Stars - Philip Quast (Les Misérables) | Professional Singer REACTS

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  • Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024

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  • @adiarainfoster
    @adiarainfoster 4 месяца назад +32

    This is from the 10th anniversary show. The whole thing is incredible from start to finish. They called it the "dream cast' concert and it really was. You can find the whole things here on RUclips

    • @PlaybillsAndPixels
      @PlaybillsAndPixels 2 месяца назад +1

      The only problem with it is they cut some of the best moments. Like “Valjean’s Confession” or Jean Valjean’s solo in “The Waltz of Treachery” for example.

  • @luciebatt
    @luciebatt 4 месяца назад +32

    I’m Australian in my forties and grew up watching Phillip Quast singing nursery rhymes on Play School, a preschool education show. If only we knew what was to come.

    • @heathergarnham9555
      @heathergarnham9555 2 месяца назад +1

      One of the biggest reasons I couldn't be afraid of his Javert. It's hard to fear someone you've seen sing Mr Frog and pretend to be a Frog.

  • @sueacord1678
    @sueacord1678 6 месяцев назад +30

    We are so lucky that this 10th Anniversary Concert was filmed. For eternity we have these masterful performances. I have seen other but they do not compare.

  • @kezwhiterosette81
    @kezwhiterosette81 6 месяцев назад +13

    Nobody can sing this song with the same passion as Philip Quast. I’ve heard so many versions but nothing beats this one! And how he sings the word Witness is just sublime!

  • @MiladyMacabre
    @MiladyMacabre 6 месяцев назад +22

    As intense and visceral as this song is, Javert's Suicide from this concert is even moreso as you can watch this carefully controlled man come apart as his world no longer makes sense. What Quast does with a simple "adjustment" to his wig is amazingly telling.

  • @brysonbegg216
    @brysonbegg216 6 месяцев назад +9

    I saw Phillip Quast live and he is truly stunning in person!

  • @janinedorrell2152
    @janinedorrell2152 3 месяца назад +6

    I actually saw Philip Quast perform in the original Sydney production-brilliant!

    • @M.Kpunkt
      @M.Kpunkt 2 месяца назад +1

      😮 oh, You a lucky Person...❤

  • @PoppyRed3
    @PoppyRed3 6 месяцев назад +41

    I was there that evening and what a night it was! Philip Quast is without a doubt the best Javert ever.

    • @Michele18164
      @Michele18164 6 месяцев назад +7

      So jealous that you got to see this concert live! I can't imagine how incredible it was to be in that room.

    • @crispyyrosee
      @crispyyrosee 4 месяца назад +2

      I would have killed to see this live. Everyone in that casting is my favorite in their respective roles.

  • @RebekkaHay
    @RebekkaHay 3 месяца назад +2

    Thank you for this , you gave me a whole new level of appreciation for his artistry.

  • @GillianDouglas-s6d
    @GillianDouglas-s6d 4 месяца назад +3

    You should hear Phillip Quast and Anthony Warlow sing ‘Lily’s Hazel eyes’ from the Secret Garden

  • @jaccilowe3842
    @jaccilowe3842 Месяц назад +1

    I saw Philip perform Javert during the first run of Les Mis in Sydney back in the 80s. He was magnificent and truly deserves being one of the Dreamcast.

  • @RebekkaHay
    @RebekkaHay 3 месяца назад +3

    Other standout performances:
    -Barry James as Thenardier (stage)
    -Adeel Akhtar as Thenardier (2018 mini series, not singing)
    -Stanley Allyn Owen - Close every door (stage, phenomenal)
    -David Oyewolo in the miniseries from 2018. He was incredible as a non-singing Javert
    -Sheree Rene Scott as Ursula, Poor unfortunate Souls
    -Les Mis Empty chairs at empty tables at from the 2012 movie - rips my heart out every time.

  • @JoanJennings
    @JoanJennings 10 дней назад

    Really enjoyed this. Thank you.

  • @joshuajma
    @joshuajma Месяц назад +1

    There's some absolutely phenomenal subtleties that I would've missed if you hadn't first pointed out how happy he looked when admiring the stars. At the end, his determined eyes shift to a little sad on "Lord let me find him." He brings back the determination in "safe behind bars." After he realizes he "will never rest" his eyes show a true sadness that carries through to the end of the song. Just an awe-inspiring acting job.

  • @Michele18164
    @Michele18164 6 месяцев назад +3

    Best song in the show, best Javert in history. Thank you for this analysis!

