Les Magical MIZtory Tour (10 Years Of Pent Up Angst) - Sydney, Australia-April 9th 1998
The cast and crew of Australia's Les Miserables in their annual Easter Charity benefit.
Each of Cameron McIntosh's Australian shows participates at midnight after their regular
performances. These shows feature the cast members parodying songs and other shows, with a
slight tilt towards their own productions. Pro shot for video, these tapes were made for cast and
crew only. Very rare! Very enjoyable show.
1 DVD A
Les Miserables - Duisberg - Date Unknown
1 DVD
Les Miserables - Tel Aviv, Israel -1987
David "Dudu" Fisher, Riki Gal
1 DVD C-
Les Miserables - Szeged Hungary - 1987
Pro-shot, rehearsal
Cast: Gyula Vikidál (Valjean), Pál Makrai (Javert), Sándor Sasvári (Marius),
Zsuzsa Csarnóy (Cosette), Anikó Nagy (Eponine), Erzsébet Kútvölgyi (Fantine),
Attila Kaszás (Enjolras), Gyula Szombathy (Thenardier)
Note: Dress rehearsal
1 DVD B+
Les Miserables - Vienna - 1988
1 DVD
Les Miserables - Sydney Domain, Australia Day Concert - Australia - Jan 26th 1989
Normie Rowe (John Valjean) John Dietrich (Javert)
Debra Byrne (Fantine) Anthony Warlow (Enjolras)
Peter Cousens (Marius) Marina Prior (Cossette)
1 DVD Picture B+ - Sound A
*RARE*
Les Miserables In Concert - The Dream Cast
10th anniversary concert Commercial release
1 DVD A+
Les Miserables - Hungary - Date Unknown
Proshot
Molnár László (Valjean), Forgács Péter (Javert), Borbás Erika (Fantine), Ungvári István (Thenardier),
Janisch Éva (Mme Thenardier), Debrei Zsuzsanna (Cosette), Csonka Tünde (Eponine),
Vincze Gábor Péter (Enjolras), Nagy Balázs (Marius),
2 DVD's A
Les Miserables - Amsterdam - 1991
Henk Poort, Peter de Smet (und.), Pia Douwes, Vera Mann,
Danny de Munk, Joke de Kruijf, Uwe Kroger
The filming seemed to be good, very steady. The problem is generation loss
and VHS picture rolling/flicking. Very watchable.
1 DVD B+/B
Les Miserables - London - December 28th 1991
Stig Rossen, Barry James, Meredith Braun,
Stifyn Parri, Grania Reniham, Lisa Hull, Darryl Knocn.
Includes Documentary "Behind the Barricade" with pro-shot numbers from different casts.
Pro-Shot, Full stage shot does a nice job.
1 DVD B/B+
Les Miserables - Paris - 1992
Robert Marien (Valjean), Patrick Rocca (Javert),
Louise Pitre (Fantine), Laurent Gendron (Thénardier),
Marie France Roussel (Mme. Thénardier),
Jérôme Pradon (Marius), Julien Combey (Enjolras),
Stéphanie Martin (Éponine), Marie Zamora (Cosette)
A partial capture, containing all of Act I, then skipping to the wedding scene
of Act II. Shot from the balcony right, moderate washout and moderate
analog "snow" distortion, but clear enough to see what is going on.
Sound is a little better. Definitely for serious collectors and fanatics.
1 DVD -B
Les Miserables - Amsterdam - 1992
Henk Poort, Pia Douwes, Ernst Daniël Smid, Simone Kleinsma, Vera Mann,
Danny de Munk, Joke de Kruijf, Uwe Kröger, Peter de Smet, Maya Hakvoort
1 DVD B
Les Miserables - Madrid -1993
1 DVD
Les Miserables - Hungary - 1995
Mate Kamaras (Valjean)
Amateur Production
1 DVD B+/B
Les Miserables - Sweden - 1996
Bjorn Eduard, Marcus Jupither, Ann Sigurdsson,
Bengt Krantz, Sylvia Harwell, Annica Edstam,
Patrik Martinsson, Trond Teigen, Monica Danielsson
Some washout
Pro-shot
1 DVD B/B+
Les Miserables - National Tour, Philadelphia - January 5th 1997
Rob Evan, David Jordan, Holly Jo Crance, Thregoney Shepherd,
Michael L. Marra, Andrea McArdle, Rich Affannato, Kate Fisher.
