Ben Crawford to take over from Peter Joback in Phantom

[Lot666]

Posted: 3/9/18 at 11:15am

http://www.playbill.com/article/ben-crawford-is-the-phantom-of-the-operas-next-title-player-on-broadway

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 3/9/18 at 11:17am

amazing!

[MCfan2]

Posted: 3/9/18 at 11:19am

Didn't Peter Joback just come on board recently?

[zainmax]

Posted: 3/9/18 at 11:21am

I'm happy for him, but he never really struck as me as someone who could play the Phantom. We'll see!

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 3/9/18 at 11:22am

MCfan2 said: "Didn't Peter Joback just come on board recently?"

 

He was only supposed to have a limited run for the 30th anniversary.

[Lot666]

Posted: 3/9/18 at 11:22am

MCfan2 said: "Didn't Peter Joback just come on board recently?"

Yes, he came in for the 30th celebration but it was always to be a very limited run.

[MCfan2]

Posted: 3/9/18 at 11:22am

Oh, I see. 

[Lot666]

Posted: 3/9/18 at 11:23am

zainmax said: "I'm happy for him, but he never really struck as me as someone who could play the Phantom. We'll see!"

I really don't know anything about him. Have you seen him in something, and if so, what's his voice like?

[Lot666]

Posted: 3/9/18 at 11:30am

A quick Google search for videos suggests that his voice is strongest in the lower range, which I very much like for the Phantom because that sort usually sounds great at "Let your soul take you where you long to BEEEEE". However, the real test for this role is whether he can handle that last note in "Music of the Night".

[TheatreRocks]

Posted: 3/9/18 at 11:32am

Is this the When Veruca Says guy?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/9/18 at 11:34am

He's also in The Standbys documentary.

https://thestandbys.com/

[Lot666]

Posted: 3/9/18 at 11:49am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YDy0pHUXK4

This performance of "Stars" from Les Miserables is very encouraging, with the caveat that he might struggle with that last note in "Music of the Night" like Norm Lewis did.

Updated On: 3/9/18 at 11:49 AM

[labellaragazza1]

Posted: 3/9/18 at 12:03pm

Lot666 said: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YDy0pHUXK4

This performance of "Stars" from Les Miserables is very encouraging, with the caveat that he might struggle with that last note in "Music of the Night"."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2G4p6cTXH4

The audio isn't amazing in this video, but I'm getting John Owen-Jones vibes from his voice. Hoping he falls in the same vein, JOJ is one of my favorites

 

Will be interesting to see him in the role, very curious to hear his MOTN as well

[Lot666]

Posted: 3/9/18 at 12:08pm

labellaragazza1 said: "I'm getting John Owen-Jones vibes from his voice."

Yes, very much!

labellaragazza1 said: "very curious to hear his MOTN as well"

That's what separates the great ones from the pop tarts.

[ellbellthomps]

Posted: 3/9/18 at 12:47pm

TheatreRocks said: "Is this the When Veruca Says guy?"

Yes, he was Verucla Salts dad. 

[Justin D]

Posted: 3/9/18 at 7:19pm

i'm always excited for a new phantom, and am usually partial to baritone phantoms aswell. so hopefully he does well

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/9/18 at 7:39pm

Nice to see a relatively younger phantom.