  • @altosanon
    @altosanon 5 месяцев назад +1

    I love this reaction, you highlighted all my favourite parts of this performance. He is just amazing! I have never seen him sing Javert live, but was lucky enough to see him sing Ben in Follies and the part where his character falls apart mid song was so uncomfortable as it was so real, it felt like he as the actor was falling apart.

  • @ajoyfulplanner
    @ajoyfulplanner 2 месяца назад

    Your reaction brought me back to when I first watched this production on VHS. I was an instant fan, and was so moved...I was a kid! and now in my 40's I'm still moved every, single time!! I love music too!! New subscriber!!!

  • @janacariad
    @janacariad 4 месяца назад +1

    God, I love this so much. I love Javert, I love Philip Quast, I love "Stars" ♥ can't get enough

  • @frankennyg1
    @frankennyg1 6 месяцев назад +2

    There's a reason they called this the "Dream Cast." Every performance was epic! Please check out Michael Ball's "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" and his duet with Lea Salonga singing "A LIttle Fall of Rain." Actually just react to whole concert! LOL

  • @Lily-t8b7m
    @Lily-t8b7m 5 месяцев назад +1

    Love this version.

  • @michaelbates5436
    @michaelbates5436 5 месяцев назад +2

    I am new subscriber and I’m glad I found you. I enjoy your enjoying the music. You make me see and hear things even though I have heard it again and again. Thanks for making me love great music more perfectly. Thanks.

    • @nickhiggsthesinger
      @nickhiggsthesinger  5 месяцев назад

      Thank you so much! If you click the bell next to subscribe, it will notify you when I post again! 🙂

  • @jasonericson
    @jasonericson 6 месяцев назад +3

    The 10th anniversary concert is one of the best all around (Ruthie Henshall's I Dreamed A Dream is perfect!). Quast brings so much to this role, he's incredible! I don't think Javert is a villian though. He's definitely an antagonist, but like you said, he thinks he's right (and lawfully, he is, even though he takes it a bit too far).

  • @chellep7463
    @chellep7463 6 месяцев назад +5

    No one sings this song better. He will always be Javert

  • @keithwalls6316
    @keithwalls6316 6 месяцев назад

    Incredible performance!

  • @lindacunnah3323
    @lindacunnah3323 6 месяцев назад +3

    The best Javier ever ❤❤

  • @laurinbartel640
    @laurinbartel640 5 месяцев назад

    bravo

  • @missimin
    @missimin 4 месяца назад

    Quast is still my favorite Javert. I love Norm Lewis too but Quast owns that role.

  • @fet5695
    @fet5695 5 месяцев назад

    Hey nick, im a baritone but i want to sing tenor in our church… the problem is that the highest note i can sing is a F after that my voice breaks and everything just closes down. Do you think its possible to expand the range by a few notes for example up to an A or even B?

  • @wiel40
    @wiel40 3 месяца назад

    Please watch his Masterclasses, then you know how he does sing

  • @hippopotamusbosch
    @hippopotamusbosch 6 месяцев назад +35

    I’m just here for Russell Crowe jokes.

    • @nickhiggsthesinger
      @nickhiggsthesinger  6 месяцев назад +2

      Hahahah yes 😂

    • @ChrisBlackNYC
      @ChrisBlackNYC Месяц назад +1

      Russell the Crow has had his redemption and that’s the performance he should have given in the 2012 rendition. You’ll thank me later … LoL ruclips.net/video/_AlC__ouuMo/видео.html

    • @ChrisBlackNYC
      @ChrisBlackNYC Месяц назад

      It also helps to have Jeff Leyton dieting with you too❤

  • @PaulBloom-d5h
    @PaulBloom-d5h 3 месяца назад +9

    An absolute masterpiece of a performance.
    He stands supreme in this role and is quite simply beyond comparison

  • @sepnyte9422
    @sepnyte9422 5 месяцев назад +13

    Stars and Confrontation are one of my favorites from the 10th anniversary concert. The way Quast gets up from his seat, in the dark, as Ruthie turns around and walks over to the mic and *boom* he's just there like an absolute menace! Whoever designed his costume to make him look tall and terrifying deserves an award. The first time I watched, it actually scared me a little. And then there's the voice drop he does when he sings 'different chain'. Goosebumps! You should react to that.

    • @bombsingaza
      @bombsingaza 5 месяцев назад +1

      @sepnyte9422 • My favourites, too.

