Philip Quast (born 30 July 1957) is an acclaimed Australian actor and singe… Read Full Bio ↴Philip Quast (born 30 July 1957) is an acclaimed Australian actor and singer. Originally from Tamworth, New South Wales, he's had a long and well-esteemed career on stage, winning the Olivier Award three times. He's best known for his role as Inspector Javert in the musical 'Les Miserables', famously serving in the iconic 1995 program 'Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert'.

Other roles that he has played include Juan Peron in 'Evita' and Pozzo in 'Waiting for Godot'. Quast's singing, particularly the emotive track "Stars", has received international acclaim. He has appeared in the cast recordings for several musicals over the years, but he has also released his own album titled 'Live at the Donmar', a work containing both covers and original material.

The Confrontation
Philip Quast Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'The Confrontation' by these artists:

A-Reece It is what it is, not was what it was Yeah,…
Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel SchÃ¶nberg Valjean, at last, we see each other plain M'sieur le maire,…
Alain Boublil Claude-Michel Schönberg Valjean, at last, We see each other plain Monsieur le Mayor …
Amanda Seyfried Hugh Jackman Eddie Redmayne Anne Hathaway Colm Wilkinson & Les Misérables Cast Valjean, at last, we see each other plain M'sieur le maire,…
Anne Hathaway Valjean, at last, We see each other plain 'm'sieur le mayor,…
Anne Hathaway Hugh Jackman & Russell Crowe Valjean, at last We see each other plain M'sieur le mayor Yo…
Anne Hathaway/Hugh Jackman/Russell Crowe Valjean, at last, We see each other plain 'm'sieur le mayor,…
Attack Attack! So when did you decide to take over my life,…
Boublil Alain & Schönberg Claude-Michel Valjean, at last, we see each other plain M'sieur le maire,…

Cast of Les Miserables Valjean, at last, we see each other plain M'sieur le maire,…
Claude-Michel Schönberg JAVERT Valjean, at last, We see each other plain 'M'sieur…
Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil Valjean, at last, we see each other plain M'sieur le maire,…
CMX Lyrics Videos Listen Main results It is what it is, not …
Dennis DeYoung - Frollo - Are you insane what on earth are you…
Hong Kwang Ho 밤 검은 어둠 길 잃은 영혼 새벽은 멀고 끝없는 밤 세상 그…
Hugh Jackman Valjean, at last We see each other plain M'sieur le mayor Yo…
Hugh Jackman & Anne Hathaway Valjean, at last, We see each other plain 'm'sieur le mayor,…
Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway Valjean, at last We see each other plain M'sieur le mayor Yo…
Hugh Jackman Anne Hathaway The Factory Girls & Les Misérables Cast Valjean, at last, we see each other plain M'sieur le maire,…
Hugh Jackman Russell Crowe Valjean, at last, We see each other plain 'm'sieur le mayor,…
Hugh Jackman Russell Crowe & The Convicts Valjean, at last We see each other plain M'sieur le mayor Yo…
Hugh Jackman/Russell Crowe Valjean, at last, We see each other plain 'm'sieur le mayor,…
Hugh Jackman; Russell Crowe Valjean, at last We see each other plain M'sieur le mayor Yo…
Hugh Jackman; Russell Crowe; Stephen Brooker; Claude-Michel Schönberg; Alain Boublil; Jean-Marc Nate Valjean, at last, We see each other plain 'm'sieur le mayor,…
Hugh Jackman;Russell Crowe Valjean, at last We see each other plain M'sieur le mayor Yo…
John Owen-Jones & Earl Carpenter Valjean, at last, We see each other plain ′Monsieur le Mayor…
Lés Miserables Valjean, at last, we see each other plain M'sieur le maire,…
Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Cast Valjean, at last, We see each other plain Monsieur le Mayor …
Les Misérables 10th Anniversary Concert Cast Valjean, at last, We see each other plain ′M'sieur le Mayor,…
Les Miserables [London 11 October 2008 matinee] JAVERT Valjean, at last, We see each other plain 'M'sieur…
Les Misérables Javert Valjean, at last, We see each other plain …
Miss Saigon International Cast CHRIS We could not find her anywhere honey, what′s wrong? E…
Original London Cast We could not find her anywhere Honey, what's wrong? Kim …
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Les Misérables Valjean, at last, we see each other plain M'sieur le maire,…
Rope and Ladder We’ve got to go We've got to go They’re coming They must hav…
Russell Crowe Valjean, at last, We see each other plain 'm'sieur le mayor,…
The cast of Les Misérables Valjean, at last, we see each other plain M'sieur le maire,…
Ugly Duckling Excuse me, I'm looking for the manager Oh, excuse me, may…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Philip Quast:

Color and Light White. A blank page or canvas The challenge: To bring order…
Face of a Stranger I sailed away from an island To an island across the…
Face of a Stranger - Live I sailed away from an island To an island across the…
I Was Here I've gone without bread, I've slept in the mud I've given…
Lazy Afternoon It's a lazy afternoon And the beetle-bugs are zooming And th…
Life On Earth / Four Faded Walls Come in, come in, do you read me? Come in, can…
Life on Earth / Four Faded Walls - Live Come in, come in, do you read me? Come in, can…
Stars There, out in the darkness A fugitive running Fallen from …

The King's New Clothes This is the story of the King's new clothes. Now there…

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Comments from YouTube:

@lowwfeh

6y↑4.3K

AGGRESSIVELY TRIES TO SING BOTH PARTS SIMULTANEOUSLY

@dankhnw8

5y↑145

This entire fandom in a nutshell

@themistermax

5y↑16

@SoHardToBeMe LOL... great comment.

@ra2985

5y↑7

SoHardToBeMe juju

Ugclos

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@ktie28

5y↑2

@Ethan Livemere 🤣🤣🤣

@dpken11

4y↑1

Da Best lol

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@alisonpurgatory85

3y↑968

I love how Javert starts out impersonal and authoritative, like he wants to be, but gets progressively more intense and raw, and after 'I am from the gutter too!' he kind of steps back, seemingly shocked that he actually revealed that part of his past. Makes him very vulnerable and human. Water from the rock. That's how I always interpreted that moment. Fantastic acting from Quast

@greedavaricious7760

2y↑3

Expertly put

@eliotreader8220

2y↑11

I understand Jean Valjean is partially based on a real person who had been imprisoned for taking a loaf of bread to save his Sister's children

@davidholmgren8156

2y↑20

@Eliot Reader and Javert was probably partly based on the mystical Vidoque, the former criminal who became a tough police Inspector ( and who Hugo was very familiar with)

@OrionCorsari

@@greedavaricious7760very incisive

@stockwellsantley6606

33w

And amazing writing!

@Light_love8

7y↑2.2K

Philip Quast went low with "cha-ain"
Colm Wilkenson went high with "ru-un"
I just love how they contrast each other. Perfect actors for the roles indeed

@gamergeek7482

3y↑76

I swear there won’t be a better Val Jean and Javert than those two. And Phillip had an intensity I haven’t seen in a long time.

@CaptainLumpyDog

3y↑27

They were born to play those roles.

@MrOllieBD

3y↑1

Singers?!

@hardpack187

3y↑10

There's almost a rock and roll quality to that note

@inspectorjavert5563

2y↑9

this version is so much better than the newer film. it just goes to show what happens when you market to the lowest common denominator with talentless celebrities

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@ethanlivemere1162

3y↑311

I love the duality of the "I will be there". From Valjean, it's a promise. From Javert, it's a threat.

@mistertibbs472

10y↑748

This plays in my head whenever I have a big argument with someone.

@MrMmlee64

9y↑63

Well don't let it sit there, pick a character and sing the parts. I guarantee whoever you are arguing with forget what they are saying.

@kyokohitsuji

9y↑25

Martin Lee Or even better do what i do and attempt to sing both parts XD

@lordrodrikforrester8703

9y↑11

Just sing as Javert (my personal pick) and confuse the shit out of them :)

@logyscott

8y↑50

I wish my arguments were this artful.

@billny33

8y↑3

It plays when I have a big argument with someone in my mind. Like when I'm imagining myself confronting them to figure out what I am going to say and how to say it. But in real life it would be too distracting if this were playing in my head.

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@TheMightyMcClaw

1y↑30

I love how Valjean starts out with this appeal to Javert's morality, and when that doesn't work, switches to "listen, we both know I can kick your ass."

@SugarfreeYT

9y↑700

Love how low Javert sings the word chain. Sinister.

@ldg3047

8y↑31

I KNOW RIGHT, CHILLS

@pogeti3379

8y↑16

I know right!

@vinylhedgehog5574

8y↑31

i know right! This is often why the villains or authority figures in opera are usually basses.

@alexandrite3175

timestamp?

@cacvpc

and sexy, man... sexy.

