Jorts Official I even told him how much I loved the way he played the role. At stage I told him how I never liked Marius(minus the book character) because I found him whiny. He automatically said in a whiny voice “whyyyyyy?!!!! All his friends just diiiieeeed!!!!” 😹 we couldn’t stop laughing and I was like “no! But like! The way you played it was just so real!”
alright doing the bridge with a ton of vibrato, and then approaching “beCAME” at 1:27 with straight-tone was the most masterful things i’ve ever experienced in my entire life. it’s like a cry or a scream.
I couldn't agree more! What an exciting period exhibiting pure control and range from his base at 0:54 the then the belt on "BeCAME" instantly hits you. A truly Masterful rendition.
Gotta say, I always knew Andy had done Marius, but always kinda thought "huh, that's an odd choice for his voice style", (and Andy himself said it was a difficult role for him - vocally) and have never seen anything he did in it... Yet, seeing this, he totally f**king NAILED IT. I always thought, out of him and Michael (his hubby), that Michael had the better "Broadway" voice... Yet, now having seen this... It's pretty damn close.
This scene has been redone since the original. It's beautiful and heart-wrenching. So much better having them blow out the candles than just standing there. I get goosebumps.
I'm a big fan of Les Miz since I was 10 years old. Now I'm 27, I have read the book a hundred times, and in the past 17 years I NEVER loved poor Marius. This story is about a great and epic things, like humanity, revolution, principles, etc, and there is Marius, who is in love with a pretty girl, and I was like: eww, seriously, it's so WEAK. Now I see this video, and I have to change my mind. This performance is so deep, and it hurts so much. Here is this small guy with a big soul and amazing voice, and breaks my heart completely. I can feel this character's pain, and learn to love him. Thanks Andy Mientus.
I was obsessed with Eponine as a kid.. I read all the long books and even studied French, hoping I could read the original. I wrote my own books inspired by Les Mis, especially Eponine, when I was 10 years old!! And I started taking voice lessons - and wrote my own songs too. Les Mis was my everything! But I never related to songs like this until now. I'm 39 and I've survived through hell.. and some of my friends haven't. The song now hits me right where it hurts. And his voice is so powerful.. I agree with you, he really makes me love Marius, who I always hated for the same reason. I thought it was so fucking lame that he loved Cosette and not Eponine. Why? Because Cosette is rich enough to curl her hair and wear dresses? Eponine is a badass and she actually knew who he was, but he chose the barbie girl. Lame.
Marius is the most ‘real’ character in Les Mis. He is us, the reader, and by him surviving in the end Hugo reminds us that the future lies in the hands of him, aka us.
I've loved Les Mis since I was a child - but I was more moved by the unrequited love songs back then. Now, after going through hell and losing some of my friends I understand this song so much.. it breaks my heart. I just cried my eyes out 💔 His voice is so much more powerful than anyone else playing this role, too!
Steph Piano I love this cast very much. Perhaps I do not accept only Nikki as Eponine. But she's amazing. But Valjean, Marius, Cosette, Fantina and Thenardiers, shown in this version of Les Mis are my favorites. The duet of Andy and Romin just...wow :3
I was lucky enough to see this and was struck by how pitch-perfectly he played the role, and I don't mean the songs. He inhabited Marius. The whole production was a joy but he was a standout.
Steph Piano this one isn’t well known ua-cam.com/video/iOV2JVG-7Cs/v-deo.html but there’s a more common one online if you just look up “les mis revival bootleg” it should be one of the first links
I’ve been a huge fan of Andy for a long time but when I found out he was Marius I was a little skeptical. However after watching the bootleg I was very very wrong and his empty chairs made me weep.
@@donttalktome6878 I really hope he comes back because there fighting Godspeed soon and the last time they did Hartley helped so I really hope he joins the cast
so i’ve never seen les mis in any form and i don’t know much about it at all, only really that andy was in the revival, so when this came across my recommended i clicked on it and i’m so glad i did cause this is beautiful
Les Miserables is my absolute favorite show. I’ve seen it in four languages and I keep going back anytime it is anywhere near me... And this song is the one which always makes me sob. It’s a great film, but it really shows the difference in things you can do on a stage and on film. This is such a moving way to do this scene...
