Les Miserables Live- At the End of the Day

The King's Academy, a National Blue Ribbon, Christian school in South Florida, recently presented "Les Miserables" on its main stage. Starring TKA alum Nate Adams (Jean Valjean), senior Chase Pereboom (Javert), sophomore Kyle Martin (Marius), senior Lexi Graves (Eponine), junior Graham Popadic (Thenardier), senior Summer McCarty (Fantine), and junior Gracie O’Connor (Cosette), this performance showcased TKA’s young talent and was the last musical staged at the school’s Loveland Center. (In May 2017, King’s opened the Page Family Center for Performing Arts, a state-of-the-art, 800-seat theatre, at its West Palm Beach campus.)

TKA’s Conservatory of the Arts, an American High School Theatre Festival award-winning fine arts program, is led by Mr. David Snyder (Artistic Director, Musical Theater, Department Chair), Mrs. Sonia Santiago (Vocal Arts), Mrs. Cathy Higgins (Dance- Ballet, Tap, Modern and Jazz), Miss Riselle Portuondo (Dance- Ballet and Modern), Miss Sarah Fahey (Theatre Arts), Mr. Brad Majzner (Stagecraft), Mr. David Skinner (Instrumental Director), Mr. Wes Lowe (Assistant Band Director), Mr. Patrick Clifford (Strings), Mrs. Macey Norton (Video/Digital Arts), Mrs. Laura McFaden (Visual Art), Miss Mikah Adams (Popular Music, Elementary Choir), Mrs. Robin Phillips (Piano), and Mr. Gene George (Elementary Music Theory and Band).

Copyright, The King's Academy, Inc., 2017. All rights reserved.

[behberg]

The confidence and facial expressions of girls are at the next level. perfect and complete act.

[Ramonerdna]

Ok so the vocals on the lines;
"send us more money, theres no time to lose" from the antagonist coworker and "Swear before God she has nothing to hide"
were the best versions of the vocals I've heard...this is including the movie version and the classic tours on Youtube. Very talented performers here...the fact that the version is cleaned up so much, throws the lyrics off a bit in my head though, but the vocals make up for that

[micaelariveraofficial]

the girl of 1:47 could do a great ms. thenadier

[gene]

I really love the performance and want to mention that this is all with live music, the orchestra is great, this is super difficult.

[molotovmafia]

Love that! And the girl who played Fantine is very pretty and a good actress, but so are the other factory workers. It shall be quite hard to find so many good singers!

[adarcus]

I was super confused during the song as I noticed some of the lyrics changes. however the changes for done very well and still convey the meaning of the song and I suppose considering that you're talkin about high school students you probably wouldn't want them to sing the original lyrics to some of these. Very well done production though quite impressed.

[jmbwithcats]

At the end of the day you're another day older
And that's all you can say for the life of the poor
It's a struggle, it's a war
And there's nothing that anyone's giving
One more day standing about, what is it for?
One day less to be living.

Those lines say it all... cultivate a little compassion.

[circleexample]

1:37 1:43 2:20 2:35 2:44 I love these actors I like this version of the song so much that every time i want to listen the song i come back this video

[liamresumadero]

[THE POOR] EVERYONE
At the end of the day you're another day older
And that's all you can say for the life of the poor
It's a struggle, it's a war
And there's nothing that anyone's giving
One more day standing about, what is it for?
One day less to be living.

At the end of the day you're another day colder
And the shirt on your back doesn't keep out the chill
And the righteous hurry past
They don't hear the little ones crying
And the winter is coming on fast, ready to kill
One day nearer to dying!

At the end of the day there's another day dawning
And the sun in the morning is waiting to rise
Like the waves crash on the sand
Like a storm that'll break any second
There's a hunger in the land
There's a reckoning still to be reckoned and
There's gonna be hell to pay
At the end of the day!

[The foreman and workers, including Fantine, emerge from the factory]

[FOREMAN] RICHARD
At the end of the day you get nothing for nothing
Sitting flat on your butt doesn't buy any bread

[WORKER ONE] FRANCISCO
There are children back at home

[WORKERS ONE AND TWO] FRANCISCO AND SEGURA
And the children have got to be fed

[WORKER TWO] SEGURA
And you're lucky to be in a job

[WOMAN] HANNA
And in a bed!

