LM London/West End Audio I
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Theatres Barbican and Palace (1985-2004)
London 1985 (possible date: 1 Oct 1985) Colm Wilkinson (Valjean), Roger Allam (Javert), Patti LuPone (Fantine), Alun Armstrong (Thénardier), Susan Jane Tanner (Mme Thénardier), Michael Ball (Marius), Frances Ruffelle (Éponine), Rebecca Caine (Cosette), David Burt (Enjolras)
Early Barbican preview.
Unlabelled tracks, soundboard-like quality.
Segments missing from tape flips include the instrumental introduction to “Castle on a Cloud,” the Marius/Eponine portion of “In My Life,” and the first part of “Death of Gavroche.”
Naturally, the material has undergone some changes since this time. Pretty amazing, considering.
Also, I'm amazed by how fierce David Burt is here. His "Grantaire put the bottle down!" is worthy of legend.
London 1985 Colm Wilkinson (Jean Valjean), Roger Allam (Javert), Patti LuPone (Fantine), Frances Ruffelle (Eponine), Michael Ball (Marius), David Burt (Enjolras), Rebecca Caine (Cosette), Alun Armstrong (Thénardier), Susan Jane Tanner (Mme. Thénardier), Clive Carter (Grantaire), Zoë Hart (Little Cosette)
(OLC cast)
Bridge + most of third verse of Castle on a Cloud are missing, due to tape flip.
London (Palace Theatre) 1986 Colm Wilkinson (Jean Valjean), Roger Allam (Javert), Jackie Marks (Fantine), Frances Ruffelle (Eponine), Simon Bowman (u/s Marius), Rebecca Caine (Cosette), David Burt (Enjolras), Alun Armstrong (Thénardier), Zoe Bright (u/s Mme Thénardier)
London 1988 Martin Smith (u/s Valjean), Clive Carter (Javert), Kathleen Rowe McAllen (Fantine), Maurice Clark (Marius u/s), Jayne Draper (Éponine), Jacinta Mulcahy (Cosette), David George (Enjolras), Cameron Stewart (u/s Grantaire)
DVD audiorip. Previously mislabelled 13 December 1988
Tracks labelled Chapter 1, Ch2, etc, rather than scene/song, rather poorly tracked.
Two easy ways determine which audio you have in your collection:
1. Understudy announcement at the beginning. Dec 13 has no u/s announcement, obviously, the other one does.
2. Dec 13: Audible siren during first verse of Come to Me (Fantine's Death).
London 13 December 1988 Peter Karrie (Valjean), Don Gallagher (Javert), Rebecca Storm (Fantine), Linzi Hateley (Éponine), Mario Frangoulis (Marius), Mary Louise Clark (Cosette), Christopher Howard (Enjolras), Barry James (Thénardier), Gay Soper (Mme Thénardier)
See above. Audible siren during first verse of Come to Me (Fantine's Death)
London 12 August 1989 Peter Karrie (Valjean), Philip Quast (Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Gay Soper (Mme T), Julian Forsyth (u/s Thénardier), Jacinta Whyte (u/s Eponine), Janet Mooney (u/s Cosette), Mario Frangoulis (Marius), Michael Cantwell (Enjolras), Paula Simpson (cover Factory Girl)
Is missing everything between "Who Am I?" and "Do You Hear the People Sing". Numbers in track labels add up, so I believe/believed this has always been the case. Previously listed with Barry James as Thénardier. See below.
London 12 August 1989 Peter Karrie (Valjean), Philip Quast (Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Gay Soper (Mme T), Julian Forsyth (u/s Thénardier), Jacinta Whyte (u/s Eponine), Janet Mooney (u/s Cosette), Mario Frangoulis (Marius), Michael Cantwell (Enjolras), Paula Simpson (cover Factory Girl)
Said to be complete, pending investigation. See above.
