check out my cover for this song at "adele620". I worked really hard on making this cover and I spent alot of time doing it. I really hope you will go to my page and watch and enjoy it! thank you
@mmbr01rff Duh. Sutton Foster is the most OVERRATED actress in the world! Have you seen Sutton's videos on Youtube? Her squeaky voice is all over the place! And WALT1896, her fiercest fan, wants to be the only one posting in the comments section of each video (he's got like a thousand accounts) and flags every comment that's not his as spam!
Mary Poppins sings I Dreamed a Dream, a little too prim and proper, it's an angry/distraught musical - nothing wrong with the singing, she can certainly hit a note.
You can't describe a classic song with two adjectives--"angry/distraught", etc; it's also "pensive".bitterseet, even for a few bars, hopeful and joyuous.
@YD8189 I said it about the musical not the song, and I didn't say it was to the exclusion of all other emotions, I meant Les Miserable doesn't flinch away from the negative human drama of conflict, and I didn't feel that in this rendition.
I agree about all this comparison stuff - why not enjoy them all - sing and let sing. I love this version, as I do my memories of Patti Lupone singing the song in the original RSC production of Les Miserables, which I was lucky enough to see the first week it opened at The Barbican Centre . Patti created the role of Fantine and was amazing. But so many other great singers have sung it since too - that's great.
I was deeply moved when I watched Susan Boyle for the first time. But when I found this version of Ruthie Henshal I immediately felt that this was the thing!....
@piassondra very well said.... this is a sublime version.. as are others.. each brings something new and different. For me though, it's Ruthie every time.
Ruthie is my absolute all-time favorite performer of this fantastic song! No one can sing this song like Ruthie can.
And for people who say that there is no emotion in the way she sings here,all I can say to you is you have no idea what you're talking of.
Ruthie sings this song exactly the way it should be sung,her voice is absolutely beautiful,her emotions are exactly right on this song,she doesn't sing this song in overdramatic way like many others do,this ain't no soap-opera! This is life!
Why must people make comparisons? Just enjoy the music. Each singer is something different, and that's a *good* thing. If it were otherwise, it would make for a very boring scene.
If it came to a vote, fellow commenters, I would go for my Ruthie Henshall every single time, for her amazing vocal ability, her pure emotion, and the sheer command of every role and every situation! She reaches into me, and seizes every last bit of listening rapture and raw emotion! Can I get a thumbs up to counter each of those pinheaded 'dislikes'?
10th Anniversary version by Ruthie is the best one I've heard. I like Salonga, she's the best Eponine but only that. Salonga was not only inferior to Henshall in her performance at the 25th anniversary but her facial expressions killed all emotion I might have felt. In the 10th anniversary performance Ruthie is amazing and effortless. This video is a bit of a tame performance in comparison.
why do some people hear a song sung by one person and enjoy it then say that nobody can sing it as good. different people sing songs in different ways.
You guys are pathetic. Ruthie's performance is very well sung, Lea Selonga is a great, talented artist as well. Her emotion as far as her acting is probably a bit better than Ruthie's, but for me, Ruthie's voice and stylism is better suited for this song. To say she sings it 'poorly' is just a joke, however, and completely discredits anything else that follows your stupid commentary.
What the f*** is going on with some of you people? Yes, Lea Salonga sings this song beautifully, she is a pure goddess and noone can talk all of her talent or love for what she does away. But just the same goes for Ruthie - stop dening one persons talent because of a stupid comparison.
Really, some people need to get away from the urge to hide themselves behind other peoples doings and talents just to risk a big mouth and think they actually said something useful!
is it just me.. but I like Ruthie's version more. It's emotional, its more coarse, which shows emotion. Lea's voice is great, but its too sweet and smooth for this song. It doesn't show the desperation for Fantine's character.
seeing the comments, I just thought that Ruthie and Salonga is two totally different type of voice.. LEA's is more broadway-west end kinda type and has so much emotional & power + her voice is so clear, RUTHIE's is more concert type and album version..
this is just my opinion but for me Ruthie has to open loud her mouth so the voice can clearly come out from her throat and can be more powerful..
NICE, BUT! I personally like Judy Kuhn's version of this song! Judy's voice is a bit more pure and Judy reaches some higher notes effortlessly! Feel free to search for Judy Kuhn. She sang this song at the White House in the 1980's for President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan!
@danefritz2006 Whose performance are you referring to? I am responding to a comment on Judy Kuhn's performance for Reagan which I wasn't blown away by.
A very accurate observation: "Amazing how I looked at all the spammed out stuff on this forum and it was all about how great Ruthie was. Simply put - all of you are just closed minded ignorant Selonga followers. Lea would even call you nuts. She knows Ruthie and knows her angle. Ruthie is one of the best in the business. So is Salonga ."
salonga sings very well this, with a perfect voice and technique, but I prefer ruthie's performance, because she sings with a lot of passion and feeling, and she has a lot of expression in her voice, she really makes me FEEL the song, salonga is very good, but ruthie is SUBLIME
if lea salonga had the same delivery at the climax, that would be great.
LS voice + Ruthie's control/delivery + Susan Boyles feeling = perfect. I dont like susans voice, but I believe it coming from her and I actually feel it at the climax of her performance. just my .02
please note her review in The Stage of her first CD which stated her voice was as ditinctive as Streisand and instantly recognisable, this was before her massive leap to West End and Broadway stardom. Hensalls voices expands to fill a role, whether rough or in this case to fill the back story of Fantine, educated but fallen. This is a Saturday night Tv special and the vocal is for joe public, her 10th aniv perf at the Royal Albert Hall reflects different sentiments.