Highlights
1 DVD B/B+
Les Miserables - Broadway - April 24th 1997
Ivan Rutherford, Christopher Innvar, Erika MacLeod, Megan Lawrence,
Peter Lockyer, Christeena Michelle Riggs, Stephen R. Buntrock, Nick Wyman,
Fuschia Walker, Evan Jay Newman, Alicia Morton
Good sound, blocked video in the first 20+ minutes
1 DVD B
Les Miserables - Chelmsford, England - August 24th 1997
Jeff Leyton, Michael McCarthy, Ruthie Henshall, Matthew Cammelle,
Frances Ruffelle, Annalene Beechey, David Bardsley, Chris Langham, Gay Soper
Pro shot, recorded through the concerts big-screen cameras which relayed the action on stage to the
massive crowd, this is a brilliantly clear DVD with fantastic close-ups. Audio fed in from soundboard.
Humorous part at the end where the announcement is made to the crowd about getting home, just a real
juxtaposition of the previous brilliance One Day More!... For those heading to Chelmsford Railway
station or getting a coach, could you please leave by exit 3. Wonderfully engaging cast.
1 DVD A-
Les Miserables - September 10th 1997
1 DVD
Les Miserables - Duisburg - Sep 29th 1998
Sandor Sasvari, Reinhard Brussmann, Birte Holmboe (u/s Fantine),
Milanie Sumalinog (u/s Eponine), Chris Morandi (u/s Enjolras),
Aleksander di Capri (u/s Marius)
1 DVD B
Les Miserables - Essen - Jan 17th 1999
Thomas Borchert, Maya Hakvoort, Michael Lewis, Lilian Marti,
Kaspar Holmboe, Reinhard Brussmann, Jacqueline Braun
1 hour Musical Gottesdienst with many songs from the show in full
costumes in a church in Essen
1 DVD A
Les Miserables - Duisburg, Musical Theater- April 4th 1999
Thomas Borchert/Rainhard Brussmann/Jana Werner/
Barbara K?r/Michael Lewis/Chris Morandi
Color saturation problem, some parts are black and white
1 DVD B+/B Unreviewed.
Les Miserables - Washington DC - May 29th 1999
3rd National Tour
Eric Buckley (U/S), Todd Allan Joseph, Joan Almedilla, Sutton Foster
Touring Cast
1 DVD C+/B
Les Miserables - Duisburg, Musical Theater - August 29th 1999
Charles Fornara/Paul Donkers/Maya Hakvoort
Jaqueline Braun/Michael Lewis/Chris Morandi
A bit dark.
1 DVD B+ Unreviewed
Les Miserables - San Diego - October 3rd 1999
Jerry Jay Cranford as Enjolras, Jason Reiff as Marius,
Ivan Rutherford as Valjean. Sutton Foster
1 DVD B+ Unreviewed.
Les Miserables - Duisberg, Germany - November 13th 1999
Dennis Dubbin (u/s), Kaspar Holmboe (alt), Jacqueline Braun (alt),
Michael Shawn Lewis, Melanie May Po (alt), Wiebke Wotzel (u/s),
Paul Donkers, Alexander Zamponmi (u/s), Kati Farkas
1 DVD A/A- Unreviewed
Les Miserables - Duisburg Germany - Nov 28th 1999
Proshot
Charles Fornara (Valjean), Hartwig Rudolz (Javert), Maya Hakvoort (Fantine),
Jacqueline Braun (Eponine), Michael Shawn Lewis (Marius),Lilian Marti (Cosette),
Paul Donkers (Enjolras), Claus Dam (Thenardier), Kati Farkas (Mme Thenardier)
Can be dark on the odd occasion, but very clear picture.
1 DVD A
Les Miserables - London - Dec 11th 1999
John Owen-Jones, John Stacey, Gunilla Backman, Tom Lucas, Jaime Farr (u/s),
Jane Horn (u/s), Mark Powell (u/s), Cameron Blakely,Joanna Mays.
Great vocalists and good zooms.
2 DVD's A-
Les Miserables - Buenos Aires - 2000
Grabado TV + Teatro Opera
1 DVD B/B+
Les miserables - Tokyo, Japan - 2000
Takeshi Kaga, Soma Suzuki, Kaho Shimada, Honoka Suzuki,
Keiko Horiuchi, Katsumi Toi, Haruhiko Saito, Kumiko Mori, Kojiro Oka.
