That was a great production, especially for such young actors! I love the show!
@bellis19998 күн бұрын
@@Hp-Fan2010 Thank you!
@RFazor10 күн бұрын
Valjean is awesome
@bellis19999 күн бұрын
@@RFazor Thank you! He’s now in a prestigious conservatory on the east coast! He’s going places!
@RFazor9 күн бұрын
@ that’s magnificent news, thanks for the update
@RFazor10 күн бұрын
Pretty kool
@Wofl73719 күн бұрын
Wow! Everyone really did amazing and put so much effort into producing this show!
@bellis199918 күн бұрын
@@Wofl737 Thank you so much! It was such a fun show and a lot of work went into it. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
@ravenwzxeh2 ай бұрын
wait this is MINDBLOWINGLY good
@tjsummers153 ай бұрын
Whoever played Thernadier had my giggling the whole time
@leefriedman30673 ай бұрын
i like the key stars is in!
@RoseTintMyWorld-cr5zo4 ай бұрын
Just want to say WOW on the atmosphere of this whole show. Every scene had so much action and felt so real! What a committed ensemble. No one looked bored; everyone had something interesting to do at all times. The construction workers and choreography during Mama Says were genius! 👏👏👏
@patrick86814 ай бұрын
what's with the dancing...
@bellis19994 ай бұрын
The school has an amazing dance company and the director of the show wanted to utilize them in a way that hasn’t been done in Les Mis before. It was her creative take on a show that’s been done a million and one times. It’s a little out of the box but it was well received and I think it was a beautiful addition.
@elisechambers34646 ай бұрын
I enjoyed this so much! The guy who played Willard has my heart!
@HIVETIME6 ай бұрын
The loud hailer was amazing
@peterrasmussen75847 ай бұрын
Drøn well done by amateurs, that of the most difficult theater pieces to make, Hats off to the whole group SUPER.
@bellis19997 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. That means a lot. They put in so much work on a really difficult production. Thank you!
@rlspfc7 ай бұрын
@@bellis1999Hello. Could you send me the backing tracks?
@Hp-Fan20108 ай бұрын
Yes, so great! Thanks!
@bellis19998 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@Hp-Fan20108 ай бұрын
Always!
@IAmNotAware8 ай бұрын
The dynamic of Les Amis de l’Abc was so good ! They were all so fun and the Grantaire was really drunk
@benkegg47409 ай бұрын
lmao the tik tok dances😂😂
@johnmarkfrederick82459 ай бұрын
Cosette actually was the creepiest character of Les Miserables
@johnmarkfrederick82459 ай бұрын
The young Cosette made just give me chills
@jackg122slay11 ай бұрын
Can I get your budget?
@KijanaBoyd11 ай бұрын
PBS for the arts
@bellis199911 ай бұрын
I'm not sure what you mean by this comment...
@kathyrobinson3563 Жыл бұрын
Wondering if Dylan Bradford (Valjean) and Liliana Bradford (Fantine) are siblings. ??
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
No but they are cousins.
@kathyrobinson3563 Жыл бұрын
Thanks. I found that out watching another video. Beautiful voices run in the family!
@kathyrobinson3563 Жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness!!! Bring him home was outstanding! That young man definitely has a future in musical theatre! Can’t wait to see him in other productions!
@klej1497 Жыл бұрын
Those kids are awesome, stunning, amazing. Literally chills. It can be seen that those kids have a lot of potential and let’s face it Les Mis is hard as hell to sing properly and hit every note. It’s obvious that their voices are not yet fully developed and we can’t expect teenagers to have voices of fully grown adults. Anyway their performance was stunning and I absolutely loved the dancing additions. The idea to make Javert and Valjean reconcile after their deaths is something I always missed in the original show and I am glad that someone finally did it. The Grantaire part during the ABC Cafe pure comedic gold. I am surprised no one has really done such things before. Whoever directed this show made a lot of amazing decisions which made watching this musical different than every other high school edition… I wish all the best to the actors and everyone involved in the production of this musical ❤
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
That is so sweet of you to say. These kids worked so hard and we’re so proud of them! They’ll just continue to get better and better.