I am an avid fan of Lea Salonga but I also am a fan of Ms. Henshall. I would not compare them against each other, as somebody already said, that each singer gives something different to the song they sing that is why their renditions are quite different. Both of them are credible and both women are pretty and with great voices. Hooray for Salonga and Henshall! Broadway has enough room for both of them. Broadway needs a lot of different people to complete a beautiful show. Contrast is nec.
Music is something that every person hears in different ways, moves them differently emotions, affected differently and is unique in how it is heard as a result. This makes it very hard to "rank" same singer and song and I like one over the other version. It is what touches me the most.
There are many versions of her singing this song, all different in some form. As a former professional I thought she sung this very well. displayed emotion as the song requires and is far better then Susan is. To be compared to Garland and Streisand is like comparing a average, yet good player to an multi all star player. They were at the very top, which which very few singers ever reach. To say she is a lounge singer and nothing more is not accurate in the least. I am referring to skill only.
Why do people keep spamming others that are being polite and simply stating their opinions? I think this is a WONDERFULLY sung version of this song...truly Fantine!
Amazing how I looked at all the spammed out stuff on this forum and it was all about how great Ruthie was. Simply put - all of you are just closed minded ignorant Selonga followers. Lea would even call you nuts. She knows Ruthie and knows her angle. Ruthie is one of the best in the business. So is Salonga .
Don't ever compare Lea Salonga to Ruthie 'coz the comparison won't be favorable to Salonga. As has already been pointed out, Salonga pales in EVERY respect - singing, delivery, acting, stage presence -- to Ruthie Henshall.
i think ruthie is the best....the song is more powerful when the vocal is softer and more subtle. salonga comes across to strong, angry, not unwell...henshall is near death, heartbroken, and so much more tragically beautiful.
i think ruthie is the best....the song is more powerful when the vocal is softer and more subtle. salonga comes across to strong, angry, not unwell...henshall is near death, heartbroken, and so much more tragically beautiful.
I was listening to this, and my mom came in. She said, "Oh! Les Mis got this song from Susan Boyle, right honey?" and I just stared her down and said, "Shut up, Mom." X3
Well, in my opinion, she IS the better Fantine than Lea S, and sings IDAD far better than Susan B. Lea has a beautiful voice, but I think it's not kind of voice for Fantine. Her voice should carry a lot of emotion and, for me, Ruthie can express them in a GREAT way. Susan Boyle sings well, but her talent isn't worth such a fuss done around her. I love to llisten to Ruthie's interpretation of this song.
Well, in my opinion, she IS the better Fantine than Lea S, and sings IDAD far better than Susan B. Lea has a beautiful voice, but I think it's not kind of voice for Fantine. Her voice should carry a lot of emotion and, for me, Ruthie can express them in a GREAT way. Susan Boyle sings well, but her talent isn't worth such a fuss done around her. I love to llisten to Ruthie's interpretation of this song.
Seriously, someone (archieanders) is comparing this heart wrenching performance to Susan Boyle's (she's amazing in her own ways but not this song). I mean the addition of the conventional modern drum set is a bit unorthodox to a Miserables' ballad, but since when do you compare singer's abilities based on their popularity?
all right people....susan boyle's voice is actually quite bad. if a young, attractive woman sang like she did, she would have lost right away. Lea Salonga, is amazing. a beautiful singer. but her I dreamed a dream is not the best. Her On My Own, however, is exquisite. Ruthie is the pinnacle of a fanitine. her 10th anniversary performance was epic, and is truly the standard to hold this song to..subtle, yet strong and clear emotion, with good and proper vocal technique.
@yupp40 I agree with you completely. Ruthie is so amazing with her role. She played it perfectly. Ofcoarse she emotionless. She's given up. She's numb to the world and has gone through so much pain that she just doesn't show it anymore......Unless it's about her daughter. Thats when she shows it. Thats when you feel her passion and her reason. Henshall played it perfectly. The only reason you liked Lea as Fauntine was because of take on it. But she over acted it .
I adore & much prefer Susan Boyle's version with its power & beauty...when she really cuts loose, it's awesome like in a summer electrical storm; and Elaine Paige does a fantastic version of it as well. Her emotion and acting ability seem to me much superior to this.
Ruthie's version of this song was the first I've ever heard, and to me it will always be the DEFINITIVE version. That voice of hers...wow, what depth of emotion!
I like Ruthie Henshall. She's very graceful. She has poise. She has a very sweet face and voice. Not to mention a fantastic voice. Such great emotion. Not that I'm bringing down the people who have sung this song like Lea Salonga, Susan Boyle, Randy Graff, Judy Kuhn, Elaine Paige, the original Fantine, Patti Lupone and many others. They also have everything that Ruthie Henshall has already. They're just stunning!
@jamesm406 Speaking of which, everyone I know knows Ruthie = Fantine and Lea = Eponine and they never knew that Lea played Fantine. And these are total musical theatre nuts, so if they never knew that Lea played Fantine then how amazing could she be as Fantine, really?
Would someone please stop this camera! Okay, it's too late for this show, but I hope the director in the future will not have the camera in constant, and relatively fast, motion. It's distracting from a fine, although slow, performance.
Ruthie WAS good (though this version was too pop and her TAC version quite bland), but not good enough to be compared to the legendary Salonga or SUSAN BOYLE, the PHENOMENAL international superstar. No wonder that even with her years of training and experience, she remained a DOMESTIC STARLET before her now CAREER-LESS HAS-BEEN status..
