[VIDEO] Chris McCarrell - Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, Les Miserables Broadway 2015

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  • Chris McCarrell - Les Miserables Broadway, July 23rd 2015
    Kyle Jean Baptiste's first performance as Valjean
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Комментарии • 144

  • @matthewgiorgio4893
    @matthewgiorgio4893 Год назад +15

    That dont ask me was so well executed and the way they chose to have them behind him was so vivid

  • @donnareynolds5972
    @donnareynolds5972 5 лет назад +268

    That "don't ASK me" gave me goosebumps

    • @evelynh8639
      @evelynh8639 3 года назад +10

      bruh the whole song gave me goosebumps

    • @jjaa6157
      @jjaa6157 2 года назад +1

      Chilling.

    • @katiejo3663
      @katiejo3663 Год назад +3

      YESSSS that part gets me every time

  • @katiekat44
    @katiekat44 5 лет назад +363

    I absolutely love him in The Lightning Thief Musical, but holy crap it does not do his voice justice. He is amazing.

    • @katiekat44
      @katiekat44 5 лет назад +32

      Also, can we appreciate he was only 24 here???

    • @evelynh8639
      @evelynh8639 3 года назад +12

      i thought he was just okay until i saw this

  • @cassidygage7312
    @cassidygage7312 7 лет назад +231

    I just realized I totally saw him as Marius when I went and saw it... NOW HE'S FREAKING PERCY JACKSON!!!!!

    • @viewer-kd3yq
      @viewer-kd3yq 7 лет назад +3

      Cassidy Gage this is him as Marius, not Enjolras... (I don't know for sure, but I don't think he ever played enjolras??)

    • @lol-bj2ew
      @lol-bj2ew 7 лет назад +2

      +viewer24792
      I think he did, but the dude who played Marius left, so he replaced him.

  • @GoogleUser-tn2tz
    @GoogleUser-tn2tz 6 лет назад +274

    His "becaaaaaame their last communion" was AMAZING!!!!

    • @juliawang1194
      @juliawang1194 5 лет назад +7

      literal chills

    • @jjaa6157
      @jjaa6157 2 года назад

      Oh, brother, he smashes it out of Progressive Field {he was born in the Cleveland area}

    • @charlottedupre4508
      @charlottedupre4508 8 месяцев назад

      Omg yes he sounds like an opera singer and his voice is so powerful

    • @danielamarioni4890
      @danielamarioni4890 2 месяца назад

      Still gives me chills after almost 9 years

  • @Mesozoic_mammal
    @Mesozoic_mammal 4 года назад +70

    Had the chance to see him live on Broadway. This was the first time I've seen a Marius performance that blew me away. More often than not the character remains "pale" with most singers, Chris combination of stellar singing and acting made the audience feel the emotions of the character.

  • @patricelinman7183
    @patricelinman7183 7 лет назад +106

    I saw Les Mis live about two years ago and I'm pretty sure Chris was Marius. I had no idea who he was but now he's Percy Jackson

  • @gabbro1380
    @gabbro1380 5 лет назад +386

    Percy if he chose to become a god and watched everyone he cared about die:

  • @baymeetsworld97
    @baymeetsworld97 6 лет назад +187

    Me, in the group chat earlier: Hey, imagine Percy singing "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables"!!! :D
    Me, now: No longer need to imagine it ;-;
    But for real, Chris was so good in this.

  • @georges5060
    @georges5060 5 лет назад +349

    I guess you could say...he's a good kid who's had a bad run

    • @josephinemoser7213
      @josephinemoser7213 4 года назад +19

      You're so mean I freaked, punched my laptop, and broke an already short nail. But I do love this

    • @songlyrics64
      @songlyrics64 3 года назад +1

      lol

    • @kimbrulee_the_musical
      @kimbrulee_the_musical Год назад +4

      All he ever did was take the fall ;)

    • @brqshsbite
      @brqshsbite Год назад

      😁😁

    • @joan5582
      @joan5582 Год назад +2

      @@kimbrulee_the_musicalalways tried to be a good kid

  • @faithjonas9580
    @faithjonas9580 6 лет назад +32

    I came here because of Chris McCarrell, and now I am sitting in my room crying.

