Les Miserables In Concert - The 25th Anniversary - Prologue

[Donvon]

At 5:52 I love the way the bishop said "There".

"Come in sire fore you are weary, and the night is cold out 'theeeere'"

It's like......

I cant describe it >_<

[dragonlord954]

Am I the only one who heard the guitar riff at 2:14

[tiki0112number2]

@dragonlord954 nope i heard it too

[Brooklyn5981]

@dragonlord954 Me too

[RockAndRose21]

@BecomeMyNewCat I agree!!

[CaitlinSk]

Alfie ranks up there with Simon Bowman!!

[TF2Fan101]

Look down, Look down.

How long, O Lord, before you let me die?

Wow, not often you hear dialogue like that in a musical.

[MaryOttMusic]

@scullen08 Thank you sooooo very much for putting this on Youtube. Yours is the best collection I've found.!

[littlesnowfaery]

@BecomeMyNewCat So true, and after seeing/listening to this I'm officially in love with Alfie Boe (this was my introduction to him)

[jackson3tears]

the bishop does have a very nice tone to his voice

[darthgrahf]

The conductor is awesome. He's really into it.

[Lightbulbs4Every1]

does anyone know who the vocalist is at 1:40?

[Brooklyn5981]

@Lightbulbs4Every1 i wish I did!!

[hecate235]

Am I missing someone, or is Alfie/Jean the only one to "look down"? lol

[IheartZorro]

@hecate235 *Maybe* there's a guy in the back chorus line, just before xx335 sings 'Won't see me for dust'. ;-) But yeah, they all seem to be very straight-backed for such broken men.

[bly3379]

beast f horn

[L1C1T1]

Earl is the best :-)))

[LizM623]

"Took the silver, took my FLIGHT" at 7:04.

Bonechilling

[BlackOrder0208]

I love this! I was listening to another version of this song... 10th i believe, and it just didnt sound the same... "nope nope, not the right guy..." i kept on telling her... "i can't tell the difference" she says... "It has to be the 25th..."

[JulieWinchester]

I love the bishop, he's incredibly forgiving. Not only does he say that Valjean spoke the truth, but he also gives him more silver.

[auntyalfie]

7:05 AMAZING SOUND FROM ALFIE BOE!

[RosesNightengales]

It was an awesome night. I was there. (: We viewed it in the theatre! IT WAS FREAKING AWESOME.

[MadameParanoia]

@RosesNightengales Congratulations to seeing it live. I really wish I had the opportunity to do so!

[otaku101397]

"yes, it means i'm free."

"...no."

THAT FACE

[LizM623]

@otaku101397 His face is the perfect "Umm... what?" face. Love it.

[masquedev14]

Man, I thought no one could match Colm Wilkinson's epic "TOOK MY FLIIIIIGHT"...but Alfie Bow comes DAMN CLOSE.

[jadem1122]

ok so if javert gave veljean that yellow ticket then why does he chase him throughout the whoole play??

[scullen08]

@jadem1122 Because Valjean tears it up and runs. That's the equivalent of a prisoner out on parole not reporting in.

[willyboy64]

@jadem1122

In a french movie of "les miserables", there is a boy who sings while playing with a coin.

This coin fall next to Valjean who's eating in a field.

The young boy ask for his money but Valjean don't see the coin, thinking the boy is lying.

When the boy runs shouting "thief! thief!" J.V finally find the coin but it's too late.

I don't understand everything in this musical cos I'm french but I don't think they notice that. perhaps jadem is right too. I don't know.

wil

[willyboy64]

@jadem1122 oups perhaps Scullen is right, I would say

[philemon101]

@jadem1122 i think it's because valjean stole the rue plumet and tear his yellow ticket.

[lavieclassique]

@philemon101 Rue Plumet is literally the road that Jean Valjean and Cosette live on later in the musical but Yes, Javert is chasing Valjean because he tore up his yellow ticket (labelling him as a criminal) which is the equivalent of breaking parole.

[philemon101]

@lavieclassique thanks now i understand

[philemon101]

@lavieclassique I have just finished reading the book.you're right,Rue Plumet is an adress where Jean Valjean and the mature Cossette lived...But according to the book Jean Valjean committed another crime and that is when he unintetionally robbed Petit Gervais',A little Savoyard,Forthy Sous.and Javert also suspect that Jean robbed the Bishop of Digne.that's why he is still persuing Jean.

[lavieclassique]

@philemon101 Yes, when he takes the young boys money without realizing it, that is added to his crimes. He just gets screwed all around. Its a good book - sad but realistic for the time.

[philemon101]

@lavieclassique poor Valjean condemned and charged for a crime he does not know he did.and poor Javert for persuing a man of no bad intention.

[hecate235]

@philemon101 Javert's also after Jean bc he "broke parole." Never reported in and dropped out of sight. Convicts aren't supposed to do that.

[hecate235]

@jadem1122 In the book, b/c of 2 things. 1) even though the bishop tells them not to, the cops write up the "theft." 2) either deliberately, or out of habit, Jean takes 40 sous from a young boy. (see wilyboy64 below) It's this last that changes him. After the bishop's mercy, Jean's shame at his petty cruelty breaks his hate and anger. Two thefts, no passport. If he's caught it's a death sentence, usually commuted to life in the galleys -- cheap labor, you know.

[labette]

@jadem1122 To answer your question, It is because Valjean didn't follow protocol and take the yellow card. It was like a big f-you and then he ran.

[philemon101]

is it just me or saying "you'll get your yellow ticket of leave"is quite hard....just wondering ^_^.somebody answer me please...

[jecka62987]

@philemon101 The line is 'ticket to flee' - much easier to say :)

[philemon101]

@jecka62987 really?but in the 10th anniversary concert,Quast used "yellow ticket of leave"....but anyway i think saying or singing you'll get your yellow ticket of leave/ticket to flee is hard for me....haha thanks ^_^

[jadem1122]

"Yes it means im free"

"NO" lmao

i looooov this Javert!!!!!!

[ChiLine]

When I first saw the video, I just think, 'GOSH! Good Bishop?! He looks so familiar !'

And the next second, I recognized' GOSH! It is Earl Carpenter!'

Wanting him to be the Javert in Concert

When I first been to London for Les Mis, he was the Javert. His voice just stunned me~

He is almost the best Javert ever...! Philip Quast is crowned the first though XD

[theatreguy94]

who plays the bishop?

[scullen08]

@theatreguy94 Apparently, Earl Carpenter (he has been Javert in the Queens Theatre production)

[theatreguy94]

@scullen08 thanks I thought it was him:)

[JulieWinchester]

@scullen08 he's good ! because when seeing him as a Bishop, I have trouble picturing him as Javert. But if he's able to do both, then he must be very good^^

[Monkeyballmania]

@theatreguy94 Earl Carpenter. He played someone at Palace, Javert at Queens and Tour and Bishop here :)

[hpmusicluvers]

ANYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW WE R NOT REALLY SURE OR NOT BUT WE FOUND OUT THE DVD OF LES MIS 25TH CONCERT WILL BE IN THE U.S FEB. 22,2011

[musicalchix]

I LOVE YOU.

[RosesNightengales]

Thanks so much for posting this. I loved watching it in the cinema. It was awesome!!!!

[Lissical]

Thank you so much for posting this!

[1997monse]

will you post all the movie?

[scullen08]

@1997monse Yes, over the next few days.

[ayamekai1]

@scullen08 I think you're missing the song "What Have I Done?". It's between the "Prologue" and "At the End of the Day."

[scullen08]

@ayamekai1 Nope, it's called Valjean's Soliloquy, next video ^.^ I'll rename it.