The best of many many beautiful deliveries of this heartwrenching song. Andy 's is every bit as subtle as Eddie Redmayne's and as theatrical as Michael Ball or Rob Houchen's. If he moved you with this video, check out his Hard Candy Christmas on youtube which is ALMOST as moving as HRH Dolly Partons and would be equal to hers if anyone could ever equal her.
Good performance but there will only ever who puts such a really good Empty tables and chairs is Michael Ball such expression and arms raised he's just brilliant as Marius watch the dream cast 10th Anniversary concert to see him ❤❤
i have actually never seen another bootleg of the Les Mis Revival before and this looks like a completely different bootleg from the one i'm familiar with. is there a a full one of this particular show?
Aiya Gilliam I’m saying that because this show takes place in France, the artistic directors probably made the decision on the movie for the actors to use British accents. That’s just this show though, every show is different. In the case of Newsies, a New York accent is required and it provides no language barrier.
I mean if we want to be extremely critical, accent accuracy really flew out the window since they use British accents in the movie (I know that British accents are typically used as a substitute for most, but why?), which as you pointed out, takes place in France, so honestly, the accent thing shouldn't make a difference in the long run.
british are probably something that was used because the original english performance was first done on the west end (london). when they started doing it in america, they probably wanted to emphasize that the musical is supposed to take place in a different country, but french is harder for most to do, and the original english recordings probably all already had english accents. on top of that, because the english lyrics are written for british people, a lot of the rhymes work better with english accents
its alot of different emotions in a short span and the one I feel he missed is the rememberance of his beloved friends purely in expression I mean its a show I get it but you feel it or you dont
I like both, but I saw the movie first so that influences my opinion. Eddie Redmayne might be my favorite Marius (I'm sorry Andy), the acting and singing and stuff in the movie really made him the stand out performance (again, sorry but I personally think they should have cast stronger singers for the 2 lead male roles). But Andy also gets this song, and makes it amazing. (I'm a fan from DWSA, which if you haven't seen go watch, Andy's Hanschen is my favorite). However, they are performing for very different audiences and situations so I think that's what makes the comparison a bit unfair for the acting. Andy in multiple interviews has said Marius has the most on stage time between his character and being ensamble. And Les Mis is 3 hours long and dark and very hard to perform, so belting this 11 o'clock number really takes a lot of effort (which Andy has also said many times). And he did it 8 times a week. Eddie was in front of a camera in a much calmer and relaxed atmosphere, and I'm assuming he did multiple takes (and live too), which obviously takes a lot of effort. But probably it was on only a few days to get the whole scene and also spaced out with other scenes in the movie as well, but not a full on 2.5 hours of acting straight (since this song is close to the last 1/2 hour in the show). Being in front of the camera means he has to focus more on the acting and emotion since it's so close, but he can do multiple takes if he messes up and is more rested than Broadway performers would be at this point. So anyways I'm sorry that was really long, but that's my take on it
This was good, but I think what would’ve been more effective is if when they blew out their candles, the light went out completely on them. That way it would’ve shown how quickly their lives were snuffed out and how they left Marius alone on the stage. How this is set up, you see everyone after they blew out their candles and you see them leaving the stage. Given how creative lighting has gotten on Broadway, I’m surprised it was so clunky and ineffective.
There is only person who can portray the agony of Marius and he started it all off and that's a Michael Ball his is a master class on how to sing this song
So I'm going to be honest - people in the comments are being a lot more charitable than they should be with this. This is really not a particularly good recording, and Andy is most definitely a better actor than he is a singer. Michael Ball from the original West End London cast really captured the character better than this or any other recording.
This was a very good performance imo. He portrayed Marius from a vision far more unique than most to all others. His voice was good enough, but the acting alone very much compensated for it. This is also a bootleg, not a recording.
I gotta say I disagree with a lot of these comments. I thought this performance was absolutely terrible and devoid of all emotion. His voice was meh at best. I thought the choreography was stupid.
This performance has arguably more emotion than literally all others. How do you look at his facial expressions and say 'devoid of all emotion'? He keeps a consistent angry/guilty tone & expression throughout the whole song. As for the choreography.. you may just be lost if you think it's stupid
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I really appreciate that he played this more traumatized and survivor’s guilt. So many people go just sad and it was really a lovely performance
Jorts Official I even told him how much I loved the way he played the role. At stage I told him how I never liked Marius(minus the book character) because I found him whiny. He automatically said in a whiny voice “whyyyyyy?!!!! All his friends just diiiieeeed!!!!” 😹 we couldn’t stop laughing and I was like “no! But like! The way you played it was just so real!”
