Webber Wants Sarah Brightman for Upcoming Phantom Follow-Up — Page 2

OK - Im a huge ALW fan as many of you know - other than Cats and Starlight - I love all of ALW's stuff.

That being said - I havent been enthused by this idea at all. Much rather see him tackle Master and Margarita.

But - I don't doubt for a second that Phantom, the most successful muscial worldwide - combined with Brightman (who, boy from ohio - I never cared much for) - would sell out a theatre with huge advances even before it's first preview.

I mean - with 20 + years of fans (phanatics) there's a Huge built in audience. If ALW can deliver a couple of good songs (which he's entirely capable of) some decent stage effects and all with all he's going in with - he'll have a bonafide hit.

Jim

She is something else- a woman that sounds like kettle of boiling tea.

Or perhaps they just don't like her voice, muscle.

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Between her voice and nails down a blackboard , I'll take the nails. Her voice is shrill and has no artistry. Just shreaking.

I think Sarah being there would be a huge draw. She has an immense international appeal.

Why she WOULDN'T do the show is beyond me. The only reason I could think of is her and Webbers personal relationship, but she was at his Kennedy Center Honors, so it can't be THAT bad.

And like her or not, she IS Christine. That role was built for her and every Christine since her has ben directed to evoke her.

I am not a huge Phantom fan, but I'm also not a hater. This project intrigues me. As crazy and out there as Andrew is, I really doubt he would be doing this project if he didn't have fairly solid idea for it.

As for Sarah's age? Chances are the story takes place quite a while after the original story. And besides a little up/down weight, she looks excatly the same!

"It's great when they have an actress under 35.. just rare. Very very rare"

It's not that rare...

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I hate how all this news is surrounding this project and he says he is "99.9%" sure? I bet he hasn't even written a note for this show yet. I'll believe it when I see it.

"Most recently, the Harem tour grossed over $60 million and sold over 700,000 tickets,[21] $15 million and 225,000 sales of which came from the North American leg; though with ticket prices raised 30% from previous tours, average sales per venue were up 65%.[19] In North America, Harem tour promoters Clear Channel Entertainment (now Live Nation) took the unusual step of advertising to theatre subscribers, in an effort to reach fans of Brightman's Broadway performances, and also sold VIP tickets (at $750 each) that included on-stage seating during the concert and a backstage pass.[19]"

"Time to Say Goodbye" ("Con te partirò") was the second Brightman song debuted for Maske, this time at his retirement match. This duet with tenor Andrea Bocelli sold more than 3 million copies in Germany alone,[11] became Germany's highest-selling single, and was a bestseller in numerous other countries. The album eventually sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Due to the song's success, a 1996 re-issue of Fly featured "Time to Say Goodbye" as the first track.

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I wouldn't call that an "ok" recording career, there are also huge record sales of her other albums, but I couldn't find the exact amounts.

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Uh, Sarah has had a VERY sucessful and international recording career since Phantom. She's gone double and triple platinum with her albums in many different countries, and muscle23ftl pointed out some facts about her most recent WORLD tour. I'd say she's very talented, and alot of other people must think so in order for her to have such achievements. It's a shame to see all the bashing that's been going on in this thread.

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First of all, Sarah isn't "mildly successful."

She's a huge international star now that sells out large arenas with her concerts, regardless of what some theatre snobs may think about her.

Second of all, I'm wondering if this is Lloyd Webber's attempt to lure her back... in more ways than one.

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This is great news. I hope it does happen. Sarah did a great job with the first Phantom and I would personally love to see her in the role once again.

Updated On: 5/27/07 at 11:03 AM

Yeah one or possibly two melodies per show. I'm really glad you have an outlet for your anger about..whatever it is your being so bitter about. This is probably the safest way to diffuse it.

Updated On: 5/27/07 at 11:20 AM

I would like to say as a very big Andrew Lloyd Webber fan that I am concerned about this sequel. However, I think his attempt to get Sarah Brightman involved means great things are to come. Also, about her being so old she really doesn't look it. She maybe doesn't look 18 but if you saw her on his Kennedy tribute she doesn't look like she has aged in 20 years or she has had some amazing surgery.