eeeeeeeeeeee seeing this with my boyfriend in November! Im soooo excited because this is my second time seeing it but it'll be my boyfriends first live theater experience!
Jesus fucking Christ, I would have gone mad if I EVER had to sit with an audience that obnoxious. Thank goodness I've never had to. That is just so......inconsiderate and rude. You can clap all you damn well want AT THE END. SOME OF US ARE TRYING TO LISTEN. We don't fork over $100+ to listen to you assholes.
@noodle0912 do you even know what you are talking about? It was the last performance ever of this show....Can you even sing... that singing is very difficult and the clapping is awesome for a performer... you need to shut up because you are obnoxious...not the audience.
@AvatarIroh Exactly. And that's why I would like to hear them. I get that they're being supportive and excited, but honestly, what if someone in the audience had never heard this song before and was trying to enjoy it? They wouldn't be able to hear it over the clapping. Clap all you want at the end of the song, but be quiet during a performance. It's common courtesy to others.
I cannot imagine a falsetto for Bring Him Home come of that Valjean. Enjolras could have been stronger. I feel as though he was upstaged by Marius, though. Great voice on Eponine, though, and on Javert.
UGH. I can't stand Randall Keith as Valjean. I saw him on tour and he was horrible. He kept doing this spasmotic thing with his head, he indicated everything he said with gestures, and his breath support was so poor during Bring Him Home he sounded like Mickey Mouse!
@thespiswolf Are you serious? I've seen many Valjeans live on-stage and Randall is among the finest. His passion, his acting, his voice, he pours his all into the role. I've seen him several times and never once did he phone-in a performance. Not even close. Love him.
@LaMisereHQ Dead serious. He was HORRIBLE the night I saw him. He practically pantomimed every word he said, his poor breath support made him sound like Mickey Mouse when he hit the tenor range, and did I mention his ever-present head shake?!? I am SO glad I only payed half-price to see him.
As someone who was there that night, there was applause for the completion of literally every song or scene (and even significant moment or dialogue) in the show.
I love it how Brits think their shows are better than Americas shows. Blah blah blah. My people --my people being gay people-- are the real reason you have shows in the first place. Andrew should have come out of the closet eons ago and that farce of a marriage to Sarah was his failed attempt at being straight. To say that londons gays are better than new York gays is splitting hairs.
Stage shows happen like this ... The rich Jews finance them and the gays run, produce, stage, hair, costum
@memphoscorpio ignorant much? saying that gays are the sole reason for shows is incorrect. Yes, there are alot of gays but there are also alot of stait people.
@memphoscorpio I saw this production on tour with Randal Keith in Rhode Island with my mother for my 12th birthday in 2002 that was an amazing birthday present that I will always remember! I love Les Miserables!
I was at one of the last shows with my choir and it was amazing! I wanted to see it on broadway since I was 8 lol and finally got to go my sophmore year of high school and I'm so glad I got to see it on Broadway. No other show compares ; D
I think this whole clapping businesses is over hyped, this is the last show... the audience are bound to be a little excited that they are watching history. For me, a performer in the theatre for over 10 years, think that actually it is really gratifying to have a welcome onto the stage and that at the end of the show, most people clap because that is what you do, but to have people clap during the show must mean that they are enjoying it.
@101moviegod I was Jean Valjean in the school edition of Les Miserables. We were nominated for "Best Musical" in the Greater Philadelphia Area Cappie Awards (A high school equivalent of the Tony's - there are chapters across the united states.) When I started the first lines of the song, I heard one girl yell out "Yeah, Mark!", and my mom heard scattered clapping throughout the audience. Applause may be great for the audience, but it's a euphoric rush for those onstage!
The audience clapping beause this is, arguably, the most powerful point in the show. And keep in mind that the audince it not a normal audience. Its all alumni of the show. Theyre clapping a lot because they know the show so well and it's the final performace in a 16-year run. Its not because theyre being disrespectful, but theyre actually being very respectful to the final cast in their final performace, because that theater is full of the most die-hard Mizzies ever.
@Sinxseal I believe this was from May 18, 2003, which was a special, final Broadway performance reserved for friends and family of the cast... Or that's what I've heard at least. So the audience was probably just being enthusiastic for their loved ones. And because it was supposed to be the last Broadway performance ever.
No joke, my high school did this and it was much more moving. The Wyoming Valley West High School production could rival these guys. Taylor Del Vecchio is second only to Colm Wilkinson as the true Valjean.
Excelente performance en vivo, pero porque los gringos tienen que aplaudir cada 2 segundos??? La unica respuesta que se me ocurre es que No saben disfrutar del Arte en Tiempo Real. FANATICOS SIN SENTIDO, NO ES UN CONCIERTO DE ROCK!!!! Jamas pagaria un boleto de 80 o 100 dolares para escuchar mas aplausos que musica y Arte. SOLUCION: Hagan dos tipos de Funciones, UNA PARA IGNORANTES FANATICOS Y OTRA PARA LOS QUE REALMENTE SABEN APRECIAR EL ARTE Y EL ESFUERZO DE LOS ARTISTAS EN ESCENA.
