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Les Miserables (1987 Original Broadway Cast)

Les Miserables (1987 Original Broadway Cast)
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After Les Misérables became a huge hit in London, it moved to Broadway, bringing along two stars from the London production, Colm Wilkinson as the heroic Valjean and Frances Ruffelle as the despondent Eponine. Filling out this 1987 cast are Randy Graff (Fantine), Terrence Mann (Javert), David Bryant (Marius), Judy Kuhn (Cosette), Michael Maguire (Enjolras), and Leo Burmester and Jennifer Butt (the Thénardiers). Whether you prefer the London cast or this one just might depend on which one you heard first, though minor revisions to the show since its London debut make the Broadway version more familiar to current audiences. In fact, the 10th anniversary concert might have the best overall cast of the lot, while the three-disc symphonic recording is a must for completists.

Regardless of cast, Les Misérables has become a sensation. Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's score is filled with beautiful ballads ("Bring Him Home," "I Dreamed a Dream") and rousing anthems ("One Day More," "Do You Hear the People Sing?"), and Victor Hugo's classic novel of a student uprising in early-19th-century France provides a compelling story line that continues to thrill audiences all over the world. --David Horiuchi

 

What Customers Say About Les Miserables (1987 Original Broadway Cast):

If you had more stars to give, I would give them all. Fortunately, Amazon had several sources and I am now reliving the thrill of seeing it on Broadway years ago. I had no idea that it would be so difficult to find the original uncut version of this magnificent production. I had worn the old tape out over the years.

The CD was excellent and the service was great. I purchasd a slightly used copy of the original version of Les Miserables.

SHE LOVES IT. PURCHASED THIS BROADWAY SOUNDTRACK OF LES MISERABLES AS A GIFT FOR MY DAUGHTER.

Other than that, the rest of the cast is splendid. I prefer his rendition of Stars to Roger Allam's because the lyrics were changed for the better. There are two weak links in the chain, in my view. Few voices have ever instilled patriotism in me like Michael Maguire's.

Colm Wilkinson and Francis Ruffelle reprise their roles in the Broadway Cast album. People who do not like the London Album's slow tempo will prefer this version. Randy Graff is an inferior Fantine, and David Bryant pales in comparison to Michael Ball. Their performances are excellent, but the cast members I really want to focus on are Terrence Mann and Michael Maguire.

His "Do you hear the People Sing" makes me want to pick up a rifle and start marching for no reason. The tempo is more like the play as it is now, and the sound quality is better to boot. Mann's voice does not really fit the character of Javert as well as Phillip Quast or Roger Allam, but it is a unique voice that I like to listen to over and over again. It is almost exactly the same as the best version, Philip Quast's, only one or two words are different.

His rhythms are odd, his enunciation is just strange, and his voice is far too light. He doesn't even make my Top 5. I also very much dislike Terrence Mann's Javert; he always seems to crop up on people's lists of greatest Javert actors, and I cannot for the life of me understand why.

It comes up a little bit short when compared to the OLC, however; Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle are on both recordings, but they are much stronger on the OLC.Michael Maguire is a clear advantage, in my opinion, over David Burt as Enjolras, but the favorable comparison ends after that. David Bryant's Marius was very, very poor, especially when compared to Michael Ball's. I adore Les Mis, and the OBC is a nice recording of it.

His head voice is very thin and seems to be on the verge of cracking often, although his belt is decent. Not as good as Roger Allam on the OLC, and not even in the same league as Philip Quast (CSR and TAC).In all, I suppose, it's a good recording, and a valuable part of a historical musical. I like Patti Lupone more than Randi Graff as Fantine, although Ruthie Henshall is far better than both of them.

I love Judy Kuhn and I think her Cosette was good, but Rebecca Caine's voice was potentially better suited to the role.

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