Welcome back to New Day Northwest.
One of the most popular musicals
in the world is Les Miserables,
and it's playing now at Seattle's 5th Ave.
Theater. And lucky for all of us,
we've got them in studio this morning.
Here with the performance
of On My Own is Christine.
He's on Huang playing
Epaneen from Les Miserables.
And now I'm all alone again.
Nowhere to turn. No one to go to
without a home, without
a friend, without a face to say hello to.
And now the night is near.
Now I can make believe he's here.
Sometimes I walk alone at night
when everybody else is sleeping.
I think of him, and then I'm happy
with the company I'm keeping.
The city goes to bed and
I can live inside my head
on my own. Pretending he's beside me
all alone, I walk with him till morning
without him. I feel his arms are
around me and when I lose my way,
I close my eyes and he has found me
in the rain. The pavement shines like silver.
All the lights are misty in the river
in the darkness.
The trees are full of Starlight,
and all I see is him and me,
forever and forever.
And I know.
It's only in my mind that I'm
talking to myself and not to him.
And of all I know that he is blind.
Shall I say
there's a way for us. I love him.
But when the night is over, he is gone.
The river's just a river.
Without him, the world around me changes.
The trees are barrens everywhere.
The streets are full of strangers.
I love him, but every time.
Turning. All my life I've
only been pretending.
Without me, his world will go on.
Turning. A world that's full of
happiness that I have never known.
I love him.
I love him, but only
on my
own.
Oh, bravo. Oh, my gosh,
I am the chills from head to you.
What a powerful voice. Thank you.
Thank you for bringing it to us this
morning because I know this is early,
it's early, but I'm having a great time.
And thanks to the maestro as well.
I have to say, you know,
Les Mis has been around for so many years,
but I feel like new generations are
experiencing it for the first time.
Tell us about the show and your character.
Well, I am in the show Les Mis,
which is set in 19th century
France and it follows
a man, Jean Valjean.
About his entire life's journey and how
his path is constantly changing and
how it affects the others around him.
And it really is a story about
compassion and understanding people
from different circumstances. Yeah.
And I think with my character Epany,
and it's about understanding this unrequited
love and why it's more than just a crush.
On this boy that she has,
It's deeper than that. It's escapism.
It's about finding light at
the end of the tunnel for her.
Yeah. Yeah.
Do you think that's why the
show resonates so much?
Is it because it covers so many
human emotions? Oh my gosh,
there's a character for everyone?
That's what I always say.
And there's always someone's
story that you can relate
to in one way or another,
which is very exciting, so.
You have been doing this for a while.
I was just telling Christine
that last night I was,
as I was preparing for this interview.
I saw you in high school in 2017, performing.
When did the music bug bite you?
When did you know that this was your path?
Well, I just, I realized
it in high school because I kind of
joined late, that there was no other
path for me but this, you know,
this is where my passion lies.
And I I feel very.
Impassioned by the work that I do
and the honesty that I hope to bring
in everything that I performed.
So it's just, it's just ever since I
guess 1617, it's been like go, go, go.
Well, we are so glad that you did
because you have such a gift.
Thank you. What do you want people
take away from the show again?
It's that understanding
of others, people's positions
and having compassion for people
that you may not even relate to
in the slightest is just the most
beautiful thing about this story.
Thank you so much for being in this morning.
Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
And just a reminder, Les Mis is playing now
until June 17th at the 5th Ave. Theater.
Head to their website for ticket info.