1 DVD B/B+
Les Miserables - Los Angeles, 3rd National Tour - Feb 7th 2000
Ivan Rutherford, Stephen Bishop, Joan Almedilla, Stephanie Meiko Cohen,
Aymee Garcia, J.P. Dougherty, Christopher Carlson, Sutton Foster,
Kevin Earley, Tim Howar, Regan Theil.
Great closeups and clear audio. Beginning and Ending credits are a nice bonus.
Video cuts off before end of both acts. Sutton Foster shines as Eponine.
The rest of the cast is mediocre.
A for filming and sound, B for vocals
1 DVD
Les Miserables Highlights - National Tour, Detroit, MI - January 10th 12th 13th 2001
Randal Keith (Valjean), Stephen Bishop (Javert), Thursday Farrar (Fantine), Aymee Garcia (Mme. Thenardier),
J.P. Dougherty (Thenardier), Ben Davis (Enjolras), Stephen Brian Patteron (Marius), Diana Kaarina (Eponine),
Staphanie Waters (Cosette), Trent Blanton (Grantaire)
**1.10.01 Come to Me - One Day More: Matthew Shepard (Marius u/s),Nancy Foster (Cosette u/s),
1.12.01 Look Down - One Day More: Marnie Nicolla (Eponine u/s),Rena Strober (Cosette u/s),
1.13.01 Act II - On My Own: Full cast**
aym9982's master
Les Miserables - London - January 22nd 2001
Hans-Peter Jannssens, Paul Monaghan, Jenna Russell,
Nikolas Andersen, Joanna Ampill, Zoe Curlett, Jason McCann.
Act One Only Lots of close-ups, the filmer seems to love them.
1 DVD B+
Les Miserables - Broadway - Apr 25th 2001
Ivan Rutherford (Valjean), Shuler Hensley (Javert), Jacquelyn Piro (Fantine),
Catherine Brunell (Eponine), Peter Lockyer (Marius), Sandra Turley (Cosette),
Christopher Mark Peterson (Enjolras), Nick Wyman (Thenardier),
Betsy Joslyn (Madame Thenardier)
1 DVD B
Les Miserables - Broadway - June 9th 2001
Roger Seyer (U/S), Shuler Hensley, Jacquelyn Piro, Nick Wyman,
Peter Lockyer, Jessica Grove
U/S First Performance Eponine
Shot from the balcony, obtructions at times, clear picture tho.
1 DVD B+
Les Miserables - Broadway - October 3rd 2001
Ivan Rutherford (Valjean), Shuler Hensley (Javert), Jacquelyn Piro (Fantine),
Peter Lockyer (Marius), Jessica Grove (u/s First as Eponine), Nick Wyman (Thenardier)
1 DVD A
Les Miserables - Budapest - December 30th 2001
Laszlo Molnar, Peter Forgacs, Andrea Maho,
Balazs Nagy, Tunde Csonka
Pro shot with different cameras.
1 DVD A+
Les Miserables - Brazil - 2001/2002
Nothing known about this video other than the date and country.
Video itself is fairly good quality, some spotlight washout but not
too bad, does have some nice close-ups
1 DVD B
Les Miserables - Centro Cultural Telmex; Mexico - 2002
1 DVD B
Les Miserables - Broadway - May 25th 2002
John Cudia (Valjean u/s), Joseph Mahowald (Javert), Jacqueline Piro (Fantine),
Peter Lockyer (Marius), Sandra Turley (Cosette), Diana Kaarina (Eponine),
Nick Wyman (Thenardier), Betsy Joslyn (Mme. Thenardier)
1 DVD B
Les Miserables - Imperial Theatre; New York - July 1st 2002
J. Mark McVey, Philip Hernandez, Jacqueline Piro, Christiana Anbri,
Karen Elliot, Nick Wyman, Harrison Chad, David Gagnon,
Stephen Patterson, Diana Kaarina, Stephanie Waters
1 DVD B
Les Miserables - London - July 19th and 25th 2002
Hans Peter Janssens (Jean Valjean), Jerome Pradon (Javert), Carmen Cusack (Fantine),
Jody Crosier (Marius), Caroline Sheen (Eponine), Sarah Lane (Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras),
Stephen Tate (Thenardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thenardier)
2 DVDs B+
Les Miserables - Broadway - July 26th 2002
Andrew Varela (u/s), Phillip Hernandez, Jacquelyn Piro,
Steven Brian Patterson,
Diana Kaarina, Stephanie Waters, David Gagnon, Nick Wyman, Kathy Santen
Nice close ups, sound is a bit overloaded. Sometimes fuzzy,
but the close-ups are beautiful.