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@shekolacarrington4522

8y↑3K

"You wear a different Cha-ain"
"My race is not yet Ru-un"

Those two lines were sung so well i had a hard time actually finishing the video

@sofiarosececilia

8y↑21

AGREEED

@jacquelinesales9641

8y↑12

Sooooo agreeable

@ameliaskott-scheibner8683

8y↑15

I had shivers!

@Weebusaurus

8y↑109

Quast's low F is heavenly. Only a bass-baritone can pull it off like he does. Too many baritenor Javerts out there!

@billymcnasty05

8y↑102

"My race is not yet ru-un" got a little funky in there for a second

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@marius1035

4y↑819

this is still more professional than the presidential debate last night

@clothildesalaun788

3y↑13

amity 😳

@EternalShadow1667

3y↑6

I mean, obviously 😂

@pattyli7976

3y↑4

@Clothilde Salaün oh wow, sports

@gogomonow

3y↑1

Holy shit Owl House fans really are everywhere.

@SpArX0110

cheap

@billyberry8954

8y↑479

One of, if not the most, badass songs in the whole play.

@hushai7978

7y↑10

Billy Berry Of any play or musical, even. Except, maybe with the exception of Sweeny Todd.

@cheriedeurope

4y↑2

Yep. It totally makes you shiver. The second is one day more 😊

@MsJubjubbird

3y↑10

Although it's basically two grown men saying "You don't understand me!" like teenage girls

@kafem57

7y↑249

Phillip Quast is by far the best Javert ever. His voice is pure perfection.

@billcook4768

32w↑1

I respect your opinion, but Norm Lewis gets my vote.

@DaFreezeey

9y↑1.6K

How can anyone ever say Quast is not the greatest Javert ever... Everything about him is so perfect. He is so sinister with every word he sings. That evil stare, and the pronunciation of "you must think me mad." Chills every time. He is the greatest PERIOD!

@ldg3047

8y↑90

the part where he sings "chain" and even deepens his voice just gives me the chills

@jenniferdaniels2413

8y↑4

+Ryan DeFrees Starting with the fact that you can barely hear his lyrics, maybe...?

@DaFreezeey

8y↑84

*****
lol what are you talking about? every word is very audible... maybe clean your ears?

@jenniferdaniels2413

8y↑2

+Ryan DeFrees Whelp! I can see this is going to be a pointless discussion. Carry on.

@DaFreezeey

8y↑42

+Jennifer Daniels Not trying to troll or argue with you... I legitimately want to know where you can't "hear his lyrics." Maybe you were being facetious? Or maybe you were talking about a different aspect of his vocal performance.. please tell me what you meant

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@lightningrodstudios2441

3y↑181

One of the biggest “oh shit” moments in musical history. Fantine has just died leaving her young daughter behind with Valjean (who just confessed who he was to save another mans life) and out of no where just hearing “Valjean at last...” you know some shits about to go down

@lemmedasker

5y↑95

Im convinced the little shudder the camera does when he sings ‘a man such as you’ is due to the actual building shaking from the sheer vocal ferocity

@DTux5249

3y↑27

Nah, that was just the camera man having a heart attack from that note resonating with the frequency of his heart

@NSP70

42w↑30

As goofy as this may sound, I listen to this before I go into an important meeting, interview or negotiation. The spirit backing these two actors runs to my core and has a life or death undertone. These two take it all the way. I absolutely love it. So pure strong and motivating at times when your nerves show their faces and have to be put to rest.

@bacon-wrappedrainbows7565

7y↑659

@ 1:25 "My RACE is not yet ru-UNH!" Literal pop princess Colm Wilkinson!!

@KellyMichaelsTV

4y↑13

That WAS cool

@mac8697

3y↑11

that was some real ariana grande shit

@obiwankenobi9141

3y↑1

Right up there with HOGH?!

@lucaspires8833

8y↑90

It must be incredibly hard to keep focus on the lines you have to sing with another person beside you singing at the same time. These guys make it seem simple. They are amazing singers and actors.

@cariad123

6y↑9

And also singing loud enough to be the main voice and then dropping to the quieter one to give the other their chunk

@elinor6573

6y↑5

Yes it's incredibly difficult as I've had to do it on a few occasions. Many props to these men for doing it perfectly!

@writegirl422

9y↑59

Philip Quast is my favorite Javert BY FAR. I've yet to find an actor who plays the role better than he did.

@doobiedanable

9y↑4

I totally agree. I saw him in the Australian version of Les Mis in 1987 and it is the greatest stage performance I have seen. The strength of his voice, phrasing, and presence were simply incredible.

