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At the Barricades of Freedom

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In which Jehan picks out what songs to sing and the rest of les Amis realizes that freedom isn't always so great.

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Thanks to my lovely beta-reader!
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17  "Look Down" - Gavroche, Beggars, Old Woman, Prostitute, Pimp, Enjolras, and Marius

“This is the first song where anyone from les Amis sings, and it’s with Enjolras and Marius. We must have a Gavroche! Éponine, do you think Gavroche wants to help?”

“I’ll ask.”

 

18 "The Robbery" - Thénardier, Madame Thénardier, Marius, Éponine and Valjean

“We said we would cut away everything that isn’t directly connected to les Amis.”

“But it would be fun to have the whole story, right?”

“Only the parts with les Amis.”

 

19 "Javert's Intervention" - Javert and Thénardier

20 "Stars" - Javert

21 "Éponine's Errand" - Éponine and Marius

 

22 "ABC Café / Red and Black" - Students, Enjolras, Marius, Grantaire and Gavroche

23 "Do You Hear the People Sing?" - Enjolras, Combeferre, Feuilly, Students and Beggars

 “These songs will be the main numbers! It will be perfect!”

 

24 "Rue Plumet – In My Life" - Cosette, Valjean, Marius and Éponine

“Are you sure we shouldn’t develop the love story? We are talking about it in ABC Café…”

“I am sure. If you want to persuade Éponine into doing more of this it will be your own project.”

 

25 "A Heart Full of Love" - Marius, Cosette and Éponine

“I still think it would be sweet…”

 

26 "The Attack on the Rue Plumet" - Thénardier, Thieves, Éponine, Marius, Valjean and Cosette

 

27 "One Day More" - Valjean, Marius, Cosette, Éponine, Enjolras, Javert, Thénardier, Madame Thénardier, Gavroche and Company

“We have to have this one, so keep any arguments you might have to yourselves!”

“We don’t have any Javert, Valjean or Thénardiers, Jehan. How can we do this number?”

“I will find them! Don’t worry about that.”

 

28 "Building the Barricade (Upon These Stones)" - Enjolras, Javert, Marius, Éponine and Valjean

“Are you sure we can just cut out parts of the songs like that?”

“Since we’re only going to have the parts connected to les Amis we will have to.”

“But-”

“Don’t try to argue any more about it, you will send Enjolras into a fit.”

 

29 "On My Own" – Éponine

“I won’t sing it! It has nothing to do with this group!”

“Éponine, please, people would like it!”

“No, I won’t do it!”

“But-”

“Jehan, she’s right, it doesn’t have anything to do with this group and if she doesn’t want to sing it we should leave it at that.”

“Okay then...”

“Thank you Combeferre.”

 

30 "At the Barricade (Upon These Stones)" - Enjolras, Students and Army Officer

“I don’t see the point in doing this song.”

“Enjolras! You said all the parts connected to the group!”

“Fine.”

 

31 "Javert's Arrival" - Javert and Enjolras

32 "Little People" - Gavroche, Students, Enjolras and Javert

 

33 "A Little Fall of Rain" (Éponine's Death) - Éponine and Marius

“No.”

“Éponine.”

“This is all lovey-dovey and nothing about fighting for what’s right.”

“Yes it is! In the ending where they swear to keep fighting for her and not let her die in vain.”

“Enjolras, what do you think?”

“It could work to arouse sympathy but it is not necessary. It is your call Éponine.”

“Okay then. I’ll do it Jehan.”

“Thank you ‘Ponine!”

 

34 "Night of Anguish" - Enjolras, Joly, Valjean and Students

35 "The First Attack" - Enjolras, Grantaire, Students, Valjean and Javert

“We can’t-”

“Yes we can. Cut out the parts with Valjean and Javert. We won’t tell that story at all so it wouldn’t make any sense to keep it.”

 

36 "Drink with Me" - Grantaire, Students, Women and Marius

“Should Marius really have the last verse? Where he sings to Cosette? I mean, we’ve cut out all the other parts of their love story…”

“Éponine is right.”

“Oh, but Marius! Their love story is so sweet! And I didn’t get to keep Éponine’s parts.”

“But I sing about her in Red and Black, right? And I don’t really know how comfortable I am with singing…”

“Oh okay. I’ll cut it out.”

 

37 "Bring Him Home" – Valjean

 

38 "Dawn of Anguish" - Enjolras and Students

39 "The Second Attack (Death of Gavroche)" - Gavroche, Enjolras, Marius, Valjean, Feuilly and Students

 “A child dies. We can’t have that. What kind of image would that give us?”

“No, that’s it! I will not cut any more parts! No one will actually think that we let children come with us to protests. You can write as many disclaimers as you wish in the description of the video but I will not cut this song. Period.”

 

40 "The Final Battle" - Army Officer, Enjolras, Grantaire and Students

 

41 "Dog Eats Dog (The Sewers)" - Thénardier

42 "Soliloquy (Javert's Suicide)" - Javert and Valjean

43 "Turning" - Women of Paris

 

44 "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" – Marius

“Marius..?”

“Please, no, I really don’t, please?”

 

45 "Every Day" - Cosette, Marius and Valjean

46 "Valjean's Confession" - Marius and Valjean

47 "Wedding Chorale" - Guests, Thénardier, Marius and Madame Thénardier

48 "Beggars at the Feast" - Thénardier and Madame Thénardier

49 "Valjean's Death" - Valjean, Fantine, Cosette, Marius and Éponine

 

50 "Do You Hear the People Sing? (Reprise) / [Finale]" - Full Company

“I don’t care if that’s how the lyrics goes, we will not sing about ‘the garden of the Lord’.”

“It’s a song!”

“And it will be on our official webpage! Rewrite the verse or cut it out entirely, but I refuse to stand behind a song with any set religious connotation.”

“But-”

“Jehan…”

“I still think he’s wrong, Combeferre.”

“I know, I know.”

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