Who's going to see PHANTOM 25th in theaters today? — Page 4

I saw the final screening in NYC of the anniversary performance last night (October 11th) and enjoyed it tremendously. The last time I saw the show was with Hugh Panaro, who was excellent, and I can't remember the name of the Christine, who was wretched, back in April 2005.

Ramin Karimloo did have a tendency to go sharp but still, his was a very strong performance both in the acting and singing departments. There were moments when RK's voice almost pierced you. Sierra Boggess may be the definitive Christine, in my view. Her take on "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" was brilliant. I'd not seen a Christine sing and act the song as well as Boggess did. A nit though: at times it sounded like her mic wasn't turned up or something.

Did a lot of the folks onstage also appear in the "Les Miz" 25th Anniversary Concert? I could've sworn the Auctioneer was the Bishop in "Les Miz" and that Raoul was one of the students in Enjolras's group.

And does anyone know why Michael Crawford did not sing a single note? Is there something wrong with his singing voice?

Finally, other than John Owen Jones and Colm Wilkinson, who were the two other Eriks/Phantoms at the end of the program? Thanks in advance.

Updated On: 10/12/11 at 04:51 AM

qolbinau beat me to Anthony Warlow (who I agree has a wonderful voice), and the other guy was Peter Jöback, a Swede who looks to be playing Phantom in the West End sometime next year. His voice, however, seemed a little to pinched and nasal to sound like a good Phantom (my sister, who is the real Phantomphile concurred). My only other prior experience with him is from a recording of "Cabaret" from Sweden (which was done in a mix of English and Swedish), where he played the Emcee, and he was fine there, as I'm used to my Emcees with a little nasalness to their singing.

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