1 DVD B+
Les Miserables Goes to China - October 23rd 2002
BBC Ominbus Documentary
Les Miserables - Broadway - November 19th 2002
J. Mark McVey, David Masenheimer, Lauren Kennedy, Kevin Kern,
Diana Kaarina, Sandra Turley,
Christopher Mark Peterson, Nick Wyman
Stunning quality.
2 DVDs A
Les Miserables - Bomlo Norway - 2003
1 DVD
Les Miserables - Gainsville, FL - February 1st 2003 - Tour
Steve Gannon (u/s Valjean), Stephen Tewksbury (Javert), Jayne Paterson (Fantine),
Stephen Brian Patterson (Marius), Jessica-Snow Wilson (Eponine), Dallon Vail Bayles
1 DVD A-
Les Miserables - Broadway - March 2nd 2003
Roger Seyer* [u/s Valjean], Terrence Mann, Lauren Kennedy,
Kevin Kern, Diana Kaarina, Sandra Turley.
2 DVDs A-
Les Miserables - Bonn, Germany - April 17th 2003
No Cast Information
Interesting, different staging!
2 DVDs A/A+
Les Miserables - Broadway - April 22nd 2003
Andrew Valera (u/s Valjean), Terrance Mann (Javert), Jagne Patterson (Fantine),
Nick Wyman (Thenardier), Sandra Truly (Cosette), Stephen Brian Patterson (u/s Marius),
Diana Kaarina (Eponine), Christopher Mark Peterson (Enjolras).
1 DVD B+
Les Miseables - Broadway - May 18th 2003
Final Performance, Highlights
Randal Keith, Michael McCarthy, Jayne Patterson, Sandra Turley, Diana Karrina,
Kevin Kern, Nick Wyman, Aimee Garcia
Highlights.
Decent filming, a must have for any true Broadway fan. Includes highschool performances at the end.
1 DVD B+
Les Miserables - Bonn, Germany - July 4th 2003
Hardy Rudolz (Valjean), Mark Morouse (Javert), Susanna Panzner (Fantine),
Tom Zahner (Thenardier), Heike Schmitz (Mme. Thenardier), Julia Kamenik (Cosette),
Vera Bolten (Eponine), Axel Mendrok (Marius), Mark Rosenthal (Enjolras), Laurenz Mitzam (Gavroche)
Interesting, different staging!
2 DVDs A/A+
Les Miserables - Berlin - September 19th 2003
Oleh Vynnyk, Uwe Kroger, Ann Christin Elverum, Vera Bolten,
Lucius Wolter, Valerie Link, Martin Pasching
Press preview & Highlight video :
Dress rehearsal performances of At the End of the Day, Master of the House, On My Own,
Stars, Bring Him Home, and One Day More, with narration by Vera Bolten(Eponine).
Included footage of Uwe Kroeger fan club meeting
1 DVD A Unreviewed
Les Miserables / Tag der offenen Tur - Berlin Germany - June 27th 2004
Uwe Kroger and others
PRO-SHOT, runs about 60 minutes. The musical stars wear Les Miz costumes and sing several songs.
There are also some sketches and songs from other musicals
1 DVD A- Unreviewed.
Les Miserables - London - July 14th 2004
Sean Kingsley, Michael McCarthy, Joanna Ampil,
Gemma Wardle, Gary Tushaw, Lydia Griffiths,
Oliver Thornton, Stephen Tate, Katy Secombe
Unreviewed.
1 DVD
Les Miserables / Tag der offenen Tur - Berlin Germany - June 27th 2004
Uwe Kroger and others
PRO-SHOT, runs about 60 minutes. The musical stars wear Les Miz costumes and sing several songs.
There are also some sketches and songs from other musicals
1 A- Unreviewed.
Les Miserables - Berlin - Oct 2004
Olegg Vynnyk, Uwe Kroger
Unreviewed Highlights.