@archieanders I couldn't agree with you less! This performance has so much emotion and passion it leaves the likes of Susan Boyle in the shadows. Miss Boyle has a great voice but is totally emotionless. Also Ruthie is doing very well for herself, last year she performed the part of Roxie Hart in Chicago and before that Marguerite which had great reviews. If you are going to critic someone please make sure hat you have all the facts otherwise you end up looking like a bit of an idiot.
@archieanders I think, Ruthie is better then Lea and, of course, Susan. Salonga was slap in the right place - Kim suits her fine. Ruthie has so many interesting roles, she's incredible actress and singer! Her acting is perfect. Ruthie always puts her soul in her characters. Ruthie, you're my idol)
@archieanders Would it kill you to stop calling Ruthie Henshall a "domestic starlet"/"careerless has-been?" It's getting tiresome. Sure, Susan Boyle's version is good, performance-wise, but she lacks the vocal technique that Ruthie Henshall has. What Henshall lacks in performance she makes up for in voice.
@archieanders If you're blinded enough by TV show hype to call Susan Boyle "phenomenal" and dog a legitimate performer, you have no right to an opinion about performance arts. Please do what your TV tells you in the privacy of your own home and stop subjecting people to your regurgitated mass media notions, you sheep.
@archieanders Susan Boyle was the typical singer you'd find on a talent show. She can have all the talent in the world but can't stand up the Henshall or Salonga...the approach to a performance of a single song in front of a Britain's Got Talent audience is entirely different from the approach to actually playing the role of Fantine.
@archieanders Wow, are you deaf? Ruthie's versions put Susan's to shame. Susan doesn't even come close to having the vocal ability and control that Ruthie does.
I think Ruthie is the best fantine, she sings this song better than Salonga. Nothing against Salonga, she plays a better Eponine. Ruthie sings this song with so much emotion it is amazing!
I say Ruthie Henshall is the best Fantine imaginable. Lea Salonga is brilliant and fantastic, but I think she's a better fit for Eponine. As for the whole Susan Boyle thing- she's a fantastic singer but she doesn't have much to do with this. I don't think she'll ever be playing Fantine, and the fact that she was singing this song when she was discovered doesn't make her a better singer than Ruthie Henshall.
MsEsseff: You're right. You can't compare the two. Boyle is thrilling, absolutely unique and original, a voice you can pick out of dozens. Henshall is typical of many singers who sing in the same too-careful, modulated, Broadway-ish way. She is a good, skillful singer, but there is nothing remotely unique about her voice or her style. She is one of many. Even though Boyle is not as technically trained or skilled, she is a vasty more exciting singer.
Frankly I think this (and the TAC version equally) are amongst the finest performances of musical theatre you will ever hear anywhere. Its not about her voice, its all about the way she sings the song - the pain is etched on her face and ingrained in her voice so deeply, its impossible to escape. This is not a performance to enjoy for its musical prowess, its a performance to respect and admire for the sheer realism of the expression, and the virtually unmatched ability to portray raw emotion.
Imperious: You totally misunderstood my point, which does not surprise me. I never said or implied that Henshell, "made it because of her beauty." Henshell is pretty enough, granted. My point was and is that Henshell is not a distinctive singer. Period. She is run of the mill. There are dozens of singers around who sing just like her, some better, some not. Boyle's voice is distinctive and unique. Her voice thrills. Henshell's is pleasant and ok. Not enough.
@ericscam2 You can't even compare the two...all props to Susan Boyle, but she doesn't have half the voice Ruthie Henshall has. Her performance at the TAC was absolutely incredible.
Moreover, isn't it more sad to see someone who SUPPOSEDLY is more talented, is better trained, and has experience to not only be UNKNOWN but to have NO MORE CAREER? Henshall should be HONORED to be mentioned in the same sentence as the internationally known Susan Boyle!
Just because Susan Boyle is older and has a sob story that makes for good reality TV doesn't mean that she's less talented than Henshall and that it should be insulting for Henshall to be mentioned in the same sentence as Boyle. In fact, Boyle might even be the one insulted to be compared to someone totally UNKNOWN.
Ruthie should get some lessons from Susan Boyle, who performs everywhere and is known by everyone. Then maybe she would still have a career and be more than the "domestic starlet" has-been that she is...
@archieanders why should she commercialize herself? you know a lot of these broadway singers CHOOSE not to do certain shows?
im sick and tired of people bringing up Boyle, who's an amateur who happened to have a good sob story and sang the perfect song to fit it. But comparing Boyle to Ruthie is just an insult. Ruthie is hands down the best Fantine, with Salonga a close second.
And people comparing Henshall to popular mainstream singers, just stop embarrassing yourselves. Really.
the sound of musicals? :S
SourProductions0 1 week ago
Ruthie gives me chills EVERY time.
LeftofWrong 2 weeks ago
Love this version of her singing this song. Never heard such a slow version but loooove it!
