Les Misérables

Broadway | March 6, 1999 | VOBs + smalls

Cast: Fred Inkley (Jean Valjean), Paul Truckey (u/s Javert), Alice Ripley (Fantine), Peter Lockyer (Marius), Megan Lawrence (Éponine), J.P. Dougherty (Thénardier), Fuschia Walker (Madame Thénardier)

Notes: Missing first 5 minutes of video with sound intact and the 'Confrontation-Master of the House' scene doesnt sound good but otherwise a clear video with good sound B

Broadway | April 25, 2001 | VOBs + smalls

Cast: Ivan Rutherford (Jean Valjean), Shuler Hensley (Javert), Jacquelyn Piro Donovan (Fantine), Sandra Turley (Cosette), Peter Lockyer (Marius), Catherine Brunell (Éponine), Christopher Mark Peterson (Enjolras)

Notes: The new cut version of the show. No picture for the first 5 minutes. Very nice close-ups and sound. A

Broadway | October 3, 2001 | VOBs + smalls

Cast: Ivan Rutherford (Jean Valjean), Shuler Hensley (Javert), Jacquelyn Piro Donovan (Fantine), Melissa Minyard (u/s Cosette), Peter Lockyer (Marius), Catherine Brunell (Éponine), Ben Davis (Enjolras), Nick Wyman (Thénardier), Betsy Joslyn (Madame Thénardier)

Notes: Shot from mezzanine, nice closeups, nice picture.

Broadway | November 19, 2002 | VOBs + smalls

Cast: J Mark McVey (Jean Valjean), David Masenheimer (Javert), Lauren Kennedy (Fantine), Sandra Turley (Cosette), Kevin Kern (Marius), Diana Kaarina (Éponine), Christopher Mark Peterson (Enjolras), Nick Wyman (Thénardier), Betsy Joslyn (Madame Thénardier)

Broadway | December 3, 2006 | VOBs + smalls

Cast: Alexander Gemignani (Valjean), Norm Lewis (Javert), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Fantine), Celia Keenan-Bolger (Éponine), Adam Jacobs (Marius), Ali Ewoldt (Cosette), Gary Beach (Thénardier), Jenny Galloway (Mme. Thénardier), Aaron Lazar (Enjolras), Drew Sarich (Grantaire)

Notes: Well filmed from the balcony, with great close ups and crystal clear images. Occasional balcony rail in the shot.

Hollywood Bowl | August 9, 2008 | WMV (juniper47’s master)

Cast: J Mark McVey (Jean Valjean), Brian Stokes Mitchell (Javert), Melora Hardin (Fantine), Michele Maika (Cosette), John Lloyd Young (Marius), Lea Michele (Éponine), Tom Lowe (Enjolras), Sage Ryan (Gavroche)

Notes: Filmed from stage right. Juni's master filmed in widescreen and can be a little shakey at times in tight zooms. Nice to see the audience version compared to the Proshot one. A-

Berlin | September 19, 2003 | VOBs + smalls (Highlights)

Cast: Olegg Vynnyk (Jean Valjean), Uwe Kröger (Javert), Ann Christin Elverum (Fantine), Valerie Link (Cosette), Lucius Wolter (Marius), Vera Bolten (Éponine), Martin Pasching (Enjolras), Ulrich Wiggers (Thénardier), Heike Schmitz (Madame Thénardier)

Notes: 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, plus footage of a fan club meeting.

Vienna | 1989 | VOBs + smalls

Cast: Reinhard Brussmann (Jean Valjean), Norbert Lamla (Javert), Christine Rothacker (Fantine), Morenike Fadayomi (Cosette), Felix Martin (Marius), Jane Comerford (Éponine), Uwe Kröger (Enjolras), Viktor Gernot (Thénardier), Susanne Altschul (Madame Thénardier)

Notes: Constantly switches from color to black and white. Very rare. 1989-1990.

