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)

MASTER’S 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.

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: Very nice video; good mix of distances

CAST: John Cudia (u/s Jean Valjean), Joseph Mahowald (Javert), Jacquelyn Piro Donovan (Fantine), Sandra Turley (Cosette), Peter Lockyer (Marius), Diana Kaarina (Éponine), Nick Wyman (Thénardier), Betsy Joslyn (Madame Thénardier)

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CAST: Victor Hawks (u/s Jean Valjean), Norm Lewis (Javert), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Fantine), Ali Ewoldt (Cosette), Adam Jacobs (Marius), Celia Keenan-Bolger (Éponine), Aaron Lazar (Enjolras), Gary Beach (Thénardier), Jenny Galloway (Madame Thénardier), Jacob Levine (Gavroche), Drew Sarich (Grantaire)

NOTES: Excellent video; great cast!

CAST: Alexander Gemignani (Jean Valjean), Norm Lewis (Javert), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Fantine), Ali Ewoldt (Cosette), Adam Jacobs (Marius), Celia Keenan-Bolger (Éponine), Drew Sarich (u/s Enjolras), Gary Beach (Thénardier), Jenny Galloway (Madame Thénardier), Jacob Levine (Gavroche)

NOTES: IMO this video is better than the more popular May 12 one--a little better A/V quality, plus Norm Lewis.

CAST: Drew Sarich (Jean Valjean), Robert Hunt (Javert), Lea Salonga (Fantine), Ali Ewoldt (Cosette), Adam Jacobs (Marius), Megan McGinnis (Éponine), Max von Essen (Enjolras), Chip Zien (Thénardier), Ann Harada (Madame Thénardier), Zach Rand (Gavroche), Kylie Liya Goldstein (Little Cosette), Carly Rose Sonenclar (Young Éponine), James Chip Leonard (The Bishop), Michael Minarik (Grantaire)

NOTES: Very nice video!

CAST: 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)

MASTER'S NOTES: "Some nice closeups/mediums. A nice capture of the new cast. Capture can be dark at times, but mostly in the darker scenes. Includes a technical difficulty when the Barricades first come out, the show is stopped and includes the announcement.. A-"

MY NOTES: I didn't find it too dark. There's some issues with a head in the way, but that seemed to be a problem for mezzanine shots in this theatre.

CAST: Ramin Karimloo (Jean Valjean), Andrew Love (u/s Javert), Genevieve Leclerc (Fantine), Samantha Hill (Cosette), Perry Sherman (Marius), Melissa O'Neil (Éponine), Mark Uhre (Enjolras), Cliff Saunders (Thénardier), Lisa Horner (Madame Thénardier), David Gregory Black (Gavroche), Saara Chaudry (Little Cosette), Madison Oldroyd (Young Éponine), Colm Wilkinson (g/p The Bishop), John Rapson (Grantaire), David Silvestri (Combeferre), Matt McMahan (Feuilly), Jonathan Winsby (Courfeyrac), Matt Rosell (Jean Prouvaire), Alan Shaw (Joly), Jason Ostrowski (s/w Lesgles), Aaron Walpole (Brujon)

MASTER’S NOTES: Extended highlights separated by song; runs about 105 minutes. Special charity performance with Colm Wilkinson!

CAST: Ramin Karimloo (Jean Valjean), Will Swenson (Javert), Caissie Levy (Fantine), Samantha Hill (Cosette), Andy Mientus (Marius), Nikki M James (Éponine), Kyle Scatliffe (Enjolras), Cliff Saunders (Thénardier), Keala Settle (Madame Thénardier), Joshua Colley (Gavroche)

NOTES: Excellent quality video and audio! And this cast deserves it! One of the best Les Mis videos out there, or at least in my collection.

CAST: Nathaniel Hackmann (u/s Jean Valjean), Will Swenson (Javert), Caissie Levy (Fantine), Nikki M James (Éponine), Kyle Scatliffe (Enjolras), Cliff Saunders (Thénardier), Keala Settle (Madame Thénardier)

NOTES: Caissie Levy is my pick for standout here, but terrific performances from everyone! Excellent video quality, too. It's a popular video, and deserves it.

CAST: Aaron Walpole (u/s Jean Valjean), Will Swenson (Javert), Caissie Levy (Fantine), Nikki M James (Éponine), Kyle Scatliffe (Enjolras), Cliff Saunders (Thénardier), Keala Settle (Madame Thénardier)

NOTES: Worth it for all the reasons, but especially to watch Will Swenson borderline have an anger aneurysm during Stars. So great.

