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[emeraldskulblaka]

Christmas Special : Part Two

Emeraldskulblaka’s favourite musical theatre actors and actresses (no particular order)

Laura Michelle Kelly

Roles: Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins), Sylvia Llewellyn-Davies (Finding Neverland), Anna Leonowens (The King and I)

x We Can Be Kind at Gypsy of the Year 2015

x Lothlórien (The Lord of the Rings) feat. Michael Rouse

x Hello Young Lovers (The King and I)

Albums available: The Storm Inside (her own), Finding Neverland (OBCR), The Lord of the Rings (OLCR)

Michael Ball

Roles: Marius Pontmercy (Les Misérables), Raoul de Chagny (The Phantom of the Opera), Edna Turnblad (Hairspray)

x A Thousand Years and Love Changes Everything at O2 Arena London 2017 feat. Alfie Boe

x All I Ask Of You (The Phantom of the Opera) feat. Sierra Boggess and Rebecca Caine

x Empty Chairs at Empty Tables (Les Misérables)

Albums available: Les Misérables (OLCR and 10th Anniversary), fan-made album (highly recommended)

Lea Salonga

Roles: Éponine (Les Misérables), Kim (Miss Saigon), Erzulie (Once On This Island)

x A Whole New World (Aladdin) feat. Brad Kane

x On My Own (Les Misérables)

x Higher (Allegiance)

Albums available: Les Misérables (10th Anniversary), Allegiance (OBCR)

Ramin Karimloo

Roles: Jean Valjean (Les Misérables), The Phantom (The Phantom of the Opera/Love Never Dies), Gleb Vaganov (Anastasia)

x I Dreamed A Dream (Les Misérables), South Korea 2013

x ‘Til I Hear You Sing (Love Never Dies) feat. Sierra Boggess

x Being Alive (Company)

Albums available: Ramin, The Phantom of the Opera (25th Anniversary), Love Never Dies (OLCR), Anastasia (OBCR)

Sierra Boggess

Roles: Ariel (The Little Mermaid), Christine Daaé (The Phantom of the Opera/Love Never Dies), Rosalie Mullins (School of Rock)

x The Lusty Month of May (Camelot) at BBC Proms 2012

x The Phantom of the Opera (The Phantom of the Opera) feat. Ramin Karimloo at the BRIT Awards 2012

x A Little Bit Less Than (It Shoulda Been You) at 54 Below 2017

Albums available: Awakening (her own), The Little Mermaid (OBCR), Love Never Dies (OLCR), The Phantom of the Opera (25th Anniversary), It Shoulda Been You (OBCR), School of Rock (OBCR)

Aaron Tveit

Roles: Gabe Goodman (Next To Normal), Fiyero Tigelaar (Wicked), Robert (Company)

x Run Away With Me (The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown) at the Zipper Theatre 2008

x Take Me Or Leave Me (Rent) at MisCast 2016 feat. Gavin Creel

x I’m Alive (Next To Normal) at the Album Release Event 2009

Albums available: The Radio In My Head (his own), Next to Normal (OBCR), Catch Me If You Can (OBCR), Les Misérables (2012)

Eva Noblezada

Roles: Kim (Miss Saigon), Éponine (Les Misérables)

x Don’t Forget Me (Smash) at Les Mis vs. Phantom 2016

x I’d Give My Life For You (Miss Saigon) at the Olivier Awards 2015

x Take Me Or Leave Me (Rent) at the Hippodrome 2015 feat. Shoshana Bean

Albums available: Miss Saigon (OLRCR)

Fra Fee

Roles: Candide (Candide), Jamie (The Last Five Years), Courfeyrac (Les Misérables)

x Across the Sea (The Concrete Jungle) at St. James Theatre 2013

x Empty Chairs at Empty Tables (Les Misérables) on BBC Radio Ulster

x Favorite Places (Ordinary Days) at St. James Studio 2016

Albums available: Les Misérables (2012)

Killian Donnelly

Roles: Raoul de Chagny (The Phantom of the Opera), Charlie Price (Kinky Boots), Jean Valjean (Les Misérables)

x Memphis Lives In Me (Memphis)

x Soul of a Man (Kinky Boots)

x Stars (Les Misérables)

Albums available: Les Misérables (2012)

Norm Lewis

Roles: Triton (The Little Mermaid), Javert (Les Misérables), Benjamin Barker (Sweeney Todd)

x Go the Distance (Hercules)

x A Little Priest (Sweeney Todd) on TODAY 2017 feat. Carolee Carmello

x The World Above (The Little Mermaid) feat. Sierra Boggess

Albums available: The Little Mermaid (OBCR), Hair (CC 2004)

Laura Osnes

Roles: Sandy (Grease), Ella (Cinderella), Julia Trojan (Bandstand)

x If I Loved You (Carousel) at 54 Below 2015

x Fools Who Dream/A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes (La La Land/Cinderella) at 54 Below 2016

x Dream Of White Christmas feat. Corey Cott

Albums available: Grease (OBRCR), Bandstand (OBCR)

Rachelle Ann Go

Roles: Ariel (The Little Mermaid), Fantine (Les Misérables), Elizabeth Schuyler (Hamilton)

x Chandelier at Eastwood Mall Park 2016

x The Movie In My Mind (Miss Saigon) feat. Eva Noblezada

x The Schuyler Sisters (Hamilton) feat. Rachel John and Christine Allado

Albums available: Miss Saigon (OLRCR)

Other favourites include Christy Altomare, Alistair Brammer, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Corey Cott, Jeremy Jordan, Leslie Odom Jr., Scarlett Strallen, Phillipa Soo … I can’t even name them all. The Great Comet and Hamilton casts as a whole, then Stephanie J. Block and Andrew Rannells…

Albums available means that I have those albums and I’m willing to share them with you if we’re mutuals, we’ve traded bootlegs, or I follow you. I’m always looking for more professional recordings of those people.

Merry Christmas ☆

[bpenn]

Next to Normal - Original London Cast Recording

For those that don't have access to other streaming platforms, Ghostlight Records has it all in one video.

[bpenn]

👀

the entire thing is on youtube now.

[danceswithscissors]

So the album seems to be the live audio of the proshot and not a separate studio recording, of which I for one am happy about (I was worried a studio recording wouldn't manage to pack the same emotional charge). Natalie is allowed to say "hell", so an uncensored version, too 🥹