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., Les Miserables School Edition Auditions

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Audition Dates and Times

Auditions: Tuesday, September 8, 3:30pm Full Cast Wednesday, September 9, 3:30pm Principle Roles

Callbacks: Thursday, September 10, 3:30pm

Audition Material

Full Cast: The People's

Principle Roles: At the End of the Day AND one or more of the following :

Women: I Dreamed a Dream, A Heart Full of Love, Eponine or On My Own, Eponine

Men: The Innkeeper's Song, Thenardier Stars, A Heart Full of Love, Marius Bring Him Home, Valjean ·' Les Miserables School Edition

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Opening night is Friday, November 6 at 7:00pm ., Les Miserables School Edition Summary In 19th century France, is released from years of unjust imprisonment, but finds nothing in store for him but mistrust and mistreatment. He breaks his parole in hopes of starting a new life, initiating a life-long struggle for redemption as he is relentlessly pursued by police inspector }avert, who refuses to believe Valjean can change his ways. Finally, during the student uprising of 1832, }avert must confront his ideals after Val jean spares his life and saves that of the student revolutionary who has captured the heart ofValjean's adopted daughter. Characters

JEAN VALJEAN is the can convincingly stand one of the dramatic hero of the story who has up to Jean Valjean. highlights of the show. great humanity and THENARDIER is the true compassion. Is released villain of this show, but MARIUS is the handsome from serving 19 years in also the comic relief. He romantic hero. Very prison for stealing a loaf is amoral and an impulsive, awkward, and of bread. He breaks his opportunist. He should naive, but matures after parole to turn his life also possess a wicked the barricade. Marius around proving that the sense ofhumor. He should have a lovely corrupt can make delights in cheating, lyrical voice with a themselves virtuous once robbing, fraud and contemporary edge. Is more. He should carry blackmail, relishing the love interest of both himself as mature and every aspect of them Eponine and Cosette. paternal. A vocally with glee. Strong demanding role with characterization is more BISHOP OF DIGNE is the wide range and dynamic essential than vocal kind clergyman who control (Low A to High quality. Must use saves Valjean with his A). Cockney accent. compassion. His compassion carefully JA VERT is the inspector is the student establishes the premise with a profound sense of leader of the revolution. of the show­ duty who serves as He is handsome, brave, underserved mercy. A antagonist to Valjean. daring, and very mature very strong supporting }avert is unswerving in for his age. He oozes with role. Needs a very lyric, his belief that men charisma and confidence. compassionate, and cannot change for the On the barricade he soothing voice. Will good. His attitudes are physically and vocally double in ensemble. rigid, stern, forbidding should dominate and lacking in everyone else. Must have compassion. }avert a very strong, confident should be an actor who presence and voice. His death at the barricade is ,, COMBEFERRE -ABC MADAME Society. Is the FANTINE is the beautiful THENARDIER is the philosopher and believer young girl who, drunk and opportunistic in peace. He is gentle, abandoned by her lover, wife of Thenardier. humane, strong and is left to fend for herself Madame Thenardier is as brave. and her daughter "one" with Thenardier. Cosette. She is a noble Together they con the FEUILLY - ABC Society. and proud character, world as partners in Is a worker, self- whose life becomes a crime. She is coarse, educated and an orphan. series of terrible events unhappy in her A believer in that rob her of her pride, existence. She is greedy, "nationality." character, and ultimately evil, and larger than life. Affectionate, warm and her life. Fantine's She is mean and nasty to poetic. physical and emotional Little Cosette and able to pain needs to be very improvise in nearly any COURFEYRAC - ABC real. situation. Strong Society. Is a student. His character actress. Must is youthful, passionate COSETTE is the beautiful use Cockney accent. and fearless. daughterofFantine.She is an intelligent, FACTORY GIRL fights JOLY- ABC Society. A inquiring, personable with Fantine. She is medical student. girl. Once adopted by mean, catty and selfish, Eccentric and light- Jean Valjean, Cosette and jealous of Fantine. hearted, although lives a comfortable, if Strong singer and sometimes morbid. His secluded life. She is actress. name is derived from the strong willed and loving. English word "jolly." She falls instantly in love OLD WOMAN is a nice with Marius, changing feature part. Purchases PROUVAIRE -ABC her world and her Fantine's hair. Society. A student of priorities. The role calls social studies. He is kind, for an excellent singer ABC SOCIETY is a secret softly spoken and at the with a lovely, lyricat high society of students and right moments strong soprano voice. workers, the letters "A" and masterful. He is also "B" "C", as pronounced in a poet. EPONINE is the daughter French, make the word of the Thenardiers. She is "abaisse," which means LESEGLES- ABC Society. a young girl who is "the underdog" or "the A student. Cheerful, streetwise and tough, but people below." The laughing at life but also sensitive and lonely. members are drawn unlucky. His close friend She is in love with from wealthy families, is Joly. Marius, and knowing that and members have he will never love her, chosen to fight for - ABC she is very vulnerable freedom in stark contrast Society. A student. when it comes to him. to the poor who have no Opposite of Enjolras. She bravely follows choice due to their Believes in nothing. Marius to the barricades downtrodden Witty and drunken, he is and dies there. Strong circumstance. happy being with the singing and acting. group. BAMAT ABOIS is the Brujon- Thenardier's •': "customer" who taunts gang of thieves. PIMP controls the Fantine into violence. He Physically very strong. prostitutes at the docks. is dressed in expensive The body of a bear and a He is mean, aggressive clothes. He is a wealthy pea sized brain. A and abusive. The Pimp dissolute young man who genuine gangster, he is has a small solo line in thinks of himself as a stupid and evil. "The Docks." gentleman. He is drunk and in a sadistic mood Babet- Thenardier's FAUCHELEVANT is the and chauvinistically feels gang of thieves. victim of the cart crash. it is his right to buy Physically frail. He is lean Does not have to be a anything, even Fantine. and cunning. strong singer. FARMER turns Valjean Claquesous - JUDGE presides over away. Thenardier's gang of mistaken Valjean's trial- thieves. Tough, non singing part. CHAIN GANG consists of dangerous and secretive. Jean Valjean's fellow MISTAKEN VAL JEAN is prisoners. There are five Montparnasse - the man who }avert soloists (indicated as Thenardier's gang of believes to be Jean convicts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). thieves. A teenager. Valjean -non singing Handsome and part. CONSTABLES guard the dangerous. Kills with a chain gang and catch knife. ·FOREMAN begins Valjean when he flees Fantine on her from the Bishop's house. LOVELY LADIES, downward spiral of FACTORY WORKERS, desperation. He should LABORERS CITIZENS OF PARIS, be virile, commanding WEDDING GUESTS, and a bit sleazy around SAILORS Three sailors HOTEL GUESTS: Strong the edges. begin in The Docks singing and acting roles. scene. All three have solos. !