@dimitrisfotinakis4076 Жыл бұрын
Truly an amazing performance by everyone , a well deserved bravo to everyone
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
Thank yo so much! This was a special show for all of us.
@jasonmdt Жыл бұрын
Geez Eponine... gave me chills
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
She's incredible! She'll be pursuing theater in New York next year.
@thomasgoldberg3739 Жыл бұрын
Going falsetto at 58:50 is a super creative idea and it worked so well! I never seen it done before, congrats!
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. He wanted to make that part a little more comedic. I think it worked really well!
@worrywart1311 Жыл бұрын
I am a big fan of Les Misérables and have seen it professionally staged four times, viewed the 10th and 25 anniversary concert productions as recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, and watched the movie version plus videos of at least 25 school productions. It is a huge project for a school to mount and most, as as one would expect, are like curates egg's, a mixture of good and bad. I regret having to say I found this one absolutely awful, with almost no redeeming features. So let me point to one of the very best school productions, albeit available only in fairly low quality video. It was produced in 2013 by the Royal Grammar School, Wycombe, England (tuition free, as is your school). It is an all-boys high school and included girls from three other schools in the surrounding area. The video is easily found on KZbin. To illustrate just one example of superior acting and singing, take a look at the fine performance of "On My Own", which carries genuine emotion. In my view the failure of the ALA production rests primarily with the direction rather than the students.
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
I could go on a rant about how ridiculous this comment is. But I won't. All I can say is that you have unrealistic expectations and you have almost no redeeming features. Good day sir!
@TrueCrimeRyann Жыл бұрын
Eponine was perfectly cast as the street urchin....believable emotions and angst regarding Marius....great vocals too!
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
Sarah was incredible as Eponine. She'll be in New York next year pursuing theater. We love Sarah!
@TrueCrimeRyann Жыл бұрын
gotta love these school productions and a cast of a thousand...😭😭
@GabrielisEpic539 Жыл бұрын
so pretty !
@justhere5499 Жыл бұрын
Bring him home was absolutely beautiful
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
Right?! We all cried every performance!
@chutien911 Жыл бұрын
I almost can't hear actor/actress voice clearly before they sang that song at finale part.
@miyasawachan Жыл бұрын
Hi! I just stumbled into this. I'd like to say that Fantine's progression on I dreamed a Dream is *chef's kiss* EVEN with the pre-recorded songs and speacilly with their teens (they look like teens, at least) Val Jean has a powerful voice and I lowkey wanted to see him as Javert (stars would be interesting) Master of the House is a banger, always a banger (idk about the tiktok dances, though). Highlight to Ms. Thenadier that got a bit metal by the end of it, I liked the female rage of having a sub-par husband, fits. Eponine is awesome, that's all. Perfect casting Marius and Cosette are love, they are life. Congrats to everyone involved, great job!!
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! It's comments like this that warm my heart. Even though it wasn't perfect you were able to see talent and beauty in the show. Thank you!
@lisaann3108 Жыл бұрын
Just WOW!! The young man who sang my favorite song “ Bring him home” is simply PHENOMENAL!! Bravo to him and the entire cast. Amazing performances by all. 👏🏼👏🏼🥰
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! It was a special show!
@christianjohnson434 Жыл бұрын
Someone remind me, who was the person that came to Jean after he died?
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
That's Fantine who is Cosette's mother. She died while he was taking care of her.
@christianjohnson434 Жыл бұрын
@@bellis1999 Thank you!! The hair threw me off
@jonathanloh1634 Жыл бұрын
@@bellis1999 Did you mean Javert? Its the first time I see them reconcile in this version. And I think its pretty cool
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
@@jonathanloh1634 Yes you are correct. I was thinking about a different character. The director specifically wanted Javert and Valjean to reconcile. I was a beautiful moment at the end of the show.