    • @layla-loon75
      @layla-loon75 4 месяца назад

      The didn't need to make him look tall, PQ is about 6'2" or 6'3". I love everything Philip Quast does even his tv work. He's also a very handsome man.

  • @spookyghost6713
    @spookyghost6713 4 месяца назад +4

    Philip Quast ruined me for all other Javiers. This performance is burned into my brain forever in the best possible way ✨️🔥

  • @susannariera
    @susannariera 6 месяцев назад +7

    I would love to see your reaction to one song by every main character in this concert: Wilkinson, Salonga, Henshall, Ball...best cast ever, of course they are considered the dream cast!

  • @embran8486
    @embran8486 6 месяцев назад +8

    Great pick. LOVE this performance. His diction alone. Also putting in the Quast Masterclass bit is good stuff. i often revisit that one.

  • @ryanc5517
    @ryanc5517 3 месяца назад +4

    Just do a series of you reacting to all the Les Mis 10th anniversary concert. I came across your channel because of your reaction video on Lea Salonga singing onmy own.
    What i find interesting about your reaction is that you go to the book and talk about the context of what the artist is singing.

  • @dorkyvonmunchmunch9912
    @dorkyvonmunchmunch9912 6 месяцев назад +5

    This performance is all one needs to understand how Russell Crowe was so incredibly out of his depth in the movie. Now when do we get your version? 😜⭐🌟🌠

    • @hippopotamusbosch
      @hippopotamusbosch 6 месяцев назад +4

      Nick’s face is too boyish for Javert. If it wasn’t for his baritone voice he’d be better suited for one Marius or Enjolras.

    • @nickhiggsthesinger
      @nickhiggsthesinger  6 месяцев назад +1

      I’ll take boyish as a compliment 😂

    • @nickhiggsthesinger
      @nickhiggsthesinger  6 месяцев назад +2

      He really was out of his depth. Quast is so incredible it makes all other versions seem pretty weak

    • @susannariera
      @susannariera 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@nickhiggsthesingerI saw a video explaining everything that's wrong in that nightmare of a movie, we should blame the director mostly (and after Cats, he should be banned from directing more musicals, The King's Speech is a good movie, so stay without songs man! 🙏).

    • @davidk8050
      @davidk8050 5 месяцев назад

      😊​@@nickhiggsthesinger

  • @daytonapeanut
    @daytonapeanut 5 месяцев назад +4

    I adore the entire 10th Anniversary concert, but it's this song that I come back to the most. Not just because Philip has an incredible voice but he actually_ acts_ at the same time. That simple act of looking up at the stars is everything to me because I believe it give's Javert a touch of humanity. The way he looks up at them with such reverence and wonder is almost childlike. Yet, you wouldn't believe how many other Javert peformers I've seen fail to do this and it's always a total deal-breaker for me.

  • @RianMeier
    @RianMeier 6 дней назад +1

    The only thing I'd add is that I wouldn't call Javert a villain. Antagonist, absolutely, but not a villain.

  • @AdrianaSilva-zl9dv
    @AdrianaSilva-zl9dv 15 дней назад +1

    I very much enjoyed this video, thank you for this. I used to find Javert very irritating in his strong-minded attitude - until I saw Philip Quast's performance. I absolutely fell in love with the character, and I found it amazing to see him explaining how he thought carefully every single aspect about it. So amazing!

  • @Mike-nq3lq
    @Mike-nq3lq 2 месяца назад +4

    Saw him on Broadway with most of the players from the 10th anniversary show. My girlfriend; now wife, had to drag me to the theater that night. Once there, I was agog for three hours. The talent was off the charts. Became a show nerd from then on. Thanks, Honey.

  • @teodorlesenciuc9050
    @teodorlesenciuc9050 6 месяцев назад +4

    I love the 10th anniversary concert, I watch it multiple times a year for a decade now, do God On High next!

    • @nickhiggsthesinger
      @nickhiggsthesinger  6 месяцев назад +1

      Yes it’s so good! Ok I will do that one next time - make sure to subscribe and hit the notification icon so you know when I post 😊

  • @Kazeemi2810
    @Kazeemi2810 6 месяцев назад +2

    I was completely spoiled by this 10th Anniversary Concert being my introduction to Les Mis… I compare every other version back to this and am always disappointed 🤦‍♀️😁😁. Utter perfection by every performer in every character!! 🐨🐨🇦🇺🇦🇺
    You need to watch the end of this 10th Anniversary to see the worldwide cast of Valjeans all singing One Day More in their own language!! Brilliant!!