1 DVD A-
Les Miserables - Queens Theatre, London - October 27th 2004
Tim Godwin (u/s Valjean), Michael McCarthy, Joanna Ampil,
Amanda Jane Callaghan (u/s Eponine), Daniel Reeves (u/s Marius),
Ramin Karimloo(Enjolras), Julia Moller, Stephen Tate, Katy Secombe
Highlights only, focused on Enjolras. Complete from the students' entrance in Look Down
until to Do You Hear the People Sing, cuts out after the first few measures of In My Life
and picks up again just after the start of One Day More. It's then got the first few minutes
on the barricade, A Little Fall of Rain and then cuts to the Finale. Stunning quality, wish the
complete show was like this one
1 DVD A
Les Miserables - Berlin - December 19th 2004
Chris Murray(u/s JVJ), Christian Muller Javert), Henriette Grawwert(u/s Fantine),
Cusch Jung(Thenardier), Heike Schmitz(M. Thenardier), Jana Stelley(Eponine),
Martin Pasching(Enjolras), Lucius Wolter(Marius), Mirjam Zipf(Cosette).
Lovely, clear picture with nice colours. However, the filming tends to be on the shaky side and there is
head obstruction at the bottom right of the screen, particularly during the first disc. Also, the filmer doesn't
always focus on the action - for example, the camera is zoomed in on Valjean for the whole of "One Day More",
which can be annoying. Chris is a good Valjean, but the highlight of this performance has got to be Christian.
He immediately became one of my favourite Javerts after watching this. He emotes wonderfully and his voice
is to die for. What's not to like The grade given is largely due to the filming - the picture quality deserves A/A-.
2 DVD B+
Les Miserables - Berlin - Dec 26th 2004
Marx Clear (Valjean), Chris Murray (Javert), Christian Moler (Enjolras),
Gerlinde Vliegenhart (Fantine), Jana Stelley (Eponine)
Highlights only. Runs around 45 minutes.
1 DVD A- Unreviewed.
Les Miserables - Tokyo, Japan - March 17th 2005
Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Soma Suzuki, Marcia, ANZA, Rina Chinen,
Teruaki Okada, Hajime Komada, Kumiko Mori, Kenji Sakamoto
Unreviewed. Picture quality is beautiful, but a bit dark sometimes.
2 DVD's A/A-
Les Miserables - Tecklenburg - 2006
Chris Murray, Marc Clear,
Jana Werner, Barbara Köhler
Open-aired stage.
1 DVD A
Les Miserables - Tokyo, Japan - April 15th 2006
Yuichiro Yamaguchi (Valjean), Takuya Kon (Javert), Maaya Sakamoto (Eponine), Rumi Iryo (Fantine),
Tamaki Kenmotsu (Cosette), Kohki Okada (Marius), Hajime Komada (Thenardier),
Rika Tanaka (Mme Thenardier), Higashiyama Yoshihisa (Enjolras)
2 DVD's A Unreviewed
Les Miserables - Philadelphia - Mar 17th 2006
Randal Keith (Valjean), Robert Hunt (Javert), Joan Almedilla (Fantine),
Jennifer Butt (Mme. Thenardier), Fabio Polanco (Thenardier), Melissa Lyons (Eponine),
Victor Wallace (Enjolras), Adam Jacobs (Marius), Leslie Henstock (Cossette)
Shot from the rafters, there are some great zooms tho.
Nice video, good closeups.
1 DVD B+
Les Miserables - Cincinatti, OH 3NT Tour - April 30th 2006 - Evening
Randal Keith (Valjean), Robert Hunt (Javert), Joan Almedilla (Fantine),
Daniel Bogart (Marius), Melissa Lyons (Eponine), Leslie Henstock (Cosette),
Norman Large (Thenardier), Jennifer Butt (Mme. Thenardier), Victor Wallace (Enjolras),
Mike Clemens (u/s Grantaire)
Les Miserables - London - May 6th 2006
Tim Godwin [u/s], Cornell John, Kerry Ellis, Barry James,
Tracie Bennett, Amanda Jane Callaghan [u/s], Hayden Tee,
Julia Moller, Nolan Dark [2nd u/s], Jeff Nicholson
1 DVD A
Les Miserables - Indianapolis - July 14th 2006
Randal Keith, Robert Hunt, Joan Almedilla, Daniel Bogart, Melissa
Lyons, Ali Ewoldt, Norman Large, Jennifer Butt, Victor Wallace
Most of the show, missing a few minutes at the beginning of each act. The first act is a bit shakier
than the second, hence the lowered grade; I moved closer to the stage for the second act.