@sarahscentre7951

9y↑1

Hayden tee. His awesome by the way.

@whjk11b80

8y↑1

Agree :)

@jabble__

Norm Lewis did really well. From what I've seen, I prefer his performance to Quast's. The quality of his voice is richer and holds more authority.

@lesbeyonceknowles9695

9y↑643

My race is not yet ruuUUN!

@justinkaiser7262

8y↑35

+lesbeyonceknowles the best note in theatre history

@naranara1690

6y↑9

So awesome

@raspberrycrowns9494

5y↑11

Lmao what the fuck was that 24601

@Cookd.

3y↑2

That was clean as fuck

@obiwankenobi9141

3y↑1

Best note in musical history: ruuUUN!

Best line in musical history: Atlast! My arm is complete again!

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@scotthauer7504

7y↑396

I did this song for a school project, we had to perform a duet but I didn't have a partner so I recorded myself singing Valjean's part and then sang Javert's part over top of it in class.

@TheRockonist

6y↑17

You have the vocal range for that?

@pithedancer94

5y↑26

@Thatcher All competitive baritones have a passable high A and a resonant low F

@TheRockonist

5y↑2

Pi The Dancer Okay

@baconbitz7937

4y↑1

Pi The Dancer Damn I wish lol

@ckali8702

3y↑2

you are the most intelligent person i’ve ever seen relating to les mis

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@graceng7986

3y↑45

While everyone is praising the two fantastic singers, I am so bowled over by Claude Michel Schoenberg. How can anyone write such beautiful, emotional, complex music like this???

@tatiannamiv

8y↑129

Philip Quast has such a powerful, intimidating presence...O_O .

@Spiraet

11y↑87

At 0:49 you can actually see the cameraman having a seizure from all the awesomeness that is Philip Quast.

@joshualupyan519

4y↑50

Colm’s voice has such unparalleled control and softness to it, he can go from determined to making an audience member want to cry in the fraction of a second

@MsJubjubbird

10y↑103

I'm going to sleep with Quast's voice under my pillow. But he's so scary here I can't believe he taught me my ABCs. But I love his F. I love how he snidely says "The Mayor" And I love it when they both spit out JAVERT!

@leedscab123

9y↑313

Best Confrontation in the History of Les Mis. I mean you have Colm who is the best Valjean by a country mile and Philip Quast who is the best Javert EVER, PERFECT.

@general_dude8025

4y↑16

Alfie and Norm are good too...

@AndyJRussell1995

4y↑7

@General_ Dude Absolutely they are great - but I remember hearing it said that Philip is a better performer while norm is a technically better singer, thought that was a good way of putting it - different strengths bringing different aspects out of the character

@general_dude8025

4y↑13

I don’t think norm is a better singer, Quast is superior in my view. However, Alfie and Norm contrast each other well.

@gregjames2684

3y↑2

This duel duet is almost as close to perfect as possible on this side of life , , , the pair will be hard to best ,

@FingerinUrDaughter

2y↑1

the movie was far better. these guys are so emotionless in most of their delivery, and are just standing there "singing" at the audience. thats not how a play/musical is supposed to be. the audience is not supposed to exist to the actors.

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@TheVertigo686

4y↑16

"You'll wear a different cha-ainnnnn"

I can listen to that over and over. Amazing

@Whooooooops

4y↑58

No one will do a better job at Javert than Philip Quast, he's perfect for the role.

@themistermax

5y↑61

"I swear to you, I will be there!"

Such an incredibly powerful moment, two men honoring two different gods... yet, the same.

@HoonewX508

12y↑44

Colm Wilkinson has one of the most unique voices I've ever heard. He is by far the best Jean Valjean now, then, and forevermore. This is the best duo I've ever heard perform this duet. Philip Quast is also one of the best Javerts ever. I just love this concert!

@ShatnerLover

2y↑5

No one else lives up to the standard of this version.

@raftermanhoward1883

7y↑549

I always have to listen to this song twice: concentrating on Colm the 1st time, then on Philip the next time. Easily the best performance of this song out there!

@lynackhilou4865

7y↑8

Rafterman Howard i'm glad i'm not the only one who does this

@ethanalt9048

6y↑9

Found the mic mixing in this performance unfortunate for that reason.
Javert and Valjean should really be mixed quite evenly in that song, but several times Valjean was set well above Javert.