Beccinams 2 weeks ago
Susan boyle's version is better =P
DeepCosmo 2 weeks ago
Jesus, my eyes and ears are so bloody happy....
morgaffi 3 weeks ago in playlist Music
I genuinely have goosebumps. I am blown away with her talent; she's such a gifted performer.
charlottehewitt0 3 weeks ago
Bloody gives me goosebumps! Now life has killed the dreams I dreamed... Yeah, been there
quixot1c 3 weeks ago
So sad... So very sad....
mark347347 3 weeks ago
cant believe she could have married prince edward. what musical children they would have had!
nihonbutterfly 1 month ago
So beautiful job!!!
craps3344 1 month ago
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the best performance i ever listen
cosminmielu 1 month ago
I'm an instant fan.
dmcavalier 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
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This is so good and the diction is perfect.
shamusoz 1 month ago
I enjoyed Susan Boyle version more...
buckyafitch 1 month ago
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check out my cover for this song at "adele620". I worked really hard on making this cover and I spent alot of time doing it. I really hope you will go to my page and watch and enjoy it! thank you
Adele620 2 months ago
Sutton Foster is way better than this trashy singer.
mmbr01rff 2 months ago
@mmbr01rff Duh. Sutton Foster is the most OVERRATED actress in the world! Have you seen Sutton's videos on Youtube? Her squeaky voice is all over the place! And WALT1896, her fiercest fan, wants to be the only one posting in the comments section of each video (he's got like a thousand accounts) and flags every comment that's not his as spam!
ruthiehenshallesmiz 2 months ago 13
@mmbr01rff Sutton Foster has never sung this song, if I'm not mistaken.
theminutepast 1 month ago 7
@mmbr01rff trashy??? eat shit u fucking idiot.
cosminmielu 1 month ago
Sutton Foster rocks!
drake50311 2 months ago
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Ruthie = best Fantine , and by far the best singer of this brilliant tune - period
SIXTIESMUSICGUY 2 months ago
Mary Poppins sings I Dreamed a Dream, a little too prim and proper, it's an angry/distraught musical - nothing wrong with the singing, she can certainly hit a note.
leedsmanc 2 months ago
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You can't describe a classic song with two adjectives--"angry/distraught", etc; it's also "pensive".bitterseet, even for a few bars, hopeful and joyuous.
YD8189 2 months ago
@YD8189 I said it about the musical not the song, and I didn't say it was to the exclusion of all other emotions, I meant Les Miserable doesn't flinch away from the negative human drama of conflict, and I didn't feel that in this rendition.
leedsmanc 2 months ago
Belíssima canção que se torna ainda mais graciosa quando cantada por esta linda mulher, Ruthie Henshall... nossa como você é linda!
Quasar1717 2 months ago
I agree about all this comparison stuff - why not enjoy them all - sing and let sing. I love this version, as I do my memories of Patti Lupone singing the song in the original RSC production of Les Miserables, which I was lucky enough to see the first week it opened at The Barbican Centre . Patti created the role of Fantine and was amazing. But so many other great singers have sung it since too - that's great.
caerus12 3 months ago 4
120 Stupid People...
Cristian123AC 3 months ago
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wo she amazing, has a perfect voice, love her!
RrEzTo 3 months ago
i dedicate this song to my dad who sadly departedfrom us from bladder cancer and bone caner on 17 september 2011 from garry whiting
garry77083 3 months ago 35
@garry77083 So sorry to hear about your dad. May he rest in peace and I hope your family's coping.
archieanders 3 months ago 7
With that voice, even a lullaby fome think, could be devoted to an opera of buffoons, at least someone might laugh.
Antiojitus2 3 months ago
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Such emotion, along with an incredible voice. My goodness
mybeautifulbailey 3 months ago
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Best version of this song out there...hands down
TheMusicalman1234 4 months ago
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I was deeply moved when I watched Susan Boyle for the first time. But when I found this version of Ruthie Henshal I immediately felt that this was the thing!....
yoavoric 4 months ago
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@piassondra very well said.... this is a sublime version.. as are others.. each brings something new and different. For me though, it's Ruthie every time.
jasonbse 4 months ago
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Ruthie is my absolute all-time favorite performer of this fantastic song! No one can sing this song like Ruthie can.
And for people who say that there is no emotion in the way she sings here,all I can say to you is you have no idea what you're talking of.
Ruthie sings this song exactly the way it should be sung,her voice is absolutely beautiful,her emotions are exactly right on this song,she doesn't sing this song in overdramatic way like many others do,this ain't no soap-opera! This is life!
JakeSnake7878 4 months ago
Why must people make comparisons? Just enjoy the music. Each singer is something different, and that's a *good* thing. If it were otherwise, it would make for a very boring scene.
Piassondra 4 months ago 38
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Lea Salonga is Eponine and that's that. Ruthie Henshall owns this song. You cannot even compare Lea's version to this.
sh22811 4 months ago
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As much as I love Lea Salonga, I think it's in my mindset that Ruthie IS Fantine and Lea IS Eponine.
ReeyoReyes 4 months ago
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Quite an old vid now and Ruthie is not so young nowadays. But I agree, for me, she IS Fantine.
wolves201 4 months ago
i am now a fan!
MrFerrisfe2 4 months ago
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I prefer Ruthie's version more of this song than Elaine Page or Lea Salonga....Ruthie all the way great job woman!!
JakeSnake7878 4 months ago
she´s beautiful
EponineKim1 4 months ago 3
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If it came to a vote, fellow commenters, I would go for my Ruthie Henshall every single time, for her amazing vocal ability, her pure emotion, and the sheer command of every role and every situation! She reaches into me, and seizes every last bit of listening rapture and raw emotion! Can I get a thumbs up to counter each of those pinheaded 'dislikes'?
jontau1 4 months ago
My favorite British diva. Fantastic. The arrangement was strange but Ruthie is always ON. Love her.
lcowles 4 months ago
Gorgeous! She's an incredible singer!
zalitees 5 months ago
Ruthie and Lea's versions are both great... and I also like the Glee version ;-)
priapos79 5 months ago
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10th Anniversary version by Ruthie is the best one I've heard. I like Salonga, she's the best Eponine but only that. Salonga was not only inferior to Henshall in her performance at the 25th anniversary but her facial expressions killed all emotion I might have felt. In the 10th anniversary performance Ruthie is amazing and effortless. This video is a bit of a tame performance in comparison.