@winchester_deanna7539 Жыл бұрын
Is it too much to ask for this cast to be a part of Sweeney Todd? Especially the one who played Jean Valjean as Sweeney Todd...
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
That would be so fun! Dylan Bradford, who played Valjean, graduated last year though. He ended up winning best actor for the Utah High School Music Theater Awards and competed in New York over the summer with all the winners from each state.
@kathyrobinson3563 Жыл бұрын
How did he do?! I thought he was fantastic as Valjean. Is he going to study acting in college?
@dehistoriapisciumfish7639 Жыл бұрын
Even if the singing is sometimes a little lacking (it’s mostly good though) I really love this version because the acting is great and the choices by the director (I suppose) are really cool!
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. These kids worked so hard and did an incredible job. The director was incredible!
@amandanelson339 Жыл бұрын
Pre recorded music is a disgrace to musical theatre. If you’re going to do a musical do it right
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
I'll assume since you don't have any content on your channel that you don't know what you're talking about so I'll just give you a pass. But since you seem to think you know what you're talking about I'll go ahead and respond to your ignorant comment. First of all, we are a small school and we don't have the student population to take on such a musical with a live band. And even if we did there's no way a high school band would be able to do this justice. It would have been far worse than the pre-recorded music. Second, we don't have the money to afford a professional band. And third, and most important, when we purchased the rights to perform the musical, which is a stripped down school version by the way, we are given the script with the cuts and the prerecorded music. So the music is from the OWNERS OF THE MUSICAL! If you don't like the pre-recorded music then go talk to Les Miserable themselves. Good luck with that. And finally, how about you recognize the effort that these CHILDREN put into one of the hardest musicals of all time and quit your keyboard warrior comments and go back to playing your video games or whatever else you do. These kids did an incredible job and I'm proud of them even with pre-recorded music. Go troll someone else.
@amandanelson339 Жыл бұрын
@@bellis1999everyone has a right to their opinion even if you don’t agree with it and that includes me. I never said anything about the kids performances so don’t get mad at me about that. Ever heard of a fundraiser? You and your lazy school can get an orchestra if you hold one.
@jbl3466 Жыл бұрын
@@bellis1999 excellent, eloquent response! You guys did a terrific job, recorded music or not. Really talented performers!
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
@@jbl3466 Thank you so much! Those kids were amazing!
@fiveoctaves Жыл бұрын
Lots of small theaters use canned music, especially for new works. Without it, many good musicals would never get performed and there'd never be a chance for them to become something bigger.
@m2trappy530 Жыл бұрын
Why are they dancing
@bradbobhayhurst8604 Жыл бұрын
Because
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
Uh there's a lot of dancing. To which are you referring to?
@m2trappy530 Жыл бұрын
@@bellis1999 all of the dancing
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
@@m2trappy530 It's a musical. There's always dancing in a musical....Am I missing something here?
@inklingboi087 ай бұрын
@@bellis1999 This is not a very dance-y show. That choreo in look down, lovely ladies, and more are kinda shoehorned in. This isn't a showtune show, it's an operetta. The only song that needs full choreo is master of the house and the wedding.
@acechristiansesante6539 Жыл бұрын
GREAT CAST!!! VAL JEAN, EOPININE, MARIUS, COSETTE AND GAVROCHE DESERVES SPECIAL MENTION!!!
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! They did amazing!
@TanyaG-zm7uc Жыл бұрын
That musical is very beautifully made but I want the one with Nick Jones's in it that one was magical
@andythompson6307 Жыл бұрын
Valjean sings like an angel! His Bring Him Home solo was incredible!
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. He was incredible! He ended up winning best actor for the Utah High School Music Theater Awards for a different show and went on to compete in New York. His voice is pure gold!
