Just beautiful, Na! When I met you in September at the back stage door with my son, Monte, I knew you were a woman of grace and inner beauty as well... And here it is in song!
Na-Young, WOW! Your voice is absolutely amazing! You were on holiday when I came to see Les Mis. We saw Melanie Bright as Fantine who was absolutely amazing also! Would love to hear you live too though :) X
Na Young has such beautiful black hair, I think her Fantine would look better if they gave her a black wig. And since the grown up Cosette has black hair also, it would appear consistent as family trait.
There is a reason that Fantine has blonde hair, which is mentioned in the book. In France at the time, blonde hair was the most prized hair colour as it was commonly used for periwigs. However, blonde hair is genetically less common than most other hair colours so blonde hair for wigs was harder to obtain. Also, those who were most likely to need to sell their hair for money were of course the poor, whose hair likely wouldn’t have been in very good condition due to malnutrition. This is why the prostitutes in the Lovely Ladies scene were gushing over Fantine’s hair, because it was long, blonde and in relatively good condition for someone of her societal status and felt they could make hefty profit from it. So yes, the producers of the show didn’t just choose blonde hair for Fantine for no reason. They wanted to stay faithful to the book and to the real historical context
Also, in Les Miserables, the lighting of the show is very dark and gloomy and unfortunately black hair would practically be invisible which wouldn’t work for Fantine as the cutting of her hair is a key point for her character. The audience would not be able to see this properly particularly those who are seated at the back of the dress circle at the top of the theatre.
@@TheGeographyWatch Thanks for the info. It's good to know that there's a reason for certain details and the team honors it. I've seen versions that cast little Cosette and big Cosette different race, or Éponine sometimes, or that they have difference hair colors when young and grown up, or that the cast of Fantine couldn't possibly have a child that looks like the cast of Cosette....these stuff would put me out of the play and storyline no matter how good these individuals sing.