@ireallyhatemakingupnamesfo1758

6y↑6

Ethan Alt higher pitches carry more, Colm is tenor singing above a baritone

@amber-yj1gm

6y↑3

I just hold the earphones in my ears and then I can hear both clearly at the same time but then I hit replay anyway

@holidaysinsweden

6y↑1

I'm a 100% with you on that!😅

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@katemcconnell5220

6y↑33

I've listened to this like 20 times. Chaaaain still gets me. What a beautiful voice.

@stopmotion900

9y↑67

PHILIP QUAST THOUGH HIS VOICE IS LIFE

@MrChoooones

11y↑20

The way they both said 'JAVIER!' together was epic.

@natisinvisible

9y↑298

This is my first time listening to/watching this song be performed (I'm new to Les Mis, lol) and I'm just amazed. This is so freaking cool. I especially loved how he sang "my race is not yet run" at 1:24

@MrGiovaneGuerreiro

9y↑16

If you liked it, you have to listen to "2 4 6 0 ooooooooooooone"

@natisinvisible

***** I have! It is amazing as well

@patricetsai3135

9y↑6

Yeah!! I love 1:24 , too!
I've seen this when i was six, and this is the song which i will never forget!

@Aenygma_

9y↑6

natisinvisible I wish Victor Hugo could see this, the music and singing are phenomenal.

@fergusonlandy3749

8y↑1

I actually had no idea that was intentional, in fact, I thought his voice cracked XD try re-watching that scene after reading this comment

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@VRichardsn

4y↑89

Fun fact: the actor playing Valjean is the bishop in the 2012 movie.

@trevorrude4956

4y↑8

I noticed that!!! I wasn't paying attention to the TV but when the bishop sang I was like "Holy shit! I know that voice!"

@VRichardsn

4y↑8

@Trevor Rude Exactly.

@trevorrude4956

@Richardsen so glad I wasn't the only one

@DTux5249

3y↑4

We don't talk about that movie tho...

@BalduranRoma

3y↑6

He's not just an actor, he's Colm Wilkinson , a legendary singer.

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@HopAndLockDropSoppityPop

10y↑156

my dog's looking at me all crazy as I sing Jean Valjean's part from "I'm warning you Javert"-"my race is not yet run" XD I can't help it the way he did that part is EPIC

@HopAndLockDropSoppityPop

10y↑7

me too it's so fun to sing too XD

@BlamoStramo

7y↑2

ExactlyOneGrape The fuck, dude that was You!

@Error-4O4

5y↑20

I was in a debate in my English class, and the lines, “Every man is born in sin; every man must choice his way” from this song (which I was singing in my head) helped me come up with enough ideas to win. Thanks Les Mis!

@markkalegaric6074

8y↑228

I used to be a janitor at a living arts center and Colm Wilkinson was performing at a Mayors Gala one night. I walked by him. He's a tall dude, well over 6 feet. My biggest regret is not getting his autograph that night.

@Luke-hj2cq

7y↑30

he's 5'8"

@patricksketch2003

6y↑17

Maybe your a short man

@anniehaynes1561

4y↑12

Met them both many times in London Phil is a huge man 6'4" Colm is a small/ average man about 5'7" /8" maybe you mistook him.

@boundary2580

4y↑4

Dude Colm is not a tall man.

@robertsmale3714

4y↑7

Colm is about 5’ 8” or 9”. Sorry he’s not 6’. Not even close. And I’ve never seen him in platform shoes either.

@MrSean24601

11y↑21

Gotta love a Javert with a strong and resonant low F!

@captaincorgibutt4489

5y↑16

Love that movement of Philip Quast at 0:54. It is subtle but felt really like he is walking forward to Jean Valjean.

@kayliehutson02859

5y↑10

The way he sings "run" is just the best thing I've ever heard.

@stephersluvsyou

9y↑49

Quasts devilish eyes during this gives me chills. Reminds me of "silence of the lambs". Just psychotic and powerful.

@sergiodoubleshot7576

9y↑9

stephersluvsyou Just wait until you see him on playschool... chills.

@Hyper_Fixation

8y↑98

Wow, I love how audible they make the tension; it's just as strong as their voices! <3

@haas1776

8y↑2

love your pic! Doc 9 forever

@Hyper_Fixation

8y↑2

Why, thank you! He's fantastic ;)

@TheCosmerenaut1

38w

Personally I prefer tenet

@lgsm9898

3y↑12

The aspect you get from Javert here compared to all others is the sense that he believes himself to be utterly superior to Val Jean rather than just an authority figure. He looks so smug and his tone is like he is speaking down to him. I love it. Other javerts miss the mark by being aggressive and authoritative, but it doesn’t really make sense why someone who is basing their role on authority would kill themselves. Someone who can’t believe an inferior person would be able to show mercy, something he can’t show Val Jean, makes total sense.

