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pealeii · 3 months

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this popped up on pinterest..i have never been so captured by an image..my jaw actually dropped..i am enraptured..like…oh my gosh…oh my gshoh…..

#les mis #eponine #frances ruffelle

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demon4dilfs · 2 months

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the tony nominees of the les miserables original broadway cast

#the way colm is holding on terry’s hand🥺#les mis #colm wilkinson #judy kuhn #terrence mann #frances ruffelle #michael maguire

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fourteentrout · 14 days

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I love both samantha barks and lea sologna as eponine so much like genuinely perfect casting but I will never be able to get frances ruffelle's "and I knowww it's only in my miiIIIND that iM TALKING TO MYSYAlf and not to hiiiiiiiiim" out of my head like she sings the FUCK outta that line, her stylistic choices are so fantastic, she sounds so anguished and young, I can't get over it

#les mis #les miserables #eponine #lea sologna #samantha barks #frances ruffelle #eponine thenardier #les mis musical #on my own

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cometomecosette · 8 months

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Some more rare pictures from the original London cast, 1985:

Michael Ball as Marius and Frances Ruffelle as Éponine

#les mis #les miserables #marius pontmercy #eponine #michael ball #frances ruffelle #original london cast #1985 #rare pics

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for-the-love-of-javert · 1 month

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Female Characters Spam - Eponine: Frances Ruffelle

The original british Eponine in the west end from 1985 - 1986 she also played Eponine on Broadway in 1987. She participated in Les Miserables In Concert in 1987 and also in the 25th Anniversary concert.

Other theatre credits include Children of Eden, Piaf, Chicago & Sunset Boulevard. Frances also has a nmber of TV and film appearances.

#female characters spam #eponine #frances ruffelle #les mis #les miserables #original london cast #original broadway cast #the original eponine

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dinahdoeeyes · 2 months

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Greaseball is at least 5x worse in the 1983 workshop (which doesn't bother me because it's a non-canon early version of StEx), but I still got treats from it.

You may ask, "Tumblr user dinahdoeeyes, why would you screenshot Greaseball pulling Dinah gently by her hair and then wrapping his arm around her?" To which I respond: "... HEAR ME OUT!!"

(The answer is that I am what the Victorians would call "a nasty little wretch who listens to too much Lana Del Rey, Nicole Dollanganger, and Ethel Cain.")

#The way I know this was probably supposed to be Greaseball being abusive but knowing these 2 freaks they're probably into it. 🥴#greasedinah #greaseball x dinah #greaseball the diesel #dinah the dining car #jeff shankley #frances ruffelle #stex #starlight express #stex 1983 workshop #unused content #image and art #stills #txt #Can't believe Frances got paid for this. (Do they get paid for workshops?)#God I've seen what you've done for others! 🙏🏽😩

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engine-of-love · 1 year

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For those who hadn’t seen this yet

From Arlene Phillips’ instagram

London Dinah and Broadway Dinah (Frances Ruffelle and Jane Krakowski)

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#starlight express #stex dinah #jane krakowski #frances ruffelle #Instagram

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criminalmutantsins · 1 year

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What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Musical Songs?

Here are mine(in no particular order):

On My Own: Although I’ve haven’t experienced romantic love yet, I adore this song! It’s well orchestrated and sung by Frances Ruffelle, her voice is beautiful.

The Wizard & I: I can relate to Elphaba’s wish to be accepted since I felt that way too. Idina Menzel’s sings amazingly and gets into character so well. I also saw this song performed live and the way it’s done on stage made me like this song more.

Satisfied: Love the blending of rapping and regular singing in this song. It works so well! Renée Elise Goldsberry nails it and made me see Angelica in a different, but good way.

Breathe: I haven’t heard the whole soundtrack yet, but “Breathe” is such a standout to me so far. Again, I relate to Nina’s fear of disappointing her family(I feel that way 24/7). Mandy Gonzalez sings very well and her high notes are delightful to hear. As an Hispanic, I really enjoyed the addition of Spanish.

I Don’t Need Your Love: Izuka Hoyle nails the vulnerability of Catherine Parr’s sad story of losing her love, and her growing confidence in herself later on. The latter part of the song makes me feel so powerful. All the women singing together by the end was so good! Their voices blended so well together.

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queenladonna · 2 years

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Jeff Shankley and Frances Ruffelle as Greaseball & Dinah in the original 1984 production of Starlight Express.

#Bad Boy & Good Girl EXCELLENCE. 🙌🏽 They just don't make 'em like them anymore! 😫#Not even THEM in the current productions... 😞#jeff shankley #frances ruffelle #greaseball the diesel #dinah the dining car #greasedinah #greaseball x dinah #starlight express #stex #stex 1984 #stex original cast #stex olc #stex original london cast #1980s #theatre #from the decade #stills

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whosangitbetter · 1 year

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#on my own #les miserables #frances ruffelle #samantha barks #shan ako #tumblr polls #polls #spotify

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eurovision-revisited · 1 year

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1994 Dublin - Number 4 - Frances Ruffelle - "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)"

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I wasn't going to deprive you of the UKs actually Eurovision entry now, was I? One of the UKs best attempts in years yielded one of the worst results (10th) and sent the BBC back to drawing board scratching its head. This was the last year (for a while at least) that they indulged in a song selection contest.

Frances Ruffelle should have been a winner. She's was an absolute star of the West End and Broadway stage having been an original cast member in Les Miserables and Starlight Express as well as playing Roxie Hart in Chicago. She's won a Tony award. She was one of those names that's very-well known to theatre goers and virtually unknown outside of that circle. She can act and she can certainly swing. She can also sway her hips a lot - something proven by the Song for Europe contest in which she does variations on the same move for all eight songs.

The song is great - a euphoric acclamation of independence and freedom that contains some clever rhymes, a killer pre-chorus rising out of a twisty, minor keyed verse. The strings in the bridge take us on a journey back to the joy too. There is no hopelessness here, just a wide eyed enthusiasm for the future.

It should have done better - why didn't it? Well it was sixth on out of 25, which can't have helped. Also the sound mixing seems to have favoured the backing singers over Frances's own voice. There's also the weird choice of having a grating, effects-laden guitar (or synth, I can't tell the effects are too distorting) accompanying everything.

More recently this is having something of a renaissance which is much deserved. Frances hasn't been back to Eurovision, but she surely needs to be remembered as one of its stars. Since Eurovision, she's headed back to stage and continues to sing from it.

#Youtube #esc #esc 1994 #eurovision #eurovision song contest #dublin #dublin 1994 #united kingdom #a song for europe #a song for europe 1994 #national finals #frances ruffelle

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pealeii · 3 months

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