It was the last perormance and they are usually crowded with insiders and fans... why is there a problem with them clapping so often? it's not that this happened every time.
GYa its weird seeing micheal mccarthy here :D ive done many workshops with him and he is pretty much my idol now :D i really look up to him...and this just sends shivers down my back XD
I was lucky enough to have been there...they did not sell tickets to this last show. The crowd was only friends, family, and former cast....the energey was insane. There was no way the crowd was going to sit there quite.
bloody american audiences always spoil it! every show i've seen on broadway ends up like some clapping competition. don't get it at all. you pay to listen to the people on stage surely and not a load of claps.
@deano2009ify its not American audiences, just the people that don't know proper theater etiquette, which unfortunately very few people know these days, even those who are very involved in theater. It's so annoying to be performing and have people clap midway. Especailly in my school with all performaces theater choir we record it all to listen to mistakes to try and fix them for the next show and we can't hear our own singing because of the clapping. PS i'm american
Love to have the complete score huh - I know a site where you can get it - its called ITUNES (or amazon or napster etc). It the music is worth having it is worth paying for!!
I just don't get it... Why do they always clap? I saw the musical in austria and I was totally seized during this scene... I didn't remember clapping, it would have destroyed the whole atmosphere!
really? thats no fun...one of the best thing about the theatre is getting involved and cheering them on dont u think? completely electrifies the atmosphere :D
i think with this performance its more about the fact that this is the last time that it is being performed. its much more emotional (not to take away from what you saw) than just a normal show.
@passion2muse yeah I always wish that wouldn't happen. It seems like it is a certain type of person that ALWAYS starts the clapping, and its like, REALLY?
@passion2muse yeah I always wish that wouldn't happen. It seems like it is a certain type of person that ALWAYS starts the clapping, and its like, REALLY?
@passion2muse I think it's because it's the final performance and so the audience is acknowledging everyone's run in the show and the incredible talent - but I agree that it ruins it...
@passion2muse they are clapping because it is the last performance of this show ever on broadway, and this is the best song of the entire score .......in my opinion anyway. Not sure if my answer makes sense -_- sorry.
@passion2muse the final performance is about the actors and band not about the show at all. So everyone always cheers like crazy throughout the show. Especially with show like les mis or Wicked.
It's because it was the final performance. In America, we like to show extra support by clapping. You wouldn't have witnessed as much clapping in the middle of the show's run, however.
@passion2muse It's the final performance attended by the show's most dedicated fans. Each time a new character enters they applaud to cheer them on. It's not proper theatre etiquette, sure, but I honestly don't find this behavior problematic in special occasions as final performances tend to be attended by hardcore fans.
i actually don't mind the vibrato. I quite like it. It's the fact that he lets it take him off key once or twice that bothers me. Randal is amazing. Period. ;-)
I have to fall on the side of digitalpretzel. As an B'way fan, singer and actor (not B'way), I have to agree that all rules of audience ettiquette go out the window at the final performance. The only final B'way show I attended was "Two by Two" over 40 years ago with Danny Kaye. Kaye was actually wearing a cast (I think it was his leg) from an on-stage accident weeks before, and he nearly fell again the last show. He couldn't help going out of character and ad libbing. It was a lot of fun.
Well the audience here applauds during the actual song. When I watched the show in London the audience kept the applause till the end of the songs which made the show so much better.
A SECRET so sneaky for Susan Boyle uses to make us cry. Just watch 140 Tubarc - Susan Boyle Secret Code for Weeping. Give me a feedback if you were smart enough to get it . . ..
they're not obnoxious - they're expressing their excitement and their love of Les Mis at the final performance!!! I applaud them for their love of Les Mis!
wow... how many professonal shows have you seen... because the audience claps throughout most shows... unless the shows suck ass. Besides, this is what... as noted by the title... is the final preformance of this run... its expected...
well how many have YOU BEEN in? as an actor, i think its rude when people are drowning you out. It's ok for them to be excited, and they can express it once the song is OVER.
As an actor, I think that's bull. The audience has a right to show their energy, and I think should be encouraged to do so. The actors should be able to feed off of that energy and make their performance that much better. Also, as Coryashire said, if the audience is quiet, especially during a rousing song like this in a performance of this significance, there's something wrong. Very wrong.
I'm an actor too. I personally disagree. Don't get me wrong, there's no feeling better than hearing that applause, but for me, when I perform, I'd like for the audience to take in the whole thing and applaud at the end. I think it's just good theatre educate, and it also makes the applause that much more special at the end of the song. I just hate it when people treat theatre like it's a rock concert. To me, it's a bit more formal. I'm a bit old fashioned in that respect.