@johnmarkfrederick8245 Жыл бұрын
Enjorals sings Let others rise that means Revolution has won the final Battle
@johnmarkfrederick8245 Жыл бұрын
Government sings you have no chance they betrayed anyone at the barricade
@johnmarkfrederick8245 Жыл бұрын
I believe the hero’s of Revolution
@johnmarkfrederick8245 Жыл бұрын
Red and black and do you hear the people sing its the classic hero songs
@johnmarkfrederick8245 Жыл бұрын
Cosette use to be the Villain she did played Ursula from Disney the Little mermaid
@johnmarkfrederick8245 Жыл бұрын
She sounded amazing
@johnmarkfrederick8245 Жыл бұрын
Enjorlas sings Let others rise in Victory
@johnmarkfrederick8245 Жыл бұрын
Government official is waving the white flag in final Battle
@johnmarkfrederick8245 Жыл бұрын
I believe the Hero’s of Revolution
@johnmarkfrederick8245 Жыл бұрын
Valjean is the new Leader of Revolution
@michaeljavert4635 Жыл бұрын
Not sure why you have identical videos listed for 2 different casts, but since this is identical to the "Red" cast, the same comments apply... In case you missed it, I am OCD enough to retype it here. To start, I liked the dancing interpretations. The prison guards never hit nor shoved the inmates. They did threaten ONE person ONE time with the stock of a rifle, but never actually struck him. So that was ostentatiously over the top display of sadistic cruelty. The tattoo business was out of line and should not be done. The prisoners in the book and movie version were branded, but obviously that doesn't need to be done. Tattoo is unnecessary because we know whom Valjean is, and we know his serial numbers, even though they call the letter O and not the number Zero. And it's plain and clear even if one never heard the lyrics before. It's best to not show tattoo because it is a grotesque & nauseating permanent disfigurement that was deliberately done, again, a particular sadistic cruelty and an enjoyment of masochist, so it seems. And to conclude this paragraph, I will say that while I did enjoy the opening, I was horrified to see a packed house of a big Covid fest. The pandemic is not gone, and people need to stop pretending it is. Next: Entire stanzas were cut from Valjean's Soliloquy. The actor shows he is strong enough to sing those lines and you did not give him the chance to prove it and WOW the audience. It's what people want to hear. Why would you cut out entire stanzas ? "Once upon a time, they lived happily ever after." How much sense does that make ? If you're concerned about the time, then wait until you get to the second act and use the Love Montage of I Saw Him Once, In My Life, A Heart Full of love. That arrangement says it all without all the boring monotonous redundancy. It saves a good ten minutes. Back tracking a bit, I noticed a lot of saliva flying about. That's not the problem. The problem is the people in the front row. Again, we still have a global pandemic and this isn't the time for people to be exposed to other peoples germs. Vaccines do not work, it's been proven they don't work, and there was an admission from those that said they did work they don't. And I am not trying to argue politics. The facts are, this isn't the time to be exposing people to other people's effervescence. At The End Of The Day you changed lyrics to the song. Why ? The word is bitch, not witch. It's technically a female dog Get over it. If they're not mature enough to handle it, then don't do it at all. This P.C. BS has no place in theater. You dumbed down Lovely Ladies for some reason. You know, the red light district where women are selling themselves is a desperate situation. It's not rainbows, unicorns, and cupcakes. You seemed to have a problem with and changed the sailor from calling one person a who re (You Tube censors) but you had no problem when Javert called all of them the same word. Explain that logic. Point being, STOP CHANGING LYRICS to suit the religious nutjobs. It's THEATER not the religious cults known as a church. Skipping ahead... In Look Down, you changed Gavroche's lyrics to the lyrics from that HORRIBLE 2012 movie for some reason. Those are NOT the lyrics for the musical. What are you trying to do ? If you're going to mimic something then mimic the good stuff, not the total crap that's out there. Oy GEVALT ! Oh, let me guess, you changed his lyrics because you didn't want him to say "hell" I'll bet he's said much worse. Hell is not profane and even if it is, SO WHAT ? IT'S THEATER ! Not sure