Carrie Hope Fletcher is magnificent. She has dedicated a significant portion of her career and her life to Les Miserables and the result is she is the greatest Eponine ever. She has now undertaken the role of Fantine and I have no doubt that if there is a thirty fifth anniversary concert she will be invited as Fantine to sing (with other great Les Miserables actresses) an arrangement of I Dreamed A Dream/On My Own.
Sorry but, I have to disagree with you on the best Eponine. Frances Ruffelle originated the role on Broadway and no one will ever touch her as Eponine. She later also moved on to star as Fantine but, will always be remembered for her turn as Eponine. Check out the 10th Anniversary Concert to see what I'm talking about. Her voice and performance was magic.
When Rachelle joined Search for the star her voice is so Big, she can also sing rock songs, RNB, Classical. Her voice here is so sweet, I don't know how she do that. Not all singers can suit their voice to whatever genre they are singing.
Epic beyond the definition of the word. What a gift to have lived in a time when this brilliant musical was created and when the OGs can still bring the same power and emotion 30+ years later. I am also warmed by how respectful and loving Frances Ruffelle is to all of them. Her face when Patti sings as all four come together and her almost mother-like pride for Fletcher are just beautiful. No attempts at upstaging. Just being in the moment. Rachelle Ann Go, unfortunately, made a bad judgement throwing in that unnecessary riff. I swear I see a slight look of contempt across Patti's face when Go throws that in.😂 And the gall to do it on stage in front of the creators... but, I digress. (I am fully aware that many of Patti's recordings or performances of "I Dreamed a Dream" have been riddled with bad choices.) Regardless, these four sound amazing and what a chill-inducing moment of passing the torch it was indeed.
For those who don't know, Patti LuPone plays Yellow Diamond on Steven Universe. Can you imagine Patti Lupone, Lisa Hannigan (Blue Diamond), Christine Ebersole (White Diamond), and Susan Egan (Pink Diamond) (or Sarah Stiles (Spinel)) singing that?
I'm not sure, but I think this mash up was first done by Rachelle Ann Go and Lea Salonga in Do You Hear The People Sing benefit concert in Manila, Philippines in January (29th and 30th) of 2014.
all of you talking about how beautiful their voices are. Me: pauses the video everytime rachelle's husband is being captured on the camera 1:42 1:48 2:30