Yea, applause in the middle of a song is definitely irritating to me as a performer and as someone in the audience. It can make the performer lose focus and it can make it harder for people trying to savor every note. But I don't think educate is what you meant....isn't it etiquette? lol :)
Considering that this is the final broadway showing, I think the applause more of a tribute to each of the characters as they come out to sing the song for the last time.
I do agree that in general, I prefer the applause wait til the end and have the audience absorb the energy of the whole song instead of releasing their excitement in short bursts throughout. But at the same time, it's a very special occasion, it's the last show, so I personally give them a little leeway.
acutally the techincal defination of a operatta is a musical that is sung all the way through with no written lines like an opera. Like rent is a Rock operetta. Les Mis (noted by Alain Bobiel) is a Pop Opera
Haha actually joseph is considered a rock opera and so is jesus christ superstar....all the same i agree with Blazingstoke down here les mis and the two i mentioned above are all great shows
Will you guys stop fighting, Les Miserables is a musical AND an opera!
An opera is a play that is all or mostly sung. A musical is a play that incorporates songs into the telling of its plot. Les Miz is one of many shows that counts as both. It has nothing to do with the style of music, the type of singing, or where it's performed — that's all just various cultural biases having it out. The definitions are stuctural.
And either way, who cares? It's still a great show! :D
Went to see this in London two days ago. By God, this song actually reduced me to tears. Not because of its emotion, though there is obviously a lot, but this has always been one of my fav songs, and the sheer power of it blew me away. The curtain came down and after like 20 seconds I just went 'Wow' and got all teary. Just shows how this musical can affect people. :)
No Opera is not contemporary. We all have rock aspects to all our shows now and operas wouldn't have that. Also there are no arias in Les Miserables even though they do sing 100% of the time its more of what we call a popra not and acctual opera....sorry
HI im in the show JRA386 and im holding the score right in front of me and oh wait ..... it says opera on the cover - its straight from MTI, this may be a popra but that is also and opera i mean come on and listen to the music here its opera .... sorry
Operas are rarely preformed outside opera houses the Les Miserables I saw was in a theater. Also I just got this off of MTI's website "This international smash-hit may be the most popular musical in the world. " notice the word MUSICAL!!!
omg... i was at this.. the most emotional performance of this show ive ever seen... do you remember at the end when the ENTIRE audience got up and sung along? very powerful..
actually sweetheart it is an opera ;D im in the production now as valjean and im 100% sure that an opera is all vocals hence so is Les Miserables .. bye
There's a difference between Musicals and Opera. Operas are usually performed in three acts, and a lot of them were written in the 18th and 19th centuries. You could say that Musicals are a relative to Operas and that they are kind of like Operettas, but they're very different.
I don't think the on in the signature theatre was a Broadway or Westend production. Its just a local group outside of broadway which is very common for city theatres..
Before you call it 'just a local group' you should go see it. I personally went to see it three weeks ago and it was just as good as on Broadway. Most of the cast who did Les Mis on Broadway were there and it was phenomenal.
Yup, saw it there on saturday. Fantastic, especially for such a small theater/production. The rest of the shows are sold out, but if you can manage to find tickets somewhere its definitely worth seeing.
Ha! i recently played Enjolras and really wanted to receive a clap like that, as rude as it may be, unfortunately I received none. lol, it's ok, best show I've ever seen and been in!
well like Christopher Mark Peterson had been Enjolras on and off since 1999 alot of this cast had been in the show for a long time like Nick Wyman was there since earlier than the 10th anniversary
Ahhhhh Nick Jonas. Lulz
HugzTiem 5 months ago
eeeeeeeeeeee seeing this with my boyfriend in November! Im soooo excited because this is my second time seeing it but it'll be my boyfriends first live theater experience!
MissMandaPandpants 5 months ago
SHUT UP AUDIENCE.
Jesus fucking Christ, I would have gone mad if I EVER had to sit with an audience that obnoxious. Thank goodness I've never had to. That is just so......inconsiderate and rude. You can clap all you damn well want AT THE END. SOME OF US ARE TRYING TO LISTEN. We don't fork over $100+ to listen to you assholes.
/rant
noodle0912 8 months ago
@noodle0912 do you even know what you are talking about? It was the last performance ever of this show....Can you even sing... that singing is very difficult and the clapping is awesome for a performer... you need to shut up because you are obnoxious...not the audience.
AvatarIroh 8 months ago
@AvatarIroh Exactly. And that's why I would like to hear them. I get that they're being supportive and excited, but honestly, what if someone in the audience had never heard this song before and was trying to enjoy it? They wouldn't be able to hear it over the clapping. Clap all you want at the end of the song, but be quiet during a performance. It's common courtesy to others.
noodle0912 8 months ago
PEOPLE, READ THE TITLE OF THIS VID.