CAST: Nathaniel Hackmann (u/s Jean Valjean), Earl Carpenter (Javert), Caissie Levy (Fantine), Samantha Hill (Cosette), Andy Mientus (Marius), Nikki M James (Éponine), Kyle Scatliffe (Enjolras), Cliff Saunders (Thénardier), Keala Settle (Madame Thénardier), Joshua Colley (Gavroche), Mia Sinclair Jenness (Little Cosette), Angeli Negron (Young Éponine), Adam Monley (The Bishop)

NOTES: Mostly blackout for the first 8-9 minutes of Act 1 and 2 of Act 2; picks up during Silver Candlesticks and Eponine delivering the letters. Excellent video otherwise. Audio is beautiful throughout the whole show. Nathaniel Hackman carries the JVJ torch wonderfully!

CAST: Ramin Karimloo (Jean Valjean), John Rapson (u/s Javert), Erika Henningsen (Fantine), Melissa Mitchell (u/s Cosette), Chris McCarrell (Marius), Brennyn Lark (Éponine), Wallace Smith (Enjolras), Gavin Lee (Thénardier), Rachel Izen (Madame Thénardier), Sam Chuck (Gavroche), Joe Spieldenner (Grantaire)

NOTES: This is the VOB+smalls version released by the master, not the high-quality mpeg (also released by the master) or the low-quality mp4 that also circulate. Filmed from above at a pretty significant angle, with some obstruction of both sides of the stage. Otherwise, video is great quality and very nicely filmed. Audio is wonderful!

CAST: Alfie Boe (Jean Valjean), Hayden Tee (Javert), Alison Luff (Fantine), Chris McCarrell (Marius), Alex Finke (Cosette), Brennyn Lark (Éponine), Wallace Smith (Enjolras), Gavin Lee (Thénardier), Rachel Izen (Madame Thénardier)

MASTER’S NOTES: Alfie Boe and Wallace Smith's final performance. Highlights running almost 2 hours of Valjean and Enjolras centered scenes. Working around some heads, but very watchable.

CAST: Martin Smith (u/s Jean Valjean), Clive Carter (Javert), Kathleen Rowe McAllen (Fantine), Jacinta Mulcahy (Cosette), Maurice Clarke (u/s Marius), Jayne Draper (Éponine), Martin George (Enjolras), David Delve (Thénardier), Myra Sand (Madame Thénardier), Cameron Stewart (u/s Grantaire)

NOTES: Single-cam proshot from the back center. Keep in mind it's 1987--a line of noise at the bottom, spotlit action is great but anything in the background is super shadowed. Sound is reasonable! Fun to see the tiny little differences in staging.

CAST: John Owen-Jones (Jean Valjean), John Stacey (u/s Javert), Gunilla Backman (Fantine), Jaime Farr (u/s Cosette), Tom Lucas (Marius), Jane Horn (Éponine), Mark Powell (u/s Enjolras), Cameron Blakely (Thénardier), Joanna Mays (Madame Thénardier), James Buckley (Gavroche), Georgina Leonidas (Little Cosette), Earl Carpenter (Grantaire)

NOTES: Filmed from the orchestra, with great close-ups. A little generation loss as per 1999, but nothing bad. Probably tied for my favorite original-staging video.

CAST: Tim Godwin (u/s Jean Valjean), Cornell John (Javert), Kerry Ellis (Fantine), Julia Möller (Cosette), Hayden Tee (Marius), AJ Callaghan (u/s Éponine), Nolan Dark (u/s Enjolras), Barry James (Thénardier), Tracie Bennett (Madame Thénardier)

MASTER'S NOTES: Taper’s comments: Amanda and Nolan are better than the principles and Tim sounds uncannily like JOJ (Home Counties accent not-withstanding). He first understudied in 1999, when JOJ was the principal, which may explain the similarity. About half of the Chain Gang song missing and filming starts in earnest during Valjean on parole. Other parts missed because of ushers include several random one-second cover-ups, part of the wedding and about half of Finale. Heads in the way sometimes block the action on the lower right of the stage, but they are shot around well. Vantage point provides some interesting views such as of Fantine during Lovely Ladies. Wonderful performances from the entire cast but especially then soon-to-be-Elphaba Kerry Ellis.

