The Les Misérables 10th Anniversary album cover
Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert is a concert version of Les Misérables, celebrating its 10th anniversary.
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This was a concert version of Les Misérables, performed at the Royal Albert Hall in October 1995, featuring full orchestra and choir. It was called " The Dream Cast" because the cast was hand-picked by Cameron Mackintosh. All the parts were sung live, giving the performance a different mood from other recordings. The score was recorded consecutively without pauses or multiple recordings. The concert's encores are also included. As with the original recordings, this edition omitted certain parts; however, they differed from those missing from the original (e.g., those vital to plot, such as "Fantine's Arrest" and "The Runaway Cart,"were kept, albeit shortened, while unnecessary or complex songs, such as "At the Barricade," were left out).
Cast[]
- Colm Wilkinson as Jean Valjean
- Philip Quast as Javert
- Ruthie Henshall as Fantine
- Alun Armstrong as Thénardier
- Jenny Galloway as Mme. Thénardier
- Adam Searles as Gavroche
- Michael Maguire as Enjolras
- Michael Ball as Marius
- Lea Salonga as Éponine
- Judy Kuhn as Cosette
- Hannah Chick as Young Cosette
Encore[]
For the encore, 17 actors who had played Jean Valjean in international productions sung Do You Hear the People Sing? in their native languages. They were later joined by the rest of the cast in singing the final verse of One Day More.