Martin Smith as Jean Valjean (Les Misérables - 1987) 

0:28 Work Song 4:19 On Parole 8:49 Valjean Arrested/Valjean Forgiven 10:37 What Have I Done? 13:53 At the End of the Day 18:51 I Dreamed a Dream 22:59 Lovely Ladies 26:54 Fantine's Arrest 31:19 The Runaway Cart 35:05 Who Am I? 38:35 Fantine's Death/Come to Me 42:06 Confrontation 44:28 Castle on a Cloud 48:10 Master of the House 54:17 The Bargain/Waltz of Treachery 1:00:20 Look Down 1:03:22 The Robbery 1:08:05 Stars 1:11:24 Eponine's Errand 1:13:09 ABC Cafe/Red and Black 1:18:45 Do You Hear the People Sing? 1:20:45 In My Life 1:25:36 A Heart Full of Love 1:28:03 The Attack on Rue Plumet 1:31:45 One Day More 1:35:27 Building the Barricade/Upon These Stones 1:39:21 On My Own 1:43:07 At the Barricade 1:45:23 Javert's Arrival 1:46:10 Little People 1:47:45 A Little Fall of Rain 1:51:21 Night of Anguish 1:52:50 First Attack 1:57:07 Drink with Me 1:59:44 Bring Him Home 2:03:26 Dawn of Anguish 2:05:00 Second Attack/Death of Gavroche 2:07:31 The Final Battle 2:09:11 Dog Eats Dog/The Sewers 2:16:45 Javert's Suicide 2:20:14 Turning 2:22:21 Empty Chairs at Empty Tables 2:25:07 Every Day 2:27:15 Valjean's Confession 2:30:28 Wedding Chorale/Beggars at the Feast 2:36:26 Valjean's Death 2:42:59 Finale

watching this video today to commemorate the end of an era today, July 13, 2019 is the last day these sets willk be seen in London :(

Thank you so much for posting this!!! Nothing beats the show in its original form. NOTHING.

This is splendid I was so lucky to travel from the US to see the Westend production in 1992. Before going blind. Before that I seen the show at least 50 times all over the states. I can still see every bit of the show in my head. Thank you so much for posting this! Gman’s mom

So great to see the original staging, which isn't done in the anniversary concerts or touring productions. The choreography, scene changes, and reveals on the revolving stage adds to the drama. and the pivoting sets that look like piles of junk transforming into buildings. it was pretty to amazing to watch in real life about 30 years ago! Thanks for posting this reminder of great production, even though most scenes are just wooden chairs and tables and spotlights.

Can I just say how good the quality is it's so good like WOW!!!

this eponine's voice is giving me hella goosebumps, damn

I’ve only seen the new sets which are amazing but I would love for them to revive this set and take it on tour

Totally misread this as "Martin SHORT as Jean Valjean..."

Clive Carter played a fantastic Javert

Nice to see the original Thenardier couple wedding looks before they became cartoonish after Broadway. This was before the sewer-lighting backdrop was added that comes down behind the barricade, and before the wedding background scenery was added. I _think_ the Toulon gaol wall with "prison windows" was already gone by this point - it didn't last too long.

Thank you for putting this performance up in full! There are other bits of it around the internet and I was wondering why it had Maurice Clarke doing Marius. Now I understand. I was very heavily part of the Les Mis fandom when this was all going on, saw Martin do Marius several times (Dave Willetts was doing Valjean). I also caught up with the Bittersweet tour in Manchester- I was a student at the time. Was very sad to hear of Martin's death in the 90s and wished I could have got to know him better. He was a shy and quiet gentleman if I remember rightly and fans around the stage door wouldn't really have been very helpful.

This was before they gutted it, made the music faster and all over killed the emotion level the audience had with each character as they died. Thank You

Thanks for posting this! Great reminder of the classic staging before they changed it, and Martin is great.

This was the year I was born!!

The men in this can SANG!!!!

I mouth literally went wide with shock for this piece of history. Oh thank you so much!