CAST: Chris Holland (u/s Jean Valjean), Tam Mutu (Javert), AJ Callaghan (u/s Fantine), Samantha Dorsey (Cosette), Jamie Ward (Marius), Danielle Hope (Éponine), Christopher Jacobsen (Enjolras), Cameron Blakely (Thénardier), Vicky Entwistle (Madame Thénardier)

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CAST: Jonathan Williams (u/s Jean Valjean), Norm Lewis (Javert), Rebecca Seale (Fantine), AJ Callaghan (u/s Cosette), Gareth Gates (Marius), Samantha Barks (Eponine), Killian Donnelly (Enjolras), Martin Ball (Thenardier), Katy Secombe (Madame Thenardier)

NOTES: Usually circulates as MP4, but this is the MUCH nicer quality VOB version--720p, regular DVD quality. It is absolutely worth the upgrade. It's also a fantastic video--incredibly well shot, few to no obstructions, great close-ups, and maybe my favorite Norm Lewis performance overall.

CAST: Daniel Koek (Jean Valjean), Tam Mutu (Javert), Na-Young Jeon (Fantine), Samantha Dorsey (Cosette), Rob Houchen (Marius), Carrie Hope Fletcher (Éponine), Anton Zetterholm (Enjolras), Cameron Blakely (Thénardier), Wendy Ferguson (Madame Thénardier), Ilan Galkoff (Gavroche), Caoimhe Judd (Little Cosette)

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CAST: Daniel Koek (Jean Valjean), James Gant (u/s Javert), Na-Young Jeon (Fantine), Samantha Dorsey (Cosette), Rob Houchen (Marius), Carrie Hope Fletcher (Éponine), Anton Zetterholm (Enjolras), Cameron Blakely (Thénardier), Wendy Ferguson (Madame Thénardier), Ilan Galkoff (Gavroche), Caoimhe Judd (Little Cosette)

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CAST: Daniel Koek (Jean Valjean), Tam Mutu (Javert), Na-Young Jeon (Fantine), Samantha Dorsey (Cosette), Dougie Carter (u/s Marius), Carrie Hope Fletcher (Éponine), Anton Zetterholm (Enjolras), Carl Mullaney (u/s Grantaire)

NOTES: I like exploring different casts, so I'm not sure why I traded for three videos with such similar ones so close together in time...but I am NOT complaining, not with them!

CAST: Peter Lockyer (Jean Valjean), Jeremy Secomb (Javert), Rachelle Ann Go (Fantine), Zoe Doano (Cosette), Rob Houchen (Marius), Carrie Hope Fletcher (Éponine), Bradley Jaden (Enjolras), Phil Daniels (Thénardier), Katy Secombe (Madame Thénardier)

NOTES: Seizure warning for some rapid camera flickering. Gorgeous video and audio quality. Filmed from the front-front orchestra, so the only obstruction is...the edge of the stage and the spotlights. Medium-range shots, with the action followed very well. Terrific cast! Act 1 and beginning of Act 2.

CAST: Adam Bayjou (u/s Jean Valjean), David Thaxton (Javert), Carley Stenson (Fantine), Charlotte Kennedy (Cosette), Paul Wilkins (Marius), Karis Jack (Éponine), Hyoie O'Grady (Enjolras), Steven Meo (Thénardier), Jaqueline Tate (Madame Thénardier), Hugo Chiarella (Grantaire)

NOTES: Act 1 only

CAST: Dean Chisnall (Jean Valjean), Bradley Jaden (Javert), Carley Stenson (Fantine), Amara Okereke (Cosette), Toby Miles (Marius), Elena Skye (Éponine), Samuel Edwards (Enjolras), James Hume (u/s Thénardier), Vivien Parry (Madame Thénardier), Logan Clark (Gavroche), Andrew York (u/s The Bishop), Adam Filipe (u/s Grantaire)

NOTES: Excellent video from the right mezzanine. Dean and Bradley are Olympian paragons of their roles, and I very much like Amara's Cosette. This is my favorite original-staging video.

CAST: Randal Keith (Jean Valjean), Robert Hunt (Javert), Joan Almedilla (Fantine), Ali Ewoldt (Cosette), Daniel Bogart (Marius), Melissa Lyons (Éponine), Victor Wallace (Enjolras), Norman Large (Thénardier), Jennifer Butt (Madame Thénardier)

NOTES: Excellent video; taper knows the show well and even the dark parks are visible.

