Original Cast (1987) (Broadway )

Product Summary Label: Uni/geffen UPC: 00720642415122 Release Date: 1/20/1989 Buy.com Sku: 60010634 Item#: M6JJ6L Buy.com Sales Rank: 2384 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Overture / Work Song ~ Original Broadway Cast 2. Valjean Arrested / Valjean Forgiven ~ Original Broadway Cast 3. What Have I Done? ~ Original Broadway Cast 4. At The End Of The Day ~ Original Broadway Cast 5. I Dreamed A Dream ~ Original Broadway Cast 6. Lovely Ladies ~ Original Broadway Cast 7. Who Am I? ~ Original Broadway Cast 8. Come To Me (Fantine's Death) ~ Original Broadway Cast 9. Confrontation ~ Original Broadway Cast 10. Castle On A Cloud ~ Original Broadway Cast 11. Master Of The House ~ Original Broadway Cast 12. Thenardier Waltz Of Treachery, The ~ Original Broadway Cast 13. Look Down ~ Original Broadway Cast 14. Stars ~ Original Broadway Cast 15. Red And Black ~ Original Broadway Cast 16. Do You Hear The People Sing? ~ Original Broadway Cast (P) 1987 The David Geffen Company (C) 1987 The David Geffen Company   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info The song selection is slightly different than the London Cast, and the song "Little People" is edited. Composed by Alan Boubill and Claude-Michel Schonberg. Additional producer: Claude-Michel Schomberg. Originally conceived as a simple recording production, Les Miserables evolved quickly into one of the premiere theater events of the 1980s. Theatrically on par with Phantom of the Opera, Les Mis is drawn from the Victor Hugo novel of the same name. The story chronicles the life of Jean Valjean, a simple Frenchman arrested as a youth for stealing a loaf of bread. After serving five years for that crime, as well as an additional 14 for attempted escape, Valjean is released on parole. Upon changing his name and eluding his parole officer, he becomes the surrogate father of a young girl and a Mayor as the French Revolution sets in. As the war rages, he finds that he cannot change the man he is. Les Miserables is typical of theater in the '80s, with extravagant effects and large, full-cast numbers. The beautiful score is full of emotion and humor, including such memorable and noteworthy songs as "Look Down," "Do You Hear the People Sing?," "Bring Him Home," "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables," and the ubiquitous "On My Own." The original Broadway cast recording contains some very fine performances, particularly by Colm Wilkinson (as Valjean) and Frances Ruffelle (as Eponine, the waif). The vocals on this recording are heavy on character, making it an interesting and entertaining listen. ~ Sarah Erlewine Engineer: David Hunt Musical Guests Terrence Mann Colm Wilkinson Frances Ruffelle Randy Graff   Technical Info Release Date : 07/01/1991 Original Release Date : 1987 Catalog ID : 24151 Label : Geffen Records (USA) Number of Discs : 2 Runtime : 104m : 8s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : AAD UPC : 00720642415122    Product Image