  • @potato.pancake
    @potato.pancake 6 лет назад +271

    It must be nice to be talented

    • @joshlockaby9539
      @joshlockaby9539 5 лет назад +9

      Potato Pancake I feel this on a molecular level

    • @goose8883
      @goose8883 3 года назад

      Memento Mori

    • @midnightrally357
      @midnightrally357 3 года назад +5

      As a performer, when people say this to me it makes me so so very uncomfortable. A compliment at the expense of another person is not a compliment.

  • @TheaterCompilationCorner
    @TheaterCompilationCorner 2 года назад +13

    1:02- a simple note to myself marking that GLORIOUS LOW NOTE

  • @familydevice8398
    @familydevice8398 Год назад +5

    "And tomorrow never came."
    I FELT THAT IN MY CHEST OMG SO BEAUTIFUL!😳

  • @elizabethnuth4717
    @elizabethnuth4717 5 лет назад +166

    people sleep on chris' marius. that is all

  • @daniellep3230
    @daniellep3230 4 года назад +42

    I keep replaying 1:37-1:54 just t hear him sing "beCAme " and "dauwNN" it makes my heart happy

  • @kimlandy905
    @kimlandy905 7 лет назад +121

    I remember seeing this live. His performance was worth the 90 dollars alone. Amazing.

    • @ludameri1384
      @ludameri1384 Год назад +4

      @The VISION Company that's actually pretty cheap for broadway just so u kno

    • @birb5152
      @birb5152 Год назад +3

      @The VISION Company that's cheaper than what I pay to see the national tours. That's a hell of a good price

  • @Dale-ct5ru
    @Dale-ct5ru 3 года назад +37

    Freaking superb! Love how he's hunched like an old man, but his voice is young, plus he's a tenor so it's incredibly lively. All that plus the song matter put together make this sad song almost unsettling from his mouth. I really like it.

  • @crees1445
    @crees1445 7 лет назад +247

    He could have easily starred in the movie.

    • @michaeloconnor5904
      @michaeloconnor5904 7 лет назад +42

      Would be a waste though seeing as Eddie Redmayne was one of the few decent performances.

    • @priyat762
      @priyat762 7 лет назад +20

      Nah he’s American-the cast of the film were mostly British with the exception of Hugh Jackman who’s Australian
      Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.

    • @maeve_d5570
      @maeve_d5570 7 лет назад +22

      Priya T Aaron Tveit who played Enjolras was American but yeah, most of the cast was British

    • @fionamaecry7579
      @fionamaecry7579 5 лет назад +5

      Priya T amanda seyfried is also American and Russell Crowe is also Australian (though technically nz born)

    • @GoroAkechi_
      @GoroAkechi_ 3 года назад

      @Rooby Roo yeah, Like kermit.

  • @lesham4616
    @lesham4616 3 года назад +28

    Chris is so extremely talented the goosebumps I got he absolutely nailed it ! I wasn't aware his vocal range was this amazing until seeing this the lightning thief is amazing but doesn't do his voice justice . I got chills throughout the whole song his "don't ask me" always gets me i love it his talent !

  • @bee5445
    @bee5445 7 лет назад +42

    i wish i could see him in anything. this performance is incredible and always moves me to tears.

  • @piperkemmerer9120
    @piperkemmerer9120 7 лет назад +36

    Saw him play Marius last year and this performance moved me to tears.

