Stars - Philip Quast (Les Misérables) | Professional Singer REACTS

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Join me as we experience and react to Philip Quast's breathtaking rendition of 'Stars' from Les Misérables, showcasing his unparalleled vocal talent and emotional depth. Discover why Quast's performance is considered a masterpiece in musical theatre history
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
Introduction 0:00-1:28
Reaction 1:28-17:51
Conclusion 17:51-19:17

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@adiarainfoster Күн бұрын

This is from the 10th anniversary show. The whole thing is incredible from start to finish. They called it the "dream cast' concert and it really was. You can find the whole things here on KZfaq

@luciebatt Күн бұрын

I’m Australian in my forties and grew up watching Phillip Quast singing nursery rhymes on Play School, a preschool education show. If only we knew what was to come.

@PoppyRed3 Ай бұрын

I was there that evening and what a night it was! Philip Quast is without a doubt the best Javert ever.

@Michele18164 Ай бұрын

So jealous that you got to see this concert live! I can't imagine how incredible it was to be in that room.

@crispyy.roseeMUA 7 күн бұрын

I would have killed to see this live. Everyone in that casting is my favorite in their respective roles.

@sueacord1678 Ай бұрын

We are so lucky that this 10th Anniversary Concert was filmed. For eternity we have these masterful performances. I have seen other but they do not compare.

@MiladyMacabre Ай бұрын

As intense and visceral as this song is, Javert's Suicide from this concert is even moreso as you can watch this carefully controlled man come apart as his world no longer makes sense. What Quast does with a simple "adjustment" to his wig is amazingly telling.

@sepnyte9422 27 күн бұрын

Stars and Confrontation are one of my favorites from the 10th anniversary concert. The way Quast gets up from his seat, in the dark, as Ruthie turns around and walks over to the mic and *boom* he's just there like an absolute menace! Whoever designed his costume to make him look tall and terrifying deserves an award. The first time I watched, it actually scared me a little. And then there's the voice drop he does when he sings 'different chain'. Goosebumps! You should react to that.

@bombsingaza 27 күн бұрын

@sepnyte9422 • My favourites, too.

@layla-loon75 13 күн бұрын

The didn't need to make him look tall, PQ is about 6'2" or 6'3". I love everything Philip Quast does even his tv work. He's also a very handsome man.

@imanindeen 2 күн бұрын

Very interesting take on the villain song. I never thought of it that, listening to a villain song or piece out of context and viewing it as the hero.

@kezwhiterosette81 Ай бұрын

Nobody can sing this song with the same passion as Philip Quast. I’ve heard so many versions but nothing beats this one! And how he sings the word Witness is just sublime!

@ianwilhelmsen7644 Ай бұрын

Over the years I've had many favourite songs from Les Mis but I keep coming back to Philip Quast's Stars as my favourite of all time. I'm so looking forward to the International verson of Les Mis coming to Australia in 2025.

@brysonbegg216 Ай бұрын

I saw Phillip Quast live and he is truly stunning in person!

@hippopotamusbosch Ай бұрын

I’m just here for Russell Crowe jokes.

@nickhiggsthesinger Ай бұрын

Hahahah yes 😂

@layla-loon75 13 күн бұрын

Love this video and you hit the nail on the head with everything you said, apart from one thing. Javert is not the villain in Les Mis, The Thenardiers are the villains, Javert is the antagonist for sure but he's not a 'bad guy'. He's just to set in his ways and stuck living in his faulty ideology. Javert is my favourite character in Les Mis and Philip Quast is my favourite Javert by a million miles. I never get tired of hearing him sing 'Stars' or 'The Confrontation', Javert's suicide tears me up though and his performance of it is bother Sublime and heartbreaking. His facial expressions in the TAC just topped off his whole perfomance. He has very emotive eyes when he's acting as well. Cheeky little footnote here, Philip Quast is the man who made Javert sexy, I suspect it wasn't intentional but still. Sigh 😌😍♥♥♥

@nickhiggsthesinger 12 күн бұрын

Ah! Very well said - I think you’ve changed my mind about Javert ☺️ Thank you for your insight!!

@layla-loon75 12 күн бұрын

@@nickhiggsthesinger He was a very complex man and imo was just as much a victim as anyone else of everything that was wrong with French society at that time. The Thenardiers brought their bad fortune on themselves though and they were child abusers and robbers and at least one of Thenardier’s gang was a serial killer.

