Hollywood: Here’s a high budget film adaptation with a bunch of celebrities Theatre People: eh Broadway Cares: Here’s a 10 year old Valjean beating up Javert Theatre People: OMG THIS IS ALL I EVER WANT
Unfortunately his voice is getting lower, and of course it is straining his higher notes. You can hear it in the Charlie Brown play he is in, but he is still an incredible talent.
oh my god the POWER in his voice, good lord what a belt range! and an even vibrato, wonderful breath support and phrasing, wow he's like the child version of Gavin Creel I am losing my shit right now
He had the perfect look to... I mean he really pulled it off, his acting on top of his singing, and the arrangement being a bit higher... would be really cool if they could put on an entire show like this... maybe with him older if he can still hit those notes... even if he can't...the normal arrangement is fine... still high notes though in places.
This kid is ASTOUNDING, not only does he have a great voice, but his command and total commitment to the role is quite amazing considering his age. BRAVO!
this is incredible, but I think Javert has a bit to much time on his hands if he spends 10 years hunting down a 12 year old kid over a loaf of bread...
This would be stunning regardless of age. The fact that he is so talented -- both vocally and as far as his acting performance go -- at only thirteen speaks volumes as to what he will eventually accomplish. Breathtaking. I've got chills. Seriously.
oh my god i remember seeing this and thinking baby valjean was brilliant! little did i know he's the same kid singing as angelica in the schuyler sisters miscast!! SUCH TALENT!
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS While I have your attention, could you please tell Lin-Manuel Miranda that I think he's cute and I want to be exactly like him when I grow up
Haha I love how gentle the guy playing Javert was at 1:14 when he was swinging the chain at Joshua! He made it look decent, but you can tell he was freaking out that he was gonna swing it too hard!
Adult Javert: You will starve again, unless you learn the meaning of the law. 13-year-old Valjean: I know the meaning of those nineteen years a slave of the law. Adult Javert: ... wait, what?
Holy shit. There’s so much I can talk about at 1:42. The vocal fry, how insanely high that note is. Also that fucking vibrato on “done” immediately after it!! he’s gonna be huge one day.
I'm in love with this boy. Honestly everything Joshua does is amazing, he can play any part. I am the same age as him and when I never feel more talentless than when I watch his videos...
Would have been sold out tickets... seriously! They would have laughed at first showing until he started singing... then sold out tickets every showing after.
It's just....I can't even....it's like........it's absolutely RIDICULOUS to have this much vocal ability at this age - such control over his voice. To go from that impossibly high belt to that stunning soprano quality after.... he's just too good. Never seen anything like it at this age.
This young man is one of the reasons i love this art form so very much. All that truly matters is talent and he has a clear surplus of it. There are adults who cant do that. Joshua Colley, if by some chance one day you happen to read this comment please know that you are amazing and i was really inspired by that performance. thank you for finding your love so early in life and being brave enough yo jump in head first. i wish I was able to do that at 13. Again thank you very much and keep up the amazing work.
For people who don’t do theater, singing while stage fighting is incredibly hard to do because you don’t want to mess up and actually hurt someone but also you need to maintain your voice. For this 10 year old so be gOING SO HARD IS IMPRESSIVE
This video kills me every time I watch it! Joshua Colley is absolutely amazing, I've never seen someone so young do this song such justice. I have chills... again.
I had showed my grandma this video a long time ago. I told her that Josh had also been in the broadway show Les Mis at one point. September 3rd we went to New York and saw Les Mis. After the show we were talking about the kids in the show and my grandma says "Didn't you say that kid that was Charlie Brown played the Younges Jean Valjean? I didnt see him at all in the show." I explained to her that he just had just played Jean Valjean for a special event but in my head I had thought "I wish there was a Young Jean Valjean in Les Mis that Josh could play." This is one of my favorite videos ever!
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They laugh but he shuts them up real quick 😂
Amy Roddey Damn right 😂
This annual performance is a parody. The joke was that he was a baby valjean, not that he wouldn’t be able to sing.