CAST: Peter Lockyer (Jean Valjean), Andrew Varela (Javert), Betsy Morgan (Fantine), Jordan Nichols (u/s Marius), Lauren Wiley (Cosette), Briana Carlson-Goodman (Éponine), Jason Forbach (Enjolras), Timothy Gulan (Thénardier), Shawna Hamic (Madame Thénardier)

MASTER’S NOTES: Beautiful HD capture of the tour in the final leg. Great new additions the cast with Peter making a great Jean Valjean! A

CAST: Ron Sharpe (alt Jean Valjean), Andrew Varela (Javert), Betsy Morgan (Fantine), Julie Benko (u/s Cosette), Justin Scott Brown (Marius), Chasten Harmon (Éponine), Jeremy Hays (Enjolras), John Rapson (u/s Thénardier), Shawna Hamic (Madame Thénardier), Joseph Spieldenner (The Bishop), Joseph Spieldenner (u/s Grantaire)

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CAST: Ron Sharpe (alt Jean Valjean), Andrew Varela (Javert), Betsy Morgan (Fantine), Julie Benko (u/s Cosette), Justin Scott Brown (Marius), Chasten Harmon (Éponine), Jeremy Hays (Enjolras), John Rapson (u/s Thénardier), Shawna Hamic (Madame Thénardier), Joseph Spieldenner (The Bishop), Joseph Spieldenner (u/s Grantaire)

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CAST: Christopher Jacobsen (u/s Jean Valjean), Earl Carpenter (Javert), Madalena Alberto (Fantine), Katie Hall (Cosette), Gareth Gates (Marius), Rosalind James (Éponine), Jon Robyns (Enjolras), Ashley Artus (Thénardier), Lynne Wilmott (Madame Thénardier), David Lawrence (The Bishop), Adam Linstead (Grantaire)

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CAST: John Owen-Jones (Jean Valjean), Earl Carpenter (Javert), Madalena Alberto (Fantine), Katie Hall (Cosette), Gareth Gates (Marius), Rosalind James (Éponine), Jon Robyns (Enjolras), Ashley Artus (Thénardier), Lynne Wilmott (Madame Thénardier), Max Griesbach (Gavroche), David Lawrence (The Bishop), Adam Linstead (Grantaire)

NOTES: Cast + video quality...if there's a "best Les Mis video" out there, it's this one.

CAST: Killian Donnelly (Jean Valjean), Nic Greenshields (Javert), Katie Hall (Fantine), Bronwen Hanson (Cosette), Harry Apps (Marius), Tegan Bannister (Éponine), Will Richardson (Enjolras), Martin Ball (Thénardier), Sophie-Louise Dann (Madame Thénardier)

NOTES: House-cam of the touring company--straight-shot, one camera, back of the house, whole stage fills the frame.

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)

NOTES: Original file released by master, 3.11gb. Video of Act 1.

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: Original file, 2.18gb. Act 2 - video

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NOTES: Sometimes mislabeled 'dress rehearsal,' but it's a regular performance. Still very cool to have another video from Vienna.

CAST: Jeff Leyton (Jean Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Ruthie Henshall (Fantine), Annalene Beechey (Cosette), Matthew Cammelle (Marius), Frances Ruffelle (Éponine), David Bardsley (Enjolras), Chris Langham (Thénardier), Gay Soper (Madame Thénardier)

NOTES: Concert-style performance. Definite generation loss on the video, but good sound quality. Ruthie - Annalene - Frances isa great female lead team.

CAST: Cast and crew of Australia's Les Miserables in their annual Easter Charity benefit.

RELEASER'S NOTES: 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. LT, 2:1.

CAST: Fred Inkley (Jean Valjean), Devin Richards (Javert), Jacquelyn Piro Donovan (Fantine), Renee Brna (Cosette), Charlie Brady (Enjolras), Inga Ballard (Madame Thénardier)

NOTES: North Shore Music Theatre is a legit theatre-in-the-round. You have never seen Les Mis like this.

