Music and Musicians:Do they make 'em like that anymore?Posting 43

In my opinion, nobody does the slimy inn-keeper Thénardier from Les Misérables better than Alun Armstrong. His facial expressions are priceless.


At the very end of this scene, you see Jean Valjean appearing in the background. This is leading to the scene where Jean Valjean buys cosette away from the Thénardier's.

If there are any people out there who are big fans of Les Mis, like myself, here's the scene it leads into...

(with a different cast)


The singer playing Jean Valjean in the above video is not Colm Wilkinson. Rather, it is John Owens-Jones, who is a fantastic singer in his own right (check out the high notes at 2:06). I've been meaning to put some of his singing on this blog.

While I'm at it, here's another performance by John Owens-Jones (you can see him a little better).



If anyone out there actually watches the above performance to the end, you will understand why I always ask...


Do they make 'em like that anymore?