Freilichtspiele, Tecklenburg | July 2018 | VOBs + smalls (Rumpel’s Master)

Cast: Patrick Stanke (Jean Valjean), Kevin Tarte (Javert), Milica Jovanovic (Fantine), Daniela Braun (Cosette), Florian Peters (Marius), Lasarah Sattler (Éponine), David Jakobs (Enjolras), Jens Janke (Thénardier), Bettina Meske (Madame Thénardier), Florian Soyka (The Bishop), Florian Soyka (Courfeyrac)

Notes: Filmed mostly blind from the first row. However, the actions were followed quite okay. Video's missing the first 4 minutes of video, I replaced it with a part of an audio recording.

3NT | January 5, 1997 | VOBs + smalls

Cast: Rob Evan (Jean Valjean), David Jordan (Javert), Holly Jo Cushing (Fantine), Kate Fisher (Cosette), Rich Affannato (Marius), Andrea McArdle (Éponine), Michael Marra (u/s Thénardier), Tregoney Shepherd (Madame Thénardier)

Notes: About 53 minutes of highlights

3NT | February 7, 2000 | VOBs + smalls

Cast: Ivan Rutherford (Jean Valjean), Stephen Bishop (Javert), Joan Almedilla (Fantine), Regan Thiel (Cosette), Tim Howar (Marius), Sutton Foster (Éponine), Kurt Kovalenko (Enjolras), J.P. Dougherty (Thénardier), Christopher Carlson (Gavroche)

Notes: A GREAT video shot from the center of the mezzanine with a digital camera and no obstructions. Great zooming and framing, the taper obviously knew the show. Crystal clear picture and sound quality. A very professionally done cast/crew listing at the beginning of the tape.

3NT | April 30, 2006 | VOBs + smalls

Cast: 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)

Dallas | August 5, 2014 | MP4 (where is your red schaaaf’s master)

Cast: Nehal Joshi (Jean Valjean), Edward Watts (Javert), Allison Blackwell (Fantine), Dorcas Leung (Cosette), Justin Keyes (Marius), Elizabeth Judd (Éponine), John Campione (Enjolras), Steven Michael Walters (Thénardier), Christia Mantzke (Madame Thénardier), Mark Hancock (Gavroche), Salma Salinas (Little Cosette), Libby Roy (Young Éponine), Hassan El-Amin (The Bishop), Alex Organ (Grantaire), Seth Womack (Combeferre), Brandon Micheal Nase (Feuilly), Christopher J Deaton (Courfeyrac), Daniel Duque-Estrada (Jean Prouvaire), Kyle Anderson (Joly), Jonathan Bragg (Factory Foreman), Laura Lites (Factory Girl)

Notes: Grainy but sharp quality.

Coronado, CA | September 14, 2014 | VOBs + smalls (SJ Bernly’s Master)

Cast: Brandon Joel Maier (Jean Valjean), Randall Dodge (Javert), Kelsey Venter (Fantine), Charlene Koepf (Cosette), Jesse Abeel (Marius), Allie Trimm (Éponine), Jordan Miller (Enjolras), Neil Dale (Thénardier), Deborah Gilmour Smyth (Madame Thénardier), Scotty Atienza (Gavroche), Hourie Klijian (Little Cosette), Christopher Lesson (The Bishop)

Notes: Clear, very nice capture of this regional production by Lamb's Players in Coronado, CA with a scaled down production with many lines have been cut, along with Young Eponine's role, a couple very quick dropouts, and a bit of washout in places, but very nice capture with clear picture and excellent sound; nice video 2 DVDs A