I - 88 - LES MISERABLES I --~------~'- ,, ~The People ' s Song

The STUDENTS take their cause to the streets enlisting support. As the song continues more and more people join the ranks. Alia marcia, grandioso ENJOLRAS: A i 1 2 3 4 ll'5~ lf - -· ~- J ll J J1 J p r· J 3J I J JlJ Jl;. JJJI Do YC!U hear the peo-ple sing, sing-ing the song of an-gry men? It is the

II f ~, J J J Jl J #Jl J Jl i ~J J1 J Jl J ' J :il [ J Jl J p r· J 33 I mus - ic of a peo - pie who will not be slaves a - gain! When the beat- ing of your heart ech-oes the

9 10 COMBEFERRE: '1 J JJI J J J Jl J. beat - ing of the drums, There is a life a - bout to start when to - mor - row comes! Will you B (COMBFERRE): i 11 12 l 13 II '5 • J al J p F. p J pI F Jl J p 1 r p r p r p r pi join in our cru-sade? Who will be strong and stand with me? Bey - ond the bar - ri-cade is there a

~14 COURFEYRAC: l 15 16 STUDENTS:

I....I...J ~ Then join in the fight that will give you the right to be free! Do you '"l (COMBFERRE): \ r r world you long to see? c i.17 11@ r o r o r hear the peo- pie sing, sing-ing the song of an-gry men? It is the mus-ic of a peo - pie who will

0 21 r !j II ~ gp ' p r p r ' r p I r p r 0 r r F not be slaves a- gain! When the beat - ing of your heart e-choes the A cart is pulled by two women 23 24 FEUILLY: ~~ ,,. J jl II r J ' J J J1 J l r P r Dr r r P I tlr· beat - ing of the drum, There is a life a - bout to start when to- mor - row comes. Will you LES MISERABLES - 13 -

,, 0 At the End of the Day

1823, Montreuil-sur-Mer. Outside the factory owned by the Mayor, Monsieur Madelaine (JEAN VAUEAN in disguise),

Moderato, maestoso rail. Molto Allegro 1-6 6 7 8-9 2 10 11-12 2 II~ ~b~.~ I I I II - 111¥ I 12 - IW I 1e ·-

13 14 15 16-17 2 II~ ~ 1 '&~ 2 IW. - 10 - llf II

A CHORUS (The Poor):

~ ~ "'"" . 41 II li'& •" ' f J J J ~· ~ E J E E r J r; J -· At the end of the day you're a - noth - er day old - er,

21 II ~ ~~·~.~20' 41 'i J-g 41 J J J I J. ~· ~· FJ t E J E E j And that's all you can say for the life of the poor, It's a

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strug - gle,- it's a war, And there's no- thing that an - y - one's giv - ing, One more

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4 25 = II~ ~~·l J J ~· r p E E F r· 3 I J. -· 18 day stand ing a - bout, What is it for? - 14 - LES MISERABLES

,, CHORUS (The Poor): 26 27 11~~~v g ' J J j J j IW l J l" -· One day less to be liv - in g. 29 II~ ~~v28' J~~ • J J I 1, J l" E E ~ E E r J -· At the end of the day you're a - noth - er day cold - er.

