Les Mis%C3%A9rables: The Dream Cast in Concert

Les Misrables The Dream Cast in Concert 1995 a.k.a. Les Misrables in Concert is a concert version of the musical Les Misrables, produced to celebrate its 10th anniversary. It was filmed in October 1995 at the Royal Albert Hall and released on DVD, VHS and LD in 1998 and rereleased on DVD in North America in 2008. The latest DVD presents the concert in its original 16x9 ratio. Although filmed with HD cameras, a Bluray edition has not been released yet. The 10th Anniversary cast stars Colm Wilkinson as Jean Valjean, Philip Quast as Inspector Javert, Michael Ball as Marius Pontmercy, Lea Salonga as ponine, Judy Kuhn as Cosette, Ruthie Henshall as Fantine, Michael Maguire as Enjolras, Alun Armstrong as Thnardier, Jenny Galloway as Madame Thnardier, Adam Searles as Gavroche, Hannah Chick as Young Cosette, and several others, and was directed by John Caird. The performers were chosen from the London, Broadway and Australian productions of the show and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was conducted by David Charles Abell.

This presentation uses a modernised and more orchestrated Alain BoublilClaudeMichel Schnberg score than that of the musical. It follows the traditional musicalsinconcert format with the cast lined up against a set of microphones with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and chorus behind them. The entire company wear costumes and use only necessary props such as Javerts baton, Thnardiers notebook, etc.. Apart from minor movement on the concert stage, the performers do not participate in major action scenes. Where necessary, the video switches to action from the stage production.Only a few scenes from the musical are not included in the concert, including the street brawl broken up by Javert, The Death of Gavroche and the confrontation between Marius and Thnardier at the wedding feast, as well as some musical numbers, such as At the End of the Day, The Runaway Cart and Turning, having shortened lyrics. ........

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