London 1990 Øystein Wiik (Valjean), David Burt (Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Stifyn Parri (Marius), Lisa Hull (Cosette), Elizabeth Watts (u/s Éponine), Michael Cantwell (Enjolras), Barry James (Thénardier), Gay Soper (Mme Thénardier)
London 1992 Dave Willetts (Valjean), Clive Carter (u/s Javert), Ruthie Henshall (Fantine), Rosemary Ashe (Mme. Thenardier), Peter Polycarpou (Thenardier), Stephanie Martin (u/s Eponine), Darryl Knock (Marius), Megan Kelly (u/s Cosette), Keith Burns (u/s Enjolras), Adam Searles (Gavroche)
London 10 June 1992 Dave Willetts (Valjean), Paul Leonard (Javert), Ruthie Henshall (Fantine), Silvie Paladino (Eponine), Sarah Jane Hassell (Cosette), Darryll Knock (Marius), Graham Bickley (Enjolras)
London 1993 John Mark McVey, Andrew C. Wadsworth, Lindsey Danvers or Catherine Breeze, Stephanie Martin, Tony Rouse, Megan Kelly, Keith Burns, Peter Polycarpou (Thénardier)
Stephanie Martin's final performance. Unlabelled tracks.
London 16 April 1993 Mark McKerracher, Andrew C. Wadsworth, Claire Moore, Tony Rouse, Claudia Bradley (u/s Eponine), Nicky Adams, David Malek, Mark White, Jenny Galloway
Soundboard, occasionally some kind of buzzing sound appears.
London 1994 Phil Cavill (Valjean), David Bardsley (u/s Javert), Gemma Wardle (Eponine), Lindsey Danvers (Fantine), Matt Cammelle (Marius), Nicky Adams (Cosette), Nick Holder (Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thénardier), David Malek (Enjolras)
Incomplete, ends with "The Aftermath" (instrumental section following the Final Battle, BHH reprise)
London 13 July 1996 Peter Karrie (Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Alex Summer (u/s Fantine), Mario Frangoulis (Marius), Frances Ruffelle (Éponine), Lisa Hull (Cosette), David Bardsley (Enjolras), Peter Gerald (u/s Thénardier), Alix Longman (u/s Mme Thénardier), Sally Bourne (cover Factory Girl)
London 15 March 1997 Jeff Leyton (Valjean), Tim Morgan (u/s Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Chris Langham (Thénardier), Felicity Goodson (u/s Mme Thénardier), Gemma Wardle (Eponine), Martin Crewes (Marius), Annalene Beechey (Cosette), John Owen-Jones (u/s Enjolras)
Terrible quality, but an interesting historical record of JOJ's Enjolras (as far as I'm aware, the only recording in existence).
London 19 June 1997 John Owen Jones (u/s Valjean), Tim Morgan (u/s Javert), Grania Renihan, Mandy Holliday, Peter Gerald (u/s Thénardier), Gemma Wardle, Annalene Beechey, Martin Crewes, Matthew Cammelle, Stuart Pendred, Danny Kyte, Sophie Cox
Good quality considering its age.
London 26 July 1997 matinee Jeff Leyton (Valjean), Hartwig Rudolz (Javert), Carmen Cusack (Fantine u/s), Gemma Wardle (Eponine), Martin Crewes (Marius), Annalene Beechey (Cosette), Matthew Cammelle (alt. Enjolras), Ann Adlem (cover Factory Girl)
Annoying hiss occasionally present (make me recheck this!). Is missing a bit of "Castle on a Cloud".
London 2 August 1997 Alan Vicary (u/s Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Frances Ruffelle (Eponine), Norman Bowman (Marius), Michael William McGee (u/s Enjolras)
Frances Ruffelle's last
London 6 January 1998 Stig Rossen (Valjean), Ethan Freeman (Javert), Silvie Paladino (Fantine), Nick Holder (Thenardier), Tania Newton (u/s Mme Thenardier), Gemma Wardle (Eponine), Andrew Keelan (u/s Marius), Annalene Beechey (Cosette), Matt Camelle (alt Enjolras)
Strange background noise continuously present, otherwise clear.
London 27 February 1998 Stig Rossen (Valjean), Ethan Freeman (Javert), Dianne Pilkington (u/s Fantine), Liz Ewing (Mme Thenardier), Nick Holder (Thénardier), Gemma Wardle (Eponine), Annelene Beechey (Cosette), Graham Mackay-Bruce (Marius), Matthew Cammelle (Enjolras)
Originally split into 4 MP3 tracks, retracked by myself March 2009. Has a skip in "Mme Thénardier" and "Javert's Suicide", which I presume is due to a change of batteries/flipping of tape. The first few seconds of act 2 are also missing. Quite good quality, but there's a hiss.
London 23 August 1999 John Owen-Jones (Valjean), Hal Fowler (Javert), Gunilla Backman (Fantine), Joanna Mays (Mme Thénardier), Stephen Matthews (u/s Thénardier), Amanda Salmon (Eponine), Rebecca Vere (Cosette), Tom Lucas (Marius), David Malek (Enjolras), James Buckley (Gavroche), Georgina Leonidas (Young Cosette).