@Elizabethleaf that's actually such an andy thing to do oh my god
Look up les miserable movie with eddie redmayne he sings this song like andy with so mutch emotsie
This is so good it makes you forget that he was wearing heels and about that time he fell down the stairs...
Lmao
I cannot stop thinking about it
mArIuS wHaT's WrOnG tOdAy?
I would pay a lot of money to see footage of that
Can someone tell me the story behind this thread?
alright doing the bridge with a ton of vibrato, and then approaching “beCAME” at 1:27 with straight-tone was the most masterful things i’ve ever experienced in my entire life. it’s like a cry or a scream.
I couldn't agree more! What an exciting period exhibiting pure control and range from his base at 0:54 the then the belt on "BeCAME" instantly hits you. A truly Masterful rendition.
And that's not to mention the scoop into belt on "friends" at 2:26 straight into vibrato on "don't". Chills, literal chills.
Gotta say, I always knew Andy had done Marius, but always kinda thought "huh, that's an odd choice for his voice style", (and Andy himself said it was a difficult role for him - vocally) and have never seen anything he did in it... Yet, seeing this, he totally f**king NAILED IT.
I always thought, out of him and Michael (his hubby), that Michael had the better "Broadway" voice... Yet, now having seen this... It's pretty damn close.
Yup true
I actually feel this Marius. He's not a character I've ever really cared for, but Andy is powerful vocally and artistically.
EXACTLY! Andy makes me like Marius
Yes!
This scene has been redone since the original. It's beautiful and heart-wrenching. So much better having them blow out the candles than just standing there. I get goosebumps.
I'm a big fan of Les Miz since I was 10 years old. Now I'm 27, I have read the book a hundred times, and in the past 17 years I NEVER loved poor Marius. This story is about a great and epic things, like humanity, revolution, principles, etc, and there is Marius, who is in love with a pretty girl, and I was like: eww, seriously, it's so WEAK.
Now I see this video, and I have to change my mind. This performance is so deep, and it hurts so much. Here is this small guy with a big soul and amazing voice, and breaks my heart completely. I can feel this character's pain, and learn to love him. Thanks Andy Mientus.
I was obsessed with Eponine as a kid.. I read all the long books and even studied French, hoping I could read the original. I wrote my own books inspired by Les Mis, especially Eponine, when I was 10 years old!! And I started taking voice lessons - and wrote my own songs too. Les Mis was my everything! But I never related to songs like this until now. I'm 39 and I've survived through hell.. and some of my friends haven't. The song now hits me right where it hurts. And his voice is so powerful.. I agree with you, he really makes me love Marius, who I always hated for the same reason. I thought it was so fucking lame that he loved Cosette and not Eponine. Why? Because Cosette is rich enough to curl her hair and wear dresses? Eponine is a badass and she actually knew who he was, but he chose the barbie girl. Lame.
Marius is the most ‘real’ character in Les Mis. He is us, the reader, and by him surviving in the end Hugo reminds us that the future lies in the hands of him, aka us.
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i love andy with my entire heart and when i heard he was marius i was confused bc this isnt what i think of his voice as but this is so good omg
it’s absolutely bone-chilling. fuck, it’s so beautiful. andy’s raw and powerful emotion was heart-wrenching.
Okay yea im dead goodbye i love this man
4 weeks n im still fuckin rollin in my grave
I was extremely lucky to see Andy portray Marius in this production, and he really poured his heart out!
I've loved Les Mis since I was a child - but I was more moved by the unrequited love songs back then. Now, after going through hell and losing some of my friends I understand this song so much.. it breaks my heart. I just cried my eyes out 💔
His voice is so much more powerful than anyone else playing this role, too!
I love Andy so much but I always thought this was such odd casting - boy did he prove he wrong, he fucking killed it oh my god
Steph Piano I love this cast very much. Perhaps I do not accept only Nikki as Eponine. But she's amazing. But Valjean, Marius, Cosette, Fantina and Thenardiers, shown in this version of Les Mis are my favorites. The duet of Andy and Romin just...wow :3
I was lucky enough to see this and was struck by how pitch-perfectly he played the role, and I don't mean the songs. He inhabited Marius. The whole production was a joy but he was a standout.
leNolaBoy Does anyone know if there's a full boot?