Seriously no ushers as soon as the lights dimmed so only two brief coverups
(before I realized that they were just latecomers sans ushers). Minor heads in the way during the
second act for wider shots. This is the best performance I've seen live by far, Randal received a
good thirty seconds' worth of applause after Bring Him Home and Robert Hunt was just as
spot-on as Randal. Ali is a great Cosette, much better than Leslie IMO. Unashamedly focused
upon Robert Hunt when he is on the stage.
2 DVD's B+/A-
Les Miserables - London - October 8th 2006
John Owen Jones, Colm Wilkinson,
Michael Ball, Patti Lupone, Clive Carter.
Half-hour bonus performance after the show, celebrating Les Mis
becoming the longest-running musical in the world, with Elaine Paige
singing Memory and the original cast singing "One Day More" with
the present cast. Brilliant ! A must-have for Les Mis fans.
1 DVD A+
Les Miserables - Broadway - November 11th 2006
Victor Hawks as (u/s) Jean Valjean, Norm Lewis, Daphne Rubin-Vega,
Celia Keenan Bolger, Aaron Lazar, Ali Ewoldt, Gary Beach, Jenny Galloway
1 DVD A
Les Miserables - Broadway - November 16th 2006
Alexander Gemignani (Valjean), Norm Lewis (Javert), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Fantine),
Celia Keenan-Bolger (Eponine), Ali Ewoldt (Cosette), Gary Beach (Thenardier),
Jenny Galloway (Mme. Thenardier), Aaron Lazar (Enjolras), Adam Jacobs (Marius), Tess Adams
1 DVD A
Les Miserables - Broadway - Dec 3rd 2006
Alexander Gemignani (Valjean), Norm Lewis (Javert), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Fantine),
Celia Keenan-Bolger (Eponine), Adam Jacobs (Marius), Aaron Lazar (Enjolras),
Ali Ewoldt (Cosette), Gary Beach (Thenardier), Jenny Galloway (Mme Thenardier),
Drew Sarich (Grantaire)
1st gen from Master. Very nice quality picture, with only occasional obstruction by a railing below.
30 seconds missing from "Look Down" when filmer changes tapes, but everything else is captured perfectly
1 DVD A
Les Miserables - Baden - 2007
Darius Merstein-MacLeod (Valjean), Chris Murray (Javert), Patricia Nessy (Fantine),
Johanna Arrouas (Eponine), Zoltan Tombor (Marius), Katrin Fuchs (Cosette),
Aris Sas (Enjolras), Helmut Wallner (Thenardier), Franziska Stanner (Mme Thenardier)
Pro-shot
Note: Not original staging.
2 DVD's B+
** Also known as Vienna, Austria - 2007 **
Les Miserables - Broadway - Feb 17th 2007
Alexander Gemignani, Norm Lewis, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gary Beach, Jenny Galloway,
Celia Kennan-Bolger, Ali Ewoldt, Adam Jacobs, Drew Sarich (Enjolras u/s).
Beautiful, steady camerawork, broadcast quality picture and sound, simply unbelievable
recording. Includes professional menus.
2 DVDs A+
Les Miserables - Revival - Broadway - May 12th 2007 Matinee and February 24, 2007 - Evening
Alexander Gemignani, Drew Sarich (u/s), Lea Salonga, Adam Jacobs, Mandy Bruno, Ali Ewoldt,
Gary Beach, Ann Harada
Amusing to see Alex gain significant weight between the two dates.
Act One complete, Act Two begins at Eponines Errand. Rampant ushers cause some cover-ups,
including one minute of IDaD (grrr) and 20 seconds of Stars. Alex is *much* improved from
February and truly draws you in. As a tenor, Drew has trouble reaching some of the lower notes
as Javert but his amazing acting more than makes up for that. Likewise, Mandys acting saves her from
a weaker voice and a tendency to sing too slowly. Ann as Mme Thenardier is hilarious, especially when
her accent unintentionally slips out.
Also includes beginning of Feb 24th 07 performance.
2 DVDs A
Les Miserables - Broadway - June 1st 2007
Alexander Gemignani, Ben Davis, Lea Salonga, Marissa McGowan (u/s),
Doug Kreeger (u/s), Ali Ewoldt, Max von Essen, Gary Beach, Ann Harada
Includes scanned playbill at the start.
