THENARDIER What to do? What to say? Shall you carry our treasure away? What a gem! What a pearl! Beyond rubies is our little girl! How can we speak of debt? Let’s not haggle for darling Cosette! Dear Fantine, gone to rest… Have we done for her child what is best? Shared our bread. Shared…
[Young Cosette is working as a drudge in the Th?nardier’s inn at Montfermeil] [YOUNG COSETTE] There is a castle on a cloud, I like to go there in my sleep, Aren’t any floors for me to sweep, Not in my castle on a cloud. There is a room that’s full of toys, There are a…
Before Susan Boyle sang this on Britain’s Got Talent, Elaine Paige gave life to one of the most memorable characters on West End – the down-trodden Fantine of “Les Miserables”. Several theater actresses have played this role. Regardless, most “Les Miz” fans still sing along to this ballad. After seeing Anne Hathaway sing this onscreen,…