Unlabelled tracks
London 30 October 1999 John Owen Jones (Valjean), Hal Fowler (Javert), Jody Butterworth (u/s Fantine), Cameron Blakely (Thenardier), Joanna Mays (Mme. Thenardier), Amanda Salmon (Eponine), Jason Nolan (u/s Marius), Rebecca Vere (Cosette), David Malek (Enjolras)
Unlabelled tracks
London 8 July 2000 Simon Bowman (Valjean), Peter Corry (Javert), Ria Jones (Fantine), Joanna Ampil (Eponine), Celia Graham (u/s Cosette), Niklas Andersson (Marius), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Mandy Holliday (Mme T), Barry James (Thénardier), Jack Dobby (Gavroche), Jordan Bocarisa (Little Cosette)
London 10 August 2000 Simon Bowman (Valjean), Paul Monaghan (u/s Javert), Rebecca Thornhill (Fantine), Niklas Andersson (Marius), Joanna Ampil (Éponine), Zoe Curlett (Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras), David Burrows (u/s Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thénardier)
London 16th February 2001 Hans-Peter Janssens (Valjean), Peter Corry (Javert), Jenna Russell (Fantine), Joanna Ampil (Eponine), Niklas Andersson (Marius), Celia Graham (u/s Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Barry James (Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thénardier)
London 3 March 2001 Andrew Morton (u/s Valjean), Peter Corry (Javert), Jenna Russell (Fantine), Joanna Ampil (Eponine), Paul Peacock (u/s Marius), Zoe Curlett (Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Barry James (Thénardier), Mandy Holiday (Mme T)
Final matinee of the 2000/2001 cast. Has some inside jokes and includes Peter Corry's 'alternative' lyrics. Somewhat overloaded.
London 12 May 2001 John Owen-Jones (standby Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Joanna Ampil (Éponine), Niklas Andersson (Marius), Philippa Healey (Cosette), Tam Mutu (u/s Enjolras), Tony Timberlake (Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thénardier)
Unlabelled tracks. Converted from WMA to mp3 by me.
London 4 July 2001 John Owen Jones (Valjean standby), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Tony Timberlake (Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thenardier), Joanna Ampil (Eponine), Spencer Stafford (Marius), Philippa Healey (Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras)
I HAVE TWO AUDIOS DATED 4 JULY 2001 WITH TWO VERY DIFFERENT CAST LISTS. I haven't investigated which one's the correct one yet.
London July 04, 2001 Hans Peter Janssens, Michael McCarthy, Grania Renihan, Rachel Spry (u/s Mme Thenardier), Tony Timberlake, Laura-Michelle Kelly, Philippa Healey, Jody Crosier, Jason McCann
Unlabelled tracks.
London 5 October 2001 Hans-Peter Janssens (Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Mandy Holliday (Mme. Thénardier), Tony Timberlake (Thénardier), Laura-Michelle Kelly (Eponine), Jody Crosier (Marius), Philippa Healey (Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Nikki Snode (Gavroche), Wain Douglas (Grantaire)
London 6 October 2001 Hans Peter Janssens (Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Laura Michelle Kelly (Eponine), Jody Crosier (Marius), Philippa Healey (Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Tony Timberlake (Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thénardier)
Unlabelled tracks
London 25 October 2001 Hans Peter Janssens (Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Elinor Collett (u/s Fantine - 2nd cover), Laura Michelle Kelly (Eponine), Jody Crosier (Marius), Beth Humphries (u/s Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Tony Timberlake (Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thénardier)
London 22 November 2001 Hans Peter Janssens (Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Hilde Norga (u/s Fantine), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thenardier), Tony Timberlake (Thenardier), Laura-Michelle Kelly (Eponine), Jody Crosier (Marius), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Philippa Healey (Cosette), Wain Douglas (Grantaire), Elinor Collett (u/s Factory Girl), Cameron Jack (Joly), Mark Isherwood (Feuilly), Spencer Stafford (Montparnasse), Phil Snowden (Brujon)
London 3 January 2002 Matinee Chris Fennessy (u/s Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Carmen Cusack (Fantine), Caroline Sheen (Éponine), Jody Crosier (Marius), Craig Price (u/s Enjolras), Sophie Caton (u/s Cosette), Stephen Tate (Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thénardier)
First performances of Craig Price and Sophie Caton as Enjolras and Cosette.