@@billiebuffalo We all get what it was. But it started as a joke and the talent muted the joke. That's what the OP implied.
there's no one to shut
MJ Cortez I was referring to the audience who laughed when they first saw him
I hope this kid gets to play Jean Val Jean someday when he's older
Didn't he play Gravroch
I think that's how that's spelled. But I do to hope he can.
I think that's how that's spelled. But I do to hope he can.
+Andrea Martinez yes it is and he was great
he was Gavroche...an amazing Gavroche
I love how there's that laugh when he comes out...and then the kid starts singing. And you hear that collective 'Whoa.'
+John McCarron Exxxxxxxactly, John.
I know, amazing!
alternate title: beefy police man harasses a ten year old for three minutes
gumshoe you mean ‘beefy police man harasses a *talented* ten year old for three minutes’
STOPPPP AGAHAHHAHAHJDBWJJD
@@hosinlok3410 do you mean “talented 10 year old harassing beefy police man for 3 minutes”
that's really just the subplot of javert and gavroche
He’s 13 also did he play gavroche?
Hollywood: Here’s a high budget film adaptation with a bunch of celebrities
Theatre People: eh
Broadway Cares: Here’s a 10 year old Valjean beating up Javert
Theatre People: OMG THIS IS ALL I EVER WANT
Difference between those A-list celebrities and this kid? The kid can sing.
@@zanderwohl Marius, Cossette, Granataire, Epoine and Enjoloras' actors were good. Rest sucked.
to be fair...he sings
much better than Russell Crowe!
It’s insane how people hire literal 30 year olds to play children when children can do this
@@jaysahunter256 SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK
This is the same kid who sang the part of Angelica in the Miscast Schuyler Sister's performance
Yes
Yeah! Isn't he Joshua Colley??
+Tiffany Cheng yes
+Tiffany Cheng yes, he's LMM and Groff Sauce's love child or if Kurt and Blaine from Glee had a son
ShnoogleMan YASSSS
"i'm a stronger man by far" 😂
“ there is no power in me yet my race is not yet trail!” ( dat what it sounded like to me)
I laughed at that too xD
Does anyone else watch this and want a fully child cast performance of Les mis now
+India Moore We totally do, India!
But...lovely ladies...
I do!!
I do♡♡♡
+India Moore OMG YES
How to feel untalented 101
+Matthias “John” Tan LOL
Matthias Tan ikr!
MEEEEE
Matthias Tan SAME
Are you talking about ME? :(
Lord be kind to him in puberty! His voice is bananas!!
Unfortunately his voice is getting lower, and of course it is straining his higher notes. You can hear it in the Charlie Brown play he is in, but he is still an incredible talent.
+Abbey he will definitely always have great talent
But he is an amazing singer. still. I think it's working pretty well. Puberty is making if difficult but It will work
He did amazing in the miscast as Angelica
+Ellie Emmerling I agree with the puberty making it difficult part. But he still is and will always be astounding.
When Joshua sings the word "done" I literally almost cry because of the glorious vibrato.
+Kristiana Corona Us too!
OMG YES
Is it falsetto too or is it just his high voice?
Ashley Tremblay i’m wondering that too
Ashley Tremblay That was his full voice
oh my god the POWER in his voice, good lord what a belt range! and an even vibrato, wonderful breath support and phrasing, wow he's like the child version of Gavin Creel I am losing my shit right now
Same.
goosebumps all over 💜
Listen to the miscast of Schuyler sisters from Hamilton, he is Angelica
+Clayton Hahnlen he's soo good
+Abby Walks he's amazing
Im sorry but why does this 13 year old have the best vibrato I've ever heard?!
cuz he is insane
Cuz it’s Joshua
Joshua is absolutely amazing. But does anyone else agree that Javert is also very good as well?
+Joey Flint Josh Rapson is great - he's currently touring the country in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder!
+Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS John Rapson, not Josh Rapson. :)
John Rapson’s actually my favourite Javert I think he does I real good job for an understudy.
This performance wouldn’t work this well without a good Javert
Javert in this is incredible!