25th Anniversary Concert | October 3, 2010 Matinee | VOBs + smalls

Cast: Alfie Boe (Jean Valjean), Norm Lewis (Javert), Lea Salonga (Fantine), Katie Hall (Cosette), Nick Jonas (Marius), Samantha Barks (Éponine), Ramin Karimloo (Enjolras), Matt Lucas (Thénardier), Jenny Galloway (Madame Thénardier), Robert Madge (Gavroche), Mia Jenkins (Little Cosette), Earl Carpenter (The Bishop), Hadley Fraser (Grantaire), Jonathan Williams (Combeferre), Owain Williams (Feuilly), Killian Donnelly (Courfeyrac), Alistair Brammer (Jean Prouvaire), Jamie Muscato (Joly), Edward Baruwa (Lesgles), Phil Snowden (Brujon), Stephen Tate (Babet), Tony Timberlake (Claquesous), Keith Burns (Montparnasse), Jeff Nicholson (Factory Foreman), Grainne Renihan (Factory Girl), Valda Aviks (Crone), Cameron Blakely (Bamatabois), Peter Polycarpou (Pimp)

Notes: Matinee Performance; recorded from the back of the orchestra section but it is missing about the first 10 minutes of the show which is everything before What Have I Done and as well most of the speeches

25th Anniversary Concert | October 3, 2010 Evening | VOBs + smalls

Cast: Alfie Boe (Jean Valjean), Norm Lewis (Javert), Lea Salonga (Fantine), Katie Hall (Cosette), Nick Jonas (Marius), Samantha Barks (Éponine), Ramin Karimloo (Enjolras), Matt Lucas (Thénardier), Jenny Galloway (Madame Thénardier), Robert Madge (Gavroche), Mia Jenkins (Little Cosette), Earl Carpenter (The Bishop), Hadley Fraser (Grantaire), Jonathan Williams (Combeferre), Owain Williams (Feuilly), Killian Donnelly (Courfeyrac), Alistair Brammer (Jean Prouvaire), Jamie Muscato (Joly), Edward Baruwa (Lesgles), Phil Snowden (Brujon), Stephen Tate (Babet), Tony Timberlake (Claquesous), Keith Burns (Montparnasse), Jeff Nicholson (Factory Foreman), Grainne Renihan (Factory Girl), Valda Aviks (Crone), Cameron Blakely (Bamatabois), Peter Polycarpou (Pimp)

Notes: Full show, recorded from the balcony. (Not the proshot)

The Staged Concert | May 2021 | MP4 (sandrabanana’s Master)

Cast: Jon Robyns (Jean Valjean), Bradley Jaden (Javert), Lucie Jones (Fantine), Shan Ako (Eponine), Harry Apps (Marius), Charlie Burn (Cosette), Gerard Carey (Thénardier), Josefina Gabrielle (Madame Thénardier), Jamie Muscato (Enjolras), Connor Jones (Grantaire), Earl Carpenter (Bishop of Digne), Kelly Agbowu (Crone), Will Barratt (Warnings/Major Domo), Cameron Blakely (Bamatabois/Babet), Richard Carson (Combeferre), Rodney Earl Clarke (Claquesous), Danny Colligan (Joly), Harry Dunnett (Prouvaire), Matt Dempsey (Lesgles), Nic Greenshields (Factory Foreman/Brujon), Jenna Innes (Ensemble), Ebony Jonelle (Factory Girl), Jessica Joslin (Ensemble), Ellie Ann Lowe (Factory Girl), Luke McCall (Courfeyrac), Leo Miles (Montparnasse), Grainne Renihan (Hair Crone), Helen Walsh (Madame), Emma Warren (Ensemble), Samuel Wyn-Morris (Feuilly)

Notes: lucie jones' fantine debut and jamie muscato's enjolras debut. the stage right mic stand is restricted by an audience head but not much happens here. jon forgets some lines, but has them whispered to him and recovers well. includes full show audio and speech.

The Staged Concert | August 2021 | MP4 (christianthecomposer’s master)

Cast: Jon Robyns (Jean Valjean), Bradley Jaden (Javert), Lucie Jones (Fantine), Gerard Carey (Thénardier), Josefina Gabrielle (Thénardier), Jamie Muscato (Enjolras), Harry Apps (Marius), Shan Ako (Éponine), Charlie Burn (Cosette), Connor Jones (Grantaire)

Notes: Luciecentric, Harrycentric & Jamiecentric highlights, runs about 1,5hrs. Decided to start filming during the opening number so it's on an iPhone 8. Act 1: slightly obstructed by two heads but worked around the best I could. Act 2: less obstructions.

