Les Misérables

"Les Miserables" takes place in France in the early 19th century, primarily in Paris. The story follows the life of Jean Valjean, who struggles for redemption while navigating the social and political turmoil of the time.

Yes, he died defending the barricades.

Russell played Javert, a police inspector who is completely devoted to the law.

In the movie of the musical version of Les Miserables, that was released in theaters in Dec 2012 and on DVD in March 2013. Yes, Colm Wilkinson is in this movie. He plays the bishop in the movie.

In my opinion, the best soundtrack to get for Les Miserables is the CSR (Complete Symphonic Recording), because it is the only soundtrack that has every single song that us sung in the Broadway play version of Les Mis. Below I'll name the other soundtracks available for Les Mis: The OBC (Original Broadway Cast) recording misses numerous songs that the CSR version has, the CSR version just has more songs on it than the OBC. The OBC also has a totally different cast singing all the songs. The OLC (Original London Cast) recording is very similar to the OBC described above. However, the OLC has 2 songs that aren't found on any other recording available of Les Miserables (Little People (the CSR abd OBC has a song of the same name, but it's a different song) & Love Montage: I Saw Him Once/In My Life/A Heart Full Of Love). The 10th Anniversary Concert Recording & the 25th Anniversary Concert Recording is also very similar in description to what I have above with the OBC. (Some singers may be the same in some of these recordings). There are also various Highlights of Les Mis available as well. These just pick only certain songs of Les Mis. The soundtrack for the movie version of the musical that came out when it premiered in theaters in Dec 2012, also has 1 new brand new song (Suddenly) that is not available on any other recording.

There are too many different published editions of this work to identify, by page, any particular plot element.

He didn't, Boublil and Schonberg did (and Kretzmer). People sometimes thing Andrew Lloyd Webber did because he has written most modern successful musicals, and his most successful musicals (e.g. Phantom) came out around that time (Phantom came out in 1986, Les Mis in 1985)

Hadley left to do performing on the West End. He left to playEl Gallo in The Famtasticks.He later played Grantaire in the 25th Anniversary of Les Miserables and Raoul in the 25th Anniversary of Phantom of the Opera. As much as I miss Reed.... He moved on and is now a well respected West End performer. I do wish there was more Reed to go around.

He is proud to have been a part of FBB and on his website mentions his contribution. He refers his webpage viewers to the itunes page of FBB and says that it is a valuable expeience to " learn how the pros would wear a green jumper". In recent photographs he has been seen to wear Reed's hat which shows the true passion he felt towards the character and continues to embody his spirit to this day.

So to answer your question, Hadley is still Reed. He has moved out into the world, beyond the Good Notes Music Store and is sharing his joy with the rest of the world. Patrick Levis had to fill the void for the children who could not bare a world without Reed on their TV screens. Reed lives among us now. He will always be with us. He is sharing his purple guitar music with the world now.

Prior to the Les Miserables production tour traveling to Shanghai, China, Colm did step in for a few performances of LM in San Francisco to warm up in the role of Valjean as this was the same tour group that was headed for Shanghai. He wasn't actually listed in the programs (unless there was a last minute print insert). Colm then traveled with the tour group to open the first production of LM in China at the Shanghai Grand Theatre.

Les Misérables is a musical/drama set in the early 1800's. It is a jarring story of loss, fidelity, love and revolution. It isn't just a movie, but a book and a musical too. It is quite worth the watch and holds many valuable life lessons.

Welcome monsieur, sit yourself down

and meet the best innkeeper in town.

As for the rest, all of them crooks,

Rooking their guests and crooking the books.

Seldom do you see honest men like me.

A gent of good intent who's content to be

Master of the house, doling out the charm,

ready with a handshake and an open palm.

Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir,

customers appreciate a bon-viveur.

Glad to do a friend a favor, doesn't cost me to be nice.

Nothing gets you nothing, everything has got a little price.

Master of the house, keeper of the zoo,

ready to relieve them of a sou or two.

Watering the wine, making up the weight,

Picking up their knickknacks when they can't see straight.

Everybody loves a landlord, everybody's bosom friend.