  • @lealleontwins8703
    @lealleontwins8703 5 лет назад +32

    This is the most beautiful and powerful rendition of this song ive ever seen

    • @TheoriginalMach2000
      @TheoriginalMach2000 4 года назад

      It's a good second best. Michaell Ball owns this song tho.
      ruclips.net/video/POvsvbc1yC8/видео.html

  • @nelaklinderova9850
    @nelaklinderova9850 5 лет назад +51

    wHO GAVE HIM THE RIGHT TO BE SO GOOD
    i came here because of Percy Jackson but he is such a good Marius. Im sOBBING

  • @lilybyers1545
    @lilybyers1545 5 лет назад +20

    Probably my favorite version of this song

  • @katiejo3663
    @katiejo3663 Год назад +2

    Holy Sh!t I am in awe this man is absolutely incredible

  • @averykb1815
    @averykb1815 7 лет назад +34

    holy damn he's incredible

  • @mmemam_
    @mmemam_ 4 года назад +12

    I have chills. Chris is an amazing performer

  • @nelaklinderova9850
    @nelaklinderova9850 5 лет назад +73

    Where was he when Nick Jonas sung Marius at the 25th anniversary concert??

    • @oliver297
      @oliver297 5 лет назад +7

      He was someone else in the cast but he was still there I think

    • @sarahcusack5829
      @sarahcusack5829 2 года назад

      @@oliver297 I don't think so, he only joined Les Mis in 2014 for the revival. Plus the 25th was mostly the West End casts, rather than Broadway (apart from some of the major roles)

  • @kids506
    @kids506 7 лет назад +20

    i am shooketh wtf how is this possible

  • @jjaa6157
    @jjaa6157 2 года назад +3

    He and Joshua Grosso were the best two American-born Marius'. I had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Grosso in Buffalo, New York in 2019, before the pandemic hit.

  • @kimbrulee_the_musical
    @kimbrulee_the_musical Год назад +5

    Percy and Marius are so different, but Chris plays both of them so well!

  • @prussiajohnson782
    @prussiajohnson782 3 года назад +4

    While I think I saw this first, after seeing him as Percy, it’s such a different performance, speaks to his talents truly

  • @alexanderzamora5930
    @alexanderzamora5930 6 лет назад +8

    First time I saw him... he was sooo good!

  • @Starkidfan27
    @Starkidfan27 3 месяца назад +1

    It's so strange hearing him sing without the Percy Voice...but it's awesome.

  • @thatguydylan_4879
    @thatguydylan_4879 5 лет назад +36

    There's a grief that can't be spoken,
    There's a pain goes on and on.
    Empty chairs at empty tables,
    Now my friends are dead and gone.
    Here they talked of revolution,
    Here it was they lit the flame,
    Here they sang about tomorrow and tomorrow never came.
    From the table in the corner,
    They could see a world reborn,
    And they rose with voices ringing,
    And I can hear them now
    The very words that they have sung
    Became their last communion
    On this lonely barricade, at dawn.
    Oh my friends, my friends forgive me
    That I live and you are gone
    There's a grief that can't be spoken,
    And there's a pain goes on and on
    Phantom faces at the window,
    Phantom shadows on the floor,
    Empty chairs at empty tables where my friends will meet no more.
    Oh my friends, my friends don't ask me
    What your sacrifice was for
    Empty chairs at empty tables
    Where my friend will sing no more.

  • @6ixpixl438
    @6ixpixl438 5 лет назад +24

    So I just remembered that Chris was in Les Mis and daaaaam, Percy Jackson doesn't really give his beautiful voice justice when it comes to riffs

  • @cloakedingravity
    @cloakedingravity 4 года назад +4

    They way he sings the word tables is SO pretty!

  • @haileydigirolamo8204
    @haileydigirolamo8204 4 года назад +6

    BY FAR! MY FAVORITE VERSION OF THIS SONG!!! PLUS HE'S PERCY JACKSON AND I LOVE THAT TOO!!!

  • @elisabeth6611
    @elisabeth6611 4 года назад +2

    “That I live and you are gone” was beautifullll

  • @Mesozoic_mammal
    @Mesozoic_mammal 6 лет назад +17

    Saw this live a few years ago. Allthough his voice seemed a bit odd to me in the beginning, the way he put his emotions in his voice made it an amazing experience.