31 """ II~ ~~v30' J~ • ~ J J I J. l" t· ~ ~ I E E r E E j ... .. And the shirt on your back does - n't keep out the chill. And the

33 II~ ~'v32 r p.::::. ~ I p • fJ I E E r r· ' r E E j r p ' right - eous- bur - ry past, They don't hear the lit - tie ones cry - ing, And the

35 II ~ ~ ~ ,:~ r J J t· r r E E J• r· 3 I J. -· 10 win - ter is com - ing on fast Read - y to kill.

36 37 II~~'·,.~ g 'I J J j J J IW l J -· II~ *" . One day near - er to dy - in g. B 39 II ~~~ J~~ • J J IJ ) t· -· ' E E J E f f J At the end of the day there's a-noth-er day dawn - ing,

40 41 II~~ J-~ j• • J J J I J. ' E E E E J And the sun in the morn-ing is wait-ing to rise. *" Like the

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•! CHORUS (The Poor): •I\ 42 ,....._ 43

u I r I r waves' crash_ on the sand, like a storm that - 'II break an - y se - cond. ~ - t. waves' crash- on the sand, Like a storm that - 'II break an - y se - cond. There's a

.. ' 44 ~ ... 45 ~ ... .. ~ There's a hun - ger in the land, There's fl -- I I' L,...... l hun - ger- in the land, There's a reck - on - ing still to be reck - oned, And there's

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gon- na be to pay.---- At the end of the

gon- na be h~ to pay.---- At the end of the

The FOREMAN and WORKERS, including FANTINE have emerged from the factory. c FOREMAN: fl _l 49 50 - 51

L,...l...-1 ~ At the end of the day you get no-thing for nothing. (CHORUS): 1\ I

day!

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,, ~ A Heart Full of Love

MAR/US climbs the garden wall discovering COSETTE sitting on a bench. EPONINE remains on the street side ofthe gate out ofsight from COSETTE. Moderato poco rail. # 1 EPONINE: 2-3 2 4 5 !":\ I •B I I II I - Ill 0 - ~ here.

A Allegretto 3 9 MARIUS: t•# 6-8 ' .;' IV B I I l lj )1 r A

ATempo He steps forward B pochiss. rail. t. #10 ) 12 13 I Wft ~. "EJ I r- I t t )il heart full----- of love, A

A Tempo She steps back 15 16 I ~~B #" ~j • I r?" "'c:J I F lj F •r F heart full ______of song, I'm do - ing

MAR/US starts to exit 18 19 £]J r· I r r· p II w· ev - 'ry thing all wrong! Oh God, for

· C She follows quickly, He turns to her; .i concerned that he may le:,ve. she turns away coyly (non rail.) 1 20 22 23 :1 W~~ F" P U I P F" (J I ~J ' I r r· · shame, do not ev - en know your name, Dear Mad' moi-

rail. 25 26 27 COSETIE:

A (MARlUS):

selle, Won't you say? Wiii you - 96 - LES MISERABLES

,, A Tempo D (COSETTE): pochiss. raiL 28 29 30 31

heart love, No

(MARIUS):

tell?

A Tempo 32 33 34

fear, nO------re gret

My name is

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I And mine's Cos

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I Mar - ius Pont - mer cy.

E (non rail.) 'I I 38 39 40 41

I ette. Then make no

...... Cos-ette,- I don't know what to say.

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sound. am

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I am lost A

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.F ATempo COSETTE sits on a bench (COSETIE): (non rail.) 'I ~ +I 46 47 48 49

found. A 'I ~ +I (MARIUS):

I heart full----- light, A

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night bright----- as day.

night bright----- as day. And you must

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nev er go a way. Cos ette, Cos

MAR/US kneels by the bench 57 58 59-60

This is. a chain we'll nev - er break.

ette.

rail. 62 63

I'm a

Do dream? A

#16 -A Heart Full of Love - 98 - LES MISERABLES

•! H Tempoprimo (COSETTE): They stand ~utl64 65 66 67

~ Listening/rom the street wake! m,f EPONINE: side ofthe gate A ~ ~ +I

~ ...... (MARIUS): He was nev - er mine fl _1l_li

\ I ~ heart full ____ of love, A ,.

