so obvious on the streaming video, but on the actual VHS video that happens more frequently.
I appreciate and thank you for reading your viewers' comments. You may not have otherwise played the complete Innkeeper's song, one of the highlights of the concert. Kudos to you for caring for and having an interest in what we think. I am enjoying your reaction and thoughtful questions that I had not considered before. Great job, thank you!
The Victor Hugo novel this is based on has over 1000 characters and is quite long. They did a fantastic job of condensing it to a musical. Because this is the concert version you are missing the “play” part wherein some things might make more sense acted out.
You really need to see the play on stage. These are my favorite singers and the Dream Cast, but to see it on stage with the sets. It’s so impressive. I’ve seen it several times in London then 3 times in Seattle. I’ve also seen 2 high school plays as well. All were equally enjoyable. But Philip Quast who sang Stars in this is my favorite Javert. Wait until you hear Lea Salonga!
It is not a play. It is a musical. There is a difference
@@toriboy25 Obviously I know that. The point is, he’s watching a concert not the acting out of the story. I’ve seen the “musical” probably 12 times at the theatre both in London and the US. I’ve listened to it hundreds of times.
@@susanfeil7729 Yet it is not a play. It is a Musical. There may be a play of the story but that is different than a musical of the story
Read an interview with Lea Salonga where she said that Quast’s performance that night was in her whole career one of the best performances she’s been on stage to witness.
@@danielrobinson7350 Thanks for sharing this. Every time I listen to it or watch it with him, I am just blown away. He is so in character in the 10th Anniversary celebration of it.
Excited for part 4 already....
Yay, I can't wait for part 4! You're the only person I've seen who's reacted to this version!!
As a retired stage actor/dancer/singer/choreographer I can tell you that before I went to theatre school in London, I knew every word to this show & just about every musical out there. Yes, to do these types of musicals you have to have a great & consistent voice as you might be in the run of a show for years. Most big musicals have an orchestra for the show (under the thrust of the stage-the front-called the orchestra pit. Sometimes they're behind the set.) I choreographed my first musical at 15-it was "George M", a very patriotic show & I had 88 people in tap shoes! I choreographed every musical or starred in straight shows like "The Diary of Anne Frank" Shelby in "Steel Magnolias" Laurie in "Oklahoma" etc. My point is that by the time most of us become professional, we've had tons of experience & have our own tricks for memorizing everything!
Oh & just a side note-anyone who is paid to act is an actor regardless of gender! Amateur actors are all actresses. It's got a gender bias because centuries ago, women weren't allowed to act in shows so they were all the 'actresses' & the men were paid 'actors'. It's something that bugs the shit out of me to this day! Anyway keep then coming-it's a lot of fun!
I love that you are doing this! I keep checking for the new posts, but I worry it is going to lose its power when watched in 20 minute chunks.
The 25th Anniversary Concert production is more high def (or higher quality, anyway). I don't know if it is streaming anywhere, but it's slightly updated. Great performers but these are the OG folks for the most part (not all). You'd probably enjoy that one, as well.
You are so much fun to watch reacting!!! It really is helping me see the musical through new eyes! So fun!
Philip Quast singing stars is spine tingling. Superb. ✨
There is a musica movie Les Miserables of 2012, i l9ve it so much, i think it's good to watch it, so you will know all the details of the plot. The actors there are great and you gonns see someone well known by this concert version!
So excited to keep watching this with you and seeing your reaction! 💖
While singing along to live musical theater can be frowned upon... it's become something of a tradition for the entire audience to join in on the final chorus of Master of the House. Sometimes the cast even encourages it. XD
Ticket prices can vary. This particular performance was a one-time-only thing (or it might have been a few nights, but no more than that), so it would have been pretty expensive. For regular performances, for a show on Broadway or a Broadway-level touring company, you can expect regular ticket prices to range from about $50 to maybe $200+, with a few of the really popular shows going higher than that. There are a bunch of ways to get cheaper tickets to Broadway shows if you're a bit flexible -- it's a lot more difficult if you know that you want a specific show on a specific date, but if you can either be flexible on the date, or you can say, "I want to see a show tonight, but I'd be good with seeing any one of a bunch of shows," then you can often find deals through various apps and services.
