Celebrate Musicals Week: My Updated Dream Cast

So I published a dream cast awhile ago, but I'm going to do it again with my updated dream cast.  So here it is.  Please note that it's not really a "dream cast" because I'm just picking my favorite out of the people who have already been in a production of Les Mis.  This is pretty much my dream cast- if I could go back in time and get all these actors and bring them back here and put them in a production, I would certainly do so.  Sadly, I can't.  Anyway, just keep that in mind.
I hope you enjoy! :)

Jean Valjean

Colm Wilkinson is definitely my favorite Valjean.  He just seems to...I don't know, to "be" Valjean in a way no other Valjean that I've seen has.  Hugh Jackman looks most like I would imagine the brick Jean Valjean looked, and he can sing all right, so he probably gets second, and third is a tie between Alfie Boe (25thAC) and Gary Morris (CSR).

Javert

I present to you...

The One and Only Javert!  Aka Philip Quast. :D

But seriously, this guy was born to play Javert.  He's got everything...he looks like Javert, he acts like Javert, he behaves like Javert (on stage, anyway)...yeah.  I think you get the picture.  ;)

Fantine

This one was harder- Lea Salonga from the 25thAC and Ruthie Henshall from the TAC are both really good, but in the end I had to go with Anne Hathaway (movie).  Her voice isn't what you generally hear for Fantine, but the movie is, well, not on stage and her acting is phenomenal.  Plus, her singing sounds the most like I've always imagined Fantine's voice should sound like.

Cosette

There has never been a perfect Cosette, and Amanda Seyfried (2012 movie) is no exception.  Her singing, while being all right for a character like Cosette, is definitely not the strongest.  However, she is really pretty and makes the character naive while still being likeable.  Cosette is usually such a shallow character and I thought she added some depth to it, so she's my favorite.  Judy Kuhn from the TAC gets second place- her singing is gorgeous- and Katie Hall (25thAC) gets third.

Marius

Michael Ball is the ultimate Marius.  If you want a long, detailed, fangirly post, go here.  That's all I have to say.  :D


Eponine

Kaho Shimada from the CSR is my favorite Eponine.  She was my introduction to Eponine, and I think she got the young, vulnerable aspect of Eponine like no other Eponine has done to my knowledge.  She really made me realize how young Eponine really was, and how pitiable a character she is.  Samantha Barks and Lea Salonga tie for second, and Frances Ruffelle gets third.


Enjolras

Ah, yes.  Enjolras.  I used to have mixed feelings on this guy, but I've now been converted to a total Enjolras fan, which many of you have probably already gathered.  Aaron Tveit is definitely my favorite Enjolras- his portrayal is closest to the brick's Enjolras, both in looks and charisma.  Ramin Karimloo (25thAC) is second (and almost got first- he is sooo good), and Michael Maguire (TAC) is third. 

Gavroche

This little gamin is one of my very favorite characters from the book, movie, and musical.  My favorite portrayal of him is probably Daniel Huttlestone's from the movie because I though he combined the cute, sassy gamin and the brave, angry little boy very, very well.  My second favorite is a tie between Adam Searles and Ross Mccall (both of whom got the brave, angry little boy better than the cute, sassy gamin :D) and Robert Madge is third.

Bishop

Colm Wilkinson from the movie was a very good bishop.  Plus, even if he'd done it horribly, he'd still be my favorite because, seriously!  He's coming back to Les Mis!  Which is just awesome.   :)

Combeferre

In my opinion, Killian Donnelly from the movie completely owns this role.  Whenever I read the book, I see his face.  He isn't my favorite Enjolras or Courfeyrac, but he is my favorite Combeferre.  Also, Combeferre is quite probably my favorite barricade boy (I still can't deciiiiide, though!).

Courfeyrac

Fra Fee from the movie is my favorite Courf as well.  He looks like I always imagined Courf to look like, and his accent is awesome.  So...what can I say?  "What can I say?" sounds like a quote from something, but I can't remember it right now...ah, well.  It will come later.

Grantaire

It's starting to look like all the barricade boys will be from the movie, but hey, the movie's good!  George Blagden fought it out with Hadley Fraser for a long time, but I finally decided on George Blagden because I think he's the closest to Victor Hugo's Grantaire.

Jean Prouvaire

Now, Jehan Prouvaire (I always call him Jehan even though Victor Hugo calls him Jean most of the time) is my other choice for favorite barricade boy.  (Yeah...I can't choose.  I will try...eventually.  :P) He's so sweet-natured and brave.  Alistair Brammer is my favorite Jehan (he played Prouvaire in the 25thAC as well) because he manages to make Jehan Prouvaire courageous and sweet, instead of wimpy and cowardly as he too often gets labelled.

Joly

Again from the movie...Hugh Skinner is, hands down, the best Joly.  If for no other reason that his facial expressions are priceless.

Feuilly

I could have just summed all the barricade boys by saying that they were all from the movie.  But what fun would that be?  Anyway, Gabriel Vick is my favorite Feuilly- he looks like *my* Feuilly.

Lesgle/Bossuet

Well. Um.  Bossuet is supposed to be the oldest of the group (twenty-five, just think of it!), and have no hair at all.  Stuart Neal has more hair than Aaronjolras and I very much doubt he's over twenty.  But he's still my favorite Bossuet 'cause I really liked his performance during the barricade scenes. (*sob*)

Bahorel

This was the only picture of Bahorel I could find.  So, Iwan Lewis is my favorite Bahorel because he's the only Bahorel.  I was so happy they included him in the movie 'cause he's not in the musical.

The Thenardiers

Alun Armstrong and Jenny Galloway from the TAC (Jenny Galloway played Madame Thenardier in both the TAC and the 25thAC) are my favorite Thenardiers.  Finally, a break from the movie!  :)
But seriously...they are the best Thenardiers, in my opinion.  I don't care much for either of the characters, but Alun Armstrong's and Jenny Galloway's singing and acting were really good.  Plus...I don't know, they just had a certain "something" that gave the characters spice.

Little Cosette

 Isabelle Allan was the best little Cosette I've ever seen.  She was adorable, and, except for the brown eyes, she matches the brick's description.  She is really, really good.  And so cuuuute!  Wait...I think I already said that. :D

And that's my updated dream cast!

What's your dream cast?  Who are your favorite barricade boys?

-Miss Jane Bennet