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t) I heart full ---of you, ~ ~ +I

t.. 4 lose, Why re -

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\ I r heart full ---of you, A sing--- - le

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~ I knew it

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t) ...... gret what could not be. ·~ u tl - I \ I .. look and then knew.

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•! I L 74 (COSETTE): 75 76 77

@. too. (EPONINE): I

@......

@...... i- Not to me, not to me, not- for MARIUS: '\ I

I I From to day, Poco meno mosso she offers her hand. COSETTE and MAR/US clasp hands. fl I 82 (COSETTE): 83 84 85

@. Ev - 'ry day. For it is - n't -a dream,----- ' I (EPONINE): -s-______.,... .. @. -,; 7)-. me. Hts~ heart full of love.----- MARIUS: _/',

I ' For it is - n't a dream, MAR/US and COSETTE exit to an unseen Ancora meno mosso A Tempo portion ofthe garden I':\ rail. rail. _l_ 86 87 89 .p.·--- 90'.p.·

not a dream------af - ter all.

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I He will nev - er---- feel this way. I':\ I . ,-- ---.._ .

Not a dream------af - ter all.------

#16-A Heart Full of Love - 24 - LES MISERABLES ,, 0 I Dreamed a Dream

Andante 4 II

5 FANTINE: 6 II~W& I l J j j J. j II J J J II There was a time when men were kind,

7 ,----3---, 8 II~~~~) I ' ,. J j J J J J l I ' J j J. j Jl j. When their voic - es were soft And their words in - vit - ing.

9 10 11~~& y J j J J. j J. j J I 'I J j J J j J 1 There was a time when love was blind And the world was a song

12 13 '1¥ JJJJ ')£)1J - And the song was ex- cit - ing. There was a time it all went wrong.

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,, A Non Troppo Cantando 17 18 'f• II~ w·1. ·~i J. j J. j J. j I J l I dreamed a dream in time gone by

19 20 1 ,. tl p II~ ~ ' 1 • i J. j J J J J I }I J._J l When hope was high and life worth liv - ing. ,, ..

22 !f• ~ j - ,. II~~." i J. J J J J I ~· r I dreamed that love would ne - ver die.

24 ~ ~ 23 1 • ) j J J - II ~ '1 J J 3 I J J. dreamed that God would be for giv-ing.

B Poco piu mosso 26 II~>\" 'i )i J J J J J J J l Then was young and un - a fraid.

27 28 Is II~~\ ' jl J J J 3 J J I J J. And dreams were made and used and wast-ed.

30 !f· ~l j II~~" i J. J J J J I F l There was no ran - som to be paid. "

32 ·• !j j J II~~" l J J 3 J I J J. No song un - sung, no wine un tast - ed.

#3- I Dreamed a Dream - 26 - LES MISERABLES ·- c Poco piu mosso 33 1 34 35 II~ ~ '& ql j PJ ;7 -a I J.. ' I 1 ql j £ j j. 1 I * But the ti - gers come at night. With their voic-es soft as

37 J. I 1 J. J. ~ ~J.. thun-der, ___ As they tear your hope a - part,

rall. 40 ~ 41 J. QIJIJ j ;+Y;S.~ ' II As they tum your dreams to shame.------

D Atempo 44 i_ b 43 45 II@~ & I ,. j J J J J I j.. ' I ' J J J J"" j J J He slept a sum-mer by my side He filled my days with end -less

47 48 ) J J J J 3 J I r.. won-der.-- He took my child- hood in his stride

50 poco accel. 51 J J J J J 3 I J.. 'i I - But he was gone when au - turon came.

E Piumosso 52 . 3 53 54 I

And still I dream he'll come to me, That we will live the years to ·

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geth -er.--- But there are dreams that can - not be

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··! poco accel. J 59 II ~~~ ' J J J J J J I ) J. J l And there are storms we can - not wea-ther.

F 3 61 ~ 60 II ~ - I l J J J J J 3 J had a dream my life would .,.

63 J II ~~~ J l I J J J ' D r r be So dif - frent from this hell I'm

poco rail. 64 65 11~~ {jJ J j J J J J. ~ J. ~ I r·· ' liv ing.-- So dif - f'rent now from what it seemed.

Tempoprimo 67 68 69-70 rail. 2 J J J J I ., 1 .. I II Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.---

#3- I Dreamed a Dream LES MISERABLE$

,, (VALJEAN): .. II ,. J Fl J J J • J J J. J J J 3 #J J 1 f If should fall in the bat - tie to come, let this be my good-bye.

EPON/NE Crosses away J J J II 1 F F F F F F F F F F F F J 1 f Now that I know that you love me as well it is hard - er to die.

,. ,. 1 11f'· ~ j r F j j r j" J j J r pray that God will bring me home, to be with you.

