Josh Groban as Jean Valjean — Page 2

"He sounds great there, is that in the same key as the original though?"

Um, no he doesn't sing "Bring Him Home" in the original key (which is A Major); he takes it down half a step. 

Updated On: 4/30/15 at 08:05 PM

I don't think he's got the right physical build for Valjean - it wouldn't be believable that he had spent significant time doing hard labor.

"Every time I hear him, I think of Celine Dion: technically talented, but just absent of any emotion or interpretation.  "

He's better on some songs than on others.  His version of "Bring Him Home" does show a fair amount of emotion.  But I don't see how he could ever play Val Jean on stage--he doesn't have the acting chops and he's completely the wrong "type".

Has he ever done a musical other than Chess?  I heard a rumor that he was going to do "Oklahoma" at the Chicago Lyric Opera, but that obviously didn't happen.  In any event, he does have a gorgeous voice; I just wish he would get away from the David Foster influence on many of his albums (bland arrangements of what are at best mediocre songs).     

Not suitable for  Jean   Valjean.  Too young, no proven acting range, skinny build. Maybe    Hedwig?