1 DVD A-
Les Miserables - Tokyo Japan - July 15th 2007
Yuichiro Yamaguchi(Valjean), Koji Oka(Javert), Maoko Imai (Fantine),
Kaho Shimada (Eponine), Zen Ishikawa (Marius), Kozue Karashima(Cosette),
Yu Tokui (Thenardier), Mihachi Setouchi (Mme. Thenardier), Yuji Kishi (Enjolras)
Some head obstructions, but very clear with some great zooms.
2 DVDs B+
Les Miserables - Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway - Aug 24th 2007
Drew Sarich (Valjean), Robert Hunt (Javert), Nikki Renee Daniels (u/s Fantine),
Adam Jacobs (Marius), Megan McGinnis (Eponine), Ali Ewoldt (Cosette), Chip Zien (Thenardier),
Becca Ayers (u/s Madame Thenardier), Brian D'Addario (Gavroche), Max von Essen (Enjolras),
Michael Minarik (Grantaire)
A
Les Miserables - Tokyo Japan - August 27th 2007
Last performance in Tokyo
Yuichiro Yamaguchi (Valjean), Kontakuya (Vavert), Rena Sasamoto (Eponine),
Gulabu Shirubia (Fantine), Mika Kikuchi (Cosette), Yoohei Itsumi (Marius),
Hajime Komada (Thenardier), Kumiko Mori (Mme Thenardier), Higashiyama Yoshihisa (Enjolras)
2 DVDs B to A
Les Miserables - Fukuka Japan - Oct 21st 2007
Satoshi Hashimoto(Valjean)
Nicely shot, some scenes look sepia colour, the second disc has the curtain call but it's
blacked out, only audio .. after that there's video of outside the theatre.
2 DVDs B+
Les Miserables - North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly MA - October 23rd 2007
Fred Inkley (Jean Valjean), Inga Ballard (Madame Thénardier), Charlie Brady (Enjolras), Renée Brna (Cosette),
Jacquelyn Piro Donovan (Fantine), Charles Hagerty (Marius), Joanne Javien (Eponine), Devin Richards (Javert) &
Ron Wisniski (Thénardier).
Proshot dress rehearsal of the Northeast Regional Premiere --one of only a handful of professional regional theatres
in the country to produce this epic and powerful musical. This unique production created solely for NSMT's signature
theater-in-the-round, is helmed by director and choreographer Barry Ivan. He says that NSMT's intimate space plays
a key role in this production. "At North Shore Music Theatre the audience becomes part of the production and part
of the story telling. It's a very freeing experience for the actors and the audience will feel closer to the acting company
of Les Misérables at NSMT than they would in any other theater," said Ivan. Incidentally, Inkley portrayed Valjean on
Broadway during its initial run.
1 DVD A
Les Miserables - Dutch revival production - 2008
Luxor theatre - Rotterdam
Rene Van Kooten (Jean Valjean), Wim van den Driessche (Javert), Nurlaila
Karum (Fantine), Jamai Loman (Marius), Suzan Seegers (Cosette),
Celine Purcell (Eponine), Freek Bartels (Enjolras), (Gerben Grimmius (u/s Thenardier)
1 DVD A
Les Miserables - Philadelphia - May 17th 2008
Hugh Panaro (Valjean), Paul Schoeffler (Javert), Jessica Bogart (Fantine),
Laura Gwynne Yaros (Young Cosette), Dawn Spence (Mme Thenardier),
Scott Greer (Thenardier), Dante Mignucci (Gavroche), Christina DeCicco (Eponine),
Jeffrey Coon (Enjolras), Josh Young (Marius), Julie Craig (Cosette)
Picture and sound quality is good but there quite a lot of obstructions
1 DVD B+
Les Miserables - Hollywood Bowl - August 10th 2008
J. Mark McVey (Jean Valjean), Brian Stokes Mitchell (Javert), Melora Hardin (Fantine), Lea Michele (Eponine),
John Lloyd Young (Marius), Michele Maike (Cosette), Tom Lowe (Enjolras), Michael McCormick (Thenardier),
Ruth Williamson (Madame Thenardier), Sage Ryan (Gavroche), Maddie Levy (Young Cosette), Barbara Chiofal,
Natalie Daradich, Travis Davidson, Joshua Finkel, Stephen Full, Julie Garny, Anton M. Garsola, Joel Gelman,
Sue Goodman, Daniel Guzman, Wayne Hu, Andrew Karl, Christopher Karl, Frankie Kane Kraft, Jennifer Naimao,
Steve Mazurek, Lesley McKinnel, Weston Wells Olson, Sergio Pasquareio, Ethan Le Phong, Eddy Rioseco,
Tristan Rumery, Allyson Tucker, Darlene Williams.
