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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):

I listen to it at least once a day, sometimes even more. Wow. If you love the musical production, this is addictive.

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.

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