@alexa-kg6zf

9y↑108

listening to it twice so that you can sing it as valjean and then javert lulz

@brisbanetim

8y↑38

How the hell have people clicked on dislike? These two are the best that have ever been in the roles. We won't see another two such as them for a long time.

@Eavxor

8y↑1

Try Joshua Colley for Valjean

@gazbason

4y↑9

I love how they both shout Javert at the same time at 1:29

@fish3977

2y↑7

still the best performance of this I have seen. somehow the Javert's reaction sells that it is not the death threat that ends the fight but the seemingly unintentional "I am from the gutter too!"

@kristianbrandt3012

8y↑405

You know nothing of JAVERT!!! By far my favorite villain in all litterature :)

@ldg3047

8y↑29

Agree, a villain, who doesn't follow the pack, you could actually see why he's doing it and how he's torn apart by guilt and his principles.

@lizardking02793

8y↑3

+Kristian Brandt I thought he was a great villain but I always thought the villians in Count of Monte Cristo were the best.

@LaucoX

8y↑78

+Kristian Brandt I think the word antagonist would be more suitable. Javert is not a villain, he's a good man, who follows his principles

@hungho6485

8y↑17

+Lauco I agree. Quoted Valjean "You merely done your duty"

@jjredfield3763

8y↑5

+Lauco More an obsess man who try to relentlessly chase a good man to convince himself that his fanatical "principles are true". If you read the novel, his obsession is quite obvious. He's definitely the bad guy, not just a guy following the law.

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@Robin-xt7yo

10y↑22

Get goosebumps when I hear The Confrontation. Awesome vocal duel...singing over each other...hearing the other but staying on their course. Fabulous, haunting, chilling.

@user-cc4ix6sb7k

3y↑4

I wish my life was as perfect as these two together

@pseudofox

10y↑22

Quast is so fantastic!

@Peppy_Preppy

1y↑3

Can we all agree that Quast and Wilkenson are the best Valjean and Javert? Better than the movie by soooooo far.

@IvyLeather13

3y↑11

Wilkinson and Quast are both acting and singing so well. Their voices full of character and intention!

Colm with the "If I have to KILL you here!" Is just so dramatic. It feels like a verbal sword fight in that way.

@iluvmusic5790

11y↑6

Ahhhh this is actually flawless. Colm and Quast's voice balance each other really well in this duet, and they have such great diction.

@DPSDork

8y↑18

easily the BEST confrontation scene in Les Miserables.

The best Valjean and Javert together in one stage?!?!?!

@josephcarlisle1943

+The Video Guy I prefer norm lewis as javert but quast easily earns 2nd favorite

@Warren1221

3y↑8

Whenever I see my brother, I'd sing "Valjean at last, we see each other plain" and we both start laughing.

@amyeedwards

11y↑8

These guys are the best of the best. I've heard many other renditions of this song and loved them, but this one takes all the wins in my book. Colm Wilkinson is amazing - is soulful, truthful, and completely phenomenal. Philip Quast will always be my favorite Javert - no one can match that dedication and the purity of his acting is unparallelled - he is Javert, the others just play at it. These guys rock!

@53bload53

11y↑7

I love how Colm Wilkinson says "my race is not yet run!" XD it's awesome

@crow6578

4y↑8

Ok, when you hear the ending of the song without context, it feels like they're singing "and i'll will be there" to each other, like romantically

@davidholmgren8156

4y↑2

Gitzy San the funny thing is that many songs like Stars have a soundtrack that sounds like a romantic ballad or something

@crow6578

Omg, I KNOW RIGHT!!!

@taeyeonsnose7003

Hdbddhf you're right but that only makes the irony of their opposition all the more delicious

@Busterseyes

12y↑4

Quast's voice is just pure perfection. He has amazing range!

@Gincal2000

3y↑5

When they say Javert at the same time. W-O-W.

@DrussNL

9y↑10

This is all the reasons men fight each other and all the hatred that goes along with it poured (to protect, to punish) into elegant musical form. With their words they deny each other. Goosebumps...

@dpken11

4y↑6

The thing is with musicals, they cracked it. It took a hundred years,but they did it. Best. Musical. Ever. Nothing can compete. Cats?

@OvationKing

11y↑4

This is Philip Quast. BOW TO YOUR SENSEI!