Steph Piano this one isn’t well known ua-cam.com/video/iOV2JVG-7Cs/v-deo.html but there’s a more common one online if you just look up “les mis revival bootleg” it should be one of the first links
Ahhhhh THANK YOU
I’ve been a huge fan of Andy for a long time but when I found out he was Marius I was a little skeptical. However after watching the bootleg I was very very wrong and his empty chairs made me weep.
I’ve been wanting to see this performance for ages and argh he’s fantastic
Absolutely beautiful staging.
I loved his voice. That control and the way the scene was done very well.
damn Hartley can sing!
I see I'm not the only one who got here from that episode. All I can say is I regret nothing and now want Hartley to be part of the main cast
@@donttalktome6878 I really hope he comes back because there fighting Godspeed soon and the last time they did Hartley helped so I really hope he joins the cast
@@Caitlinmperry yes it would make so much sense and him to have a redemption arc where him and Cisco become friends. Also I low-key Stan Roderick
so i’ve never seen les mis in any form and i don’t know much about it at all, only really that andy was in the revival, so when this came across my recommended i clicked on it and i’m so glad i did cause this is beautiful
I'm crying so much right now I love this scene and now it's being done by Andy
He sounds effing amazing, wow... I don’t have words, I’m just really happy I found this
Les Miserables is my absolute favorite show. I’ve seen it in four languages and I keep going back anytime it is anywhere near me... And this song is the one which always makes me sob. It’s a great film, but it really shows the difference in things you can do on a stage and on film. This is such a moving way to do this scene...
andy and gareth are no doubt my favorite marius’!
omgosh i got chills. i love this man goodbye
yup hes my dad
same
Same.
Saw LM london 1985. This imagery was amazing for this song!
He and Rob Houchen are probably my fav Marius's. They're both criminally underrated.
The best of many many beautiful deliveries of this heartwrenching song. Andy 's is every bit as subtle as Eddie Redmayne's and as theatrical as Michael Ball or Rob Houchen's. If he moved you with this video, check out his Hard Candy Christmas on youtube which is ALMOST as moving as HRH Dolly Partons and would be equal to hers if anyone could ever equal her.
i want a recording of this on spotify. i would play this on loop when i'm in my covid sucks phase.
I saw the tour last night and i died.
oH MY GOSH I LOVE HIM
is it bad I keep coming back to watch this video
heart wrenching
His voice killed me, oh my god.
Such a good marius omg 😭😭😭😭
Pied piper is Marius??!!! HOLY SHIT HE JUST GOT BETTER FUCKKK
Chilling performance
Very haunting. Stellar choreography, too.
My favorite Marius 🎶🎊 Andy is perfect for this role although he is more used to Rock musicals
Good performance but there will only ever who puts such a really good Empty tables and chairs is Michael Ball such expression and arms raised he's just brilliant as Marius watch the dream cast 10th Anniversary concert to see him ❤❤
Okay but like the candle being lifted in tribute at the end ("Drink with me"…"Raise a glass to freedom…")
IKR
STOP I AM CRYING
let's not make everything about Hamilton
@@rideoutsean literally
wow dad
Just my heart ....
I’ve been listening to the Spanish version so much that I thought he messed up the lyrics lol
Anyone know where I can find a good video go Ramin Karimloo singing “bring him home?”
i have actually never seen another bootleg of the Les Mis Revival before and this looks like a completely different bootleg from the one i'm familiar with. is there a a full one of this particular show?
Leaving comment as I'm also interested.
There isn't one of this performance that I know of, but stagedork has one with the same cast
don't remember if this performance is from this specific bootleg but here's a full bootleg I have saved
Noa K and this one is with Joshua volley! Bless
Grantaire holding Gavroche hand broke me
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I first heard of Andy in the Flash. Now I can’t see nothin but the pied piper singing. Help me somebody 😭😂
Brightskin_Beauty i was the opposite. I heard of him from Les Mis and DWSA and was like ‘so Marius is a gay villain?’
This comments section is my favourite thing because now Hartley to me is just an angsty gay theatre kid lol
Would this be considered tenor or baritone?
Saul Parra andy is a proud baritenor
Who's the actor?