84 ,. ,. e J II~ II 1 j F F j r ~ j" d f Pray for your Ma-ri-us, he prays for you!"

Moderato She begins to walk through the H empty streets ofParis as the evening VALIEAN exits, leaving EPONINE alone. turns to night rail. J 85-87 3 90 II~~ I -

A Tempo EPONINE: 91 I II~~ i J J J 3 J J J 3 J J J 3 J J J. r' to, ' And now I'm all a - lone a- gain, no-where to tum, no - one to go

93 94 :- J j j j j j j ~ ,. II~~ J 3 J J J J 3 J I Jl~. . i ~ ~ J j gl ' with-out a home, with- out a friend, with- out a face to say hel - lo to. And now the night is

96 ~ 95 II ~ J J J J J J J J I J near, ' now can make be - Jieve he's here.

#19- The Barricade LES MISERABLES - 121 -

•! (EPONINE): 98 II ~w~. F j j ~ ;J 3 J 3 J J 3 J j J 3 J J ) J. Some-times walk a -lone at night when ev - 'ry - bo - dy else is sleep-ing.

99 ~~~~ 3 J J J 3 J J J 3 J J J 3 J J ' think of him and then I'm hap - PY with the com - pa - ny I'm rail. 100 j 101 ~ IJ• J j j ~ j j j :J ] J II~ II~~ ) J. ~ I J keep - ing. The cit - y goes to bed and can live in - side my

Andante 103 II~~"' j - I - l J J II head. On my

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"---' own, pre - tend - ing he's be side_ me. All a - rain, the pave - ment shines like sil ver. All the

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lone, walk with him till morn - ing. w~h------lights are mist - y in the riv - er. In the

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out him, feel his arms a round me. And dark - ness, the trees are full of star - light. And

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when lose my way, close my eyes and he has found me. In the all see is him and me for - ev - er and for ev - er. And I

#19- The Barricade - 122 - LES MISERABLES

.: J PiuMosso J 120 (EPONINE): 121 ~122J II~~ J. J,~J. JJ. J I J l ~I J J J J J J 3 I know it's on - ly in my mind, that I'm talk-ing to my- self and not to

124 125 .- ] )i j 1f4 ;" J l J I J J. p J I qr l 19 him. And al - though know that he is blind, still

127 II ~·~~ J l #J J I J #J J'-_J !j J II say there's a way for US.-- K F 129 ~ 128 J II ~ :hJ...... __.., ) J. j J lJ) l J J I J...... J J. love him,- but when the night is ov - er, he is

131 132 ) II ~ ~·~ J. ) £ ) f ) I Ji J l !j J I Jl J J~ J. J J II gone, the ri - ver's just a ri - ver. With - out him, the world a-round me

135 J J j II·;, J chan-ges. The trees are bare and ev - 'ry-where the streets are full of stran-gers.

J 137 II ~·~~ J tJ Jl j J J I lJ J. l Fl love him,- but ev - 'ry day I'm learn - in g. All my

life I've on - ly been pre - tend ing.

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,, (EPONINE): 141 II ~'~~ ) J J1 J. j 3 J II Jl J ) II out me, his world will go on tum in g. The

142 j j j 143 I:\ 144 J j J J ~ j l II~~ I J 3 J J J It r J I n...... J world is full of hap- pi- ness that have nev-er known. love him.---

rail. 146 147 I:\ 145 II f. ~ j l I J :FJ ) j 3 J I II n...... J ~ J fill love him. love him,- but on - ly on my own.

EPONINE exits as the REVOLUTIONARIES enter. building the barricade L Maestoso rail. i 14&154 7 155 156 l!f~ I I I - I -

A Tempo

157 ENJOLRAS: 158 159

Red, the blood of an - gry men. Black, the dark of a - ges f

ENJOLRAS + TUTII: 160 161 162

past. Red a world a- bout to dawn.

The barricade is complete. The REVOLUTIONARIES assume their positions at the barricade I:\ 163 164

Black, the night that ends at last.

#19-The Barricade j; . ': i il i ;~~·::·'· - 78 - LES MIStRABLES .~.~A. ------1,-- ,,

Stars

Allegretto 2

Al JAVERT: 4 20 II ~pur• J. £· j 3 J J I J. £· J J 3 Stars In your mul - ti - tudes Scarce to be

22 J ·II~ lh" p t_,J. £· J J. j I j J___ J. ' ' J 3 J I count-ed,-- Fil -ling the dark- ness-- With or - der and

24 J II~N#J" J. ,. J J 3 I J 3>--

26 II ~Nit" J. 'I lJ J 3 J I J. 'I fJ J J. j~ sure, Keep - ing watch in the night, Keep-ing watch in the

Bl 27 28 I night You know your place in the sky, I

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OAVERT): ~3~ 30 11f Y." J ' ' F' r r r E r 1 I J. J 3 J. aim, And each in your sea - son re - turns and re - turns, And is al - ways the

