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English Subtitles
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113637/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables:_The_Dream_Cast_in_Concert

A version or two of this is already torrented, but nobody had bothered to presen
t a full quality AVI version with subtitles. I also plan to up the full NTSC DVD
5 version after this is seeded.
Les Misrables: The Dream Cast in Concert a.k.a. Les Misrables in Concert is a conc
ert version of the musical Les Misrables, produced to celebrate its 10th annivers
ary. It was filmed in October 1995 at the Royal Albert Hall and released on DVD
and VHS in 1998 and re-released on DVD in North America in 2008. It stars Colm W
ilkinson as Jean Valjean, Philip Quast as Inspector Javert, Michael Ball as Mari
us Pontmercy, Lea Salonga as ponine, Judy Kuhn as Cosette, Ruthie Henshall as Fan
tine, and several others, and was directed by John Caird. The performers were ch
osen from London, Broadway and Australian productions of the show.
Production
This presentation uses a "modernised" and more orchestrated Alain Boublil Claude-M
ichel Schnberg score than that of the musical. The format is closer to that of a
dramatic cantata rather than being fully staged; the singers stand at their micr
ophones with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and chorus behind them, but they d
o wear costumes and participate in some movement. During the action scenes, the
video switches to action from the stage production.
A few scenes from the musical are not included in the concert, including the str
eet brawl broken up by Javert, "The Death of Gavroche" and the confrontation bet
ween Marius and Thnardier at the wedding feast.
The second encore
The programme ends with an encore in which seventeen actors who portray Jean Val
jean in seventeen different nations join Wilkinson on stage to each sing a few b
ars of "Do You Hear the People Sing?" in their native languages. They are then j
oined by the entire cast and choir to sing the last verse of "One Day More!", re
ceiving applause and a standing ovation. Balloons and confetti fall from the cei
ling and sparklers erupt on stage as the show finishes.
Cast
Main performers
Colm Wilkinson Jean Valjean Original London/Broadway cast
Philip Quast Javert Original Australian cast/Complete Symphon
ic Recording
Ruthie Henshall Fantine Replacement London cast
Jenny Galloway Madame Thnardier Replacement London cast
Alun Armstrong Thnardier Original London cast
Lea Salonga ponine Replacement Broadway Cast
Michael Ball Marius Original London cast/Complete Sy
mphonic Recording
Michael Maguire Enjolras Original Broadway cast
Judy Kuhn Cosette Original Broadway cast
Anthony Crivello Grantaire Original Broadway cast
Adam Searles Gavroche
Hannah Chick Young Cosette
Paul Monaghan Bishop of Digne

The seventeen Valjeans

The following are the seventeen Valjeans who participated in the second encore:
Country Actor
U.K Phil Cavill
France Robert Marien
Germany Jerzy Jeske
Japan Takeshi Kaga
Hungary Vikidl Gyula
Sweden Tommy Krberg
Poland Krzysztof Stasierowski
Netherlands Henk Poort
Canada Michael Burgess
Austria Reinhard Brussman
Australia Rob Guest
Norway ystein Wiik
Czech Rep. Jan Je ek
Denmark Kurt Ravn
Ireland Jeff Leyton
Iceland Egill lafsson
United States Craig Schulman