Maybe it will clue you in to why everybody is clapping all the time. ;-)
LaMisereHQ 8 months ago
electro cosette : write one hour cosette
onehour81 8 months ago
I think all this clapping is ridiculous, it's so off putting, especially when you're on stage
rustylockz 8 months ago
@rustylockz I find it awesome! Personally, when people clap it gives me more energy, and I already have a lot when I'm on stage!!
futurstarsinger 8 months ago
Loveeee this song!! Although whoever filmed this made me sad because they hardly got any shots of Eponine....:p haha
maryalice111 9 months ago
who ever took this video made me dizzy. . .
joepau09 10 months ago
I cannot imagine a falsetto for Bring Him Home come of that Valjean. Enjolras could have been stronger. I feel as though he was upstaged by Marius, though. Great voice on Eponine, though, and on Javert.
violetsrblue0708 10 months ago
UGH. I can't stand Randall Keith as Valjean. I saw him on tour and he was horrible. He kept doing this spasmotic thing with his head, he indicated everything he said with gestures, and his breath support was so poor during Bring Him Home he sounded like Mickey Mouse!
thespiswolf 10 months ago
@thespiswolf Are you serious? I've seen many Valjeans live on-stage and Randall is among the finest. His passion, his acting, his voice, he pours his all into the role. I've seen him several times and never once did he phone-in a performance. Not even close. Love him.
LaMisereHQ 8 months ago
@LaMisereHQ Dead serious. He was HORRIBLE the night I saw him. He practically pantomimed every word he said, his poor breath support made him sound like Mickey Mouse when he hit the tenor range, and did I mention his ever-present head shake?!? I am SO glad I only payed half-price to see him.
thespiswolf 8 months ago
This is so powerful. Definitely my favorite song in the whole show. It gets me every time. Chills.
chachachic14 10 months ago 2
Chills like crazy. Then when everyone stood up... I was bawling.
PhantomsPoet180 1 year ago
As someone who was there that night, there was applause for the completion of literally every song or scene (and even significant moment or dialogue) in the show.
lauramanoshey 1 year ago
I love it how Brits think their shows are better than Americas shows. Blah blah blah. My people --my people being gay people-- are the real reason you have shows in the first place. Andrew should have come out of the closet eons ago and that farce of a marriage to Sarah was his failed attempt at being straight. To say that londons gays are better than new York gays is splitting hairs.
Stage shows happen like this ... The rich Jews finance them and the gays run, produce, stage, hair, costum
memphoscorpio 1 year ago
@memphoscorpio ignorant much? saying that gays are the sole reason for shows is incorrect. Yes, there are alot of gays but there are also alot of stait people.
TheCoryChannel 1 year ago
@memphoscorpio I saw this production on tour with Randal Keith in Rhode Island with my mother for my 12th birthday in 2002 that was an amazing birthday present that I will always remember! I love Les Miserables!
phantomhippie 1 year ago
I was at one of the last shows with my choir and it was amazing! I wanted to see it on broadway since I was 8 lol and finally got to go my sophmore year of high school and I'm so glad I got to see it on Broadway. No other show compares ; D
KMoody8616 1 year ago
RANDAL KEITH!!!!! He's my favorite. He's an incredible performer, and he just LOOKS like Valjean. haha
MrActor123456789 1 year ago
Why can't you just wait like 2 minutes and clap after the song is over...
jamison850 1 year ago
I have to say West Ends Les Mis is better than Broadways
ABlueSunset 1 year ago 2
@ABlueSunset Which was proved when les mis broadway only ran for what, 15 years? and les mis london is still going!
Monkeyballmania 1 year ago
I don't know why, but at 2:41 I was just like, "Woah. o.o" Along with many other moments in this performance. xD
limegreenbella 1 year ago
I get teary when the fearless Eponine drags Marius, one of the great ditherers of literature, off to join Enjolras and the revolution.
GrantGreens 1 year ago
hands up who was there =)
marekgothfather 1 year ago
man i LOVE this show..and this is my favorite song...wow i got goosebumps...thank you for puttin this on youtube!
alexjandrofaction 1 year ago
Michael mccarthy is my cousin!! :)
stevezillaful 1 year ago
I GOT CHILLLS!
iluvtheighties 1 year ago
best show ever
kingpita172 1 year ago
I still think the original London performance exceeds all the other performances..
Pretendkid 1 year ago
This couldnty of stopped cause I saw it last year... in london
poppypony789 1 year ago
@poppypony789 it closed on Broadway, not on London's West End.
TheLaural0u 1 year ago
I think this whole clapping businesses is over hyped, this is the last show... the audience are bound to be a little excited that they are watching history. For me, a performer in the theatre for over 10 years, think that actually it is really gratifying to have a welcome onto the stage and that at the end of the show, most people clap because that is what you do, but to have people clap during the show must mean that they are enjoying it.
101moviegod 1 year ago
@101moviegod I was Jean Valjean in the school edition of Les Miserables. We were nominated for "Best Musical" in the Greater Philadelphia Area Cappie Awards (A high school equivalent of the Tony's - there are chapters across the united states.) When I started the first lines of the song, I heard one girl yell out "Yeah, Mark!", and my mom heard scattered clapping throughout the audience. Applause may be great for the audience, but it's a euphoric rush for those onstage!