  • @ianwilhelmsen7644
    @ianwilhelmsen7644 5 месяцев назад +3

    Over the years I've had many favourite songs from Les Mis but I keep coming back to Philip Quast's Stars as my favourite of all time. I'm so looking forward to the International verson of Les Mis coming to Australia in 2025.

  • @bloodsling
    @bloodsling Месяц назад +1

    I didnt know there were people reacting to this,I've watched the 10th anniversary of Les Mis so many times I've lost count,Lea Salonga,Philip Quast,Michael Ball,Colm Wilkinson,Ruthie Henshall..etc etc. So so much ridiculous talent. And Philip Quast's Javert is so perfectly cast,he's got it all.

  • @Elleina1907
    @Elleina1907 6 месяцев назад +3

    What a great analysis! I had always admired this performance, but hadn't noticed quite as many details as you pointed out. I will absolutely check out his interview. I would honestly watch a 3+ hour video of you reacting to the entire 10th anniversary Les Mis show! Specifically I would love to see Bring Him Home and Empty Chairs at Empty Tables.
    This focus on the performance, on acting out the text and REALLY feeling it reminds me of Lara Fabian's live performance of Je suis malade. Absolutely gut wrenching and stunning. You can see it on her face, in her eyes, in her voice, that she is feeling every single emotion, and her voice is unreal! There's a version that has both French and English lyrics if you aren't bilingual (🍁) that would greatly enhance the viewing experience (because the lyrics really are powerful). I would love to see your reaction to that! Not enough people have done a reaction, in my opinion!

  • @anneharley5319
    @anneharley5319 6 месяцев назад +3

    Thankyou for introducing me to this performance and your reaction. I would love for you to react to a group from called Collabro who were on B.G.T I think you would like it

    • @torimod
      @torimod 5 месяцев назад

      Came here to recommend the callabro cover of stars, it's so good

  • @imanindeen
    @imanindeen 4 месяца назад +2

    Very interesting take on the villain song. I never thought of it that, listening to a villain song or piece out of context and viewing it as the hero.

  • @layla-loon75
    @layla-loon75 4 месяца назад +3

    Love this video and you hit the nail on the head with everything you said, apart from one thing. Javert is not the villain in Les Mis, The Thenardiers are the villains, Javert is the antagonist for sure but he's not a 'bad guy'. He's just to set in his ways and stuck living in his faulty ideology. Javert is my favourite character in Les Mis and Philip Quast is my favourite Javert by a million miles. I never get tired of hearing him sing 'Stars' or 'The Confrontation', Javert's suicide tears me up though and his performance of it is bother Sublime and heartbreaking. His facial expressions in the TAC just topped off his whole perfomance. He has very emotive eyes when he's acting as well. Cheeky little footnote here, Philip Quast is the man who made Javert sexy, I suspect it wasn't intentional but still. Sigh 😌😍♥♥♥

    • @nickhiggsthesinger
      @nickhiggsthesinger  4 месяца назад +1

      Ah! Very well said - I think you’ve changed my mind about Javert ☺️ Thank you for your insight!!

    • @layla-loon75
      @layla-loon75 4 месяца назад

      @@nickhiggsthesinger He was a very complex man and imo was just as much a victim as anyone else of everything that was wrong with French society at that time. The Thenardiers brought their bad fortune on themselves though and they were child abusers and robbers and at least one of Thenardier’s gang was a serial killer.

    • @nonyabusiness2510
      @nonyabusiness2510 4 месяца назад +1

      @@layla-loon75 Javert's role is much deeper than that in all actuality and I agree he isn't necessarily the villain. Many of the good events that transpired for Valjean only occurred because of the choices he was frequently forced to make due to Javert pursuing him. When Hugo wrote the novel he intended to parallel the concept of the old and New Testatment from Scripture and that theme was surpirisingly pulled through to the musical.
      Javert represents the Law (old Testament) and Valjean represents grace (New Testament). When Christ was glorified at the right hand of the father the law was fulfilled and we are no longer bound by it. In other words the law and grace cannot coexist. Thus when Javert realizes this he kills himself. He wasn't actually concrete in his thinking or rigid he was simply a product or representative of the law. Not mans law but God's law. It's a very simplistic way of putting it but it was some of the thinking behind Hugo when he wrote the novel.
      In fact look at what Valjean says after meeting with the bishop. He acknowleges his sin
      "As I stare into the void
      To the whirlpool of my sin
      I'll escape now from that world
      From the world of Jean Valjean
      Jean Valjean is nothing now
      Another story must begin"
      That correlates to scripture where it says that "
      2 corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are made new". Remember the Bishop says "I have bought your soul for God". His redemption follows acknowledging his sin.
      Of course that is a very general and people have literally written papers on the parallels between scripture and the symbolism Hugo conveyed in this story. I also agree the Thenardier's are the villains. The ending of the show referring to the world beyond the barricades is also symbolic and intentionally references the 1000 year reign of Christ on the earth prophecied in scripture. Only a storyline that correlates so closely to scripture could end with nearly every single person dying with the exception of a few people and yet be uplifting to the point of bringing people to tears. I can't think of anything that even comes close to Les Miserables on every level.

