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| The song selection is slightly different than the London Cast and the song Little People is edited Composed by Alan Boubill and Claude-Michel Schonberg Additional producer Claude-Michel Schomberg Originally conceived as a simple recording production Les Miserables evolved quickly into one of the premiere theater events of the 1980s Theatrically on par with Phantom of the Opera Les Mis is drawn from the Victor Hugo novel of the same name The story chronicles the life of Jean Valjean a simple Frenchman arrested as a youth for stealing a loaf of bread After serving five years for that crime as well as an additional 14 for attempted escape Valjean is released on parole Upon changing his name and eluding his parole officer he becomes the surrogate father of a young girl and a Mayor as the French Revolution sets in As the war rages he finds that he cannot change the man he is Les Miserables is typical of theater in the 80s with extravagant effects and large full-cast numbers The beautiful score is full of emotion and humor including such memorable and noteworthy songs as Look Down Do You Hear the People Sing Bring Him Home Empty Chairs at Empty Tables and the ubiquitous On My Own The original Broadway cast recording contains some very fine performances particularly by Colm Wilkinson as Valjean and Frances Ruffelle as Eponine the waif The vocals on this recording are heavy on character making it an interesting and entertaining listen Sarah Erlewine |
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