Alfie Boe 2nd Annual Best Ever Song Poll: The Top Ten!
The poll has now closed but I can now reveal the top ten in the second annual Alfie Boe Best Ever Song vote! As you can see from the new playlist, the results are very different from last year: And no,...
View ArticleClub 24601: Dave Willetts is Jean Valjean
Week five in our study of Jean Valjean over the last thirty years and we come to our earliest and only original cast member, Dave Willetts. Willetts was in the ensemble at the Barbican and also...
View ArticleAlfie Boe 2nd Annual Best Ever Song: 6 Down to 4
Last week saw the publication of the top ten in the second annual poll to find the best ever Alfie Boe song and we are now counting down, this week arriving at numbers six to four. Click here to see...
View ArticleClub 24601: Hans Peter Janssen is Jean Valjean
Club 24601 is still going strong and this week’s Jean Valjean fact is that this week’s interviewee is not only the only Belgian to take the role in London but he also came back twice to play Javert!...
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Alfie Boe 2nd Annual Best Ever Song: The Top Three
We’ve made it to the top three of the second annual Alfie Boe Best Ever Song poll and if you’ve been following this far, it’s safe to say that the major shock came last week with the news that Alfie’s...
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Alfie Boe and Strictly: Two of My Favourite Things!
Don’t get too excited when you read this – Alfie’s not doing Strictly Come Dancing this year as he’s obviously too busy being a magnificent Jean Valjean on Broadway. However, that doesn’t stop us...
View ArticleClub 24601: Geronimo Rauch is Jean Valjean
Today sees the seventh interview with the members of a very exclusive club, Club 24601 – those who have played the iconic role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables. Most have played the role in London or...
View ArticleClub 24601: Simon Gleeson is Jean Valjean
The penultimate week of our Club 24601 series (I’ll have to find something else to write about now!) and we’re on to a Jean Valjean I saw in Melbourne in 2014. Simon Gleeson has also recently been...
View ArticleClub 24601: Peter Lockyer is Jean Valjean
The end of the Club 24601 series is upon us and this week we feature the current London Jean Valjean, and the one who gave me the title, Peter Lockyer. Although Lockyer was the first JVJ I spoke to, I...
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Alfie Boe Album of the Month – Home for the Holidays
Advent is upon us and we are fast counting down to Christmas! It’s the time of year when we can listen to our favourite Christmas music without feeling guilty that it’s the wrong time of year so I...
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Win Les Mis Goodie Bag!
So, with news of Alfie’s next move (I understand the final agreements are being ironed out this week) in our minds, today it’s time to think about Les Mis. There are just a handful of performances...
View Articlethoughtsofjustafan – Official Alfie Boe Fan Blog!
Yes, it’s official that thoughtsofjustafan is the Official Alfie Boe Fan Blog! If you love Alfie Boe and his music, this is the place to be – all the news as and when it happens and lots of fun to be...
View ArticleJohn Owen-Jones Takes Over in Les Mis Broadway
Tuesday 1 March saw the first night of John Owen-Jones as Jean Valjean in Broadway’s Les Mis. As with the first nights of the previous incumbents of the role, our intrepid New York reporter, Roberta...
View ArticleIntroducing the One and Only Alfie Boe Tribute Act!
The question has long been asked of performers who have ‘made it’: How do you know when you have indeed made it? Perhaps one answer would be ‘when you’ve got your own tribute act’. And so we can...
View ArticleHappy Alfie Boe Happiness Day!
Alright, alright, it’s actually International Happiness Day but I got the title idea from my 9yo who looked at the 2015 Happy International Day of Happiness Alfie Boe Fans and said “it’s not really...
View ArticleWhat Does Bring Him Home Mean To You?
That was the question answered by a few people, Alfie amongst them, in today’s edition of BBC Radio 4’s Soul Music (click here to listen). Bring Him Home is Alfie’s most famous song and also the most...
View ArticleOn This Day, 23 April 2011, Alfie Boe Sang…
…in the pouring rain in Trafalgar Square for the St. George’s Day celebrations: This is Nikki Lewis’ video and it’s her birthday today so – thank you and Happy Birthday Nikki! Of course, back in 2011,...
View ArticleAlfie Boe Announced for Memorial Day Concert
Yes, the news is out that Alfie will return to the Memorial Day Concert for 2016! He joins Renee Fleming and Colin Powell amongst others for the Washington DC event to be held on 29 May. As we know,...
View ArticleVote for Alfie Boe in Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards
He made the shortlist! Just a couple of days ago we voted in the nominations round of the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards. Alfie was nominated as Favourite Replacement for both Les Mis and...
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Alfie Boe’s 3rd Annual Best Ever Song Vote
Welcome to the nominations for the third annual Alfie Boe Best Ever (recorded) song poll – I know it doesn’t seem too long since we chose our favourite live song but we need something to keep us going...
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