1:42 HE EVEN HAS A GROWL HOLY
This killed me. I can’t imagine many people pulling off the emotion in it. It was beautiful
I want that voice
"I am warning you Javert, I'm the stronger man by far."
"Dude ... you're thirteen ..."
Maybe he is as strong as his voice
He had the perfect look to... I mean he really pulled it off, his acting on top of his singing, and the arrangement being a bit higher... would be really cool if they could put on an entire show like this... maybe with him older if he can still hit those notes... even if he can't...the normal arrangement is fine... still high notes though in places.
Exactly. 13 year olds are the meanest people in the world.
There is power in him yet; his race is not yet run!
This kid is ASTOUNDING, not only does he have a great voice, but his command and total commitment to the role is quite amazing considering his age. BRAVO!
this kids voice has me in tears
+Brittany Carriger Joshua is an incredible talent!
Joshua was just born for broadway
It's really sad, because I feel like the older he gets, the less impressed people will be by his voice, even though it's still going to sound amazing.
Rebecca Marie
Saw a video of his at 18 a few months back, still super impressive and an amazing vocalist.
I feel this way exactly.
I liked his voice more back then, but he's still great.
It’s 2024 and he’s still amazing
"I'm a stronger man by far"
God I wheezed much harder than I should have
My reaction to this:
**Valjean walks on stage**
Me: Ha! That kids cute
**Valjean starts singing**
Me: **Mouth drops** ...
Me: Holy crap
Joshua Colley is a gift to the world.
My reaction too
What happened next?🤗
This kid can belt and can do runs so good Josh IS SO TALENTED the heavens has a brang him a beautiful future.
@@Mark_R_Tho ummm what
It's so embarrassing when you lose to a 13-year-old kid.
13 year olds are some of the scariest people change my mind
SuperSweet fear me
Wait--he's 13?? I thought he's like 10 or 11
SuperSweet That man’s got feminine hips
Adrianne Thornheart No that's the thing I'm sensitive about!
Chills. I want to see this kid in everything.
You should search The Schuyler sisters get miscast. He's is the best in that
Minecraft meatloaf I've seen it and he was amazing, it's what led me to this video.
@@Lexiy76 He has so many amazing videos he is actually incredible
He's incredible
Josh Colley is incredible. Thanks for watching Christie!
He's way better than that fraud "Nick Jonas".
+Carl Hsieh Nick Jonas played Marius not Javert...
I know that, Nick Jonas's voice sucks.
+Carl Hsieh I admit he wasn't right for the part, but his voice wasn't that bad
this is incredible, but I think Javert has a bit to much time on his hands if he spends 10 years hunting down a 12 year old kid over a loaf of bread...
K but imagine seeing a 2 year old stealing bread, someone yells at him, the 2 year old toddles away..., that's amazing tho
Me thinks the later years were because of the silver he stole from the Bishop
Les Walking Dr. Musical Lover listen, that's one of the problems with Les Miserables. It's a bit unrealistic
Ivy Lee but the bishop gave it to him as a gift
Alberte Solveig Bækgaard Mortensen the book explains Javert's motives a lot better than the musical.
Joshua Colley could probably sing the dictionary and make people cry
I really want this... ._.
so is javert the only policeman in france or what
essentially yes haha
No. There are two. The other one is the inspector Clouseau.
|-/
loser lover: obviously! 😂
The word is gendarme.
This would be stunning regardless of age. The fact that he is so talented -- both vocally and as far as his acting performance go -- at only thirteen speaks volumes as to what he will eventually accomplish. Breathtaking. I've got chills. Seriously.
Stamanahdancer Josh Colley an incredible performer!
oh my god i remember seeing this and thinking baby valjean was brilliant! little did i know he's the same kid singing as angelica in the schuyler sisters miscast!! SUCH TALENT!
+Rhiannon Blake WAIT ARE YOU FOR REAL HE IS?!
+Megan Hash yep! his name is joshua colley!
