best? worst? phantoms

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 3:26pm

Best:
1-Michael Crawford
2-Brad Little
3-Davis Gaines

Worst:
1-Gerard Butler
And that is all of the phantoms that I heard sing who do you think worst 3? and best 3?

[iheartcheyenne123]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 3:32pm

i thought Hugh Panero was really good!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 3:38pm

I never heard him sing I also heard 30 seconds of Colm Wilkinson and he was pretty good

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 3:40pm

Phantom2!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 3:42pm

Who else thinks Gerard Butler is the worst I hated his voice acting good voice horrible he is hott though LOL

[mcphan19]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 3:45pm

Best:

1. Michael Crawford
2. Davis Gaines
3. Hugh Panaro

Worst:

1. Gerard Butler
2. Gerard Butler
3. Thomas James O'Leary

[Mandi Moo]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 3:54pm

Michael Crawford
And, this guy who I saw on the tour a few years back was good.


And yeah, Gerard Butler is just, no.

[jynni]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 3:55pm

Best:
1. Brad Little
2. Franc d' Ambrosio
3. Whoever sings the Phantom on the Italian movie Soundtrack

Worst (no particular order):
1. Colm Wilkinson - He's an awesome Valjean but just totally wrong for the Phantom. Sounded like a dirty old man.
2. Gerard Butler - I love him to pieces but he's just not a good singer. Good actor and hotter than hell.
3. Ted Keegan - he wasn't bad but I just didn't like some of his interpretation/acting choices.

[Stick]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 4:04pm

Michael Crawford without doubt!!
the emotions just flew right into the hearts of the audience.
Actually made me cry!!

Oh and Gerard Butler?? The role is designed for GOOD singers. I don't care how good an actor he is. If all he can do is act put him in a NON-singing show!!!

[Eliza0114]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 4:11pm

the guy who is doing it now...I don't remember his name, sorry...has an amazing voice, but when the Phantom screams and/or cries, he sounds like a girl. it's sad.

[Eliza0114]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 4:11pm

the guy who is doing it now...I don't remember his name, sorry...has an amazing voice, but when the Phantom screams and/or cries, he sounds like a girl. it's sad.

[mcphan19]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 4:21pm

do you mean on Broadway? If so it's Howard McGillin (again)

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 5:39pm

I hate to beat a dead horese, but...

G E R A R D B U T L E R

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 6:00pm

Don't necessarily have a best/worst phantom, but if we start talking about worst Christines that's another story!

[amcchemist]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 6:04pm

I really like Michael Crawford, especially when he does Music of the Night. He's a real presence on stage. The current actor playing in POTO in London, Earl Carpenter, is also outstanding and had me on the edge of the seat the whole performance - if you can make it to see him, I would highly recommend it.

As to worst, you guessed it, Gerard Butler. I about cried at how badly he did MOTN. I played it for a cowoker and she stated "it sounds forced; it sounds like he's constipated!" After hearing Michael Crawford just blow me away doing that song, the awfullness of GB performing it was even MORE pronounced. Quite frankly, I didn't think much of GB as an actor either. Personal opinion, of course!
Updated On: 11/2/05 at 06:04 PM

[TLKfan]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 6:08pm

oh Howard McGillan, oh yuck. I'd rather hear Gerard Butler anyday. Howard kinda ruined Phantom for me. The last time I saw it was over five years ago....maybe I should see it again...

[LilMiZBroADwaY23]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 6:09pm

Two words. Gary Mauer.

He so has the brilliant, misunderstood genius downpat.

[Phantomerik15]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 6:30pm

BEST?
HUGH PANARO-i saw him a total of six times (including his very last) and he has always blown me away!
Gary Mauer-his final lair is just heart-wrenching!

WORST?
Gerard Butler was awful...nothing much else to say
Colm Wilkinson-it's mentioned above somewhere and i agree with that person. LOVED him as Valjean..but..Phantom, he just sounds too much like an old man!..dirty old men who stalks teenage girls...ewww.

[sanda]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 6:35pm

I cannot disagree more.

I just cannot enjoy Wilkinson's Valjean. On the contrary, his Phantom is amazingly powerful. A dirty old man. Yeah, you are right. Phantom is a kind of psycho, and much older than Christine. It is Raoul who shoulb be young and charming, not Phantom.

Besides, Wilkinson is younger than Crawford.

[Phantom05]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 7:29pm

I NEED to start off with the worst Phantoms I have seen, lol...

WORST:
- Brad Little (Emotion-less performance)
- Gary Mauer (Sounded a bit like a dying animal)
- Gerard Butler (Hey it's the movie, lol)
- Davis Gaines (What can one say)
- John Cudia (He went on as the understudy; Great Raoul though)

Okay, now we can go to the best:

- Howard McGillin
- Hugh Panaro
- Craig Schulman
- Michael Crawford
- Thomas Borchert
- Ethan Freeman

There we go! I may think of a few more eventually, lol!

Later!

Phantom05

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 7:34pm

Best:
Hugh Panaro

Worst:
Gerard Butler

[Gingersnap]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 7:40pm

Best...Hugh Panaro. He was absolutely amazing. Enough to bring me back to the show 15 times total, including his last show.

Honorable mention...Mikael Samuelson on the Swedish Cast Recording. And I like what I've heard of Earl Carpenter.

Worst...Howard McGillin. I know he's had the most performances...but his voice grates on me something awful.

In all fairness...regardless of my personal likes...I won't included Gerard Butler on either list...I don't like to rank film Phantoms with stage Phantoms. But that's just me.

[Phantom05]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 8:03pm

I have to say that of my list, Ethan Freeman is the best I have had the pleasure of seeing...Of course it was in Germany, lol!

Phantom05

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 10:05pm

Best:
Hugh Panaro
Stephen Buntrock
Chris Gronenedaal
John Owen-Jones

Worst:
Paul Stanley

I haven't heard that many that I really hated. I love Colm as Javert and he's OK as the Phantom but not one of my faves. Howard McGillin I'm 50/50 on. I love his voice outside of Phantom but haven't been that impressed with him in the role so far. Though my thoughts may change when I finally see him onstage in the next few weeks.

[rock00]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 10:10pm

Yes, but best lead singer of a glam rock band?

Paul Stanley. :)

Seriously, Panaro's the best by far, though I've always liked Howard McGillin as well.

-b