" 32 l ~- -Jj 1· '] j ~ ~ ~ lif¥1" J. I ijr p e E j r· IS same. And if you fall as Lu - ci - fer fell, you

If j r fall in flame! And so it has

36 u 1 qr p~r been, And so it is writ-ten on the door - way- to Par - a - dise.- That those who

38 39 He kneels l II gqq» lifYt"J J ~ F ~ ~- 1 )1 IS J...... J J llf J -· fa! - ter and those who fall must pay __ the price. :i! D 41 42 1• 1• ] II f~" - I -· E r J I p l. =' ~- 3 J. I Lord, let me find him-- That I may

·11fj") J~J. -· see him- Safe be-hind bars.-- I will nev-er rest-

JA VERT exits A Tempo rail. molto rall. 48 491':'\ ~ lol 'U r CCI l"'e· 'ijll t!ft ~ stars.---- Till then This I swear, This I swear by the

#12-Stars LES MISERABLES - 53 -

,,

s The Innkeeper's Song

Poco meno mosso D THENARDIER: ~ (greeting a new customer) 52-53Vamp 2 54 55 I ~ J j J 11ft~ I J i J j J Wei - come M' - sieur, Sit your - self down

57 . 58 59 II i J j J J I J ,J j J I - I i•J j J f And meet the best inn - keep - er in town. As for the rest,

61 62 63 . j 11f j ,J j J I J ,J j 3 I j J ~J j___J I - All of them crooks. Rook -lng the guests and cook-ing the books.-

E 65 66 67 F j II f'\ J J J ] I I ' J J Fl I r ' p Sel-dom do you see Hon-est men like me. A

Tempoprimo 69 70 71 ~ foo J !j Jl £ 11-ft# II EJ EJ I f ~J I ,l "' I p "' gent of good in - tent who's con - tent to be I I!

~;~~'k ----5-4------L-E_s_M_I_s_E_R_A_B_L_E_s______~

J:l .) ': II j; F (TIIENARDIER): 73 74 !·· 11f~" J J JJ )tiJJJJ ) ' I J JJJJ 3 HjEJ JPI Mas-ter of the house, Dol-ing out the charm. Read-y with a hand-shake and an op-en palm.

77 I J uuu ,, iJ un J 3Hio ;D Tells a sau-cy tale. Makes a lit - tie stir. Cust-om- ers ap - pre - ci - ate a bon vi-veur.

82 83 ~ '1 '1 ,. 11f~" 5 r r r n:fJ' w I w 5 5 5 J J j ...___,I J il~ Glad to do a friend a fav - or. Does-n't cost me to be nice.-- But

more customers arrive 85 86 87 J J Q&J 3 j j JJJjlj l - no - thing gets you no - thing, Ev 'ry-thing has got a lit- tie price.-- Fl II f~t J JJ J l ' j J J JJ l ' i J JJ J J J J J j' CJ l ' I Mas-ter of the house, Keep - er of the zoo. Read- y to re-lieve them of a sou or two.

II f¥" J.JJ J l ,j J JJ J l ,jJ J J J J 3 J Jj 0 ;, 'I Wat-er-ing the wine. Mak-ing up the weight, Pick-ing up their knick-nacks when they can't see straight.

98 99 j II fi r r r r J fU" I r r s;r E L j·3• Ev - 'ry - bod - y loves a land lord. Ev - 'ry -bod-y's bos - om friend,--

101 102 l II fY"'r r r r r r r'" l'r r r r r r r r I ii ' do what- ev - er pleas - es, Je sus! Won't I bleed 'em in the end! *

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.: .G More customers enter OHENARDIER): creating a festive atmosphere 'I ~ ft103 104 105

Mas - ter of the house, Quick to catch your eye. Nev - er wants a pas - ser - by to CHORUS:

p ~ Mas - ter of the house, Quick to catch your eye. Nev-er wants a pas-ser- by to

,., ~ lt106 107 108

"'---! pass him by. Ser- vant to the poor, But- ler to the great. 1'1

v ~ ~ pass him by. Ser- vant to the poor, But - ler to the great

110 111

~ Com-fort- er, phil - os - o - pher and life - long mate, Ev - 'ry - bod - y's boon com- pan- _r--,· l

L I...... I Com- fort - er, phil - os - o - pher and Ev - 'ry - bod - y's boon com- pan -

~ lt112 113 114

I" ion, Ev - 'ry - bod - y's chap er - one.--- But

r rr r -, ion, Ev - 'ry - bod - y's chap er - one.---

OHENARDIER): 116 117 J)' II ~gg 11 f Y"' r r r r r c r lt c c c 6 F E c ' l lock up your va - lis - es. Je sus, won't skin YO!! to the bone.

