Question: who played the original fantine in les miserables
Answer: Character Original French Stage Cast 1980 Original London Cast 1985 Original Broadway Cast First Broadway Revival 2006 Second Broadway Revival 2014 Jean Valjean Maurice Barrier Colm Wilkinson Alexander Gemignani Ramin Karimloo Javert Jean Vallée Roger Allam Terrence Mann Norm Lewis Will Swenson Fantine Rose Laurens Patti LuPone Randy Graff Daphne Rubin - Vega Caissie Levy Cosette Fabienne Guyon Rebecca Caine Judy Kuhn Ali Ewoldt Samantha Hill Marius Gilles Buhlmann Michael Ball David Bryant Adam Jacobs Andy Mientus Éponine Marianne Mille Frances Ruffelle Celia Keenan - Bolger Nikki M.