CAST: David Weitzer (Valjean), Scott Daniels (Javert), Katherine LeFevre (Fantine), Emma McGahan (Cosette), Billy Piscopo (Marius), Bridget Yingling (Eponine), Matthew DeMarco (Enjolras), Michael Kroll (Thenardier), Liane Zielinski (Madame Thenardier)

NOTES: Lovely clear visuals, pro-shot from back center with very nice close-ups. Solid cast for a regional show. And as the name suggests, another one of my beloved large outdoor theatres!

CAST: Hugh Panaro (Jean Valjean), Norm Lewis (Javert), Charlotte Maltby (Fantine), Katie Travis (Cosette), Alex Prakken (Marius), Lindsey Mader (Éponine), Bobby Conte Thornton (Enjolras), Michael McCormick (Thénardier), Tiffany Green (Madame Thénardier), Ryan Vasquez (Grantaire)

NOTES: About 80 min. of footage. Yay big outdoor theatres! Norm brings everything he's got and it's amazing.

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)

NOTES: Excellent video of a VERY awesome non-replica show. This is fantastic! Nehal Joshi and Allison Blackwell (JVJ and Fantine) absolutely crush it. If you don't know the details of this production, don't spoil it with previews first. Unquestionably one of my top recommendations. Watch it!

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: The best Vienna video. Mostly B&W, occasional flickered coloring. Probably not a seizure trigger.

CAST: Reinhard Brussmann (Jean Valjean), Norbert Lamla (Javert), Sona MacDonald (Fantine), Martina Dorak (Cosette), Felix Martin (Marius), Jane Cawerford (Éponine), Alexander Dupold (Enjolras), Franz Csencsits (Thénardier), Ruth Hale (Madame Thénardier), Aris Sas (Gavroche)

NOTES: Heavy gen loss. Sound is *majorly* effed up through At the End of the Day-ish. After that, VLC still couldn't handle it, but it did all right in MPC-BE. It's still 1989, so don't expect miracles, but it's still fun to watch.

CAST: Martin Berger, Thomas Hurter, Gunilla Backmann, Andre Bauer, Melanie Wittke, Evelyn Werner, Haldor Laegreid

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CAST: Sándor Sasvári (Jean Valjean), Drew Pulver (Javert), Birte Holmboe (Fantine), Petra Weidenbach (Cosette), Alexander di Capri (Marius), Milanie Sumalinog (Éponine), Christopher Morandi (Enjolras), Tom Zahner (Thénardier), Carin Filipčić (Madame Thénardier)

NOTES: I have the VOB version now!

CAST: Thomas Borchert (Jean Valjean), Maya Hakvoort (Fantine), Michael Shawn Lewis (Marius), Lilian Marti (Cosette), Kaspar Holmboe, Reinhard Brussmann (Victor Hugo), Jacqueline Braun

NOT MY NOTES: Pro-shot TV recording of a one hour musical Gottesdienst with selections from the show performed in full costume at a church. The songs are The Bishop, Fantine's Death, A Heart Full of Love, Bring Him Home, and Valjean's Death. (me: What, no Lovely Ladies?)

CAST: Reinhard Brussmann (u/s Jean Valjean), Kasper Holmboe (u/s Javert), Nancy Leach (Fantine), Evelyn Werner (Cosette), Michael Shawn Lewis (Marius), Jacqueline Braun (Éponine), Paul Donkers (Enjolras), Tom Zahner (Thénardier), Marjol Flore (Madame Thénardier)

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CAST: Reinhard Brussmann (u/s Jean Valjean), Kasper Holmboe (u/s Javert), Maya Hakvoort (Fantine), Michael Shawn Lewis (Marius), Jacqueline Braun (Éponine), Lilian Marti (Cosette), Paul Donkers (Enjolras), Claus Dam (Thénardier), Kati Farkas (Madame Thénardier)

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CAST: Charles Fornara, Hartwig Rudolz, Maya Hakvoort, Lilian Marti, Michael Shawn Lewis, Jacqueline Braun, Paul Donkers, Claus Dam, Kati Farkas, Dennis Dubbin

NOTES: Final Duisberg performance. Nicely done proshot, and not much generation loss!

CAST: Hardy Rudolz (Valjean), Mark Morouse (Javert), Susanna Panzner (Fantine), Julia Kamenik (Cosette), Axel Mendrok (Marius), Vera Bolten (Éponine), Mark Rosenthal (Enjolras), Tom Zahner (Thénardier), Heike Schmitz (Madame Thénardier), Laurenz Mitzam (Gavroche)

NOTES: This is the story of a production company that was a little too ambitious, a coupl​e of professional stars who were not paid enough, and a production that is somebody's fever dream trapped in an elementary school art fair.