JeffUK 5 months ago
why do some people hear a song sung by one person and enjoy it then say that nobody can sing it as good. different people sing songs in different ways.
MissBoagJunior89 5 months ago in playlist Favorite Showtunes 5
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Lea Salonga
NEVER NEAR AS GOOD AS RUTHIE
GOD GAVE US RUTHIE
TO HELP THE SHIT HE PUT IN OUR LIFE
mrmakemaday 5 months ago
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Looks like every Lea Salonga's Fans flagged every comments that praised Ruthie's performance as spam here.Wonder why
zanayaelwyn09 5 months ago
RUTHIE WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH
susan boyle = a big fat fucking angus boneheaded delerous COW.
mrmakemaday 5 months ago
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You guys are pathetic. Ruthie's performance is very well sung, Lea Selonga is a great, talented artist as well. Her emotion as far as her acting is probably a bit better than Ruthie's, but for me, Ruthie's voice and stylism is better suited for this song. To say she sings it 'poorly' is just a joke, however, and completely discredits anything else that follows your stupid commentary.
Faenya 5 months ago 11
What the f*** is going on with some of you people? Yes, Lea Salonga sings this song beautifully, she is a pure goddess and noone can talk all of her talent or love for what she does away. But just the same goes for Ruthie - stop dening one persons talent because of a stupid comparison.
Really, some people need to get away from the urge to hide themselves behind other peoples doings and talents just to risk a big mouth and think they actually said something useful!
BlackRoseKonan 5 months ago 4
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is it just me.. but I like Ruthie's version more. It's emotional, its more coarse, which shows emotion. Lea's voice is great, but its too sweet and smooth for this song. It doesn't show the desperation for Fantine's character.
mushy58mushy 5 months ago
nothing compared to lea salonga, its fake emotion
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zanayaelwyn09 5 months ago
seeing the comments, I just thought that Ruthie and Salonga is two totally different type of voice.. LEA's is more broadway-west end kinda type and has so much emotional & power + her voice is so clear, RUTHIE's is more concert type and album version..
this is just my opinion but for me Ruthie has to open loud her mouth so the voice can clearly come out from her throat and can be more powerful..
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VALJEAN117 6 months ago
Of course, to Ruthie fans who are so used to this poorly sung and underwhelming performance, Lea overdid it. Duh.
annief31 6 months ago 8
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Lea oversings. Ruthie sings this song far better than Lea. After listening to Ruthie, there is no other that can compare.
hello12346587 6 months ago
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Give me a break! Nobody, but nobody, sing “I dreamed a dream” like Ruthie, the feeling she puts in this song brings one to tears.
DavidLDP 6 months ago
I think the arrangement is off, the one in TAC is better! it's supposed to be raw, this sounds way too polished, it comes off as poppy
crackerpopskikay 6 months ago
she got the emotion!! i love this performance :) i guess there's no need to make a comparison when both can sing really well! :)
krynlvysng 6 months ago
NICE, BUT! I personally like Judy Kuhn's version of this song! Judy's voice is a bit more pure and Judy reaches some higher notes effortlessly! Feel free to search for Judy Kuhn. She sang this song at the White House in the 1980's for President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan!
TheMusicguy68 6 months ago
@TheMusicguy68 I thought her performance was pretty average actually. Less time pitching herslef and more singing.
mezzer99 6 months ago
@mezzer99 have u ACTUALLY seen her performance??? watch les miz 10th annivesary...thats not average at all
danefritz2006 6 months ago
@danefritz2006 Whose performance are you referring to? I am responding to a comment on Judy Kuhn's performance for Reagan which I wasn't blown away by.
mezzer99 6 months ago
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A very accurate observation: "Amazing how I looked at all the spammed out stuff on this forum and it was all about how great Ruthie was. Simply put - all of you are just closed minded ignorant Selonga followers. Lea would even call you nuts. She knows Ruthie and knows her angle. Ruthie is one of the best in the business. So is Salonga ."
FattyChalupa 6 months ago
I think the arrangement is too heavy and made to sound "pop" -like. The TAC was more suitable.
Kittiposte 6 months ago
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her voice is haunting!!!
cadrmin 6 months ago
i agree, lea salonga is way different, the way she sings it, it comes from her heart
japanesedoll26 6 months ago 3
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salonga sings very well this, with a perfect voice and technique, but I prefer ruthie's performance, because she sings with a lot of passion and feeling, and she has a lot of expression in her voice, she really makes me FEEL the song, salonga is very good, but ruthie is SUBLIME
nachtschatten93 6 months ago
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if lea salonga had the same delivery at the climax, that would be great.
LS voice + Ruthie's control/delivery + Susan Boyles feeling = perfect. I dont like susans voice, but I believe it coming from her and I actually feel it at the climax of her performance. just my .02
kcamerons 7 months ago
@bannon1000 And still what about suck my dick you faggy fuck huh?
sweetiecO9 7 months ago
she is great and don't be so patronizing fineshmecker
forshtat 7 months ago
loveee ruthie !!