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Poco meno mosso H (THENARDIER): (to another new customer) 2 120 ) 121 I i J ) ~ I~J J J ~ En - ter M'- sieur. Lay down your load

(taking the bag) 123 124 125 II ~·~J J J J j I j,J J :J - lj .J J J Un-lace your boots and rest from the road. This weighs a ton,

Handing it to MADAME THENARDJER who is overcome by the bags weight 127 128 129 I j,J J fl I j J #J I - Trav - el's a curse, But here we strive to light - en your purse.-

I 132 133 e 131 ~ ·11 ~·~' J J J J I l I ' ~ J FJ I F 'I p Here the goose is cooked. Here the fat is fried, And

THENARDIER and MADAME THENARDIER cross to the kitchen 135 136 137 II ~·~EJ E1 I r ~ #J I .w ~ I r t II~# no - thing's qv - er looked till I'm sat is fied.

J Tempo primo ('"niENARDIER): MME THENARDIER: BOTH: 139 140 l 141 II~~~"' J J J J j ' I~ J JJ)'I ~JJJJJJ•I (j Food bey-ond com-pare, Food bey-ond be -lief. Mix it in a min-cer and pre - tend it's beef.

They exit the kitchen sen>ing the food to MME THENARDIER: THENARDIER: BOTH: the guests 143 l 145 II ~ Y"' J J J J l ' I~ JJJ;I' r~ w w s J a w • I (J Kid-ney of a horse, Liv-er of a cat, Fil-ling up the sau - sa - ges with this and that

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MME THENARDIER: THENARDIER: 147 l 148 149 ~ ~ #~"' c c c c ~ J iJJJ1 J J J J :J J ~ II ' J j ....___.,I J ' Res - i - dents are more than wei come, Bri-dal suite is oc-cu-pied.-

BOTH: 151 152 153 II ~w·T J 5 J J J J JJJ 3 J J J J J :J I J J. I - ~ Rea - son - a - ble char - ges plus some lit- tie ex-tras on the side.--

J} MME THENARDIER: THENARDIER: BOTH: 11~¥"' J JJ J 11 ~ i"H JJ lP i"J J J J .r 3H i"o Charge 'em for the lice. Ex-tra for the mice. Two per cent for look-ing in the mir-ror twice.

MME THENARDIER: THENARDIER: BOTH: II~¥'" H J3 JD i" J JJ J l ' i" J J J J J 3 J J i" 0 Here a lit-tle slice, There a lit-tle cut. Three per-cent for sleep-ing with the win-dow shut.

THENARDIER: MME THENARDIER: 164 !63 l 165J II~¥"' F c c J J JJi' J r c £ r ' E s E r j·?± When it comes to fix - ing pric es, There are lots of tricks he knows.-

A rowdy and drunken BOTH: • party has developed 168 169. ' F II~Y"' F u r E F[ r~r C c F U? I'C C Cc [ F E~'j I J' ' I II How it all inc-reas-es, All them bits and piec-es, Je - sus it's a-maz-ing how it grows!

K (THENARDffiR): 1 ~ ~170 171 172

Mas - ter of the house, Quick to catch your eye. Nev - er wants a pas- ser - by to CHORUS:

p Mas - ter of the house, Quick to catch your e~e. Nev - er wants a pas - ser - by to

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•!

(THENARDIER): 173 174 175

pass him by. Ser - vant to the poor, But - ler to the great. (CHORUS):

pass him by. Ser - vant to the poor, But - ler to the great.

176 178

Com-fort - er, phil - os - o - pher and life - long mate, Ev - 'ry - bod - y's boon com - pan -

Com-fort-er, phil- os - o - pher and life - long mate, Ev - 'ry - bod - y's boon com- pan -

180 181

Give 'em ev - 'ry - thing I've got---

ion, Give 'em ev - 'ry - thing I've got--

(THENARDIER): Menomosso ~ ~ #182 . r;o 183 184 .. ~~~W[ c [ r r r r I'C r c r L r r r I Jl ' £ II~ Dir - ty bunch of geez - ers, Je sus, what a sor-ry lit - tie lot.

I i L MME THENARDIER: 2 187 188 I ' j J J J 3 J£IJ j J J ) !j used to dream that I- would meet a prince.

A tempo poco rall. 00 190 191 II fU' ; 3 J J J j J J I J j J J J t J1 ' But, God AI - might - y, * "~* have you seen what's hap - pened since?

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(MME. THENARDIER): i . # 192 193 194 195 II WD • J 55 5 J) ' I J 5 5 5J) ' I J 55JJJJ Jlt73 ;'I 'Mas-ter of the house?' Is-n't worth my spit. 'Com-fort-er, phil-os-o-pher' and life-long shit!