I do whatever pleases. Jesus! Won't I bleed 'em in the end?

Master of the house, quick to catch your eye,

never wants a passerby to pass him by.

Servant to the poor, butler to the great,

Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate.

Everybody's boon companion,

everybody's chaperone,

but lock up your valises. Jesus! Won't I skin you to the bone!

Enter Monsieur, lay down your load.

Unlace your boots, rest from the road.

This weighs a ton, travel's a curse,

but here we strive to lighten your purse.

Here the goose is cooked, here the fat is fried,

And nothing's overlooked 'til I'm satisfied.

Food beyond compare, food beyond belief,

Mix it in a mincer and pretend it's beef.

Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat,

filling up the sausages with this and that.

Residents are more than welcome,

bridal suite is occupied.

Reasonable charges, plus some little extras on the side.

Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice,

two percent for looking in the mirror twice.

Here a little slice, there a little cut,

three percent for sleeping with the window shut.

When it comes to fixing prices,

there are lots of tricks he knows.

How it all increases, all them bits and pieces,

Jesus! It's amazing how it grows.

Master of the house, quick to catch your eye,

never wants a passerby to pass him by.

Servant to the poor, butler to the great,

comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate.

Everybody's boon companion, gives 'em everything he's got.

Dirty bunch of geezers. Jesus! What a sorry little lot!

I used to dream that I would meet a prince,

but God Almighty, have you seen what's happened since?

Master of the house, isn't worth my spit.

Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong shit.

Cunning little brain, regular Voltaire,

thinks he's quite a lover, but there's not much there.

What a cruel trick of nature landed me with such a louse.

God knows how I've lasted living with this bastard in the house!

Master of the house! Master and a half!

Comforter, philosopher...don't make me laugh!

Servant to the poor, butler to the great,

hypocrite and toady and inebriate!

Everybody bless the landlord!

Everybody bless his spouse!

Everybody raise a glass!

Raise it up the Master's ass!

Everybody raise a glass to the master of the house!

she was executed by the national guards after the barricade falls.

Several actors have portrayed Jean Valjean in the Broadway production of "Les Misérables." Notably, Colm Wilkinson originated the role in the original 1987 production. Other prominent actors include Philip Quast, John Owen-Jones, and Alfie Boe, among others. The exact number may vary with different productions and revivals, but many talented performers have taken on this iconic character over the years.

Robert Madge

No their is not but their is a DVD of the movie based on the book by Victor Hugo, a DVD of the 10th anniversary of Les Miserables (musical),and the most recent a Les Miserables 25th anniversary DVD(musical).

There are shots on You tube of a show that the original cast did in London but it was not on the Les Mis set - if you checkout you tube for the original London cast you ll find it easily enough

The 25th anniversary album is a live recording of the 25th anniversary touring production.

Cast members include John Owen Jones(Valjean), Earl Carpenter(Javert) and Gareth Gates(Marius).

As Les Misérables is the worlds longest running show many people have played the role of Javert.

- Original London production 1985: Roger Allam

- Original Broadway production 1987: Terrence Mann

- 10th anniversary concert (the dreamcast) 1995: Philip Quast

- 25th anniversary concert 2010: Norm Lewis

Probably English, since everything rhymes so nicely and everything. But the book was written in French.

Most of a performance of Les Miserables is accompanied by singing and practically all of it with music. A performance of Les Miserables lasts around 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Javert, was the policeman who kept pursuing Valjean in Les Miserables.

Les Miserables has had two runs on Broadway: the original 1987 production and a 2006 revival.

Trevor Nunn

I believe the song is called "One Day More" and the melody structure is: Jean Valjean (solo), then Marius and Cosette (duet), then Eponine (solo) with Marius and Cosette singing underneath, then a "call and response" type thing between Enjolras and Marius, then Javert (solo), then a duet between the Thenardiers, then the entire ensemble comes in, with the various solos/duets singing underneath the ensemble.

Jean Valjean, the protagonist of Les Miserables, was portrayed in the 1998 film by Liam Neeson. The cast also included Geoffrey Rush as Inspector Javert, Uma Thurman as Fantine, and Claire Danes as Cosette.