Anyone else in the “Ive seen this over a million times, but I will 100% watch it again” group? Same.
you have no idea how many times i've watched this.. he's honestly the best valjean i've ever heard
Certainly not the best valjean but that kid will be going places!
I can’t even enjoy the other Confrontations, this one is my all time fave!
Omg he has growl 1:41...this was great!
This made get goosebumps like wow
dignature123 I died
Only goes to show what little people can do. ;)
+AlwaysGonnaSing We see what you did there...
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS While I have your attention, could you please tell Lin-Manuel Miranda that I think he's cute and I want to be exactly like him when I grow up
+AlwaysGonnaSing You win the Broadway part of the Internet!!!
Even if you're little, you can do a lot...
AlwaysGonnaSing pretty sure he played gavroche at one point too!
You can hear at 0:19 the gasps from the audience when Colley starts singing...absolutely blown away!
I hate Broadway I've gotten no sleep I'm too obsessed
+Emily Ogden I relate to this so much
Haha I love how gentle the guy playing Javert was at 1:14 when he was swinging the chain at Joshua! He made it look decent, but you can tell he was freaking out that he was gonna swing it too hard!
Teacher: go to detention
Kid: I AM WARNING YOU MISS CLAIRE
I swear half of these views are from me
Sabrina N Mine are the other half.. :)
But... All the views are from me...
Wait, I thought all the views were mine?
Probably on my 120477th view
+Tee Jay I have watched this like one million times
Adult Javert: You will starve again, unless you learn the meaning of the law.
13-year-old Valjean: I know the meaning of those nineteen years a slave of the law.
Adult Javert: ... wait, what?
THAT NOTE AT 1:44 IS INSANE IM SO SHOOK
a month later still shook
same
Two years later still *shook*
Still shook
its been 2 years , you guessed it. STILL SHOOK
“I’M THE STRONGER MAN BY FAR”
Yeah ok kid
Oh he is!
Holy shit. There’s so much I can talk about at 1:42. The vocal fry, how insanely high that note is. Also that fucking vibrato on “done” immediately after it!! he’s gonna be huge one day.
When u commented this he was already huge in the music world lol
1:08 The way he throws the phrase "my duty's to the law; you have no rights!" like a spear is actually addicting to hear he sang this so WELL.
Everyone laughed when he came on and then they got blown away
I watch this at least once a day. What a kid!
same
THIS KID IS INCREDIBLE
I'm not the only person who is coming back to watch this nearly every day
I've seen this countless times and yet I still get chills every time I hear this kid sing!!!
I watch this every night before I sleep. Joshua makes my heart whole. (Also, bravo to Javert!)
same
Such beautiful diction I cant ❤️😭
Right? He enunciates every word perfectly, I have no probably understanding him.
I'm in love with this boy. Honestly everything Joshua does is amazing, he can play any part. I am the same age as him and when I never feel more talentless than when I watch his videos...
I would gladly watch a whole show with him as valjean
+Musical Mockingbird Us too. Wouldn't that be incredible?!?
Kid has got quite a set of pipes on him. Hope he goes far.
GOOD LORD.
I'd pay to see this kid play Jean Valjean in any production.
shutz17shay Us too!
Would have been sold out tickets... seriously!
They would have laughed at first showing until he started singing... then sold out tickets every showing after.
The audience shut up real quick
If I could only watch one video for the rest of time, it would be this one. This is seriously amazing. I am in awe.
+Emma Fox Thanks for checking it out, Emma!
He walks in and you can hear chuckles and then everyone shuts up. I need this superpower but I am unfortunately ✨talentless✨
Oh my god. I need a Les Mini Mis. This kid is spectacular.
+Beth Yates Same!
I love how it goes from 'awww how cute' to 'holy crap the kid is a legend' in five seconds.
this kid IS INCREDIBLE!! WOOOOWWW!!!!
koko steele Josh Colley is the real deal!
this child's version of this song, especially during the overlapping parts, are exactly how it should always sound. hands down!
Joshua Colley will just be more amazing as the years go on!!!
