I heard Drew at 19 YEARS OLD playing Baron in Grand Hotel at Boston Conservatory. YAS BITCHES...I have a casting director's ear. This man COULD SANG HIS FUCKIN ASS OFF. And i believe his tone on those high notes here even BEST Colm himself. He's the only one ever cast who sings the role with a poppy top as opposed to a legit one. It doesn't sound right with a semi legit/operatic "covered" top. It has to be wide open like Colm. And Drew has IT
I love how talented he is. He's capable to play Valjean and one of the very few (along with Carl Anderson) capable of playing Judas and Jesus. I only wish you would have found and include the part where death Fantine and death Eponine sing with Valjean "And remember, the truth that once was spoken: To love another person is to see the face of God."
Echt liebes Video. Bin zwar ein Junge, aber fast gleicher Jahrgang und auch immer noch in mein Vintage Spielzeug verliebt. Die Knuffelbunts kenne ich auch aus der Volksschule. Die beiden Eltern leuchten und die 4 Kinder quietschen, wie im Real Life. ;)
I saw Drew as Valjean in the West End of London in 2008. I have seen this show 18 times across the US and in London, and he was the greatest Valjean. First time I ever waited outside a stage door after a show.
Was this london or broadway, I saw him on Broadway as Jean Valjean and his performance was quite different than this and had a much more deeper register. It was phenomenal. Cossette here isn't Ali Ewoldt as I recall her and adam jacobs as Marius when I saw them back in 2007.
this is a mixture of Broadway and London. He took over from Alex in the Broadway Revival and then came over to London to do Valjean here. Very different experience apparently (I interviewed him for a book I am writing on the show).
I like Matt Lucas is everything he does except Les Mis. Thenardier is supposed to be a very frightening man, and Lucas only plays him as a comedic character. Such a shame.
Pure talent. I'm a fan of Drew since I saw him at the first time. His vocal range and actor skills are very impressing. He always gives all from his heart in any single musical he played. Keep it going Drew!
Drew Sarich, the only man to play both main characters in musicals based off of Victor Hugo's Novels. Valjean in Les Mis and Quasimodo in Disney's Hunchback (in Germany) A true talent here!!!
@@Broadway_Ben if you are in German shows they often swap the roles about. I'm writing a book about the show and have interviewed a number of German singing (but from lots of different nationalities who went there to work) Valjeans and Javerts. I spoke to Drew and he says playing both gives you a good understanding of how the interaction between the characters work. One of my German Valjeans said exactly the same, and made me view the characters a lot differently.
