Brittain Ashford sings "On My Own" from Les Miserables

[@Rachel-qm6ek]

I think we can all agree that Brittain is officially the queen of broken-heart ballads! She's phenomenal!

[@southernmadafakindemocrati5217]

last time i was this early andrey was still here

[@lauren5737]

Best coment ever

[@lauren5737]

I was so late, that Andrei came back already

[@swag985]

MY CROPS ARE GROWING MY SKIN IS CLEAR MY GRADES ARE RISING BECAUSE OF THIS VIDEO

[@Aphrodite-my4cw]

Brittain can just take a breath, and I'll be absolutely convinced that is the most holy breath that this world has ever seen.

[@themightieststing1424]

after watching this video and seeing the show, i can now say without a doubt that she was robbed of a tony nomination. her voice is stunning.

[@miritskeen]

brittain ashford has confirmed that she has a thing for super sad songs. god bless her

[@cryptidcore4662]

i don't know why i'm crying in the club right now that's a lie, i know exactly why: brittain is an angel sent from heaven and we mere mortals do not deserve to be on the same planet as her

[@Shweiss4]

I'm listening to the Comet cast recording (late, I know!) for the first time, and you can definitely hear the Les Mis influence. Her voice sounds so perfect for this song.

[@michaelwilliamybarra2409]

War and Peace can be seen as having a bit of Les Mis influence, too! Basically, after the original novel of Les Misérables was published, Victor Hugo actually met with Leo Tolstoy where they talk about the novel and it's themes. This talk will later factor in Tolstoy's future development of War and Peace only five years later after the publishing of Les Misérables publishing! I sensed a connection myself as, in a way(from what I can gather as someone who hasn't read War and Peace myself), Sonya and Natasha can be seen as more fleshed out versions of elder Éponine and Cosette, Anatole and Helene could (character wise) be SOMEWHAT like younger and attractive sibling versions of the Thénardiers, and FINALLY Andrey and Old Prince Bolkonsky are also more fleshed out(or more refined) versions of Marius and his grandfather in the book(and also featured in the 2012 film of the musical). Pierre, being the MC, CAN also have some traces of Jean Valjean in him(and perhaps, when it comes to his "aging(he's actually only in his mid to late 20s in this point of the book, but his whole demeanor and intellect makes everyone around him regard him as "old")", some traces of Claude Frollo in the original novel Notre Dame De Paris(called Hunchback of Notre Dame by American translators, much to the chagrin of Hugo himself)(Basically, Frollo is actually around his 30s during the novel(and was in his 20s when he willingly adopted Quasimodo when no one else would), but by that point had already become bald, have this very dour look on his face, and a very low voice which all made him SEEM older than he actually was), and because of his size is also strong as hell(or at least can use his weight to a strong advantage) like Valjean and Quasi, but I feel those comparisons to be too simple to make honestly.

[@AryaBeltaine]

brittain: breathes in me: yes !!!! so talented... a queen... how can somebody have such grace? i love her. i lo

[@kim56]

i love brittain so much, her voice is so unique and beautiful aaaa

[@Alex-hr1ue]

her voice is so perfect for these sad songs!!! its so unique to!!! absolutely killed it!

[@anarchoshaggy-ism3925]

her voice is so god damn jazzy.

[@sarahshepherd2559]

Her voice is so beautifully unique it's like she was made to sing Christmas songs or something

[@andreaswarren3221]

i love how they kind of great comified this song. they made it sound like something to come out of the great comet which is really cool!

[@nikkiriniti9593]

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL I LOVE HER SO MUCH MY SKIN IS CLEAR

[@rachelaleishoppe5928]

brittains voice is so different and i love it so much it’s absolutely stunning

[@charlotteconnelly6623]

MY GIRL WITH THE SONG

[@autumntaylor2533]

I knew I was gonna cry the minute I saw this. Her voice is so perfect for this song!!!

[@celestelalianna7276]

Her voice is so perfect for these sad songs, it's so cool how she can sound so beautiful and like she's sobbing simultaneously.

[@Larissawesome]

She hasn't even started singing and I'm not ready Update: I WASNT READY THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL

[@colemarshall350]

omg i love her so fucking much

[@newglappy2389]

EVERYONE WHO DISLIKED THIS CANT HEAR!