    • @judithmayne7065
      @judithmayne7065 3 месяца назад

      I agree with all you say . I didn't see him as a villain , he was just "doing his job" . He certainly had THE BEST song in Les Mis.

  • @Meep94931
    @Meep94931 6 месяцев назад +3

    I don’t know ow if you’ve already reacted to Bring Him Home or Empty Chairs At Empty Tables but I’d really like to see you do a video for them.

    • @nickhiggsthesinger
      @nickhiggsthesinger  6 месяцев назад +10

      Not yet! I’ll do an entire Les Mis series!!

    • @Meep94931
      @Meep94931 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@nickhiggsthesinger Can’t wait to see it!

    • @EH-bn3kf
      @EH-bn3kf 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@nickhiggsthesinger Yes!!

    • @spacelasertech8359
      @spacelasertech8359 6 месяцев назад

      ​@nickhiggsthesinger Will you do One Day More from 25th Anniversary? Because there is so much there.

  • @MrBertybob
    @MrBertybob День назад

    Best ever and saw him play Javert on the West End.

  • @shweird
    @shweird 24 дня назад

    I agree about the pronunciation being so clear but also his dynamic contrasts are so amazing. The movie version with Russell Crow had virtually no dynamic contrasts. The 2nd verse obviously needs to be quietier in reference to the stars and not as much as Jean Valjean. I'm working on singing this in the near future and Philip Quast definately interprets the song the best. The long note at the end is brutally hard. I've only managed it once during practice. I know I need to get a deep, yet fast catch breath just before the last two notes on "the stars."

  • @shweird
    @shweird 24 дня назад

    The last note is 12 macro beats, 48 micro beats, with ritardando. It's ridiculously long. I need a lot of luck to nail it!

  • @S.wilson911
    @S.wilson911 Месяц назад

    This is perfect for me. I have an audition next month for the part of Jevert in one of the upcoming shows next year in the UK.

  • @anneastley7600
    @anneastley7600 13 дней назад

    Undoubtedly the BEST .

  • @resathe6760
    @resathe6760 6 месяцев назад

    I think the female version of this clearness of pronunciation is probably Lea Salonga
    I highly recommend checking out the Notre Dame Medley of Ringmasters: ruclips.net/video/Qo_N9_ZFBhs/видео.html

  • @nomad_wannabe1912
    @nomad_wannabe1912 Месяц назад

    He’s my favorite. Absolutely incredible!

  • @hanslatour
    @hanslatour 5 месяцев назад

    Great reaction! I have to laugh when see that you so much want to participate the singers you are listening to. Many times then you just have to bite on your underlip to prevent that 🙂

  • @oxoelfoxo
    @oxoelfoxo 6 месяцев назад +1

    !

  • @michaeljavert4635
    @michaeljavert4635 5 месяцев назад

    If I wanted to hear gibber jabber through the whole thing, I'd put on a mask and go to the damn theater to be miserable.

    • @nickhiggsthesinger
      @nickhiggsthesinger  5 месяцев назад +1

      Damn Michael chill out

    • @nonyabusiness2510
      @nonyabusiness2510 4 месяца назад

      Are you aware the title is professional singer reacts. Are you aware that you can google the actual song with no commentary? I'm sure you are. So what exactly was the point of your comment. You come onto someones site to criticize them for doing exactly what they said they were going to do. Not the way in which they did it but the fact they did it at all. Good Grief.

    • @jekenzeR
      @jekenzeR 3 месяца назад

      What a dolt

    • @michaeljavert4635
      @michaeljavert4635 3 месяца назад

      @@jekenzeR You should know.

    • @adrianmole7431
      @adrianmole7431 2 месяца назад

      Enjoyed your input ,but can we get to the end so I can go to bed 😂