@linataranenko9541

2y↑4

I just LOVE that I can actually the scene of the confrontation in my head based on their vocals alone. Like Javert comes in being all smug and authorative, while Valjean is distressed and tries to explain the situation – here Javert has the upper hand. Then Valjean gets pissed and starts yelling that "is a stronger man", and now his voice is the dominant one. And then Javert gets pissed too and they both start yelling at each other, so now they are on the same level. And the performers just stand still! Ugh, Wilkinson and Quast are definitely my favorite Valjean and Javert duo, they complement each other so well!

@yeehnanamomo

9y↑12

Definitely, Philip is my favourite Javert al the time!

@preciousfox4740

2y↑4

When Javert says "i am from the gutter too" I can't help but feel like he is so ruthless with the criminals and the poor because there might be a slight part of him that identifies with them, and maybe just a bit of self loathing from having grown up in poverty

@Sueb18631

2y↑7

It's pretty much the latter. Hugo goes into Javert's past quite a bit in the novel and how it fashioned his outlook. Javert knew that as the child of a convict he would always be outside of society, and as such he could either be a lawbreaker himself or an upholder of the law. He chose the second path and was very strict with himself as far as following the law goes.

That's why he kills himself after letting Valjean go later on after Valjean saves his life at the barricade. He realizes that no matter what he did, it would be wrong. Letting Valjean go was wrong because Valjean was an escaped convict, but arresting him was also wrong because Valjean saved his life. He can't reconcile the conflict in his mind and is driven to throw himself into the Seine to end the mental anguish.

@vinsyd7743

11y↑7

'My race is not yet run' that line just kills me! Amazing!

@hanatomeru0789

4y↑7

I love that ruthie just at the back chilling

@ShatnerLover

3y↑10

This is a rendition I never get sick of

@HAZZAKE7

11y↑4

The greatest Valjean and Javert combination! Brilliant!!

@katie2893

2y↑4

imagine being alive in 1995 and being in the same place as colm and quast experiencing greatness

@cyanara2743

8y↑474

24601 became my new phone password xD

@nrnusrn

8y↑6

same here. 😂😂

@Scarachus

8y↑3

+Cyan Breeze Wow.

Me too XD

@edvinljung4468

8y↑98

Now I know wich three people to rob

@nifralo2752

8y↑3

Not if i beat you to it!

@lyl9255

7y↑20

It's a world where the dog eats the dog...

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@commander1935

3y↑8

The fact this song starts right after Come to Me ends illustrates just how dogged and ruthless Javert is.

@pvitaljr1

3y↑3

The best confrontation ever.

@kittykat5797

3y↑5

I'm in love with the little smirk Quast has at 0:55 when he sings "youuuu"

@choonkeonglim6178

5y↑5

I am very lucky to see both of them perform in Singapore 24 years ago. Recently in 2016 a new cast came to Singapore again. I was ao excited as I waited for almost 20 years for les miserables to arrive however the new cast was not as good.

@rogershakey5015

6y↑6

Best javert ever!! His voice cuts trough everything.

@annmariebuscema6506

5y↑5

Stunning Voices Philip Quast 😥

@IvelLlehctim

6y↑663

To be completely fair to Jalvert, the musical tones down the crimes that Valjean committed In the books, he was much more violence. He mugged a young boy and stole gold from him, even after is meeting with the Bishop, but then he thought about what the Bishop had told him, felt remorse, and tried to find the boy to apologize and return the gold, but Jalvert had already been informed of the crime, and his parole had been revoked.

The musical tries it's best ro make it appear that Jalvert is simply an overzealous policeman who can't see the difference between crimes committed for survival and crimes committed out of greed. However, Valjean isn't as innocent in the books as he is in the musical. Yes, he stole the bread to save his famly, but he also became a hardened criminal and mugged people out of greed later on. So, the musical takes a very important part of Valjean's character out, and makes him into an innocent who only turned to crime out of desperation.

@duncant6364

5y↑237

IvelLlehctim
As someone who also read the book, I completely agree
But I think the writers of the musical and Victor Hugo has different themes in mind when writing their stories, and that detail of Valjean fits each theme depending on whether or not it is included.
The book is more about redemption, and the saving power of Jesus. All that nice Christian ideology. Thus, Valjean being somewhat despicable before his saving at the Bishop’s hands makes redemption seem even more improbable. Including that, Hugo showed that anyone can be saved. Even the greatest of sinners.
The musical, however, was more focused on government apathy. There are many songs dedicated to showing how the rich and powerful hurry past with no thought for the poor. And the idea of Javert blindly following the law fits that theme perfectly. Take “you would sooner see me dead than see justice done” Here, Valjean accuses Javert of being all-consumed. This fits the Musical’s writers’ meaning well, as it shows the law enforcement to be blind to true justice.
So it’s less the musical skipping parts and people being uneducated on Valjean’s character, and more his character being changed to bring a new meaning to the musical, as opposed to being a copy-print version of the book

@onaarchie6837

4y↑16

Wow, including that would have been a lot more believable.