West End | May 24, 2000 | MP4

Cast: Simon Bowman (Jean Valjean), Paul F Monaghan (u/s Javert), Rebecca Thornhill (Fantine), Zoe Curlett (Cosette), Niklas Andersson (Marius), Joanna Ampil (Éponine), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Barry James (Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Madame Thénardier)

Notes: Joanna and Niklas's final show as Éponine and Marius before they left to join the UK Tour of Miss Saigon as Kim and Chris. Ripped from VHS but quite good quality.

West End | October 29, 2004 | VOBs + smalls

Cast: Tim Godwin (u/s Jean Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Joanna Ampil (Fantine), Julia Möller (Cosette), Daniel Reeves (u/s Marius), Kelly-Anne Gower (u/s Éponine), Ramin Karimloo (Enjolras), Stephen Tate (Thénardier), Katy Secombe (Madame Thénardier)

Notes: Highlights running 37 minutes long, includes the last 21 minutes of Act One, most of the first battle scenes, and the last five minutes or so of Act Two. Audio is very whiny, though the video is clearly from a low generation source with clear picture with lots of great zooms. Footage is very Ramin-centric with much of the focus on his performance as Enjolras when he's onstage.

West End | February 2022 | MTS (hitmewithyourbethshot’s master)

Cast: Luke McCall (alt Jean Valjean), Bradley Jaden (Javert), Jessica Joslin (u/s Fantine), Charlie Burn (Cosette), Sha Dessi (Eponine), Harry Apps (Marius), Leo Miles (u/s Enjolras), Gerard Carey (Thenardier), Josefina Gabrielle (Mme. Thenardier), Sayer Harrison (Gavroche), Bonnie Harper (Little Cosette), Sienna Sibley (Young Eponine)

4UKT | May 2019 | MP4 (hitmewithyourbethshot’s master)

Cast: Killian Donnelly (Jean Valjean), Nic Greenshields (Javert), Katie Hall (Fantine), Emma Warren (u/s Cosette), Harry Apps (Marius), Tegan Bannister (Éponine), Leo Miles (u/s Enjolras), Martin Ball (Thénardier), Sophie-Louise Dann (Madame Thénardier), Jude Muir (Gavroche), Keavy Stevenson (Little Cosette), Roxy Thomas (Young Éponine), Joseph Anthony, Keoni Blockx, Mary-Jean Caldwell, Nicholas Carter, Danny Colligan, Nicholas Corre, Megan Gardiner, Zac Hamilton, Matt Harrop, Jessie Hart, Teleri Hughes, Brian James Leys, Ruby Lyon, Corrine Priest, Aaron Pryce-Lewis, Shane O'Riordan, Lee Ormsby, Janne Snellen

Notes: Act 1 only but includes audio of Act 2.

4UKT | June 2019 | MP4 (hitmewithyourbethshot’s master)

Cast: Killian Donnelly (Jean Valjean), Nic Greenshields (Javert), Katie Hall (Fantine), Bronwen Hanson (Cosette), Harry Apps (Marius), Tegan Bannister (Éponine), Leo Miles (u/s Enjolras), Martin Ball (Thénardier), Sophie-Louise Dann (Madame Thénardier)

Notes: Act 2 only, includes act 1 audio.

4UKT | March 2022 | MTS (hitmewithyourbethshot’s master)

Cast: Dean Chisnall (Jean Valjean), Nic Greenshields (Javert), Katie Hall (Fantine), Will Callan (Marius), Jenna Innes (1st cover Eponine), Paige Blankson (Cosette), Harry Chandler (1st cover Enjolras), Ian Hughes (Thenardier), Helen Walsh (Madame Thenardier), Vishal Soni (Gavroche)