Steamrunner92 1 year ago 2
The audience clapping beause this is, arguably, the most powerful point in the show. And keep in mind that the audince it not a normal audience. Its all alumni of the show. Theyre clapping a lot because they know the show so well and it's the final performace in a 16-year run. Its not because theyre being disrespectful, but theyre actually being very respectful to the final cast in their final performace, because that theater is full of the most die-hard Mizzies ever.
mcv2flywithme 1 year ago 16
@actorgirl1 She is a little girl in the book and the play....
ciaspook 1 year ago
wouldve been better, except the crowd felt the need to clap every five seconds
Was it like that the entire show? Everytime a main character walks onstage a round of applause? That feels a bit off to me
theknack101 1 year ago
The acting looks unbelievable...
THe vocals are good, but not perfect... cosette sounded a little odd to me o.õ'
dodidoguitos 1 year ago
Were you at this performance? The cast is incredible!
lesmisgirl90 1 year ago
@Sinxseal I believe this was from May 18, 2003, which was a special, final Broadway performance reserved for friends and family of the cast... Or that's what I've heard at least. So the audience was probably just being enthusiastic for their loved ones. And because it was supposed to be the last Broadway performance ever.
lesmisgirl90 1 year ago
No joke, my high school did this and it was much more moving. The Wyoming Valley West High School production could rival these guys. Taylor Del Vecchio is second only to Colm Wilkinson as the true Valjean.
Dolphinsrock81 1 year ago
way to ruin enjolras' entrance asshole audience..
mike93345 1 year ago
the clapping is so annoying.
peanutbuttag3lliee 1 year ago
Excelente performance en vivo, pero porque los gringos tienen que aplaudir cada 2 segundos??? La unica respuesta que se me ocurre es que No saben disfrutar del Arte en Tiempo Real. FANATICOS SIN SENTIDO, NO ES UN CONCIERTO DE ROCK!!!! Jamas pagaria un boleto de 80 o 100 dolares para escuchar mas aplausos que musica y Arte. SOLUCION: Hagan dos tipos de Funciones, UNA PARA IGNORANTES FANATICOS Y OTRA PARA LOS QUE REALMENTE SABEN APRECIAR EL ARTE Y EL ESFUERZO DE LOS ARTISTAS EN ESCENA.
alangrau 1 year ago
Randal Keith was an excellent 24601!
justtim 1 year ago
god, do they have to clap every 5 seconds?
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JuMiRick 1 year ago
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It was the last perormance and they are usually crowded with insiders and fans... why is there a problem with them clapping so often? it's not that this happened every time.
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jbbrasilsuperfan 1 year ago
was this 2003 or 2008? because it was revived in 2006 and ended again in 2008
mcv2flywithme 2 years ago
@mcv2flywithme 2003
jbbrasilsuperfan 2 years ago
love it
MRxWONDERland 2 years ago
GYa its weird seeing micheal mccarthy here :D ive done many workshops with him and he is pretty much my idol now :D i really look up to him...and this just sends shivers down my back XD
silverfangmeteor 2 years ago
beautiful! i love this song, but most versions i hear suck. these guys are so talented! I'm so jeleous.
luvXmusik 2 years ago 2
They did a fantastic job!
I'd love to see this on Broadway... Too bad it's gone....
njishottlikeatamale 2 years ago 3
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morgankara 2 years ago
Robert Billig came back to the show?? when? he was a good MD
Disneydanny 1 year ago
I could kill that crowd
They did that pretty dam well
MickyKelly91 2 years ago
I was lucky enough to have been there...they did not sell tickets to this last show. The crowd was only friends, family, and former cast....the energey was insane. There was no way the crowd was going to sit there quite.
Zuckdawg 2 years ago 2
2:40=HOLY GOOSEBUMPS!!!!
whnlifegivsulemons34 2 years ago
I suppose they're clapping because its the final performance on Broadway. A celebration.
pipkin3 2 years ago
bloody american audiences always spoil it! every show i've seen on broadway ends up like some clapping competition. don't get it at all. you pay to listen to the people on stage surely and not a load of claps.
deano2009ify 2 years ago
@deano2009ify its not American audiences, just the people that don't know proper theater etiquette, which unfortunately very few people know these days, even those who are very involved in theater. It's so annoying to be performing and have people clap midway. Especailly in my school with all performaces theater choir we record it all to listen to mistakes to try and fix them for the next show and we can't hear our own singing because of the clapping. PS i'm american
Poptartza 2 years ago
Stop clapping! I can't hear the singing!
rrrcorvesco 2 years ago 2
If you have the whole show is there some way you can post it on a torrent site?? I would love to have the complete recording!
ehgz1 2 years ago
Love to have the complete score huh - I know a site where you can get it - its called ITUNES (or amazon or napster etc). It the music is worth having it is worth paying for!!
mdobyrne 2 years ago
do you have more vids of this?
jbbrasilsuperfan 2 years ago
I love how eveyone started clapping when Enjolras came on stage!