[@Lineapetrela]

this is the most gorgeous thing in the universe i need it to be on apple music to add to my brittain playlist !!!!

[@anonymousvlogger8608]

Linea P Same

[@morimoomoo]

she's just so incredible!!

[@chloeathena2348]

this is so beautiful i'm actually crying

[@musicprincess9747]

I absolutely adore this, she's just so good..... her voice can project so much emotion so perfectly, which is why these kind of songs are great for her! I love her, and I know I'm not on my own.

[@soundwaves8619]

Brittain Ashford singing a song about being on her own. Can someone please make a Sonya Alone joke now? P l e a s e ?

[@mattthepianist8313]

S o u n d W a v e s ‘Eponine Alone’

[@theatrekidwithinternetacce704]

@@mattthepianist8313 "Sonya On Her Own"

[@itamarolmert3549]

they take approx. half of the video to point out exactly that.

[@sarahumlaut]

our alto god!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rileythewizard]

THIS IS THE BEST THING I COULD HAVE ASKED FOR BLESSSS THANK YOU

[@Lineapetrela]

this is so gorgeous im tearing up a little. i need it on itunes!!!

[@Jussss11]

this was everything i didn't know i needed!

[@lecio2440]

She enters at 3:15

[@sela5613]

PREACH

[@beeforest2825]

Lécio R. Yeah but if you skip to then you don't get to hear her yell "Screw you Dave!" after he called Sonya annoying

[@littlesongbird7881]

Briana Forest I can’t hear it

[@idiotcity7551]

Brittain Ashford's voice is haunting

[@IsabellaFons]

amazing

[@h.z8641]

One day, when I became a director and a playwrite , I'll hopefully have a chance to work with her

[@sherilynpatterson9215]

I LOVE HER

[@ariellakahan-harth8831]

PURE UNDILUTED BEAUTY

[@anonymousvlogger8608]

My life is now complete.

[@geckomancer]

I WOULD DIE FOR HER

[@TheSerenElizabeth]

MY QUEEEEEEENNNN

[@mikeysotelo786]

I want to hear Brittain sing so big/so small from dear Evan Hansen

[@gilib1rd]

IVE WATCHED THIS S O MANY TIMES

[@TheMurrmursonbottle]

just skip to like 3:15 if you want to hear her sing

[@nickiebarron6016]

FOR EPONINE BRITAIN PLEASE

[@nickiebarron6016]

*Brittain

[@celestialjunipers6829]

Friendly reminded that Nikolai, her fiance, left her and married Mary instead.

[@avatown4846]

Ouch. Poor Sonya. 😔

[@littlesongbird7881]

Sonya deserved so much better

[@gracehalsey9661]

WHAT THREE HORRIBLE PEOPLE WOULD DISLIKE THIS

[@lakestograin]

i never clicked so fast

[@mbletz3958]

Lea Salonga should've seen this. She does probably live in New York like all of the other Broadway Actors

[@ArianaBering]

I CAME AS SOON AS I HEARD

[@orangutantheorangutan]

There's always gotta be at least one person per video.

[@miawang4554]

@@orangutantheorangutan oof I know what you mean, but just wait until you see Amelie's comment section....

[@theatrekidwithinternetacce704]

WHAAT?

[@littlesongbird7881]

Britain: *opens her mouth* Me: THAT WAS AMAZING YOU ARE SO TALENTED IM LITERALLY ABOUT TO GO INTO CARDIAC ARREST PLEASE STAB ME

[@hannahmoorehughes]

hello, i live, i am in love

[@theatrekidwithinternetacce704]

3:20 Start for the song

[@uhwhat1941]

[@SerGalehault]

MOM

[@cfomarlon]

It's the trees are bare. Not the streets.

[@ers6764]

Ah yes I hate it when trees are full of strangers

[@littlesongbird7881]

2:50 “SCREW YOU DAVE “

[@hannahfeldman247]

All the lesbians are shaking rn

[@gracexiao1140]

uh who disliked this???

[@mbletz3958]

Lea Salonga should've seen this. She does probably live in New York like all of the other Broadway Actors