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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2022-01-19 05:33 pm
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(Anonymous) 2022-01-19 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Agreed. I'm more a Crawford (mainly when he moved to Broadway in 1988 and Los Angeles in 1989-1990), Thomas James O'Leary, Hugh Panaro (he got better in the 2010s), Earl Carpenter, John Owen Jones, Paul A. Schaeffer, Peter Karrie, and Ethan Freeman fan (Ethan is close to the book than any other Phantom I've seen). At least Ramin isn't James Barbour (*shudder* That stuff aside, Barbour never captivated me and I felt that he was the weakest actor to have donned the mask. Should've been Terrence Mann of Les Mis fame).

Ramin never captivated me and I felt that he overacted in the final lair sequence in the 25th-anniversary concert. Not a fan of Hadley Fraiser's Raoul on that video either. It should've been Patrick Wilson since he and Sierra got amazing chemistry in the "Guys & Dolls" concert back in 2014 at Carnegie Hall.

(Anonymous) 2022-01-20 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
Comment but not secret OP here and I like your list. Never got to see Crawford as I first saw the show in 1995, but even in video clips he did a fantastic job.

I may have seen O'Leary, and have seen Carpenter, Owen Jones, and Panaro.

The only things I know about Barbour are a) he's a massive creep and b) everyone was photoshopping trash cans in his place in promo photos because of a). Oh, and he's a baritone, or more of one than most (tenor) Phantom actors. I've only heard Terrance Mann as the Beast from the Disney BatB recording, but anyone that didn't get the role because they were typecast as a creepy abuser of teenage girls in dressing rooms would've been a step up. Brad Little was an awesome baritone Phantom, at least during his early days with the US tour.

I've seen Ramin live as both the Phantom and Raoul. As Raoul he was awesome, and seemingly consistently so. As the Phantom, he was really inconsistent. I only saw him twice in the role, but from reviews at the time, it wasn't just me, his performance really did vary widely.

Oh man, Hadley Frasier. Blech. It wasn't his fault, the 25th anniversary performance was very obviously directed to tie it in to LND, where Raoul is the drunken dissipated aristocrat of a million "Raul sux! Phantom x Christine 4eva" fanfics. I bet he would've done much better if he hadn't been directed to be a condescending asswipe.

If I could have Patrick Wilson switch roles and play the Phantom, he would've taken over for Gerard Butler, not Ramin. Or hell, Ramin could've taken over for Butler. They should've just had JOJ do the 25th anniversary performances. Or different actors playing the main trio for each of the three performances, or something.

(Anonymous) 2022-01-19 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Where is this naked phantom scene? I need it.

(Anonymous) 2022-01-20 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
In fanfic, mostly. Although the story's 113 years old and the ALW musical's been out for 35 years, so there's probably porn, as well.

(Anonymous) 2022-01-19 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
...WHAT'S UNDER THE MASK?

(Anonymous) 2022-01-19 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I think probably his dick
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[personal profile] meadowphoenix 2022-01-19 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
im gonna be honest, I don't find anyone playing the phantom compelling. he's got the best music and the best lines, i mean, sure you can overact it but can you?. I pretty much go on voice alone. The more angelic you sound while saying and singing terrible bullshit, the better imo. I think Raoul is the much harder part, stage presence-wise.

(Anonymous) 2022-01-20 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
Ot, but I'm so sorry I missed PotO while visiting London. A screen just dosn't convey as many things as a live perfomance.

(Anonymous) 2022-01-20 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Comment but not secret OP here and I'm sorry, too.

Seeing it live is what got me into cosplay and costuming, but I'm still mad I didn't get to see the show the first two times I was in London.

I'd say if you get the chance to see it in New York, do--it's the only production mostly unchanged from when it opened there in 1989.

The touring productions no longer use Hal Prince's direction as a template, and suffer for it. And Cameron Mackintosh pulled a Les Mis reboot on the London production--fired all the cast, orchestra, and creative team, remodeled the theatre to make the production cheaper to run, cut the orchestra in half and replaced the musicians with recordings...

(Anonymous) 2022-01-20 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks for turning my comment into a secret, OP! (And using the suggested picture, heh heh.)

(Anonymous) 2022-01-20 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
Gerard Butler is still my fave phantom lol. I know he’s terrible, but the movie was my first introduction to the story and musical so it’s sentimental. At least he’s not the phantom that put rats in his pants

I’ve got a soft spot for Norm Lewis, though I’ve only seen him perform in grainy YouTube videos.
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