198 199 J ... J 5 5 5 JJ J I £] J 'I Cun-ning lit-tle brain, Reg-u-lar Vol-taire. Thinks he's quite a lov-er but there's not much there.

201 202 203 II#~U"' • J J J J J 'i I J 3 J J J. £ n "--'"'11~ J J j2JJJ What a cru - el trick of na - ture. Land-ded me with such a louse.--

Tempoprimo

205 206 II ~ •r•#"" J J J J J J JaJ J J J J J J j I l 'i l II d"# God knows how I've last ed li ving with this bas-tard in the house.

N MME lHENARDIER: 'I ~ +1207 208 209 210

v ~ Mas-ter and a halt1 Don't make me laugh. THENARDIER: 'I ~ +I -

Mas-ter of the house. Com- fort- er, phil-o-so-pher. ..

CHORUS: u +I .~

' Mas-ter of the h£e. Com-fort-er, phil-~her ...

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,, (MME. THENARDIER): 212 213 214

\ -...... ! Hy-po-crite and toad - y and in - e - bri-ate. fl ~ +I (THENARDIER):

Ser-vant to the poor. But -Ier to the great. (CHORUS):

l .

D D Ser-vant to the poor. But-ler to the great.

(THENARDIER): I'} L!i215 216~ 217 218

Ev - 'ry- bod- y bless the land lord, Ev - 'ry - bod - y bless his spouse. (CHORUS): '\ ~ +I - r \ L w ~ r I Ev - 'ry- bod - y bless the land lord, Ev - 'ry - bod - y bless his spouse.

MME THENARDIER: fl IL!i219 220 221 222

\ Raise it up the mas - ter's ass! (THENARDIER): I'} II !i

1( Ev- 'ry-bod- y raise a glass The end of the night has come. The guests exit during #8a-"The Inkeeper ~Song-Tag", leaving THENARD/ER and Piumosso MADAME THENARD/ER 224 225 226-228

Ev - 'ry -bod - y raise a glass t' the mas-ter of the house!

(THENARDIER):

raise a glass t' the mas-ter of the house!

Ev - 'ry-bod-y raise a glass t' the mas-ter of the house!

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I II :1. A.ndante 1:'1 I D Standing over MARl US ... VALJEAN: • r----:1 &~ #59-61 3 62 I:'\ ~ ' 1 ~~ llv # ' I- l ' ~ 1 1 ~1 1 God '" II' i Molto rubato I r. I E ~ 63 (VA~EAN): I 64 65 66 I II ---- I II ll~lf .. Jr r 0 I Tr r ~ II: I .I high,------hear my prayer. In my I 1 I I II

68 70 69 J I i i l 3 3 tr r ~ I l_~J J 0 I I need-·---- you have al - ways been there.- He is

72 73 74 II cr=-: I* --=- Ir r 0 I i~ r ~ young,------he's a - fraid. Let him Ill

76 77 78 j It l J. 0 tr r ~ """' t rest------he a - ven blessed. Bring him

Poco Piit Mosso rail. 81 83 ~-I" .. ~ 0,...- II ft ir C" p I ir r- ~ I J - home, bring him home, bring him borne.

G 85 .., J a 0 j, ) • J J J J 11~¥ J fl J J I D He's like the son I might have known, if God had grant- ed me a

88 • 89 90 p p '1 1 r ' 51 I r r I r 61 I son. The sum - mers die one by one, bow soon they fly on and

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~ II" (VALjEAN), " l 93 94 1':\ 1:J 11 ~r r · ' J1 E£1' r ' Jl D • ' r· £ I £ j II on. And I am old and will be gone. Bring him

H A Tempo Primo 96 97 98 II II 11~¥" ----- t~ r 0 I ~~ r p peace, bring him joy. He is

100 101~ 102 II 00::: J J - II~ Y" *~ r p I l::;J I J. D I young, he is on - ly a boy.- You can

I 104 105 106 II :i II~ Y"'., Tr r I Tr ~ i 0 r p li take, you can give. Let him l! ' 1: I' ,:,,

108 109 110~ lltl~-#"' II II ;1:. J. ~~ r p = £ 0 be, let him live. If

Poco Piu Mosso rail. 113 .- 9 II~ Y"' .. := rr F" 0 I rr F" p I die, let me die, let him

A Tempo 116 117 118 II -=- ,'i II~ Y'" .. I~ r 0 I i~ r 0 ~ live. Bring him home, bring him

A Tempo, Rail. rail. molto 1':\ 122 1231':\ Dawn breaks I 120 1':\ 121 .g...- .g. !' i.g. I ll~~f" .. ~ Ifr r r It home. home, bring him

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