why you had Grantaire sing "It's better than an opera" in falsetto. Are there no male opera singers ? Again, it was not writ that way. I have been listening to this musical since I first learned of it, in 1987 and have been obsessed with it, and NONE of the versions have Grantaire singing his lines in falsetto. Let me guess, you wanted to distract people from the "abstinence" of what would be considered by the prudes as an obscene gesture, right ? I liked Marius because he kind of reminded me of myself when I was 13. He looked exactly like me. It was kind of eerie but not in a bad way. I haven't been 13 since 1989 and so obsessed with this musical I adopted the pseudonym "Michael Javert" for Internet use. Moving on to One Day More, the orchestration was one of the worse ones. I listen for the nuances and the triangle struck in the orchestration that was used in the London cast was the best, so I have no idea why it was changed to this insufferably awful version. That is not an opinion, that's a fact. The London orchestration was better. To say it is the BEST would be an opinion but to say it is better is a FACT. Also, Javert's lines... The first verse of his lines should sing "One day more to revolution, we will nip it in the bud, I will join these little schoolboys, they will wet themselves with blood...) The subsequent times he sings that line he should then sing "... We'll be ready for..." Baffled as to why you changed the gender of Courfeyrac. Maybe taking affirmative action too far ? You'll have to explain that one if you want me to understand. You cut entire paragraphs from The Sewers too. And the worst sin of this Brobdingnagian monstrosity is Javert's Suicide. He got all the words right but for whatever reason, the orchestra was playing Valjean's Soliloquy. Those are two different songs. I don't understand the logic. They have been using that HORRIBLE arrangement since the 25th Anniversary in Concert and it's not as good. It is drab, boring, and it's fine for Valjean's soliloquy, as it is where it is supposed to be, but not for Javert's suicide. If that had been done correctly, it MIGHT have been a reprieve to earn an upvote but all it did was seal the fate for a down vote. Also, when you're doing the ending to Javert's Suicide, look at Drew Sarich, and Norm Lewis. That's the way it should be ended except for the final note. Hold onto it like Roger Allam in the London cast. Match your final note to the orchestra's final note and hold it. Let the sound engineer add the echo, reverb, blend and fade it as to sound like you're falling into the abyss. Also, don't mean to single anyone out but, some of the characters were very good, including the main characters and some of the main characters were not as good as they likely could have been. For example, "Growling" instead of singing, or perhaps someone's allergies were in an upheaval... Some of it is excusable but other parts have no excuse, like the butchering of entire songs, and the screwing around with lyrics because "GOD FORBID" you outrage some prude. For some reason Thénardier's lines "Here comes a prince, there goes a Jew, this one's a queer, but what can you do ?" was cut. Why ? As a Jew, it's not offensive. My friend, that happens to be gay informs me that queer is also not offensive. What do you think the letters LGBTQIAA are ? Alphabet soup ? Really... and again IT IS THEATER ! Otherwise, the Thénardiers were great. In conclusion, if you're just a poster of this and not a producer, please print up this comment and show it to the producers so they can know where they're going wrong. I've only been kvetching about this since 2011 which is about when it seemed to all went wrong. These massacres and butcheries are what killed the dreams I dream for a musical I once loved. Total ruination. It seems like the stones I cast are building up the barricade that closes their mind. As if they don't care that it has been total crap since.
@evanellis7543 Жыл бұрын
There are several differences in the casts, and we uploaded both so that the family’s of the actors could watch them perform. If you’d like to see my response please refer to the other video. Thanks for your input!
@acechristiansesante6539 Жыл бұрын
most of the casts are great. both in acting and singing. i dont know why bother to write such a long review, as if you paid a ticket to watch this. this is a school edition of the musical, mind you. not the broadway nor the west end one.
