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Best Phantom
#25re: Best Phantom
Posted: 5/25/04 at 11:21pmwell thank you for clarifying. In that case, andrew's my only candidate.
#26re: Best Phantom
Posted: 5/25/04 at 11:24pmwell, you're ALL wrong..the best Phantom is definitely...PHANTOM 2!!
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#27re: Best Phantom
Posted: 5/25/04 at 11:54pmWell, there's always the Phantom Menace, "Mesa day startin pretty okee-day with a brisky morning munchy, then BOOM! Gettin very scared and grabbin that Jedi and POW! Mesa here! Mesa gettin' very very scared!"
#28re: Best Phantom
Posted: 5/26/04 at 12:18amHugh Panaro was amazing!...we were all crying by the end. I've also seen howard McGillin...he was great, but didn't seem to put as much into it. I saw Hugh cry onstage...McGillin never did that. And it gelps that we nicknamed Hugh Panaro "Hott Hugh"
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#29re: Best Phantom
Posted: 5/26/04 at 12:20amThat gelps a lott, actually.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#31re: Best Phantom
Posted: 5/26/04 at 12:39amMistress- You like me? You really like me?!!
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#33re: Best Phantom
Posted: 5/26/04 at 12:41amI knew there was a but!
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
etoile
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/2/03
#35Welcome Eddie Varley
Posted: 5/26/04 at 3:30amI can't believe people have forgotten to welcome Eddie Varley to the lair.
#36Welcome Eddie Varley
Posted: 5/26/04 at 4:12am
Firstly, I have to agree with Son_of_a_gunn_25 - I prefer the score of Maury Yeston's "Phantom" to the ALW version, though I have never seen that version on stage.
As for the "best" Phantom performance, I think it's impossible to be totally objective about it - and no one can possibly have seen every actor/singer who has played the role. Apparently there was a world-wide poll held a few years ago in which Peter Karrie was voted the "best ever Phantom". He played the role in London, Toronto & Vancouver. He has also played Valjean and Che Guevara in the West End - and played the lead in the ill-fated and short-lived "Shogun" on Broadway. (I don't know how many people remember anything about that show. I've heard a few songs from it which are very good - "One Candle" in particular is a fantastic song.)
Musetta1957
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/03
#37Welcome Eddie Varley
Posted: 5/26/04 at 4:29am
"...and no one can possibly have seen every actor/singer who has played the role."
You're my hero!
#38Welcome Eddie Varley
Posted: 5/26/04 at 7:12am
I've seen 5 or 6 Phantoms, which amazes me because I HATE the show so much. (I've had lots of friends in the cast...)
By far the weakest is Hugh Panaro, followed by Michael Crawford, whose voice is like nails on a chalkboard.
Easily the best sung and acted performance, in my book, goes to the underrated Howard McGillin. Golden vocal chords.
Cris Gronendaal and Kevin Gray were also strong, but no one beats Howard.
#39Welcome Eddie Varley
Posted: 5/26/04 at 8:41am
I have to agree with son_of_A_Gun_25 (god that's hard to type!)
the Kopit and Yeston Phantom is the ONLY one.
EddieVarley
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/4/04
#40I've seen all the NYC Phantoms and several others in the tours and London..
Posted: 5/26/04 at 9:14am
And my favorite hands down is/was/always Anthony Warlow...THRILLING!
But really Michael Crawford in London, in previews was THE Phantom...fun that so many actors have worn the mask..it's a tough role to play, you are first in and last out, but it helps with the character...
When I performed in the Ken Hill version people would yell out,
"Sing, Music of the Night already!"...haha
Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#41I've seen all the NYC Phantoms and several others in the tours and London..
Posted: 5/26/04 at 11:16amHugh was the best Phantom I have ever seen.
Lori
Featured Actor Joined: 9/8/03
#42I've seen all the NYC Phantoms and several others in the tours and London..
Posted: 5/26/04 at 11:30amI'm glad to hear Kevin Gray get a couple of mentions. He was the first actor I ever saw play the Phantom (in Boston in the National Touring Company). Saw him twice and thought he was fantastic. I've seen Phantom several more times since then on Tour and in NYC and he's still my favorite!
#43best Phantom!!
Posted: 5/26/04 at 3:22pm
The best Phantom on a recording definetly has to be Michael Crawford.
Since I've only seen 5 different Phantoms on Broadway, I would say that it's either between Howard McGillin & Hugh Panaro. They're both awsome.
broadwaysweetheart
Featured Actor Joined: 2/3/04
#44best Phantom!!
Posted: 5/26/04 at 8:48pmSaulo Vasconcelos!!! and the best Christines are LOLITA CORTES and CLAUDIA COTA!
Theatre_Lover
Chorus Member Joined: 5/24/04
#45best Phantom!!
Posted: 5/26/04 at 9:20pmSpeaking of Christine, I HATE Sarah Brightmen -- she drives me nuts! Love Rebecca Caine, though. Hee hee, I just love the Canadian recording.
broadwaysweetheart
Featured Actor Joined: 2/3/04
#47best Phantom!!
Posted: 5/26/04 at 9:27pm
Hugh Panaro brought me to tears...he was just amazing...
And I hate Sarah Brightman too, at least in that role. Michael Crawford too.
Musetta1957
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/03
#48best Phantom!!
Posted: 5/26/04 at 10:42pm
"And I hate Sarah Brightman too, at least in that role. Michael Crawford too."
Echoing you here!
Best Phantom I've ever seen was Brad Little. Second favorite is Joseph Dellger. I wish I could've seen David Gaschen as the Phantom, although I did see him as Piangi 2 1/2 times. :)
Annabel Lee
Swing Joined: 6/3/03
#49best Phantom!!
Posted: 5/26/04 at 10:50pmAnyone who has seen James Romick will agree: He is fantastic!!! If you are lucky enough to catch him performing, you will see what we mean! He is the best!!!!!!!!
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