Paul Stanley in Toronto PHANTOM

[greensgreens]

Posted: 3/4/10 at 1:51pm

Greets -

Was anyone around these parts able to catch Paul Stanley during his stint in the Toronto production of PHANTOM? I'm curious to hear any stories, memories, insider anecdotes, etc. that you may have.

Thanks in advance for sharing!

[Justin D]

Posted: 3/4/10 at 1:55pm

some liked him, but vically it was awfull, the y-tube is full of clips

[Tag]

Posted: 3/4/10 at 2:17pm

I think I saw him in it...but have no recollection of his performance. So I'm really no help

[tourboi]

Posted: 3/4/10 at 5:13pm

Awful awful awful, and it made me sad because Toronto had a history of fantastic actors in the leading roles of that show. In fact, I think Lord Andrew once said it was his favorite production of the piece.

Best leads ever, IMHO, Petter Kerrie and Elizabeth Degrazia. Magic.

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 3/4/10 at 6:35pm

He wasn't bad, he wasn't great. He did a better job vocally than Gerard Butler did.

[Justin D]

Posted: 3/4/10 at 7:36pm

Well that's not much of an accomplishment.

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 3/5/10 at 2:31am

Haha, yeah that was kinda my point. There have been several better Phantoms, but there have worse too.

[greensgreens]

Posted: 3/5/10 at 12:20pm

Have there been other "big names" from beyond B'way circles who have played the Phantom role? I can't think of any, besides Michael Crawford, Robert Guillame, and some of the big B'way names... Anybody know of any?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/5/10 at 12:23pm

Nope. They generally know better.

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 3/7/10 at 9:16am

Well, Paul Stanley was the last in a line of celebs for the Toronto production; I seem to recall two Canadian entertainers being cast before him?