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2 DVD's B+
Les Miserables - London - September 2008
Drew Sarich(Valjean),Richard Woodford(Javert,u/s),Allyson Brown (Fantine),
Jackie Marks(Mme Thenardier) Jimmy Johnstone(Thenardier),Jon Robyns(Marius),
Nancy Sullivan (Eponine),Leanne Dobinson(Cosette),David Thaxton(Enjolras)
2 DVD's B+
"Castle on a Cloud","Master of the House","At the Barricade (Beginning of ACT2)"
and "Dog Eats Dog" are missing.
"Rue Plumet","A Heart Full of Love" are very fuzzy and almost audio only.
Disk 2 also includes 1 hour highlights of another performance with
Jonathan Williams (Veljean,u/s),Earl Carpenter(Javert),Allyson Brown (Fantine),
Jackie Marks(Mme Thenardier), Greg Castiglioni (Thenardier,u/s),Jon Robyns(Marius),
Nancy Sullivan (Eponine),Leanne Dobinson(Cosette), Mark Dugdale (Enjolras,u/s)
This highlights include the following scenes,
ACT1 "Work Song" `"Valjean Soliloquy", "I Dreamed a Dream", "Who Am I?",
"Stars" and "Rue Plumet" `"One day More"
ACT2 "On My Own","Bring Him Home","Dog Eats Dog"`"Javert's suicide"
and Empty chair and Empty Tables"
Les Miserables - Ballarat Australia - 2009
Her Majestys Theatre,
Andy McCalman, George Tsatsakis
2 DVD's
Les Miserables - Paris - June 20th 2010
UK Tour In Paris
John Owen Jones as Jean Valjean; Earl Carpenter as Javert;
Ashley Artus as Thénardier; Lynne Wilmot as Madame Thénardier;
Luke Kempner as Marius [u/s]; Rosalind James as Eponine;
Madalena Alberto as Fantine; Jon Robyns as Enjolras;
Katie Hall as Cosette; Jonathan Alden as Factory Foreman / Brujon;
Carl Mullaney as Bamatabois/Claquesous; David Lawrence as Bishop of Digne/Legles;
Adam Linstead as Grantaire; Ian Caddick as Babet; Owain Williams as Feuilly;
Rhidian Marc as Joly; Jamie Muscato as Prouvaire; David Covey as Combeferre
Christopher Jacobsen as Courfreyac; Jordi Clark as Gavroche
Single video camera filming from the balcony slightly to the left of dead centre with mostly
a very clear view of the stage, but with limited view of the far right. Occasional shakes but
some great close ups. Missing a few minutes at the beginning of Act 1, and a few at the
beginning of Act 2.Near perfect clarity of the video is matched by two audio tracks the
first being the original - untouched - cam recording while the second has been remasted
by Declipped the louder parts, equalized the balance (original favored the right channel slightly)
& widened the stereo mix. Disc is fully authored with the chapters and menu
1 DVD A
Les Miserables - London - 25th Anniversary Tour September 2010
Jean Valjean: Christopher Jackson (alt Valjean), Javert: Earl Carpenter,
Marius:Gareth Gates, Fantine: Madalena Alberto, Cosette: Katie Hall,
Eponine: Rosalind James, Thenardier: Ashley Artus,
Madame Thenardier: Lynne Wilmot.
What can I say? Finally a fantastic capture in 16:9 wide-screen with great colors,
sound and action well followed. GREAT VIDEO!! This is a magnificent production
which features a superb cast, inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.
Definately not to be missed. In 2 DVDs with animated menus
2 DVD's A+
Les Miserables - London - October 3rd 2010
02 Arena, 25th Anniversary Concert Matinee Pro-shot,
Alfie Boe (Jean Valjean), Nick Jonas (Marius), Matt Lucas (Thénardier),
Jenny Galloway (Madame Thénardier), Lea Salonga (Fantine),
Norm Lewis (Javert), Ramin Karimloo (Enjolras),
Samantha Barks (Eponine), Katie Hall (Cosette),
casts of the original London producation at the Queen's, the new 25th anniversary
production at the Barbican in London and members of the original 1985 production,
2 DVD's A
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