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 highlights and some miscellaneous footage. Includes At the End of the Day, Master of the House, On My Own, Stars, Bring Him Home, and One Day More.

CAST: Marc Clear (Jean Valjean), Chris Murray (Javert), Henriette Grawwert (Fantine), Lucius Wolter (Marius), Jana Stelley (Éponine), Christian Alexander Müller (Enjolras), Cusch Jung (Thénardier), Heike Schmitz (Madame Thénardier)

NOTES: Christ Murray-as-Javert focused highlights! He's amazing. Highlights include more or less Javert's presence in the show, and the video quality is A+. This is in the "even if you don't know German" category.

CAST: Olegg Vynnyk (Jean Valjean), Uwe Kröger (Javert)

FILE NOTES: One of the weird ones that comes as a whole bunch of .rar files, most of which have a corrupted first VOB but one of them has them all working.

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NOTES: Another highlights video from Berlin focused mainly on Javert, this time Uwe Kröger, because Berlin Les Mis loves you. His rage during Stars probably compresses more emotion into that one song than the entire cast displays in the rest of the show. There is also one very non-Javert highlight from Master of the House included because...well, you'll see.

CAST: Chris Murray (u/s Jean Valjean), Christian Alexander Müller (u/s Javert), Henriette Grawwert (u/s Fantine), Mirjam Zipf (Cosette), Lucius Wolter (Marius), Jana Stelley (u/s Éponine), Martin Pasching (Enjolras), Cusch Jung (Thénardier), Heike Schmitz (Madame Thénardier), Frithjof Gernentz (Gavroche), Lisa Herold (Little Cosette), Gloria Jerichau (Young Éponine)

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CAST: Alexander di Capri (Jean Valjean), Ulrich Kratz (Javert), Petra Weidenbach (Fantine), Valerie Link (Cosette), Kristian Lucas (Marius), Stephanie Sturm (Éponine), Olaf Paschner (Enjolras), Uwe Salzmann (Thénardier), Kirsten Patt (Madame Thénardier)

NOTES: Non-replica; neat staging! The video is all right, great sound but mostly too far back to see very well. But oh. Oh, the overacting. The constant vibrato. The commitment. This is a completely brilliant performance. I love it.

CAST: Chris Murray (Valjean here), Marc Clear, Jana Werner, Barbara Köhler (Éponine)

NOTES: Multi-cam proshot. This is so much fun. Freilichtbühne Tecklenburg is an outdoor theatre with trees for most of the backdrop, and an evening show so the sun goes down over its course. The cast is mostly stunning, and the audio is perfect. Very, very worth it!

CAST: Darius Merstein-MacLeod (Jean Valjean), Chris Murray (Javert), Patricia Nessy (Fantine), Elisabeth Schwarz (Cosette), Zoltan Tombor (Marius), Nina Weiß (Éponine), Aris Sas (Enjolras), Gernot Kranner (Thénardier), Franziska Stanner (Madame Thénardier), Caroline Athanasiadis (Gavroche), Maria Weber (Little Cosette), Christoph Goetten (The Bishop)

NOTES: Decidedly non-replica show. This was definitely an interesting and controversial production (staging-wise). Very nice quality video!

CAST: Darius Merstein-MacLeod (Jean Valjean), Chris Murray (Javert), Patricia Nessy (Fantine), Elisabeth Schwarz (Cosette), Zoltan Tombor (Marius), Nina Weiß (Éponine), Aris Sas (Enjolras), Gernot Kranner (Thénardier), Franziska Stanner (Madame Thénardier), Caroline Athanasiadis (Gavroche), Maria Weber (Little Cosette), Christoph Goetten (The Bishop)

NOTES: Same production as the above video, but a different performance and a different video. They're both very nice videos as shoots, but this one is better file quality.

