Quote:
|
Originally Posted by GateandGarden
I can see where they were coming from with that, but I suppose I'm such a traditionalist that I want someone who's more like Michael Crawford. (I haven't seen it yet; I'm just assuming that the guy doesn't sound like Michael Crawford). It's not that I'm a huge Michael Crawford fan--I just really love the way he did those songs.
I'm a huge fan of this musical, but I am much more of a Sondheim fan than a Webber fan. Sondheim's lyrics are far more clever and unique, IMO.
|
Make me choose, and I'd pick Sondheim... but ALW writes beautiful melodies, and surrounds himself with great lyricists too... so I'm quite fond of him as well.
You know, I'm not a Michael Crawford fan, per se, but I've enjoyed a lot of his work. At other times I've thought someone else could have sung the song or played the part better.
Interestingly enough, many of the subsequent stage Phantoms were closer to Butler in their vocals, but Crawford's the one everyone remembers of course.