1:26
Guess they gave up on accents since the movie
Becca Gemmell they never use them on broadway
Katie O'Connor is this just Les Mis because... Newsies... Very very heavy new York accent...
Aiya Gilliam I’m saying that because this show takes place in France, the artistic directors probably made the decision on the movie for the actors to use British accents. That’s just this show though, every show is different. In the case of Newsies, a New York accent is required and it provides no language barrier.
I mean if we want to be extremely critical, accent accuracy really flew out the window since they use British accents in the movie (I know that British accents are typically used as a substitute for most, but why?), which as you pointed out, takes place in France, so honestly, the accent thing shouldn't make a difference in the long run.
british are probably something that was used because the original english performance was first done on the west end (london). when they started doing it in america, they probably wanted to emphasize that the musical is supposed to take place in a different country, but french is harder for most to do, and the original english recordings probably all already had english accents. on top of that, because the english lyrics are written for british people, a lot of the rhymes work better with english accents
Anybody know why they changed the key of the song??
he couldn't hit the really low note i believe so they changed the key
Just for me 1:25 2:24
thanks me
its alot of different emotions in a short span and the one I feel he missed is the rememberance of his beloved friends purely in expression I mean its a show I get it but you feel it or you dont
he is more vocally impressive but eddie redmayne was more moving idk
I like both, but I saw the movie first so that influences my opinion.
Eddie Redmayne might be my favorite Marius (I'm sorry Andy), the acting and singing and stuff in the movie really made him the stand out performance (again, sorry but I personally think they should have cast stronger singers for the 2 lead male roles). But Andy also gets this song, and makes it amazing. (I'm a fan from DWSA, which if you haven't seen go watch, Andy's Hanschen is my favorite).
However, they are performing for very different audiences and situations so I think that's what makes the comparison a bit unfair for the acting. Andy in multiple interviews has said Marius has the most on stage time between his character and being ensamble. And Les Mis is 3 hours long and dark and very hard to perform, so belting this 11 o'clock number really takes a lot of effort (which Andy has also said many times). And he did it 8 times a week.
Eddie was in front of a camera in a much calmer and relaxed atmosphere, and I'm assuming he did multiple takes (and live too), which obviously takes a lot of effort. But probably it was on only a few days to get the whole scene and also spaced out with other scenes in the movie as well, but not a full on 2.5 hours of acting straight (since this song is close to the last 1/2 hour in the show). Being in front of the camera means he has to focus more on the acting and emotion since it's so close, but he can do multiple takes if he messes up and is more rested than Broadway performers would be at this point.
So anyways I'm sorry that was really long, but that's my take on it
@@kl-1447 omg same,, i just got to watch this over again and i have a new appreciation for andy ;))
@@kl-1447 And also because there are restrictions in staging in musicals.
Probaby because this wasnt meant to be as emotional? I mean, i can feel his anger, but eddie's is more on sadness... But shit both versions are GOOOOD
This was good, but I think what would’ve been more effective is if when they blew out their candles, the light went out completely on them. That way it would’ve shown how quickly their lives were snuffed out and how they left Marius alone on the stage.
How this is set up, you see everyone after they blew out their candles and you see them leaving the stage. Given how creative lighting has gotten on Broadway, I’m surprised it was so clunky and ineffective.
There is only person who can portray the agony of Marius and he started it all off and that's a Michael Ball his is a master class on how to sing this song
Pitchy.
So I'm going to be honest - people in the comments are being a lot more charitable than they should be with this. This is really not a particularly good recording, and Andy is most definitely a better actor than he is a singer. Michael Ball from the original West End London cast really captured the character better than this or any other recording.
This was a very good performance imo. He portrayed Marius from a vision far more unique than most to all others. His voice was good enough, but the acting alone very much compensated for it. This is also a bootleg, not a recording.
I gotta say I disagree with a lot of these comments. I thought this performance was absolutely terrible and devoid of all emotion. His voice was meh at best. I thought the choreography was stupid.
This performance has arguably more emotion than literally all others. How do you look at his facial expressions and say 'devoid of all emotion'? He keeps a consistent angry/guilty tone & expression throughout the whole song. As for the choreography.. you may just be lost if you think it's stupid
Pathetic!!!!!!!
He kinda sucks.
who hurt you
I'll kindly disagree
oH MY GOSH I LOVE HIM