CAST: Thomas Christ (Jean Valjean), Steffen Kubach (Javert), Tamasz Dziecielki (Marius), Manfred Ohnoutka (Thénardier)

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CAST: Oskar Bly (Jean Valjean), Mathias Edenborn (Javert), Caroline Vasicek (Fantine), Eva Gullvag Aasgaard (Cosette), Jesper Tydèn (Marius), Lucy Scherer (Éponine), Ivar Helgason (Enjolras), Kurt Schrepfer (Thénardier), Sonja Atlas (Madame Thénardier)

NOTES: Javert and Fantine-centric highlights from the amazing non-replica St. Gallen production! Includes I Dreamed a Dream, Fantine's Arrest, Runaway Cart, Come to Me/Confrontation, Stars, On My Own, scenes with Javert at the barricade, and Javert's Suicide

CAST: Kristian Korsholm Vetter (Valjean), Wolfgang von der Burg (Javert), Sonja Heiermann (Fantine), Annette Blazyczek (Cosette), Christian Alexander Müller (Marius), Christian Burkhardt (Enjolras), Mara Dorn (Eponine), Manfred Ohnoutka (Thenardier), Frederike Hansmeier (Madame Thenardier), Laura Ulrich (Young Cosette)

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CAST: Thomas Borchert (Jean Valjean), Markus Liske (Javert), Bettina Monsch (Fantine), Teresa Sedlmair (Cosette), Oliver Arno (Marius), Christina Patten (Éponine), Marc Lamberty (Enjolras), Peter Wittig (Thénardier), Gabriele Stoppel-Bachmann (Madame Thénardier)

NOTES: Non-replica outdoor show, set in front of the gorgeous Magdeburg Cathedral (which appears in the video plenty). Great video--beautiful visual and sound, good mediums and zooms. The direction/staging is...interesting. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. YMMV, of course.

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)

MASTER'S 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.

CAST: Original Brazilian cast? (Previous trader had no other info)

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CAST: Maté Kamaras

NOTES: Who's bothered by a touch of generation loss on a solid proshot when you are watching **baby Maté Kamaras** as JVJ? I recall reading once that this was a school production, but I don't know for sure. The VOBs are numbered out of order, but do include some interview clips as well as the full show!

CAST: Sasvári Sándor (Jean Valjean), Gyula Vikidál (Javert), Renata Krassy (Cosette), Bereczki Zoltán (Marius)

NOT MY NOTES: Vikidál is no better as Javert than as Valjean.

WHY I HAVE THIS: "Vikidál is no better as Javert than as Valjean."

CAST: Henk Poort (Jean Valjean), Ernst Daniël Smid (Javert), Pia Douwes (Fantine), Marika Lansen (u/s Cosette), Danny de Munk (Marius), Vera Mann (Éponine), Uwe Kröger (u/s Enjolras), Filip Bolluyt (u/s Thénardier), Simone Kleinsma (Madame Thénardier), Peter de Smet, Maya Hakvoort

NOT MY NOTES: [There are multiple videos from this production.] This video starts with the Les Mis flag and the last scene is a close-up.

Cast: René van Kooten (Jean Valjean), Wim Van den Driessche (Javert), Nurlaila Karim (Fantine), Jamai Loman (Marius), Céline Purcell (Éponine), Suzan Seegers (Cosette), Freek Bartels (Enjolras), Carlo Boszhard (Thenardier), Marjolein Algera (Madame Thenardier)

NOT MY NOTES: ProShot. The first run through in the rehearsal studio, without set and costumes. It was made for the cast members of Les Misérables. Also includes some interviews with cast members. Trades as very limited, 3:1

​MY NOTES: I cannot express how cool this is. You've got the women in whatever shirts but long skirts to get used to moving in them, and the men in track pants; they're in a sort of auditorium/gym with the roundtable and marking tape; it really is the full show acted out, to piano accompaniment. It gives you SO much respect for the actors creating that world in their minds. This is one of my favorites.

CAST: Krzysztof Stasierowicz (Valjean), Andrzej ŒledŸ (Javert)

NOTES: Probably closing night

CAST: Gerónimo Rauch (Valjean), David Ordinas (Javert), Virginia Carmona (Fantine), Talía del Val (Cosette), Guido Balzaretti (Marius), Lydia Fairén (Éponine), Daniel Diges (Enjolras), Enrique R. del Portal (Thénardier)

NOTES: Incredibly nice pro-shot of Spanish cast and the new staging

CAST: Dudu Fisher (Jean Valjean), Elior Yeini (Javert), Riki Gal (Fantine), Tal Amir (Cosette), Avi Toledano (Marius), Shulamith Aharon (Éponine), Yovel Dor (Enjolras), Albert Cohen (Thénardier), Tiki Dayan (Madame Thénardier)

NOTES: Multi-cam proshot!