  • @bluecherry456
    @bluecherry456 4 года назад +11

    Don’t worry Chris, you’ll get your Tony some day 😭

  • @madrone33
    @madrone33 6 месяцев назад

    Tearing up rn DAMN 👏😭

  • @carolynn_rose
    @carolynn_rose 5 лет назад +47

    THE BEST MARIUS AWARD GOES TO CHRIS MCCARELL

  • @jjaa6157
    @jjaa6157 2 года назад +1

    By far one of my favorite songs of musical theatre.

  • @cbisme7453
    @cbisme7453 7 лет назад +13

    My baby

  • @troysingit
    @troysingit 7 лет назад +6

    Amazing

  • @cbisme7453
    @cbisme7453 7 лет назад +48

    He's frikkin Percy Jackson now

  • @lindsayvanas7125
    @lindsayvanas7125 2 года назад +1

    Chris McCarrell is an amazing actor 😃

  • @machere3623
    @machere3623 2 года назад +6

    It's a shame that there are talented actors/singers like him and yet they settle for Nick Jonas in one of their anniversaries.

  • @ughhemilylol
    @ughhemilylol 6 лет назад +32

    best marius ive seen

  • @joan5582
    @joan5582 Год назад +1

    Whoa. I think I like his version the best.

  • @august1837
    @august1837 4 года назад +4

    I mean... I love him as Percy, but here...speechless

  • @sadiemckenna457
    @sadiemckenna457 7 лет назад +60

    do you have the whole show with Chris?

    • @GoogleUser-tn2tz
      @GoogleUser-tn2tz 5 лет назад +7

      I need it too! We all need it!!!

    • @Dead-or-Alive1985
      @Dead-or-Alive1985 4 года назад +4

      I have an almost complete bootleg of Chris as Marius (with Erika Henningsen as Fantine for Mean Girls fans)!! Email me @ carlyelah03@gmail.com if you want it!!

    • @entertainmentappreciator2981
      @entertainmentappreciator2981 6 месяцев назад

      I second this!!

  • @stephpiano2908
    @stephpiano2908 7 лет назад +1

    THIS IS FUCKING INCREDIBLE OH MY GOD

  • @Gildacapra
    @Gildacapra 2 года назад

    God, I love this version

  • @Oliver-bb5kr
    @Oliver-bb5kr 5 лет назад +2

    Definitely one of my favorite Marius’. Also just love Chris is general😂 I mean he’s freaking Percy Jackson. What could be better

  • @juliaholzschuher
    @juliaholzschuher 2 года назад

    Chills. Absolute chills

  • @arrowace21477
    @arrowace21477 2 года назад +1

    my favorite musical is les miserables and my favorite book series is percy jackson
    so when I saw this I was like
    'DAAAMMMM'

  • @rebekahphifer9507
    @rebekahphifer9507 4 года назад +3

    THE BEST MARIUS HANDS DOWN

  • @alizzahGrace
    @alizzahGrace 2 года назад

    Coming back to this after the story time he posted on his tiktok of him absolutely bombing his audition

  • @mayas.3455
    @mayas.3455 5 лет назад +11

    Dang, I knew Chris was good (Lightning Thief musical), but I didn’t know he was "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" good! Shoot😍

  • @sophiahering2635
    @sophiahering2635 2 года назад +7

    Imagine Percy Jackson singing this if the war against Gaia would have totally went wrong

  • @clarabrandaog
    @clarabrandaog 3 года назад

    Oh hello here i am crying again

  • @samanthae.1002
    @samanthae.1002 2 года назад

    hes a good actor whos had a GREAT run!

  • @GermonoToussaint
    @GermonoToussaint 5 лет назад

    This kills me every time.

  • @Mesozoic_mammal
    @Mesozoic_mammal 4 года назад +3

    Best Marius

  • @maryann778
    @maryann778 6 лет назад +14

    Hottest Marius ever!!!