@michaeljavert4635 Жыл бұрын
@@acechristiansesante6539 I don't know why I bother either. No one can take constructive criticism nor try to be better. They just attack the person pointing out their wrongs and REFUSE to acknowledge that they are the ones that prompted it. If I did buy a ticket, I'd demand a refund, and if I didn't get it, I'd dispute it with Visa and get a refund that way. Perhaps if we weren't in a pandemic and I lived where I could visit in person, I would have. But judging by this mess, glad I missed it.
@bellis1999 Жыл бұрын
@@michaeljavert4635 You need to relax. These were children performing one of the most difficult musicals of all time. A mess? Wow, you have unrealistic expectations for a group of 12-18 year olds. It must be hard living a life like that. Everything must be perfect. You must be very high strung. Try just enjoying life and being happy for CHILDREN that performed an incredibly difficult show to the best of their abilities. And this was a trimmed down school version. We didn't cut it. The creators cut it and distributed it to the school. We have no control over that. The musical accompaniment was a compilation of pre-recorded tracks that were given to us. There was no live orchestra. If you have problems with the music arrangements then take it up with the executors of play. We performed what they sent us. We even had to sign a contract regarding what we could and could not do in the school version. And if you didn't notice, the cast is huge. We ran out of boys to play some of the parts. Nothing ultra progressive or inclusive. We just ran out of kids to play certain parts. And they performed their parts amazingly. All four of my kids were in this and I was so proud of them. Let me guess, you don't have any kids. You're a keyboard warrior that loves to criticize anyone regardless of their skills or ability or effort. You're safe behind your computer. Good for you. And if I'm wrong and you do have kids, God help them. These CHILDREN did an amazing job and sold out most shows because actual mature self respecting adults saw the amazing talent and effort that these kids put in. They did their best and I couldn't be more proud of them regardless of their flaws or mistakes. You would file a claim on your Visa for the ticket? Wow...Just wow! You'd ask for your money back for a school play full of CHILDREN that gave it their all. What have you done that takes this much courage and is this vulnerable? These kids knew they weren't the best. Which makes me even more proud. To be as brave as they were and put themselves out there like they did makes me respect every one of them far more than I respect someone like you. I'd love to go back through your life and criticize you when you were a child when you were trying your best a something. Wait, no I wouldn't. I wouldn't do something like that. I'd cheer you on and support you. I have common decency and I recognize how important it is to support and love people, especially CHILDREN. Life isn't all sunshine and rainbows. And these kids received plenty of correction and critique during the grueling rehearsals. They weren't babied. But at some point you just need to love and accept someone for their efforts. It builds them into stronger more confident people. It was a school play after all. It was more than performing. School plays like this are to help CHILDREN grow and learn and and feel a sense of accomplishment and become better people. And we did just that. These kids learned so much. I've been involved in theater my entire life and this was one of the most incredible and character building shows I've ever been involved with, amateur or professionally. What you saw on the stage wasn't the most important part of this show. It's what happened in the weeks and months leading up to it. It's what you don't see that mattered most. They put blood, sweat, and tears into this show. What they learned far exceeded what they put out there on the stage. It's a school play after all. And our goal was to teach and help them learn life skills on top of performing. And we accomplished that and so much more. If you had been involved with it as I was I would hope that you would have been sitting in the theater with tears in your eyes as I did. Not for the performance itself, but for the CHILDREN behind the characters and what they accomplished. Maybe take your same level of criticism and judgement and apply some of that in the mirror. And bro, get out of the house, take off your useless mask and enjoy the sunshine on your face. The "pandemic" is over. Your supreme leader even said so months ago.
@nickusventer Жыл бұрын
Dear lord
@hannah_kincaid Жыл бұрын
I’m so happy to see this musical getting more recognition. It deserved a much longer run on Broadway. 💚