Amarutito 7 months ago
please note her review in The Stage of her first CD which stated her voice was as ditinctive as Streisand and instantly recognisable, this was before her massive leap to West End and Broadway stardom. Hensalls voices expands to fill a role, whether rough or in this case to fill the back story of Fantine, educated but fallen. This is a Saturday night Tv special and the vocal is for joe public, her 10th aniv perf at the Royal Albert Hall reflects different sentiments.
companythemusical 7 months ago
I am an avid fan of Lea Salonga but I also am a fan of Ms. Henshall. I would not compare them against each other, as somebody already said, that each singer gives something different to the song they sing that is why their renditions are quite different. Both of them are credible and both women are pretty and with great voices. Hooray for Salonga and Henshall! Broadway has enough room for both of them. Broadway needs a lot of different people to complete a beautiful show. Contrast is nec.
anilsage 7 months ago 2
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NO DOUBT ABOUT IT .... RUTHIE HENSHALL IS THE BEST OF THE BEST !!!!
hectespinosa 7 months ago
she is out of site
46lfries 7 months ago
I think sje makes a very good Fantine indeed. She is very lyrical. It's just the backing which needs less drums
houtblazer 7 months ago
Music is something that every person hears in different ways, moves them differently emotions, affected differently and is unique in how it is heard as a result. This makes it very hard to "rank" same singer and song and I like one over the other version. It is what touches me the most.
Zoreck2 7 months ago
There are many versions of her singing this song, all different in some form. As a former professional I thought she sung this very well. displayed emotion as the song requires and is far better then Susan is. To be compared to Garland and Streisand is like comparing a average, yet good player to an multi all star player. They were at the very top, which which very few singers ever reach. To say she is a lounge singer and nothing more is not accurate in the least. I am referring to skill only.
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Zoreck2 7 months ago
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Why do people keep spamming others that are being polite and simply stating their opinions? I think this is a WONDERFULLY sung version of this song...truly Fantine!
EllieLikesFoodXD 7 months ago
wondering who disliked this video... ???
firteandrei21 7 months ago
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Amazing how I looked at all the spammed out stuff on this forum and it was all about how great Ruthie was. Simply put - all of you are just closed minded ignorant Selonga followers. Lea would even call you nuts. She knows Ruthie and knows her angle. Ruthie is one of the best in the business. So is Salonga .
Tom6093 7 months ago
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Don't ever compare Lea Salonga to Ruthie 'coz the comparison won't be favorable to Salonga. As has already been pointed out, Salonga pales in EVERY respect - singing, delivery, acting, stage presence -- to Ruthie Henshall.
Feneter 7 months ago
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i think ruthie is the best....the song is more powerful when the vocal is softer and more subtle. salonga comes across to strong, angry, not unwell...henshall is near death, heartbroken, and so much more tragically beautiful.
tommytune79 7 months ago
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i think ruthie is the best....the song is more powerful when the vocal is softer and more subtle. salonga comes across to strong, angry, not unwell...henshall is near death, heartbroken, and so much more tragically beautiful.
tommytune79 7 months ago
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the most perfect voice singing this song!!! WHAT A PERFEEECT VOICE WOWOWOW
iehuda777 7 months ago
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Amo a esta mujer, que gran talento incomparable voz!!!!
azsertijo42 7 months ago
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The best no matter what!
JimMLINY 7 months ago
i always think of susan boyle - to stop myself coming!
thehoff1982 7 months ago
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FANTASTIC!
JimMLINY 7 months ago
I was listening to this, and my mom came in. She said, "Oh! Les Mis got this song from Susan Boyle, right honey?" and I just stared her down and said, "Shut up, Mom." X3
zelda1fiction1child 7 months ago 6
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BLAND YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR MIND OR JUST STUPID OMG WHAT A VOICE .
46lfries 7 months ago
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Just shut & let her melt your heart ,this girl id so out of site ,what emotion in her voice ,that is what slays me , o yaa she is a doll too.
46lfries 7 months ago
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On my own
fsale00 8 months ago
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Well, in my opinion, she IS the better Fantine than Lea S, and sings IDAD far better than Susan B. Lea has a beautiful voice, but I think it's not kind of voice for Fantine. Her voice should carry a lot of emotion and, for me, Ruthie can express them in a GREAT way. Susan Boyle sings well, but her talent isn't worth such a fuss done around her. I love to llisten to Ruthie's interpretation of this song.
Kyneyyo 8 months ago
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Well, in my opinion, she IS the better Fantine than Lea S, and sings IDAD far better than Susan B. Lea has a beautiful voice, but I think it's not kind of voice for Fantine. Her voice should carry a lot of emotion and, for me, Ruthie can express them in a GREAT way. Susan Boyle sings well, but her talent isn't worth such a fuss done around her. I love to llisten to Ruthie's interpretation of this song.
Kyneyyo 8 months ago
this version was mesmerizing and melodical but leah salonga's voice was just PURELY ANGEL-CRAFTED, very versatile, powerful and magical
tuber7319852 8 months ago 106
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How can Susan Boyle ever be compared to this perfect Fantine?
andromache007 8 months ago
Seriously, someone (archieanders) is comparing this heart wrenching performance to Susan Boyle's (she's amazing in her own ways but not this song). I mean the addition of the conventional modern drum set is a bit unorthodox to a Miserables' ballad, but since when do you compare singer's abilities based on their popularity?
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ouinonyes 8 months ago
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all right people....susan boyle's voice is actually quite bad. if a young, attractive woman sang like she did, she would have lost right away. Lea Salonga, is amazing. a beautiful singer. but her I dreamed a dream is not the best. Her On My Own, however, is exquisite. Ruthie is the pinnacle of a fanitine. her 10th anniversary performance was epic, and is truly the standard to hold this song to..subtle, yet strong and clear emotion, with good and proper vocal technique.
yupp40 8 months ago
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@yupp40 I agree with you completely. Ruthie is so amazing with her role. She played it perfectly. Ofcoarse she emotionless. She's given up. She's numb to the world and has gone through so much pain that she just doesn't show it anymore......Unless it's about her daughter. Thats when she shows it. Thats when you feel her passion and her reason. Henshall played it perfectly. The only reason you liked Lea as Fauntine was because of take on it. But she over acted it .
