Les Miserables (1987 Original Broadway Cast)
After Les Misérables became a huge hit in London, it moved to Broadway, bringing along two stars from the London production, Colm Wilkinson as the heroic Valjean and Frances Ruffelle as the despondent Eponine. Filling out this 1987 cast are Randy Graff (Fantine), Terrence Mann (Javert), David Bryant (Marius), Judy Kuhn (Cosette), Michael Maguire (Enjolras), and Leo Burmester and Jennifer Butt (the Thénardiers). Whether you prefer the London cast or this one just might depend on which one you heard first, though minor revisions to the show since its London debut make the Broadway version more familiar to current audiences. In fact, the 10th anniversary concert might have the best overall cast of the lot, while the three-disc symphonic recording is a must for completists. Regardless of cast, Les Misérables has become a sensation. Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's score is filled with beautiful ballads ("Bring Him Home," "I Dreamed a Dream") and rousing anthems ("One Day More," "Do You Hear the People Sing?"), and Victor Hugo's classic novel of a student uprising in early-19th-century France provides a compelling story line that continues to thrill audiences all over the world. --David Horiuchi
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Recent Reviews
- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Sep-29-2008
- Great musical, decent recording
I adore Les Mis, and the OBC is a nice recording of it. It comes up a little bit short when compared to the OLC, however; Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle are on both recordings, but they are much stronger on the OLC.Michael Maguire...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-06-2008
- Wow just plain bad
I am personally not one to give 1 star reviews, but this really deserves it. I am pretty picky about the Broadways I listen to, and this just didn't make the cut. Firs of all, it's amazing that on amazon it says to buy it together with...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-05-2008
- bad packaging
I opened the tape and noticed that there were two of the same discs. both disc 2. Since i had already mailed back the duplicate which I received in error I got disgusted. I kept disc 2 and threw the other disc 2 out. I will probably...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jun-02-2008
- Addicted!
I LOVE this musical. The complete recording is so much better than the highlights, too. I've listened to it nearly every day and still love singing along. And with the complete recording, you get the whole story and understand it so much...
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Selected Reviews
- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Sep-29-2008
- Great musical, decent recording
I adore Les Mis, and the OBC is a nice recording of it. It comes up a little bit short when compared to the OLC, however; Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle are on both recordings, but they are much stronger on the OLC.Michael Maguire...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-12-2006
- NOT a Complete Recording
The music is excellent, I have no qualms with that. My problem is that it is not a complete recording. I guess I should look for the complete symphonic recording, but there is nothing in the description of this recording to indicate it...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-06-2008
- Wow just plain bad
I am personally not one to give 1 star reviews, but this really deserves it. I am pretty picky about the Broadways I listen to, and this just didn't make the cut. Firs of all, it's amazing that on amazon it says to buy it together with...
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