Adam Pascal in Phantom in a year?

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 9:57pm

So, I was listening to Broadway XM/Sirius radio on my way to work tonight, and Seth was talking about how last week at his Chatterbox he had Adam Pascal there who said that he had always wanted to play Phantom in Phantom of the Opera but the timing had never worked out and that apparently, in a year, when he is done with the RENT tour, he is going to play Phantom on Broadway...
Why?? Just.. why??

[TheatreFreak05]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 9:58pm

Wow! He is totally wrong for that part!

[Manny2]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 9:59pm

....yeah, I don't see it.

I mean, it might work, but I guess it's just hard to envision. His emcee was pretty mediocre; it wasn't amazing but it wasn't terrible. I imagine that the phantom will be similar, especially since it's such a demanding role, he's gonna he wiped out!

[Annas_Priest]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 10:01pm

HA

[lstbutifulgrl2]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 10:08pm

I love the man dearly, but please no... Adam, just no.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 10:18pm

Not really news.

http://www.broadway.com/Adam-Pascal/broadway_news/550953

I wanted to play the Phantom terribly—I still do actually. I went in and sang for them. I have to say I sang great, but the part is not available; that's unfortunately the situation.

http://www.adam-pascal.com/press/?p=91

To fill his summer after recording an album, Pascal tried out for Broadway’s iconic masked man, the Phantom — “I sang great, I have to say,” he boasts — but the part wasn’t available.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 10:19pm

I was very pleasantly surprised by his Emcee. He wasn't the best to play that role (of the ones I saw, Esparza was far and away the best), but he was pretty damn good.

His Phantom would be interesting, and it would be a welcome change from Howard McGillin

[hpeabody930]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 10:20pm

This has been out there for awhile. Bad casting, yes. But definitely no worse than when they cast Paul STanley in the part....

Talk about a mistake.

[Manny2]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 10:22pm

I just felt that, in comparison to to Hall and Esparza, his Emcee was kinda....dry.
Esparza and Hall were def. the standouts in that production, in terms of the Emcee.

[B'way-lover14]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 10:27pm

I'm hoping he is coming back to Bway, but...please not Phantom!! because we can't see his face!!

[fanadu1996]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 10:31pm

i LOVE that idea!! i would LOVE to see a more "rocky/poppy/contemp" phantom!

[blaxx]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 10:45pm

Is "the part wasn't available" a sugar coated "we don't want to cast you"?

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 11:06pm

If Gerard Butler can do it then Adam could totally do it. He has a way more legitimate raspy/rock voice than Butler's sorry attempt.

[CurtisTaylorJr2]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 11:44pm

That would be ridiculous, he cannot sing that role the way it's supposed to be sung.

[jazzicat]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 11:47pm

Maybe HE's headed to Rock of Ages?!! OMG

[legally_popular]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 11:47pm

Is "the part wasn't available" a sugar coated "we don't want to cast you"?
^That's exactly what I was thinking.

Adam Pascal as the Phantom?
No. Just... no.

Imagine the fangirls... oh god.

[jazzicat]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 12:03am

you mean phangirls. the likes of which have never seen seen before.

[legally_popular]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 12:09am

I meant the fangirls of Adam Pascal.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 12:14am

Yeah. "The part is not available?" B.S. There's also the national tour, the London production, and a gazillion other productions of the show around the world.

And no, there should not be a pop/rock singer doing the Phantom. The role calls for a real, trained, legit singer. Gerard Butler already demonstrated this by ruining the film adaptation.

[emo_geek]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 12:21am

Where is a link to his news about joining after the tour? That just sounds like a rumor pulled out of thin air...

[Manny2]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 12:24am

This thread is gonna dye within a couple of weeks, but will be brought up from it's grave within a year.
When that happens, I am goin to laugh hysterically.

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 12:25am

lol well I mean how am I supposed to link something heard on XM/Sirius radio?? lol
So there is no link for this, but I mean.. its not like Seth didn't say this

[LotteTBS138]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 12:30am

this could have been the case if ALW had done what they originally had in mind with Phantom and made it into a rock opera. This is why they have the "demo" recording/music video with Steve Harley and SB. With mullets et al!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmI9gAyNPyE

One of my fav characters is Javert. But yeah, me being a woman might make it difficult to be casted... just sayin'!

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 12:52am

God no, he doesn't have the voice.

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 12:53am

I didn't think Adam was a bad Emcee, he wasn't on my top 5 list but he wasn't on my bottom three either. And actually, I'd probably go see him in phantom. I think it could work if they got a more pop Christine.