London 30 April 2002 Paul Monaghan (u/s Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Carmen Cusack (Fantine), Jody Crosier (Marius), Lydia Griffiths (u/s Eponine), Sarah Lane (Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Stephen Tate (Thenardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thénardier)
London 29 June 2002 Chris Fennessey (u/s Valjean), Jérôme Pradon (Javert), Elinor Collett (u/s Fantine), Stephen Tate (Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme T.), Caroline Sheen (Éponine), Jody Crosier (Marius), Sophie Caton (u/s Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Chris Hawkins (Gavroche), Lauren McConnell (Young Cosette), Wain Douglas (Bamatabois/Grantaire), Craig Price (Foreman/Prouvaire, swing)
Good recording.
London 27 July 2002 Matinee Hans Peter Janssens, Jérôme Pradon, Carmen Cusack, Caroline Sheen, Jody Crosier, Sarah Lane, Jason McCann, Stephen Tate, Mandy Holliday
Final matinee of the 01/02 cast
London 27 July 2002 (eve) Chris Fennesey (u/s Jean Valjean), Jerome Pradon (Javert), Elinor Colett (u/s Fantine), Caroline Sheen (Eponine), Jody Crossier (Marius), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Sarah Jane (Cosette), Wain Douglas (u/s Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (u/s Mme Thénardier), Martin Scott Warden (u/s Grantaire), Amanda Dainty (u/s Factory Girl)
Unlabelled tracks. Final performance of this cast.
THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY MISLABELLED 28 July! That, however, was a Sunday.
London 2002 Michael Sterling (Jean Valjean), Jerome Pradon (Javert), Carmen Cusack (Fantine), Hadley Fraser (Marius), Sophia Ragavelas (Eponine), Helen French (Cosette), Paul Manuel (Enjolras), Stephen Tate (Thenardier), Rosemary Ashe (Madame Thenardier)
Labelled "28 June 2002" when I got it. Date must surely be wrong, as first performance for this cast was the 29th of July 2002. This was also labelled cast change, so 29th of July 2002 might actually be it.
London 22 October 2002 Mike Sterling (Valjean), Jerome Pradon (Javert), Carmen Cusack (Fantine), Stephen Tate (Thenardier), Rosemary Ashe (Mme Thenardier), Rebecca Seale (u/s Eponine), Hadley Fraser (Marius), Helen French (Cosette), Ramin Karimloo (u/s Enjolras)
Unlabelled tracks
London 30 November 2002 Mike Sterling (Jean Valjean), Jérôme Pradon (Javert), Carmen Cusack
(Fantine), Sophie Ravagelas (Eponine), Hadley Fraser (Marius), Helen French (Cosette), Paul Manuel (Enjolras), Stephen Tate (Thénardier), Jennie Dale (u/s Mme Thénardier), Peter Kay (u/s Grantaire), Amanda Dainty (u/s Factory Girl)
London 22 March 2003 Hans Peter Janssens (Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Carmen Cusack (Fantine), Ramin Karimloo (u/s Marius), Helen French (Cosette), Rebecca Seale (u/s Eponine), Paul Manuel (Enjolras), Sean Kingsley (u/s Thénardier), Rosemary Ashe (Mme Thénardier)
London 24 May 2003 Hans Peter Janssens (Valjean), Alan Vicary (u/s Javert), Helen French (u/s Fantine, 2nd cover), Sean Kingley (u/s Thénardier), Rosemary Ashe (Mme T), Hadley Fraser (Marius), Sophia Ragavelas (Éponine), Sarah Lane (u/s Cosette, emergency cover?), Paul Manuel (Enjolras), David Arneil (u/s)
Sarah Lane was 2nd cover Cosette in 2001, and principal in 2002. By this time, she had left the cast, so I assume she was brought in as an emergency cover for Cosette as Helen French (principal Cosette at the time) had to cover Fantine. David Arneil was 1st cover Bishop, but I don't know for certain that's the role he's playing here.
London 3 November 2003 Jeff Leyton (Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Joanna Ampil (Fantine), Katy Secombe (Mme Thénardier), Stephen Tate (Thénardier), Lauren James (u/s Eponine), Gillian Budd (u/s Cosette), Jon Lee (Marius), Oliver Thornton (Enjolras)
London 27 March 2004 Jeff Leyton (Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Joanna Ampil (Fantine), Sophia Ravagelas (Eponine), Jon Lee (Marius), Lydia Griffiths (Cosette), Oliver Thornton (Enjolras), Stephen Tate (Thénardier), Katy Secombe (Mme Thénardier)
Final performance at the Palace Theatre. Includes One Day More Encore.