1:15
don’t mind me
just giving myself a replay button
I don't know what I was expecting, but that wasn't it. Bravo
I saw him as Gavroche and he was amazing!!!
+Helena Bryant Thanks for checking it out, Helena!
1:33 *up to there* WHAT IS THIS KID WHAT KIND OF SORCERY IS THIS
kid is Joshua Colley,13, no sorcery just all natural
Manilva Garrido I
HAHAHAHAHAHA best comment ever! lol I had a flash back to when I was watching Merlin on Netflix lol
*insert Uther Pendragon
this littleboy is so talented, i like his voice it's so amazing :)
That kid has the cleanest voice I’ve ever heard
Oh my gosh, he is adorable! And an amazing Valjean also!
+gost trick We can't wait to see Joshua play Valjean somebody, too!
He's going to grow up to be a teenage heart throb.
Nadia DeAnne oh he has omg 😍
It's just....I can't even....it's like........it's absolutely RIDICULOUS to have this much vocal ability at this age - such control over his voice. To go from that impossibly high belt to that stunning soprano quality after.... he's just too good. Never seen anything like it at this age.
This young man is one of the reasons i love this art form so very much. All that truly matters is talent and he has a clear surplus of it. There are adults who cant do that.
Joshua Colley, if by some chance one day you happen to read this comment please know that you are amazing and i was really inspired by that performance. thank you for finding your love so early in life and being brave enough yo jump in head first. i wish I was able to do that at 13. Again thank you very much and keep up the amazing work.
I couldn’t agree more
Person, not knowing he's been on broadway: wanna do karaoke?
Him, cracking knuckles: sure
Ramin Karimloo's replacement? I agree!!! :D I seriously would love to hear him sing "Bring Him Home." I am sure that he would do great in his career.
That last rift during the fight is SO powerful
Both have astounding singing and acting skills. Truly great
his voice is so beautiful that my heart is melted
Joshua, you just sound more talented every time I hear you sing ;)
This child is a gift from the gods of musical theatre
For people who don’t do theater, singing while stage fighting is incredibly hard to do because you don’t want to mess up and actually hurt someone but also you need to maintain your voice. For this 10 year old so be gOING SO HARD IS IMPRESSIVE
Javert is also quite amazing, I think he’s definitely underrated in this performance!
John Rapson is currently playing Beadle Bamford in Sweeney Todd and is incredible!
"And this I swear to you tonight"... ANGELIC. 💕
Joshua Colley is truly a gift from God and those vocals are to die for😍😍😍
0:12 - 0:18 when the audience goes from laughing to audible gasps in 6 seconds
1:42 literally can’t stop watching. Gave me chills!!!😫🥰
2:00 - voice of an angel! God I could watch this video forever.
He did amazing
In 10-20 years, im coming back to NYC to see him.
I'm stunned. WOW. That kid's got one hell of a voice
Talk about passionate singing and acting. Would love to hear him sing Bring him Home.
Nancy Segovia What an excellent idea!
At first I thought he had a dirty face, but then realized it was his 5 a clock shadow which was painted on! 😂
I can't lie, this is definitely the best Confrontation I've heard
The way the audience gasps when he sings gets me everytime
This video kills me every time I watch it! Joshua Colley is absolutely amazing, I've never seen someone so young do this song such justice. I have chills... again.
I had showed my grandma this video a long time ago. I told her that Josh had also been in the broadway show Les Mis at one point. September 3rd we went to New York and saw Les Mis. After the show we were talking about the kids in the show and my grandma says "Didn't you say that kid that was Charlie Brown played the Younges Jean Valjean? I didnt see him at all in the show." I explained to her that he just had just played Jean Valjean for a special event but in my head I had thought "I wish there was a Young Jean Valjean in Les Mis that Josh could play." This is one of my favorite videos ever!
1:42 my child hating stone cold heart melted
I watch this everyday... I just can't fathom how a voice that amazing can come out of this little boy
Can everyone in the world please watch this??!!
I love how you hear laughs when he walks out and then silence when they hear the kid truly kill it.