[WORKERS] BOYS ONLY
And we're counting our blessings!

[WOMAN TWO] SHARYN
Have you seen how the foreman is fuming today?
With his terrible breath and his wandering hands?

[WOMAN THREE] FRAIDELLE
It's because little Fantine won't give him his way

[WOMAN ONE] LANA
Take a look at his trousers, you'll see where he stands!

[WOMAN FOUR] JAZZMIN
And the boss, he never knows
That the foreman is always in heat

[WOMAN THREE] DENISSE
If Fantine doesn't look out
Watch how she goes
She'll be out on the street!

[WORKERS] ALL BOYS
At the end of the day it's another day over
With enough in your pocket to last for a week
Pay the landlord, pay the shop
Keep on grafting as long as you're able
Keep on grafting till you drop
Or it's back to the crumbs off the table
You've got to pay your way
At the end of the day!

[GIRL (Grabbing a letter from Fantine)] SHARYN
And what have we here, little innocent sister?
Come on Fantine, let's have all the news!

[Reading the letter]

Ooh..."Dear Fantine you must send us more money...
Your child needs a doctor...
There's no time to lose..."

[FANTINE] JERMAINE
Give that letter to me
It is none of your business
With a husband at home
And a bit on the side!
Is there anyone here
Who can swear before God
She has nothing to fear?
She has nothing to hide?

(Scene before pumasok si Valjean)
[They fight over the letter. Valjean (M. Madeleine) rushes on to break up the squabble.]

[VALJEAN] GIERIC
What is this fighting all about?
Will someone tear these two apart
This is a factory, not a circus!
Now, come on ladies, settle down
I run a business of repute
I am the Mayor of this town

[To the foreman] GIERIC AGAIN
I look to you to sort this out
And be as patient as you can-

[He goes back into the factory]

GIERIC
Now someone say how this began!

[GIRL] ALL GIRLS
At the end of the day
She's the one who began it!
There's a kid that she's hiding
In some little town
There's a man she has to pay
You can guess how she picks up the extra
You can bet she's earning her keep
Sleeping around
And the boss wouldn't like it!

[FANTINE] JERMAINE
Yes it's true there's a child
And the child is my daughter
And her father abandoned us
Leaving us flat
Now she lives with an innkeeper man
And his wife
And I pay for the child
What's the matter with that?

[WOMEN] ALL GIRLS
At the end of the day
She'll be nothing but trouble
And there's trouble for all
When there's trouble for one!
While we're earning our daily bread
She's the one with her hands in the butter
You must send the slut away
Or we're all gonna end in the gutter
And it's us who'll have to pay
At the end of the day!

[FOREMAN] RICHARD
I might have known the bitch could bite
I might have known the cat had claws
I might have guessed your little secret
Ah yes, the virtuous Fantine
Who keeps herself so pure and clean
You'd be the cause I had no doubt
Of any trouble hereabout
You play a virgin in the light
But need no urgin' in the night.

[GIRL] ALL GIRLS
She's been laughing at you
While she's having her men

[WOMEN]
She'll be nothing but trouble again and again

[WOMAN] JAZZMIN
You must sack her today

[WORKERS] ALL BOYS
Sack the girl today!

[FOREMAN] RICHARD
Right my girl. On your way!

[sinister]

I dream to be in a performing arts school like this

[johnnagorski]

Ok a good production but all the singers look a million dollars

[rainswirl]

I am doing this play and this gives me a better idea of how im sopposed to act! Very helpful!

[upncmnh]

wow the girl at 4.22. singing the 'foreman's lines' form les mis is really strong voice

[JewishKeto]

Fantine’s tragic story is proof of why gossip is so dangerous… even if there is no truth to the words once a reputation is destroyed you can NEVER undo the damage.

[kellyhutchison]

Hello, what happened to Funny Girl? I came back to watch it and it was gone.

[littlechivita]

I wonder why the took out most of the solo parts?

[the_jolly_bunny]

OMG this version is much better than the movie

[vitaliybresler]

This is why you don't text at work.

[andrestapiastorres]

A little too slow for my taste... Try at 1.25 speed. Thank me later.