Early Barbican preview.
Unlabelled tracks, soundboard-like quality.
Segments missing from tape flips include the instrumental introduction to “Castle on a Cloud,” the Marius/Eponine portion of “In My Life,” and the first part of “Death of Gavroche.”
Naturally, the material has undergone some changes since this time. Pretty amazing, considering.
Also, I'm amazed by how fierce David Burt is here. His "Grantaire put the bottle down!" is worthy of legend.
London 1985 Colm Wilkinson (Jean Valjean), Roger Allam (Javert), Patti LuPone (Fantine), Frances Ruffelle (Eponine), Michael Ball (Marius), David Burt (Enjolras), Rebecca Caine (Cosette), Alun Armstrong (Thénardier), Susan Jane Tanner (Mme. Thénardier), Clive Carter (Grantaire), Zoë Hart (Little Cosette)
(OLC cast)
Bridge + most of third verse of Castle on a Cloud are missing, due to tape flip.
London (Palace Theatre) 1986 Colm Wilkinson (Jean Valjean), Roger Allam (Javert), Jackie Marks (Fantine), Frances Ruffelle (Eponine), Simon Bowman (u/s Marius), Rebecca Caine (Cosette), David Burt (Enjolras), Alun Armstrong (Thénardier), Zoe Bright (u/s Mme Thénardier)
London 1988 Martin Smith (u/s Valjean), Clive Carter (Javert), Kathleen Rowe McAllen (Fantine), Maurice Clark (Marius u/s), Jayne Draper (Éponine), Jacinta Mulcahy (Cosette), David George (Enjolras), Cameron Stewart (u/s Grantaire)
DVD audiorip. Previously mislabelled 13 December 1988
Tracks labelled Chapter 1, Ch2, etc, rather than scene/song, rather poorly tracked.
Two easy ways determine which audio you have in your collection:
1. Understudy announcement at the beginning. Dec 13 has no u/s announcement, obviously, the other one does.
2. Dec 13: Audible siren during first verse of Come to Me (Fantine's Death).
London 13 December 1988 Peter Karrie (Valjean), Don Gallagher (Javert), Rebecca Storm (Fantine), Linzi Hateley (Éponine), Mario Frangoulis (Marius), Mary Louise Clark (Cosette), Christopher Howard (Enjolras), Barry James (Thénardier), Gay Soper (Mme Thénardier)
See above. Audible siren during first verse of Come to Me (Fantine's Death)
London 12 August 1989 Peter Karrie (Valjean), Philip Quast (Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Gay Soper (Mme T), Julian Forsyth (u/s Thénardier), Jacinta Whyte (u/s Eponine), Janet Mooney (u/s Cosette), Mario Frangoulis (Marius), Michael Cantwell (Enjolras), Paula Simpson (cover Factory Girl)
Is missing everything between "Who Am I?" and "Do You Hear the People Sing". Numbers in track labels add up, so I believe/believed this has always been the case. Previously listed with Barry James as Thénardier. See below.
London 12 August 1989 Peter Karrie (Valjean), Philip Quast (Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Gay Soper (Mme T), Julian Forsyth (u/s Thénardier), Jacinta Whyte (u/s Eponine), Janet Mooney (u/s Cosette), Mario Frangoulis (Marius), Michael Cantwell (Enjolras), Paula Simpson (cover Factory Girl)
Said to be complete, pending investigation. See above.
London 1990 Øystein Wiik (Valjean), David Burt (Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Stifyn Parri (Marius), Lisa Hull (Cosette), Elizabeth Watts (u/s Éponine), Michael Cantwell (Enjolras), Barry James (Thénardier), Gay Soper (Mme Thénardier)
London 1992 Dave Willetts (Valjean), Clive Carter (u/s Javert), Ruthie Henshall (Fantine), Rosemary Ashe (Mme. Thenardier), Peter Polycarpou (Thenardier), Stephanie Martin (u/s Eponine), Darryl Knock (Marius), Megan Kelly (u/s Cosette), Keith Burns (u/s Enjolras), Adam Searles (Gavroche)
London 10 June 1992 Dave Willetts (Valjean), Paul Leonard (Javert), Ruthie Henshall (Fantine), Silvie Paladino (Eponine), Sarah Jane Hassell (Cosette), Darryll Knock (Marius), Graham Bickley (Enjolras)
London 1993 John Mark McVey, Andrew C. Wadsworth, Lindsey Danvers or Catherine Breeze, Stephanie Martin, Tony Rouse, Megan Kelly, Keith Burns, Peter Polycarpou (Thénardier)
Stephanie Martin's final performance. Unlabelled tracks.