Tom6093 7 months ago
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Ruthie is the best singer I've ever heard. Without a doubt.
applepippa 8 months ago
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Best fantine out there, ever, and forever. ok ?
cutu69 8 months ago
What's with all the Henshall hate? LOL. This woman is awesome.
LloydChristmas777 8 months ago 7
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This version was MUCH better than her 25th anniversary performance, but lacks the raw power she had in the previous performance.
Reveredjedi 8 months ago
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Ruthie does a fine version here
ladyclyro11 8 months ago
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Susan Boyle = nothing compared to that woman here
gustavommm 8 months ago
I adore & much prefer Susan Boyle's version with its power & beauty...when she really cuts loose, it's awesome like in a summer electrical storm; and Elaine Paige does a fantastic version of it as well. Her emotion and acting ability seem to me much superior to this.
sno347valli 8 months ago 24
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such emotion... wow... she is superb... love ruthie henshall... amazing
cdlund1987 8 months ago
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Ruthie's version of this song was the first I've ever heard, and to me it will always be the DEFINITIVE version. That voice of hers...wow, what depth of emotion!
BuccaneerBird 8 months ago
Susan Boyle's natural voice is so much better. And Henshall can't ever top Lupone's acting.
annief31 8 months ago 11
que mismo eo ya suniar desde!!!
TheVerrucosa 8 months ago
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I really don't get it, I like her way better than lea Salonga!
Misspaige178 8 months ago
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Ruthie has such an amazing voice.
jazzy7991 8 months ago
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I've been looking at this song for my next musical theater exam, and my teacher told me to watch Ruthie. I can see why. Amazing.
BeckyMLG 8 months ago
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:') B.e.a.utiful!
TheWolliehollie 8 months ago
I like Ruthie Henshall. She's very graceful. She has poise. She has a very sweet face and voice. Not to mention a fantastic voice. Such great emotion. Not that I'm bringing down the people who have sung this song like Lea Salonga, Susan Boyle, Randy Graff, Judy Kuhn, Elaine Paige, the original Fantine, Patti Lupone and many others. They also have everything that Ruthie Henshall has already. They're just stunning!
carminasalazar 9 months ago
This is nice, but as sanjayame27 says, cannot compare to the amazing Salonga :)
jamesm406 9 months ago 91
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@jamesm406 Even though Ruthie sang it first?
NiennaArnatuile 6 months ago
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@jamesm406 Speaking of which, everyone I know knows Ruthie = Fantine and Lea = Eponine and they never knew that Lea played Fantine. And these are total musical theatre nuts, so if they never knew that Lea played Fantine then how amazing could she be as Fantine, really?
NiennaArnatuile 6 months ago
@NiennaArnatuile she (lea) played fantine for the 25th anniversary concert
crorrfreefly 6 months ago
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@jamesm406 except that she was the original...Lea Salonga was better as Eponine than she ever was as Fontine
mikeray80 5 months ago
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2:14 the best voice!!!!!
tomas9660 9 months ago
This compares very well to her performance at Les Miz' TAC. The arrangement is unfortunate, but she lifts up the entire piece with her vocals.
nooyawkfun 9 months ago
chills. CHILLS.
jemgrrargh 9 months ago
She looks like my mom when she was younger. They have the same eyes and smile, both with dark hair.
Weird
KazeTeisei 9 months ago
@KazeTeisei Then I'd say you have a very pretty mum :)
alfabet00789 9 months ago
Would someone please stop this camera! Okay, it's too late for this show, but I hope the director in the future will not have the camera in constant, and relatively fast, motion. It's distracting from a fine, although slow, performance.
Arkelk2010 9 months ago 9
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Ruthie WAS good (though this version was too pop and her TAC version quite bland), but not good enough to be compared to the legendary Salonga or SUSAN BOYLE, the PHENOMENAL international superstar. No wonder that even with her years of training and experience, she remained a DOMESTIC STARLET before her now CAREER-LESS HAS-BEEN status..
archieanders 9 months ago 20
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@archieanders I couldn't agree with you less! This performance has so much emotion and passion it leaves the likes of Susan Boyle in the shadows. Miss Boyle has a great voice but is totally emotionless. Also Ruthie is doing very well for herself, last year she performed the part of Roxie Hart in Chicago and before that Marguerite which had great reviews. If you are going to critic someone please make sure hat you have all the facts otherwise you end up looking like a bit of an idiot.
MrJac92 9 months ago
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@archieanders I think, Ruthie is better then Lea and, of course, Susan. Salonga was slap in the right place - Kim suits her fine. Ruthie has so many interesting roles, she's incredible actress and singer! Her acting is perfect. Ruthie always puts her soul in her characters. Ruthie, you're my idol)
AnnieVesper 9 months ago
@archieanders I find this much better than Susan Boyle's performance..
wowtoxcom 9 months ago
@archieanders Would it kill you to stop calling Ruthie Henshall a "domestic starlet"/"careerless has-been?" It's getting tiresome. Sure, Susan Boyle's version is good, performance-wise, but she lacks the vocal technique that Ruthie Henshall has. What Henshall lacks in performance she makes up for in voice.
miscelaineousvideos 7 months ago
@archieanders If you're blinded enough by TV show hype to call Susan Boyle "phenomenal" and dog a legitimate performer, you have no right to an opinion about performance arts. Please do what your TV tells you in the privacy of your own home and stop subjecting people to your regurgitated mass media notions, you sheep.
eisenei 7 months ago 2
@archieanders Susan Boyle was the typical singer you'd find on a talent show. She can have all the talent in the world but can't stand up the Henshall or Salonga...the approach to a performance of a single song in front of a Britain's Got Talent audience is entirely different from the approach to actually playing the role of Fantine.
xtracheeez 7 months ago
@archieanders Wow, are you deaf? Ruthie's versions put Susan's to shame. Susan doesn't even come close to having the vocal ability and control that Ruthie does.