If you live in the US or Canada, and you want to see which touring companies will be near you, go to the Broadway Across America site, and click on your nearest city from the list. Most good-sized cities will get around 5-10 shows per year.
See the live performance some day. It’s worth it. Even the traveling shows are amazing.
I recently went to see the les mis tour in the uk
We were at the very very back and it cost £40($50)
It was still amazing
Yes. Livestream would be great. Your next play/musical should be phantom of the opera
But what version. Please not the film. Is there a good recording of the play?
@@EdwardGregoryNYC The 25th anniversary version at Royal Albert Hall is the best in my opinion! Its in HD too so that's a plus.
Les Mis has been in London all the time and is still showing.
Doing incredible. Perfect stopping point. You are in for some incredible music. Personally the best is to come
Master of the house, what a song!!
I have season tickets for the Broadway series at my playhouse, which included Les Mis. I have good seats in the balcony mezzanine and paid $600 for two people for 7 shows. I'm sure we got a discount being that we bought the whole season ticket package.
But I paid around $280 a seat just for Hamilton alone, but we were in the orchestra for that one.
My family genes go back to Inskip, England .... a small town of 3 inns. I've always had a special place in my heart for the Innkeeper and his wife. Awesome review videos, btw!!!
Man, I’ve been enjoying your reaction to this. I watched it for the first time myself this year. I had seen the movie years ago, and liked it well enough despite its flaws, but this concert blew me away. When I put my dog in his crate at night, which he dislikes, I’ll sing “24601”
Really enjoying your reaction to the 10th anniversary concert. Can't wait for more!
By the way - if you want to react to another Broadway musical in its entirety - and not just a concert version - there is a filmed version of the original Broadway cast of INTO THE WOODS. It's *wonderful* and I'm sure you'd love it.
That version of Into the Woods is incredible. Well worth reacting to!
Facts
Gavroche and Eponine are both children of the Thenardiers, Though Gavroche was abandoned as a baby.
This production has 2 disney Pincesses Judy Kuhn (Adult Cosette) Was the singing voice of Pocahontas, and Lea Salonga (Eponine) was the singing voice of both Jasmine and Mulan.
A lot of Australians know Phillip Quast (Javert) from the Kids educational show Play school.
Lea Salonga (Eponine) Plays Fantine in the 25th anniversary concert
Micheal Ball (Maruis) plays Javert in the most recently recorded concert version of Les Miserables
My favorite musical. I was there to see this concert and it was spectacular. Seen the West end production several times as well the Broadway production with Lea Salonga playing Fantine. Not sure if there's a touring production, but if your local theater company is playing it or will play it. Do yourself a favor and watch it.
SeatGeek had seats in Detroit this week for $55-$100, while to see Les Mis in Nashville next week will be $500-$1000
Fantastic! Next would have to be the Phantom of the Opera, 25th anniversary celebration.
Been to see several musicals- Les Miz twice- and I'm can usually find a good seat for less than 100$.
The exception is Hamilton, which still cost 250-400 for the nosebleed section.
Also, loving the reactions! Would love to see u react to the 25th anniversary as well :)
My goodness your laugh is amazing - wait till you hear “bring him home” ahh the feels
This is the concert version of the large full-scale musical performance of "Les Misérables" -- a must see show, that shows all the intricacies of the performer's characters. It is still on Broadway, although a slightly updated version, with updated choreography and music.
Phillip Quast is my favorite Inspector Javert. Such a talented singer and actor.
Because of the nature of this show, having no SPOKEN lines, all lines are put to music, it is considered an opera. Tickets vary in price depending on the show, the venue that it is playing at and where you sit within the theater
Hi!
I love "Les Miserables". I've read the novel 4 times, although it is one of the longest ever written (it comprises 5 volumes - Volume I: Fantine; Volume II: Cosette; Volume III: Marius; Volume IV: The Idyll in the Rue Plumet and the Epic in the Rue St. Denis; Volume V: Jean Valjean). I am a 70 year old man from Portugal, the first time I read it I was 20 and the last one was last year.