London 16 April 1993 Mark McKerracher, Andrew C. Wadsworth, Claire Moore, Tony Rouse, Claudia Bradley (u/s Eponine), Nicky Adams, David Malek, Mark White, Jenny Galloway
Soundboard, occasionally some kind of buzzing sound appears.
London 1994 Phil Cavill (Valjean), David Bardsley (u/s Javert), Gemma Wardle (Eponine), Lindsey Danvers (Fantine), Matt Cammelle (Marius), Nicky Adams (Cosette), Nick Holder (Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thénardier), David Malek (Enjolras)
Incomplete, ends with "The Aftermath" (instrumental section following the Final Battle, BHH reprise)
London 13 July 1996 Peter Karrie (Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Alex Summer (u/s Fantine), Mario Frangoulis (Marius), Frances Ruffelle (Éponine), Lisa Hull (Cosette), David Bardsley (Enjolras), Peter Gerald (u/s Thénardier), Alix Longman (u/s Mme Thénardier), Sally Bourne (cover Factory Girl)
London 15 March 1997 Jeff Leyton (Valjean), Tim Morgan (u/s Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Chris Langham (Thénardier), Felicity Goodson (u/s Mme Thénardier), Gemma Wardle (Eponine), Martin Crewes (Marius), Annalene Beechey (Cosette), John Owen-Jones (u/s Enjolras)
Terrible quality, but an interesting historical record of JOJ's Enjolras (as far as I'm aware, the only recording in existence).
London 19 June 1997 John Owen Jones (u/s Valjean), Tim Morgan (u/s Javert), Grania Renihan, Mandy Holliday, Peter Gerald (u/s Thénardier), Gemma Wardle, Annalene Beechey, Martin Crewes, Matthew Cammelle, Stuart Pendred, Danny Kyte, Sophie Cox
Good quality considering its age.
London 26 July 1997 matinee Jeff Leyton (Valjean), Hartwig Rudolz (Javert), Carmen Cusack (Fantine u/s), Gemma Wardle (Eponine), Martin Crewes (Marius), Annalene Beechey (Cosette), Matthew Cammelle (alt. Enjolras), Ann Adlem (cover Factory Girl)
Annoying hiss occasionally present (make me recheck this!). Is missing a bit of "Castle on a Cloud".
London 2 August 1997 Alan Vicary (u/s Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Frances Ruffelle (Eponine), Norman Bowman (Marius), Michael William McGee (u/s Enjolras)
Frances Ruffelle's last
London 6 January 1998 Stig Rossen (Valjean), Ethan Freeman (Javert), Silvie Paladino (Fantine), Nick Holder (Thenardier), Tania Newton (u/s Mme Thenardier), Gemma Wardle (Eponine), Andrew Keelan (u/s Marius), Annalene Beechey (Cosette), Matt Camelle (alt Enjolras)
Strange background noise continuously present, otherwise clear.
London 27 February 1998 Stig Rossen (Valjean), Ethan Freeman (Javert), Dianne Pilkington (u/s Fantine), Liz Ewing (Mme Thenardier), Nick Holder (Thénardier), Gemma Wardle (Eponine), Annelene Beechey (Cosette), Graham Mackay-Bruce (Marius), Matthew Cammelle (Enjolras)
Originally split into 4 MP3 tracks, retracked by myself March 2009. Has a skip in "Mme Thénardier" and "Javert's Suicide", which I presume is due to a change of batteries/flipping of tape. The first few seconds of act 2 are also missing. Quite good quality, but there's a hiss.
London 23 August 1999 John Owen-Jones (Valjean), Hal Fowler (Javert), Gunilla Backman (Fantine), Joanna Mays (Mme Thénardier), Stephen Matthews (u/s Thénardier), Amanda Salmon (Eponine), Rebecca Vere (Cosette), Tom Lucas (Marius), David Malek (Enjolras), James Buckley (Gavroche), Georgina Leonidas (Young Cosette).
