Kennedy Center Honors - Colm Wilkinson sings Bring Him Home

Colm Wilkinson performs Bring Him Home at the Kennedy Center Honors with Ray Charles applauding HIM at the end.

[@nairikkumarroychoudhury991]

This is clearly the finest rendition of BRING HIM HOME I've ever experienced, not just the song, his physicality on stage included. Mr. Wilkinson IS Valjean. ❤

[@maryvelasquez9530]

my mom saw les miz 4 times, and when my 9yr old son was dying from leukemia in 1989, we knew this was our funeral song

[@seanmcgoldrick4870]

So sorry XXX.god bless him

[@mjpleusch]

I’m so sorry to hear that.

[@Viaonika]

He has one of the best voices ever. He doesn’t even “play” this role.. He becomes this role. It is so captivating.. He has the ability to have you feel like you’re feeling what he feels, it feels like you’re right there with him… I can’t even properly put into words what him performing Valjean does to me. It’s just remarkable.

[@merylschoenbaum319]

I also get a deep emotional response listening to Colm Wilkinson's voice and watching his physical interpretation of "Bring Him Home." The other Valjeans also have beautiful trained voices, but when he sings it, it transcends being a performance; it becomes the prayer it was intended to be.

[@brianocallaghan7172]

another irish soothesayer conjuring magic out of nothing but fresh air .lovely voice colm. nothing else needs "sayin" !

[@GrainneMhaol]

He's doing all that work... Sitting down. That's some technique.

[@Yo-Me]

My left ear really enjoyed this

[@gentlman52]

cOLM wILKINSON, THE BEST jEAN vAL jEAN.

[@liamconnolly9233]

Colm Wilkinson was the original Jean val-jean, in fact the vocal was written specifically for his voice range which is why his many followers have struggled with the original score and need key changes . Each individual in their own right but only one can be first.!

[@christinewallis8953]

Completely agree He is Jean Valjean!

[@shoshannafachima1306]

Beautiful performance Bravo bravissimo

[@mariachelaidite3193]

OMG. ! Amazing the only. ONE! Seen him in Toronto 4 times and I would like to see him again.Love his voice!

[@leedscab123]

A voice to die for

[@DavidSmith1957]

What does one need to do to get a standing ovation at the Kennedy Centre? Bravo!

[@lynneolcese6238]

👏👏👏so beautiful 💐

[@zannebrazeau]

he by far be my fav valjean and when l hear other tenors sing this song l tend to prefer him over them

[@MG-tb1kz]

What a talent

[@patriciacrews3231]

The best always.

[@edithbfcracine4054]

It appears he set the standard for his successors to live up to

[@TheGeno59]

Pure magnificence!

[@alejandroarjona5236]

hE is tHe beSt

[@MacNMolly]

The song was written specifically for him. It suits him perfectly.

[@addisynsk]

1987

[@tonyc945]

What year was this?

[@loisjolson6471]

1987. A month or so before Les Mis opened on Broadway.

[@andrewbloom7694]

Why does this look like it was filmed in 1948 lol