Thank you for posting this complete version. Considering it is over 30 years old, the quality is amazing. Was that still Frances Ruffelle as Eponine, or was she trying to sing like Frances? Martin Smith's Bring Him Home was softer than many of the Valjeans I've see. I love his version. Beautiful!

Fuck Yes!! Thank you! Love the original production of this show.. saw it so many times 💜

I’m happy to say that my local theatre performed Les Mis a lot closer to the original- I mean based on the feel of things. I was Cosette understudy, and the leads were granted a lot of character room and vocal liberty, and I think it actually helped keep the original tone alive. As a fifteen year old playing Cosette it definitely helped me since my voice isn’t as rich and full as this. Also, we wore a bleach blonde wig and I hated that part, I was like, “um the original Cosette was brunette??” Our main Cosette had dark hair and our main Eponine had blonde hair so I was very confused as to why we changed. Other than the fact that Thenardier’s hair was jet black, I didn’t see a problem. Anyways I’m so glad you posted this!!! I love this so much!!! I wish I had found this while in the production though :( but yeah I absolutely love this and am going to watch it a million times over

I was on this playlist the other day and was watching dear Evan Hansen but now I can’t find it anywhere and I’m so sad 😢

Thank you so much. To watch this musical performed by the original casts was one of my bucket list. I have listern through cassette for more than 30 years. Thanks again.

30:22 got me in the feels - Valjean trying to deny it and Fantine makes him take accountability

Wow.

i loved this!!

Thanks great memories of the Palace production

In '87, this would've been a huge camcorder. How could anyone have snuck that in???

1:10:09 the Violin here is beautiful

2:08:11 Watch your step Enj after a little fall of rain!!

28:03

I wish they’d release a dvd of the stage show (and not just the concerts). I’d love to watch this at anytime. I wasn’t a fan of the movie. I found it incredibly bland.

Maurice Clarke & Jacinta Mulcahy were in BRIGADOON together!!!

How interesting to see American actress Kathleen Rowe McAllen as Fantine.. I say that because of all those histrionics in 1988 to keep Sarah Brightman from originating the role of Christine Daaé on Broadway. Lloyd Webber promised to use an American actress & he used two: Ann Crumb & McAllen (Aspects of Love 1989). I also like the Thénardiers here. I always love it when they squabble/fight over the money. How much I prefer the original singing vocal style of Marius & Cosette in the London production--they both have such smoother and warmer voices. David Bryant as the original Marius on Broadway--absolutely awful. It is still a mystery why the change on Broadway with all that damn breathiness & wobbling. I am curious how much influence Bloubil & Schönberg had in casting. Jérôme Pradon & Marie Zamora had the same smooth & beautiful lyrical voices as Michael Ball & Rebecca Caine. Martin Smith & Maurice Clarke both do an outstanding job here. What a jewel you have posted for all "Les Misérables" fans. I truly thank you. :)

I saw this cast live. The show was much better in the original form. Martin Smith is arguably the only Valjean to match Colm Wilkinson.

Love the video, but does anyone know the dialogue during Look Down after Marius' "Only one man and that's Lamarque...." - it seems to be unique to London and isn't part of the CSR/current libretto

At around 2:07:56 in the Final Battle, what are the lyrics?

0:19 •You can’t video this• *this guy* •rules don’t apply to me•

2:07:56 Were these the original lyrics for "The Final Battle"? Because if so, it's interesting how they went from that to "Let us die facing our foes, make them bleed while we can"

Is there anything out there of Martin Smith singing Empty Chairs?

Is that Gareth Snook as Bamatabois?🤔

Anyone know who plays Gavroche?

Jacinta Mulcahy played Cosette!?!?!

Rowe McAllen's Fantine is outstanding.

Is this called original london cast

Mm

Who is playing Eponine?

25:39

12:23 Nice try but not quite

12:23 Nice try

Poor R T T

Not the biggest fan of this Javert actor, but otherwise a wonderful cast. I love this musical!

Gavroche kinda sucked

I want you to delete this video off of RU-vid