Unlabelled tracks
London 30 October 1999 John Owen Jones (Valjean), Hal Fowler (Javert), Jody Butterworth (u/s Fantine), Cameron Blakely (Thenardier), Joanna Mays (Mme. Thenardier), Amanda Salmon (Eponine), Jason Nolan (u/s Marius), Rebecca Vere (Cosette), David Malek (Enjolras)
Unlabelled tracks
London 8 July 2000 Simon Bowman (Valjean), Peter Corry (Javert), Ria Jones (Fantine), Joanna Ampil (Eponine), Celia Graham (u/s Cosette), Niklas Andersson (Marius), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Mandy Holliday (Mme T), Barry James (Thénardier), Jack Dobby (Gavroche), Jordan Bocarisa (Little Cosette)
London 10 August 2000 Simon Bowman (Valjean), Paul Monaghan (u/s Javert), Rebecca Thornhill (Fantine), Niklas Andersson (Marius), Joanna Ampil (Éponine), Zoe Curlett (Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras), David Burrows (u/s Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thénardier)
London 16th February 2001 Hans-Peter Janssens (Valjean), Peter Corry (Javert), Jenna Russell (Fantine), Joanna Ampil (Eponine), Niklas Andersson (Marius), Celia Graham (u/s Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Barry James (Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thénardier)
London 3 March 2001 Andrew Morton (u/s Valjean), Peter Corry (Javert), Jenna Russell (Fantine), Joanna Ampil (Eponine), Paul Peacock (u/s Marius), Zoe Curlett (Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Barry James (Thénardier), Mandy Holiday (Mme T)
Final matinee of the 2000/2001 cast. Has some inside jokes and includes Peter Corry's 'alternative' lyrics. Somewhat overloaded.
London 12 May 2001 John Owen-Jones (standby Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Joanna Ampil (Éponine), Niklas Andersson (Marius), Philippa Healey (Cosette), Tam Mutu (u/s Enjolras), Tony Timberlake (Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thénardier)
Unlabelled tracks. Converted from WMA to mp3 by me.
London 4 July 2001 John Owen Jones (Valjean standby), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Tony Timberlake (Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thenardier), Joanna Ampil (Eponine), Spencer Stafford (Marius), Philippa Healey (Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras)
I HAVE TWO AUDIOS DATED 4 JULY 2001 WITH TWO VERY DIFFERENT CAST LISTS. I haven't investigated which one's the correct one yet.
London July 04, 2001 Hans Peter Janssens, Michael McCarthy, Grania Renihan, Rachel Spry (u/s Mme Thenardier), Tony Timberlake, Laura-Michelle Kelly, Philippa Healey, Jody Crosier, Jason McCann
Unlabelled tracks.
London 5 October 2001 Hans-Peter Janssens (Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Mandy Holliday (Mme. Thénardier), Tony Timberlake (Thénardier), Laura-Michelle Kelly (Eponine), Jody Crosier (Marius), Philippa Healey (Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Nikki Snode (Gavroche), Wain Douglas (Grantaire)
London 6 October 2001 Hans Peter Janssens (Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Laura Michelle Kelly (Eponine), Jody Crosier (Marius), Philippa Healey (Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Tony Timberlake (Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thénardier)
Unlabelled tracks
London 25 October 2001 Hans Peter Janssens (Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Elinor Collett (u/s Fantine - 2nd cover), Laura Michelle Kelly (Eponine), Jody Crosier (Marius), Beth Humphries (u/s Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Tony Timberlake (Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thénardier)
London 22 November 2001 Hans Peter Janssens (Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Hilde Norga (u/s Fantine), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thenardier), Tony Timberlake (Thenardier), Laura-Michelle Kelly (Eponine), Jody Crosier (Marius), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Philippa Healey (Cosette), Wain Douglas (Grantaire), Elinor Collett (u/s Factory Girl), Cameron Jack (Joly), Mark Isherwood (Feuilly), Spencer Stafford (Montparnasse), Phil Snowden (Brujon)
London 3 January 2002 Matinee Chris Fennessy (u/s Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Carmen Cusack (Fantine), Caroline Sheen (Éponine), Jody Crosier (Marius), Craig Price (u/s Enjolras), Sophie Caton (u/s Cosette), Stephen Tate (Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thénardier)
First performances of Craig Price and Sophie Caton as Enjolras and Cosette.