I never knew Kevin Kern was in Les Miz! He now my new favorite Fiyero
songbird71795 2 years ago
thats cause we love chris as enjolras :)
Fiyero06 2 years ago
I work with Christopher Mark Peterson (Enjolras).. I didnt know he was in Les Mis till yesterday he is the nicest person ever!
broadwaybaby05 2 years ago
I didn't either !
trendyxxfish 2 years ago
I just don't get it... Why do they always clap? I saw the musical in austria and I was totally seized during this scene... I didn't remember clapping, it would have destroyed the whole atmosphere!
passion2muse 2 years ago 43
really? thats no fun...one of the best thing about the theatre is getting involved and cheering them on dont u think? completely electrifies the atmosphere :D
lilmissfarah 2 years ago 2
i think with this performance its more about the fact that this is the last time that it is being performed. its much more emotional (not to take away from what you saw) than just a normal show.
csquires04 1 year ago
@passion2muse they're excited for the best act 1 closing ever!
CancerousPiesRTasty 1 year ago
@passion2muse yeah I always wish that wouldn't happen. It seems like it is a certain type of person that ALWAYS starts the clapping, and its like, REALLY?
Barabas88 1 year ago
@passion2muse yeah I always wish that wouldn't happen. It seems like it is a certain type of person that ALWAYS starts the clapping, and its like, REALLY?
Barabas88 1 year ago
@passion2muse Cause kiddo-its Broadway !!!
newrochellephoenix 1 year ago
@passion2muse Probably because this is the last performance.
SamSkii14 1 year ago
@passion2muse I think it's because it's the final performance and so the audience is acknowledging everyone's run in the show and the incredible talent - but I agree that it ruins it...
LadyOfTheRain 1 year ago
@passion2muse yeah i woulda been so pissed.
cathan001 1 year ago
@passion2muse they are clapping because it is the last performance of this show ever on broadway, and this is the best song of the entire score .......in my opinion anyway. Not sure if my answer makes sense -_- sorry.
MrMusicman25 1 year ago
@passion2muse the final performance is about the actors and band not about the show at all. So everyone always cheers like crazy throughout the show. Especially with show like les mis or Wicked.
whalewashingcrad 11 months ago
@passion2muse
It's because it was the final performance. In America, we like to show extra support by clapping. You wouldn't have witnessed as much clapping in the middle of the show's run, however.
renethel 9 months ago
@passion2muse because it was the last performance probably
sebassnotafish 8 months ago 4
@passion2muse It's the final performance attended by the show's most dedicated fans. Each time a new character enters they applaud to cheer them on. It's not proper theatre etiquette, sure, but I honestly don't find this behavior problematic in special occasions as final performances tend to be attended by hardcore fans.
sparepart973 7 months ago
@passion2muse It's because it's the final performance.
Monkeyballmania 6 months ago
Marius's vibrato is much, much too overpowering. Sounds not that great.
Compooky121 2 years ago
i actually don't mind the vibrato. I quite like it. It's the fact that he lets it take him off key once or twice that bothers me. Randal is amazing. Period. ;-)
JSanzLesMis421 2 years ago
Michael Ball is the best Marius I ever heard. And Phillip Quast? OMG BEST ever Javert
JenovaCelestia 2 years ago 2
We have a sold out weekend for our final 3 shows of Les Mis - School Ed... this video made me so pumped for tomorrow cus this show is amazing
phantomofopera91 2 years ago
eponine is quite good.
alimac97 2 years ago 3
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jbbrasilsuperfan 2 years ago
I have to fall on the side of digitalpretzel. As an B'way fan, singer and actor (not B'way), I have to agree that all rules of audience ettiquette go out the window at the final performance. The only final B'way show I attended was "Two by Two" over 40 years ago with Danny Kaye. Kaye was actually wearing a cast (I think it was his leg) from an on-stage accident weeks before, and he nearly fell again the last show. He couldn't help going out of character and ad libbing. It was a lot of fun.
streglia 2 years ago 2
i want to do this play just one more time
i loved being in this production and it was sooooo fun and the songs are so powerful and there is a message of redemption in this
loveeeeeeee6 2 years ago
Besides Valjean and Javert, this was the exact cast I saw when I was eight!
EmmaOnTheSpot 2 years ago
Hahaha if people don't like/expect applause during songs then they mustn't have seen wicked...
stuieeyyyyyyyyyyyyyy 2 years ago
Well the audience here applauds during the actual song. When I watched the show in London the audience kept the applause till the end of the songs which made the show so much better.
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Tubarc 2 years ago
Marius's vibrato gets annoying quickly, but it was really good.
wickedude 2 years ago
they're not obnoxious - they're expressing their excitement and their love of Les Mis at the final performance!!! I applaud them for their love of Les Mis!
mkdc101 2 years ago 3
sucha good cast and yet such an obnoxious audience
Actorgeek098021 2 years ago 2
wow... how many professonal shows have you seen... because the audience claps throughout most shows... unless the shows suck ass. Besides, this is what... as noted by the title... is the final preformance of this run... its expected...