@nonyabusiness2510 7 күн бұрын

@@layla-loon75 Javert's role is much deeper than that in all actuality and I agree he isn't necessarily the villain. Many of the good events that transpired for Valjean only occurred because of the choices he was frequently forced to make due to Javert pursuing him. When Hugo wrote the novel he intended to parallel the concept of the old and New Testatment from Scripture and that theme was surpirisingly pulled through to the musical. Javert represents the Law (old Testament) and Valjean represents grace (New Testament). When Christ was glorified at the right hand of the father the law was fulfilled and we are no longer bound by it. In other words the law and grace cannot coexist. Thus when Javert realizes this he kills himself. He wasn't actually concrete in his thinking or rigid he was simply a product or representative of the law. Not mans law but God's law. It's a very simplistic way of putting it but it was some of the thinking behind Hugo when he wrote the novel. In fact look at what Valjean says after meeting with the bishop. He acknowleges his sin "As I stare into the void To the whirlpool of my sin I'll escape now from that world From the world of Jean Valjean Jean Valjean is nothing now Another story must begin" That correlates to scripture where it says that " 2 corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are made new". Remember the Bishop says "I have bought your soul for God". His redemption follows acknowledging his sin. Of course that is a very general and people have literally written papers on the parallels between scripture and the symbolism Hugo conveyed in this story. I also agree the Thenardier's are the villains. The ending of the show referring to the world beyond the barricades is also symbolic and intentionally references the 1000 year reign of Christ on the earth prophecied in scripture. Only a storyline that correlates so closely to scripture could end with nearly every single person dying with the exception of a few people and yet be uplifting to the point of bringing people to tears. I can't think of anything that even comes close to Les Miserables on every level.

@susannariera Ай бұрын

I would love to see your reaction to one song by every main character in this concert: Wilkinson, Salonga, Henshall, Ball...best cast ever, of course they are considered the dream cast!

@daytonapeanut 28 күн бұрын

I adore the entire 10th Anniversary concert, but it's this song that I come back to the most. Not just because Philip has an incredible voice but he actually_ acts_ at the same time. That simple act of looking up at the stars is everything to me because I believe it give's Javert a touch of humanity. The way he looks up at them with such reverence and wonder is almost childlike. Yet, you wouldn't believe how many other Javert peformers I've seen fail to do this and it's always a total deal-breaker for me.

@Michele18164 Ай бұрын

Best song in the show, best Javert in history. Thank you for this analysis!

@Elleina1907 Ай бұрын

What a great analysis! I had always admired this performance, but hadn't noticed quite as many details as you pointed out. I will absolutely check out his interview. I would honestly watch a 3+ hour video of you reacting to the entire 10th anniversary Les Mis show! Specifically I would love to see Bring Him Home and Empty Chairs at Empty Tables. This focus on the performance, on acting out the text and REALLY feeling it reminds me of Lara Fabian's live performance of Je suis malade. Absolutely gut wrenching and stunning. You can see it on her face, in her eyes, in her voice, that she is feeling every single emotion, and her voice is unreal! There's a version that has both French and English lyrics if you aren't bilingual (🍁) that would greatly enhance the viewing experience (because the lyrics really are powerful). I would love to see your reaction to that! Not enough people have done a reaction, in my opinion!

@embran8486 Ай бұрын

Great pick. LOVE this performance. His diction alone. Also putting in the Quast Masterclass bit is good stuff. i often revisit that one.

@nickhiggsthesinger Ай бұрын

So amazing! Thanks for tuning in

@altosanon Ай бұрын

I love this reaction, you highlighted all my favourite parts of this performance. He is just amazing! I have never seen him sing Javert live, but was lucky enough to see him sing Ben in Follies and the part where his character falls apart mid song was so uncomfortable as it was so real, it felt like he as the actor was falling apart.

@user-ch3vc3vu7s Күн бұрын

You should hear Phillip Quast and Anthony Warlow sing ‘Lily’s Hazel eyes’ from the Secret Garden

@michaelbates5436 Ай бұрын

I am new subscriber and I’m glad I found you. I enjoy your enjoying the music. You make me see and hear things even though I have heard it again and again. Thanks for making me love great music more perfectly. Thanks.

@nickhiggsthesinger Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! If you click the bell next to subscribe, it will notify you when I post again! 🙂

@anneharley5319 Ай бұрын

Thankyou for introducing me to this performance and your reaction. I would love for you to react to a group from called Collabro who were on B.G.T I think you would like it

@torimod Ай бұрын

Came here to recommend the callabro cover of stars, it's so good

@teodorlesenciuc9050 Ай бұрын

I love the 10th anniversary concert, I watch it multiple times a year for a decade now, do God On High next!