I've also seen this concert on the internet several times. I am really enjoying seeing the concert once more through your eyes and your comments and reactions.
I already knew your channel and had appreciated some of your reactions (Cranberries, Pink Floyd, more recently Supertramp, etc.), but since your first reaction to this Miserables concert, I subscribed to your channel.
I'm really enjoying your reactions to this! If this is your first encounter with Les Miz it's hard to keep up with plot solely based on this concert, cuz a lot was left out. Someone already commented on the major plot points that are needed to understand the story better, but it's good to see you're enjoying the music and performances even without understanding the whole story.
Can't wait for the next videos, the best is yet to come (though for me, Do You Hear the People Sing is one of the highlights of the show. Still gives me chills every fome I hear it)
It's so cool that you're doing the entire concert here on YT and I love how much you're enjoying and appreciating it.
My aunt got us all tickets to see Les Miz at a beautiful theatre in San Francisco back when I was like a freshman in highschool around 1989 and it changed my life, literally. From then on I knew I would work in theater and I'm now a retired professional dancer with a 20 year stage career behind me. How time flies; but what a ride.
This was filmed in 1995. Go live if you want hd. Ive waited 20 years to see it and i finally have tickets for next month. Very decent seats. 80uk pound 😊
Loving this so much! I can’t wait to see the rest of the videos lol.
Thank you for these videos. I first saw Les Miz on stage in the early ‘90s and bought the video of the 10th Anniversary Concert as soon as it came out and have watched it many, many times. It’s interesting to watch you react to seeing for the first time a performance I’ve known and loved for so long. It helps me see it anew.
I look forward to the next segment.
God, I love this reaction. Les Mis is a musical that I love, and I'll be seeing it live next year. Now, if you're looking for more musicals to react to, some recommendations:
-Starkid shows. They put their entire musicals on RUclips for free. My big recommendations are Twisted, The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, and Black Friday. (Black Friday after TGWDLM; they're part of an anthology.) Twisted is a parody of Aladdin, basically in the style of Wicked. The other two are horror musicals; TGWDLM is like a zombie thing but instead of zombies it's... singing and dancing like in a musical. Black Friday is a bit Lovecraftian.
-Some non-English shows. Elisabeth and Tanz der Vampire are two of my favourite musicals, and people have put them on YT with subtitles. Elisabeth is about Empress Elisabeth, and Tanz der Vampire is a vampire musical based on The Fearless Vampire Killers. 3 Musketiers is another favourite, and it's Dutch. There is a DVD with English subs, and it has been put on YT, but there's a small, important part missing from the one on YT. (In case it wasn't obvious, it's based on 3 Musketeers.)
-Sondheim shows. In particular, Sweeney Todd (not the movie version) and Into the Woods (not the movie version). Sweeney Todd is a lovely musical about a murderous barber and Into the Woods is a musical comedy about fairy tales.
For most things on the westend there are really cheap tickets too, its all about WHere you sit and matinee (day) vs evening performances and even day of the week. Prices go up round christmas too. But honestly in england theatre is quite affordable
I do recommend the 25th anniversary concert. It’s a new cast but they’re super talented and the end has all the OG cast come on stage.
I would also recommend the Phantom of the Opera at the Albert Royal Hall or Royal Albert Hall, I can’t recall the name but they have that in HD on Amazon Video.
I saw it on Broadway and paid $100 per ticket in the orchestra…..my daughter auditioned for a part in this play.
I would suggest the stage version of Newsies next. There is a high quality version on Disney Plus too.
Love this musical concert and your reaction. I'm always looking forward to the next part.
please post the next part soon!!!!!!
This performance of Master of the House single handedly made become a lifelong broadway fan.
If you're American the Thenardier actor is probably the one you're most likely to know from tv and movies.
There is a French made mini-series of Les Miserables (which also has and English version) with Jerade Depadure (spelling) as Jean Valjean and Jean Malckovitch (spelling) as Javert. It is not a musical, but it is excellent to watch.
The ABC scene SLAPS in the 25th anniversary edition!!
You could buy this on dvd. There is also a 25th anniversary concert but I prefer this. I. have both.