  • @abbygarrett620
    @abbygarrett620 6 лет назад +2

    My Grandma Sharlie told me too listen to this.

  • @user-ec5oz5wu1s
    @user-ec5oz5wu1s 5 лет назад

    *fangirling*

  • @tankmaster1018
    @tankmaster1018 3 года назад +1

    1:40 WOW!!!

  • @alexmz123
    @alexmz123 5 лет назад +4

    This is an entirely different blocking of Marius. Was this on Broadway?

  • @AmberNiamh
    @AmberNiamh 6 лет назад

    His voice gave me goose bumps fuck

  • @greerprince4370
    @greerprince4370 4 года назад +1

    BEST Marius by far in my opinion :))

  • @pershe4231
    @pershe4231 4 года назад +3

    Better than the movie.

  • @thatforemankid2262
    @thatforemankid2262 6 лет назад +13

    ...Percy?!

  • @isingalways13
    @isingalways13 6 месяцев назад

    Do you have any more of this performance?

  • @stephpiano2908
    @stephpiano2908 7 лет назад +2

    There's no dislikes FUCK YEAH

  • @stephpiano2908
    @stephpiano2908 7 лет назад +1

    2:41 fucking kills me every time

  • @GermonoToussaint
    @GermonoToussaint 6 лет назад +1

    Wow

  • @janetchan2748
    @janetchan2748 4 года назад

    1:47 , 1:52 a bit of a country twist, love it!

  • @evelynh8639
    @evelynh8639 3 года назад +3

    Gives me Kaz Brekker vibes

  • @Danny_Az
    @Danny_Az 3 года назад +1

    HOW DID RUclips KNOW I WAS ON HIS WIKI PAGE

  • @alenalestrange4887
    @alenalestrange4887 7 лет назад +5

    holy fuck

  • @animationmusicals
    @animationmusicals Год назад +2

    anybody else think he'd make a great Jack Kelly?

  • @animationmusicals
    @animationmusicals 6 месяцев назад +2

    I DIDN'T WANNA BE A HALF BLOOD-
    sorry i'll stop there's too many TLT jokes in here already

  • @laurabid
    @laurabid Год назад +1

    u cant tell me percy doesnt relate to this song

  • @Buzzity
    @Buzzity 5 лет назад +10

    Chris is Percy's stage name for when he does musicals.
    Dam my boyfriend can sing.

  • @patstory1367
    @patstory1367 3 года назад

    Eddie Redmayne no contest

  • @EddieBeeLink
    @EddieBeeLink 3 года назад

    mhhh, i don't know what to think of this performance. on the one hand he is an absolute magnificent singer, without a doubt, and he nails every note. but on the other hand his voice carries so much anger instead of grief. which is fair enough, i guess. i just would have liked it more if he didn't spit out the words that much? it just doesn't fit what i thought marius' personality was like... idk. still, chris is obviously a great singer. it's just a different interpretation, i guess

  • @tylerbmiranda
    @tylerbmiranda 3 месяца назад

    Oof

  • @cryptogptcoder
    @cryptogptcoder 7 лет назад +1

    why cant broadway singers actually sing anymore??? seriously .. all mic'd up and straighten'd sound .. sigh .. anyone can do this anymore

    • @deadaccount5538
      @deadaccount5538 5 лет назад +17

      hi there I'd like to see you on Broadway

    • @Wolfsinger96
      @Wolfsinger96 5 лет назад +22

      You dont understand how a mic works apparently, you still have to give it good sound. Take this from a vocalist who has to use a mic on an occasion. This is also broadway singing and not opera singing. Opera technique is why people can fill a huge auditorium without a mic, Broadway technique doesnt typically.

    • @patstory1367
      @patstory1367 3 года назад +1

      Aaron Tveit can flat out sing, and he's a Broadway vet.

  • @cryptogptcoder
    @cryptogptcoder 7 лет назад

    i mean really .. does voice count anymore ? he is so sharp , and not interesting. sigh. (did i mention sigh?)