@nickhiggsthesinger Ай бұрын

Yes it’s so good! Ok I will do that one next time - make sure to subscribe and hit the notification icon so you know when I post 😊

@hanslatour Ай бұрын

Great reaction! I have to laugh when see that you so much want to participate the singers you are listening to. Many times then you just have to bite on your underlip to prevent that 🙂

@janacariad 23 күн бұрын

God, I love this so much. I love Javert, I love Philip Quast, I love "Stars" ♥ can't get enough

@Kazeemi2810 Ай бұрын

I was completely spoiled by this 10th Anniversary Concert being my introduction to Les Mis… I compare every other version back to this and am always disappointed 🤦‍♀️😁😁. Utter perfection by every performer in every character!! 🐨🐨🇦🇺🇦🇺 You need to watch the end of this 10th Anniversary to see the worldwide cast of Valjeans all singing One Day More in their own language!! Brilliant!!

@chellep7463 Ай бұрын

No one sings this song better. He will always be Javert

@missimin Күн бұрын

Quast is still my favorite Javert. I love Norm Lewis too but Quast owns that role.

@Meep94931 Ай бұрын

I don’t know ow if you’ve already reacted to Bring Him Home or Empty Chairs At Empty Tables but I’d really like to see you do a video for them.

@nickhiggsthesinger Ай бұрын

Not yet! I’ll do an entire Les Mis series!!

@Meep94931 Ай бұрын

@@nickhiggsthesinger Can’t wait to see it!

@EH-bn3kf Ай бұрын

@@nickhiggsthesinger Yes!!

@spacelasertech8359 Ай бұрын

@nickhiggsthesinger Will you do One Day More from 25th Anniversary? Because there is so much there.

@keithwalls6316 Ай бұрын

Incredible performance!

@user-lw3kr9hd8c Ай бұрын

Love this version.

@lindacunnah3323 Ай бұрын

The best Javier ever ❤❤

@nickhiggsthesinger Ай бұрын

Yes! So good. My absolute favourite

@laurinbartel640 Ай бұрын

bravo

@frankennyg1 Ай бұрын

There's a reason they called this the "Dream Cast." Every performance was epic! Please check out Michael Ball's "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" and his duet with Lea Salonga singing "A LIttle Fall of Rain." Actually just react to whole concert! LOL

@jasonericson Ай бұрын

The 10th anniversary concert is one of the best all around (Ruthie Henshall's I Dreamed A Dream is perfect!). Quast brings so much to this role, he's incredible! I don't think Javert is a villian though. He's definitely an antagonist, but like you said, he thinks he's right (and lawfully, he is, even though he takes it a bit too far).

@dorkyvonmunchmunch9912 Ай бұрын

This performance is all one needs to understand how Russell Crowe was so incredibly out of his depth in the movie. Now when do we get your version? 😜⭐🌟🌠

@hippopotamusbosch Ай бұрын

Nick’s face is too boyish for Javert. If it wasn’t for his baritone voice he’d be better suited for one Marius or Enjolras.

@nickhiggsthesinger Ай бұрын

I’ll take boyish as a compliment 😂

@nickhiggsthesinger Ай бұрын

He really was out of his depth. Quast is so incredible it makes all other versions seem pretty weak

@susannariera Ай бұрын

@@nickhiggsthesingerI saw a video explaining everything that's wrong in that nightmare of a movie, we should blame the director mostly (and after Cats, he should be banned from directing more musicals, The King's Speech is a good movie, so stay without songs man! 🙏).

@davidk8050 Ай бұрын

😊@@nickhiggsthesinger

@fet5695 Ай бұрын

Hey nick, im a baritone but i want to sing tenor in our church… the problem is that the highest note i can sing is a F after that my voice breaks and everything just closes down. Do you think its possible to expand the range by a few notes for example up to an A or even B?

@oxoelfoxo Ай бұрын

@nickhiggsthesinger Ай бұрын

!!!!!

@resathe6760 Ай бұрын

I think the female version of this clearness of pronunciation is probably Lea Salonga I highly recommend checking out the Notre Dame Medley of Ringmasters: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h9WPgZyQv6ymmKc.html

@michaeljavert4635 Ай бұрын

If I wanted to hear gibber jabber through the whole thing, I'd put on a mask and go to the damn theater to be miserable.

@nickhiggsthesinger Ай бұрын

Damn Michael chill out

@nonyabusiness2510 7 күн бұрын

Are you aware the title is professional singer reacts. Are you aware that you can google the actual song with no commentary? I'm sure you are. So what exactly was the point of your comment. You come onto someones site to criticize them for doing exactly what they said they were going to do. Not the way in which they did it but the fact they did it at all. Good Grief.