In the summer of July 25, 1788, French King Louis XVI through Count Lazare de Peyrols issues a decree to the peasants of a village; that anyone who is unable to pay their taxes will be executed and have their lands confiscated.

At the Palais de Versailles, Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette of Austria ravish in their luxurious lifestyle (Je mise tout, I Bet Everything).

The King is visited by his financial minister, Jacques Necker who informs him that his recent decree of increasing the taxes is causing a burden on the people in the lower-class of France which could result in a revolution.

Count Fersen tells the queen that tonight is the last time they are to see each other, but their meeting is quickly cut short by Ronan who yells at the group for disturbing his sleep.

Ramard and his snitches (who happened to be spying from afar) arrests Ronan for the false charges, and also after finding one of the revolutionary pamphlets he printed in his pockets.

A quarrel ensues between Ronan and Robspierre about the revolutionary ideals, but it is quickly defused by Danton who encourages the men to represent the revolution with respect to one another no matter the class (Hey ha).

Meanwhile, Louis XVI is pressured by Count D’Artois to sign a treaty that will prohibit the deputies of the Third Estate to meet in the Room of Royal Entertainment.

In the spring of 1789, the revolutionaries continue with their plan to revolt against Louis XVI (La Rue nous Appartient, The Street Belongs to Us (reprise) / A quoi to danses?, What are you Dancing for?).

Meanwhile, Olympe has a nightmare where she has a prophetic dream of Ronan being shot and killed at the Bastille while being taunted by Ramard who has been lusting after her (Je Suis un Dieu, I am a God).

Famine continues to drastically increase, prompting the women of Paris including Solène to revolt (Je Veux le Monde, I Want the World).

The queen then relieves Olympe from her duties by encouraging her to go to Ronan while quietly accepting her impending doom (Je Vous rend mon Ame, I Give You Back my Soul).

While advancing to Bastille, Ronan vows to fulfil his vengeance on his father’s death (Sur ma peau, On my skin (extended version)).

The revolutionaries successfully storm the Bastille and seize control of the fortress, but Olympe’s prophetic dream comes true when Ronan is fatally shot and wounded.

When Carnot suffered from vocal cord problems and had to undergo an operation, his role was given to Louis Delort, a finalist in France's The Voice: la plus belle voix competition.