@joncaju

4y↑16

The musical is not the book. That’s part if making this musical what it is.

@IvelLlehctim

4y↑47

I do love the scene they added in the movie version of the musical where Jalvert comes to Valjean to confess that he had false accused him and asks that charges be filed against himself. It went a long way to show that while he was harsh and overzealous in his pursuit of criminals, he was also fair and held even himself to high high moral standards. He was more of an antivillain, a villain with noble intentions.

@RavenSutcliffe

4y↑35

@Daggdag That's what I truly love about Javert. He's so painfully human because of that; yes, he's an overzealous bigot, but he has the same incredibly rigid moral standards for HIMSELF that he does for everyone else. He's so painfully entrenched in his black-and-white view of the world that when Valjean refusing to murder him and then pleading for Marius's life at the potential cost of his own brings this view into question, he actually goes and kills himself because he can't live with his doubts and his wrongs. He's not a "do as I say not as I do" type character, he's much more complex than that. Even if I could never agree with his morality or his actions, I can still understand them, and that's what makes him so fantastic, I think.

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@avivlikwornik439

3y↑6

I admire Philip qust best actor!!!

@Optilex42

9y↑5

This will always be what I think of when somebody says Les Miserables. All time favorite moment in the song/ All time favorite rendition of this song right here.

@eddy_5954

8y↑1

agreed

@ShieldMaidenBLS

12y↑5

I love both of these actors in their individual parts. They play each perfectly. Colm is Jean Valjean, and Philip Quast is Javert. But Philip is unswerving, even in just an anniversary concert he stays in character from seat to mic and back! The emtions in just their voices is amazing and chilling. I adore them both.

@ktwashere5637

4y↑6

My God Philip Quast has an amazing voice. LOVE HIM.

@joaopedrogomes9914

3y↑3

I just love how he delivers the "There's power in me yet, my race is not yet run" line. So powerful.

@XjeffhardyrocksX

11y↑10

Philip Quast is a god o.o His low note at 0:14 is INCREDIBLE!!!!! Colm Wilkinson is also amazing ^.^ This is one of my favorite performances from Les Miserables out of all of the renditions.

@shawnpavlik1293

6y↑4

The best two actors in their respective roles.

@Kaydje

7y↑7

Two extremely talented vocalists. I wish I could sing the "not yet run" bit. That's beyond me as it stands

@tfoksieloy

12y↑16

"I'm a stronger man by far" *takes a look at Quast's manly shoulders* "Riiiiight..."

@kmacvlogs5902

3y↑2

Also, Phillip Quast is like 6’2” plus and Colm is like 5’7” or 5’8”

@Rad_Nicole

24w↑3

Love how Javert is making a threat, whilst ValJean is making a warning. Shows the characterization very well.

@hunterrogersmusic

8y↑5

This particular song really makes my hair stand up on my neck. Powerful!

@betterasamemory0809

8y↑4

Saw it in person, and have listened to it probably hundreds of times since, and I still get chills down my spine every time I hear this.

@andrea-floralingua

3y↑11

Ah, such a great duo! They are in perfect time and you can hear both parts perfectly. Also, I just noticed that at the end, Javert/Philip Quast takes a small step back from the microphone with an almost horrified look, right after he sings "I am from the gutter too!" - as if he can't believe he just admitted that. I don't know if he intended that, but if so, what a splendid detail!

@andrewkomaniecki6553

38w↑1

I think it is from Javert taking a step back when valjean breaks a chair in front of his and uses the chair leg as a weapon, brandishing it to Javert and threatening him with it. It's more like Javert takes a step back to prepare himself in case a fight has to go down

@kevinpatching3093

3y↑3

Let's be honest, can anything really better this? No! Is the emphatic answer.

@AnonyMous-di5td

7y↑3

As a passionate writer and artist this play always brings me chills. Truly timeless. A masterpiece.

@luggilu7864

1y↑2

the way they make it look so easy to sing like that

@jimmybryant4339

4y↑6

Anyone else listening this during quarantine

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