Jean Valjean

Description

A poor peasant who rises to affluence, he has great natural nobility and dignity. A powerful figure, with a character of operatic size and passion. The voice needs to have a pop/rock sound or a classical sound of extraordinary textual clarity.

Playing Age

35–40s

Appearance

African-American, Black-African, Black-Caribbean, Black-Other Areas, Eastern European, Mediterranean, Scandinavian, White, Asian, Chinese, East Asian, Filipino/Malay/Thai, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Pakistani, Hispanic, Latin American, Maori, Middle Eastern, Mixed Race, Native American

Gender

Male, Transgender-Male, Non-Binary

Voice

Sings to B, high lyric baritone or tenor, with both strong low notes and a strong falsetto.

Audition Material

Bring Him Home

Bar 59 to the end

Prologue

Bar 250 to the end