Coryashire 2 years ago
well how many have YOU BEEN in? as an actor, i think its rude when people are drowning you out. It's ok for them to be excited, and they can express it once the song is OVER.
Actorgeek098021 2 years ago 2
As an actor, I think that's bull. The audience has a right to show their energy, and I think should be encouraged to do so. The actors should be able to feed off of that energy and make their performance that much better. Also, as Coryashire said, if the audience is quiet, especially during a rousing song like this in a performance of this significance, there's something wrong. Very wrong.
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kitt0rz 2 years ago
I know it's hard to see sarcasm on the internet but...that's what this is...right? I hope so, at least. lol
matttheshark 2 years ago 3
Ha-ha, I love you, Mrs Javert.
Leiaisluf 2 years ago
...What?
JSanzLesMiz 2 years ago
I'm an actor too. I personally disagree. Don't get me wrong, there's no feeling better than hearing that applause, but for me, when I perform, I'd like for the audience to take in the whole thing and applaud at the end. I think it's just good theatre educate, and it also makes the applause that much more special at the end of the song. I just hate it when people treat theatre like it's a rock concert. To me, it's a bit more formal. I'm a bit old fashioned in that respect.
Actorgeek098021 2 years ago
Yea, applause in the middle of a song is definitely irritating to me as a performer and as someone in the audience. It can make the performer lose focus and it can make it harder for people trying to savor every note. But I don't think educate is what you meant....isn't it etiquette? lol :)
KrisTorpedo 2 years ago
haha yesss sry my brain stops sometimes.
JSanzLesMiz 2 years ago
Considering that this is the final broadway showing, I think the applause more of a tribute to each of the characters as they come out to sing the song for the last time.
I do agree that in general, I prefer the applause wait til the end and have the audience absorb the energy of the whole song instead of releasing their excitement in short bursts throughout. But at the same time, it's a very special occasion, it's the last show, so I personally give them a little leeway.
xaruiz 2 years ago
as a random internet youtube surfer and musical fan, i think your full of bull. it was the last show. all rules are out the window.
digitalpretzel 2 years ago
Wow. I saw this in 1990 on B'way. Thankfully, my big Sis had connections, and I was 5th row Orchestra.
Just wow.
kbrowd 2 years ago
ohh my god, this sends shivers down my spine. :D Lol
PoppyAye123 2 years ago
Les mis and shows like it are called Operetta's which means a mix of musicals and operas, which is like Phantom.
phantomjo 2 years ago
acutally the techincal defination of a operatta is a musical that is sung all the way through with no written lines like an opera. Like rent is a Rock operetta. Les Mis (noted by Alain Bobiel) is a Pop Opera
Fiyero06 2 years ago
Randal Keith is THE BEST Valjean, end of story.
jamoss11 2 years ago
Les Mis is definitely my favorite Broadway musical. Phantom is second.
pfisk82 2 years ago
I think Colm Wilkinson was the best Jean Valjean hands down.
Barabas88 2 years ago 19
nah John owen jones beats them all out
Fiyero06 2 years ago
@Barabas88 John Owen-Jones!
GoMarineoorah335th 1 year ago
When he came in with the "one day more" @ 2:40, I was just too through lol
sephyr2006 2 years ago
Randal keith i saw twice and i have to say is one of the better valjeans!!
med324engine51 2 years ago 2
a dream come true for me when i watched this broadway last year. i had goosebumps during the whole performance, my favorite.
jpvuststenor1 2 years ago
Haha actually joseph is considered a rock opera and so is jesus christ superstar....all the same i agree with Blazingstoke down here les mis and the two i mentioned above are all great shows
ARKC08 2 years ago
is it really? in that case ignore my previous comment :)
rebelteen666 2 years ago
Will you guys stop fighting, Les Miserables is a musical AND an opera!
An opera is a play that is all or mostly sung. A musical is a play that incorporates songs into the telling of its plot. Les Miz is one of many shows that counts as both. It has nothing to do with the style of music, the type of singing, or where it's performed — that's all just various cultural biases having it out. The definitions are stuctural.
And either way, who cares? It's still a great show! :D
Blazingstoke 3 years ago 11
Nick Wyman, the best Thenardier I ever saw live.
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superzang 3 years ago
Went to see this in London two days ago. By God, this song actually reduced me to tears. Not because of its emotion, though there is obviously a lot, but this has always been one of my fav songs, and the sheer power of it blew me away. The curtain came down and after like 20 seconds I just went 'Wow' and got all teary. Just shows how this musical can affect people. :)
WhyHello93 3 years ago
the only reason Les MIS is considered an opera is because there is no dialogue, just lyrics.
dancinthrulife 3 years ago
No Opera is not contemporary. We all have rock aspects to all our shows now and operas wouldn't have that. Also there are no arias in Les Miserables even though they do sing 100% of the time its more of what we call a popra not and acctual opera....sorry
JRA386 3 years ago
HI im in the show JRA386 and im holding the score right in front of me and oh wait ..... it says opera on the cover - its straight from MTI, this may be a popra but that is also and opera i mean come on and listen to the music here its opera .... sorry
Allshookup1 3 years ago
Operas are rarely preformed outside opera houses the Les Miserables I saw was in a theater. Also I just got this off of MTI's website "This international smash-hit may be the most popular musical in the world. " notice the word MUSICAL!!!
