Scott had been born in New York City, and he, too, had started his acting
career at a very young age. His first Les Misérables experience was at age
seven, when he played Gavroche. He stayed with this role for a little over
a year, moving on to play Artful Dodger in Oliver!, Chip in Beauty and the
Beast, and Winthrup in The Music Man.
Although he was an incredibly cute boy – the kind fans jokingly threatened to kidnap after a show – Scott's family life was difficult. His mother would often pick him up from a show drunk, and he was constantly told that he was ugly, worthless, and a waste of time. After one particularly violent incident, Scott was moved to a foster home. He spent the majority of his young life going from family to family as his foster parents ran out of patience with his acting schedule.
It was not until he, having just turned nineteen, joined a cast of Miss Saigon as Chris's understudy that Scott began to have a social life. He became fast friends with most of the cast, and after a year Scott took over the role of Chris. He and Danielle, the pretty young Korean girl who played Kim, began to date during his second week as the romantic male lead.
Danielle eventually left the show to play her dream role, Cosette, in Les Misérables. To her dismay, she was cast as Eponine: a role that fit her range and appearance better.
Scott kept in touch with Danielle for another few months, keeping his role as Chris. When Danielle phoned him about the opening in her show for Marius's understudy, he grabbed the opportunity to work with her again.
Scott's first day with the cast of Les Misérables was on his twenty-first birthday.
A month later Drew left his role as Marius, having never missed a performance since his new understudy's arrival.
Scott found that he identified more with Marius than Chris. The first time he sang "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables," the audience gave him a standing ovation.
And the factory girl, standing in the wings by the runaway cart, found that she could not tear her eyes from him.
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Yes, it was a short chapter, but you're just gonna have to deal with it. I now have a plot for my threquel! Yay! Thank you Pink Velvet, ma cherie!
Oh, and all of the Les Mis bloopers in the last chapter are allegedly real. I found them on a website... I think it was one of the Official Javert Sites or something... I'll try to find the web address someday. It's the Javert site that has a light blue background and... clouds, I think. There's some really funny stuff there.
Elyse3- It wasn't pointless and random – it made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Yay!
eponine-meliara- *laughs evilly* This is the story that never ends! Yes, it goes on and on, my friends! Don't worry! I love Mark too much to let my trilogy die!
Forseti- No... he's based on the guy I've been stalking. I never heard of that Marius, I'm afraid. I named him Scott cos of Christopher Scott, his former role in Miss Saigon. Danielle narrowly escaped being named Kim.
Mlle. Verity le Virago- I generally avoid mush too, but my friend Sara planted this idea a looooong time ago, and it's been haunting me.
RoseMisre- Yay! Thanks for reviewing! I kinda like the gushiness meself, occasionally.
La Pamplemousse- Hmm... I've been afraid of the name Fantine since my spell check tried to change it to Fanny. *shudders* SO WHAT IF SHE WAS A LOVELY LADY? JUST LET IT DIE, MICROSOFT WORD!
Although he was an incredibly cute boy – the kind fans jokingly threatened to kidnap after a show – Scott's family life was difficult. His mother would often pick him up from a show drunk, and he was constantly told that he was ugly, worthless, and a waste of time. After one particularly violent incident, Scott was moved to a foster home. He spent the majority of his young life going from family to family as his foster parents ran out of patience with his acting schedule.
It was not until he, having just turned nineteen, joined a cast of Miss Saigon as Chris's understudy that Scott began to have a social life. He became fast friends with most of the cast, and after a year Scott took over the role of Chris. He and Danielle, the pretty young Korean girl who played Kim, began to date during his second week as the romantic male lead.
Danielle eventually left the show to play her dream role, Cosette, in Les Misérables. To her dismay, she was cast as Eponine: a role that fit her range and appearance better.
Scott kept in touch with Danielle for another few months, keeping his role as Chris. When Danielle phoned him about the opening in her show for Marius's understudy, he grabbed the opportunity to work with her again.
Scott's first day with the cast of Les Misérables was on his twenty-first birthday.
A month later Drew left his role as Marius, having never missed a performance since his new understudy's arrival.
Scott found that he identified more with Marius than Chris. The first time he sang "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables," the audience gave him a standing ovation.
And the factory girl, standing in the wings by the runaway cart, found that she could not tear her eyes from him.
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
Yes, it was a short chapter, but you're just gonna have to deal with it. I now have a plot for my threquel! Yay! Thank you Pink Velvet, ma cherie!
Oh, and all of the Les Mis bloopers in the last chapter are allegedly real. I found them on a website... I think it was one of the Official Javert Sites or something... I'll try to find the web address someday. It's the Javert site that has a light blue background and... clouds, I think. There's some really funny stuff there.
Elyse3- It wasn't pointless and random – it made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Yay!
eponine-meliara- *laughs evilly* This is the story that never ends! Yes, it goes on and on, my friends! Don't worry! I love Mark too much to let my trilogy die!
Forseti- No... he's based on the guy I've been stalking. I never heard of that Marius, I'm afraid. I named him Scott cos of Christopher Scott, his former role in Miss Saigon. Danielle narrowly escaped being named Kim.
Mlle. Verity le Virago- I generally avoid mush too, but my friend Sara planted this idea a looooong time ago, and it's been haunting me.
RoseMisre- Yay! Thanks for reviewing! I kinda like the gushiness meself, occasionally.
La Pamplemousse- Hmm... I've been afraid of the name Fantine since my spell check tried to change it to Fanny. *shudders* SO WHAT IF SHE WAS A LOVELY LADY? JUST LET IT DIE, MICROSOFT WORD!