Nick Jonas in Les Miserable

[Guest hitoallusa]

I didn't recognize him at first. I later realized that he is one of Jonas brothers. I think he has a great potential.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYToP5ZfydE

[OneFinger]

He's cute eye candy and excellent with the Jonas Brothers. But, I thought his performance in Les Miserables was horrible. His voice didn't seem to have to strength needed for the part. Much too weak and wimpy.

I think his selection was an attempt to secure a more modern audience for the performance. I wouldn't pay money to see him do the role in a theater.

[Guest hitoallusa]

I agree. I like Michael Ball as Marius much better. But it was nice to see Nick in this role.

[TownsendPLocke]

I thought he was the weakest of many weak performances.I did not enjoy this at all.

There is an older concert performance that,while it is not so grand,has much better performers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables:_The_Dream_Cast_in_Concert

[Guest BeachBoy]

Not to sound too much like an old fogey, but what is happening with the theater these days?! I hate the stunt casting (that's really what it is), the movies-to-theater plays, and of course the clusterfuck that is Spiderman. What ever happened to a nice night at the theater? Why is it just going all to shit?

[TampaYankee]

There is an older concert performance that,while it is not so grand,has much better performers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables:_The_Dream_Cast_in_Concert

Ditto.

I give the kid credit for doing it though and he did ok for not being a select musical theatre performer. I agree it was an attempt to draw in a younger audience for a show initially staged before they were born.

Usually these roles go to the creme de la creme of performers so it no great shame to come in second in that comparison IMO.