JRA386 3 years ago
k so i still have the script and u have the website lets just leave it at that babe =)
Allshookup1 3 years ago
I agree to disagree ^_^
JRA386 3 years ago
so what about Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat? there's no dialogue in that. is that a opera too? i think not
rebelteen666 3 years ago
You are both right...It's a musical AND a opera.
dianadonut 2 years ago
omg... i was at this.. the most emotional performance of this show ive ever seen... do you remember at the end when the ENTIRE audience got up and sung along? very powerful..
jmshew 3 years ago
i get chills everytime :)
maddiemoo42 3 years ago
If i hear nick fucking jonas name one more time i will flip out.
his presence makes 0.0001% of this video.
flicfan416 3 years ago 4
Its coming to Houston!
MisterTayTay 3 years ago
i really wish that it will come to rochester one day! that musical/opera/both is one of my favorites!
ziv197 3 years ago
it's not an opera, dear. ;D
DarthxErik 3 years ago
got it. thanks =)
ziv197 3 years ago
actually sweetheart it is an opera ;D im in the production now as valjean and im 100% sure that an opera is all vocals hence so is Les Miserables .. bye
Allshookup1 3 years ago
There's a difference between Musicals and Opera. Operas are usually performed in three acts, and a lot of them were written in the 18th and 19th centuries. You could say that Musicals are a relative to Operas and that they are kind of like Operettas, but they're very different.
DarthxErik 3 years ago
No. Les Miz is not an opera, it is what is called a 'through-sung musical'.
WillowFae 3 years ago
@WillowFae youre right. It`s one of the few that has that stamp on it. The are only 2 two with it. Cats and Phantom of the opera...:)
Kimmis1990 1 year ago
Rochester in kent?
I would love that!!!
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broadwaymike92 3 years ago
So wait, does this mean that it's never coming back??? Like, no theaters are ever going to do it again?????????
freak4narnia 3 years ago
Lol no. It is playing right now in Arlington, Virginia through January 25th.
katkatkatman 3 years ago
Oh phew!! Thanks a lot, I was so freaked out that the show was over...period! :o That would be bad!!
freak4narnia 3 years ago
I don't think the on in the signature theatre was a Broadway or Westend production. Its just a local group outside of broadway which is very common for city theatres..
vellure 3 years ago
Before you call it 'just a local group' you should go see it. I personally went to see it three weeks ago and it was just as good as on Broadway. Most of the cast who did Les Mis on Broadway were there and it was phenomenal.
katkatkatman 3 years ago
Yup, saw it there on saturday. Fantastic, especially for such a small theater/production. The rest of the shows are sold out, but if you can manage to find tickets somewhere its definitely worth seeing.
kbonez2 3 years ago
I'm really glad I got to see LM on Broadway a couple times in the mid/late 90's. What an awesome show!
sbinsdca 3 years ago
Is that Jamie Lynn Sigler off on the Sopranos? I know she was in it.
medunklin 3 years ago
uhoh, its the same with wicked..annoying clapping when its NOT needed and only ever started by morons.
defying gravity's been ruined too many times with clapping, just like this song :(
carolineisreallycool 3 years ago
Ha! i recently played Enjolras and really wanted to receive a clap like that, as rude as it may be, unfortunately I received none. lol, it's ok, best show I've ever seen and been in!
speedball2008 3 years ago
well like Christopher Mark Peterson had been Enjolras on and off since 1999 alot of this cast had been in the show for a long time like Nick Wyman was there since earlier than the 10th anniversary
Fiyero06 3 years ago
i call this the 'american idol effect'. clapping during the song - sorry people - the world is fast being taken over by tasteless idiots .......
dirtyblondny 3 years ago 6
Hell yeah! Its too good to dampen with claps until the end
maudthelord 3 years ago
some actors really get the hype from it.
vellure 3 years ago
I think this was the cast I saw when I was eight...December 2003? NYC? Right?
randomonthespot 3 years ago
...what a great song ruined by an annoying audience!
nickhutson 3 years ago 5
100% agreee!!!
vwdrama 3 years ago 3
Yep, too bad
boleroinferno 3 years ago 3
argh am I the only one that got irritated with the excessive clapping in the middle of the song lol
SaladSpork 3 years ago 2
i love cosette!
livmarie1993 3 years ago
This is definitely one of my favorite songs, and this is the best cast I've heard doing it. Kudos.
happyplace09 3 years ago