Smartass8504 7 months ago 5
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I think Ruthie is the best fantine, she sings this song better than Salonga. Nothing against Salonga, she plays a better Eponine. Ruthie sings this song with so much emotion it is amazing!
Flyers0116 9 months ago
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edobzg 9 months ago
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Simply fantastic! The best performance of "Les Miserables I dreamed a Dream" ever! So emotional...
edobzg 9 months ago
I like her better in the tenth annerversary
StarStruckRainbow11 9 months ago 4
susan boyle better than hers
TheTmk25268 9 months ago 2
i agree. the orchestra here pretty much ruined it for me.
jacobbobcorn 10 months ago 5
@jacobbobcorn idk... i love the violin! it sounds sooooo beautiful. i think it adds to it a little. could you explain why it ruined it for you?
kcraven25 9 months ago
@jacobbobcorn Glad I'm not the only one. Ruthie is simply amazing, but the choices they made for the orchestra didn't work for me at all.
NGJenkins 9 months ago 4
The 'orchestra' (I'm using this word very loosely) butchered this song.....it totally took away from the performance......
kytxan 10 months ago 7
The orchestration here is frustrating. This isn't a pop song and shouldnt be played as such
tragicdeceit 10 months ago 7
@tragicdeceit i agree lol i was thinkin abt tat when i first watched this
iawginy 10 months ago 4
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I say Ruthie Henshall is the best Fantine imaginable. Lea Salonga is brilliant and fantastic, but I think she's a better fit for Eponine. As for the whole Susan Boyle thing- she's a fantastic singer but she doesn't have much to do with this. I don't think she'll ever be playing Fantine, and the fact that she was singing this song when she was discovered doesn't make her a better singer than Ruthie Henshall.
daffodil977 10 months ago
MsEsseff: You're right. You can't compare the two. Boyle is thrilling, absolutely unique and original, a voice you can pick out of dozens. Henshall is typical of many singers who sing in the same too-careful, modulated, Broadway-ish way. She is a good, skillful singer, but there is nothing remotely unique about her voice or her style. She is one of many. Even though Boyle is not as technically trained or skilled, she is a vasty more exciting singer.
ericscam2 10 months ago 3
Ruthie Henshall is a babe!
res57 10 months ago 6
Frankly I think this (and the TAC version equally) are amongst the finest performances of musical theatre you will ever hear anywhere. Its not about her voice, its all about the way she sings the song - the pain is etched on her face and ingrained in her voice so deeply, its impossible to escape. This is not a performance to enjoy for its musical prowess, its a performance to respect and admire for the sheer realism of the expression, and the virtually unmatched ability to portray raw emotion.
blueskiesweather 10 months ago
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No one can sing this song better than her... although the TAC performance is my fav this one is equally good :) such emotion
LMA0Z 10 months ago
People need to watch Ruthie Henshall sing at the TAC concert.....
azurill 10 months ago
Imperious: You totally misunderstood my point, which does not surprise me. I never said or implied that Henshell, "made it because of her beauty." Henshell is pretty enough, granted. My point was and is that Henshell is not a distinctive singer. Period. She is run of the mill. There are dozens of singers around who sing just like her, some better, some not. Boyle's voice is distinctive and unique. Her voice thrills. Henshell's is pleasant and ok. Not enough.
ericscam2 10 months ago 5
@ericscam2 You can't even compare the two...all props to Susan Boyle, but she doesn't have half the voice Ruthie Henshall has. Her performance at the TAC was absolutely incredible.
MsEsseff 10 months ago 2
Moreover, isn't it more sad to see someone who SUPPOSEDLY is more talented, is better trained, and has experience to not only be UNKNOWN but to have NO MORE CAREER? Henshall should be HONORED to be mentioned in the same sentence as the internationally known Susan Boyle!
sarahgfan24 10 months ago 13
Just because Susan Boyle is older and has a sob story that makes for good reality TV doesn't mean that she's less talented than Henshall and that it should be insulting for Henshall to be mentioned in the same sentence as Boyle. In fact, Boyle might even be the one insulted to be compared to someone totally UNKNOWN.
sarahgfan24 10 months ago 14
Ruthie should get some lessons from Susan Boyle, who performs everywhere and is known by everyone. Then maybe she would still have a career and be more than the "domestic starlet" has-been that she is...
archieanders 10 months ago 2
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@archieanders why should she commercialize herself? you know a lot of these broadway singers CHOOSE not to do certain shows?
im sick and tired of people bringing up Boyle, who's an amateur who happened to have a good sob story and sang the perfect song to fit it. But comparing Boyle to Ruthie is just an insult. Ruthie is hands down the best Fantine, with Salonga a close second.
And people comparing Henshall to popular mainstream singers, just stop embarrassing yourselves. Really.
iMPERiOUS 10 months ago
@archieanders Give your head a shake man..
shrekfamily107 10 months ago
Why ohh Why was she not in the new concert. Bad choice.
vinceinelkins 10 months ago 4
genius!
acmulhern 10 months ago