London 30 April 2002 Paul Monaghan (u/s Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Carmen Cusack (Fantine), Jody Crosier (Marius), Lydia Griffiths (u/s Eponine), Sarah Lane (Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Stephen Tate (Thenardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme Thénardier)
London 29 June 2002 Chris Fennessey (u/s Valjean), Jérôme Pradon (Javert), Elinor Collett (u/s Fantine), Stephen Tate (Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (Mme T.), Caroline Sheen (Éponine), Jody Crosier (Marius), Sophie Caton (u/s Cosette), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Chris Hawkins (Gavroche), Lauren McConnell (Young Cosette), Wain Douglas (Bamatabois/Grantaire), Craig Price (Foreman/Prouvaire, swing)
Good recording.
London 27 July 2002 Matinee Hans Peter Janssens, Jérôme Pradon, Carmen Cusack, Caroline Sheen, Jody Crosier, Sarah Lane, Jason McCann, Stephen Tate, Mandy Holliday
Final matinee of the 01/02 cast
London 27 July 2002 (eve) Chris Fennesey (u/s Jean Valjean), Jerome Pradon (Javert), Elinor Colett (u/s Fantine), Caroline Sheen (Eponine), Jody Crossier (Marius), Jason McCann (Enjolras), Sarah Jane (Cosette), Wain Douglas (u/s Thénardier), Mandy Holliday (u/s Mme Thénardier), Martin Scott Warden (u/s Grantaire), Amanda Dainty (u/s Factory Girl)
Unlabelled tracks. Final performance of this cast.
THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY MISLABELLED 28 July! That, however, was a Sunday.
London 2002 Michael Sterling (Jean Valjean), Jerome Pradon (Javert), Carmen Cusack (Fantine), Hadley Fraser (Marius), Sophia Ragavelas (Eponine), Helen French (Cosette), Paul Manuel (Enjolras), Stephen Tate (Thenardier), Rosemary Ashe (Madame Thenardier)
Labelled "28 June 2002" when I got it. Date must surely be wrong, as first performance for this cast was the 29th of July 2002. This was also labelled cast change, so 29th of July 2002 might actually be it.
London 22 October 2002 Mike Sterling (Valjean), Jerome Pradon (Javert), Carmen Cusack (Fantine), Stephen Tate (Thenardier), Rosemary Ashe (Mme Thenardier), Rebecca Seale (u/s Eponine), Hadley Fraser (Marius), Helen French (Cosette), Ramin Karimloo (u/s Enjolras)
Unlabelled tracks
London 30 November 2002 Mike Sterling (Jean Valjean), Jérôme Pradon (Javert), Carmen Cusack
(Fantine), Sophie Ravagelas (Eponine), Hadley Fraser (Marius), Helen French (Cosette), Paul Manuel (Enjolras), Stephen Tate (Thénardier), Jennie Dale (u/s Mme Thénardier), Peter Kay (u/s Grantaire), Amanda Dainty (u/s Factory Girl)
London 22 March 2003 Hans Peter Janssens (Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Carmen Cusack (Fantine), Ramin Karimloo (u/s Marius), Helen French (Cosette), Rebecca Seale (u/s Eponine), Paul Manuel (Enjolras), Sean Kingsley (u/s Thénardier), Rosemary Ashe (Mme Thénardier)
London 24 May 2003 Hans Peter Janssens (Valjean), Alan Vicary (u/s Javert), Helen French (u/s Fantine, 2nd cover), Sean Kingley (u/s Thénardier), Rosemary Ashe (Mme T), Hadley Fraser (Marius), Sophia Ragavelas (Éponine), Sarah Lane (u/s Cosette, emergency cover?), Paul Manuel (Enjolras), David Arneil (u/s)
Sarah Lane was 2nd cover Cosette in 2001, and principal in 2002. By this time, she had left the cast, so I assume she was brought in as an emergency cover for Cosette as Helen French (principal Cosette at the time) had to cover Fantine. David Arneil was 1st cover Bishop, but I don't know for certain that's the role he's playing here.
London 3 November 2003 Jeff Leyton (Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Joanna Ampil (Fantine), Katy Secombe (Mme Thénardier), Stephen Tate (Thénardier), Lauren James (u/s Eponine), Gillian Budd (u/s Cosette), Jon Lee (Marius), Oliver Thornton (Enjolras)
London 27 March 2004 Jeff Leyton (Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Joanna Ampil (Fantine), Sophia Ravagelas (Eponine), Jon Lee (Marius), Lydia Griffiths (Cosette), Oliver Thornton (Enjolras), Stephen Tate (Thénardier), Katy Secombe (Mme Thénardier)
Final performance at the Palace Theatre. Includes One Day More Encore.