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nowhere_fast 09:21 am UTC 04/15/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Cliff Richard fans vs. Michael Crawford fans - rockfenris2005 07:50 am UTC 04/15/13 |
> > > > > > > > > "> Would be very interested to see what would happen if > > > > someone asked him about it if they meet him somewhere, but > > > > obviously it would be awkward bringing up. > > > > > > Hee hee. That could be very awkward indeed. It's like it > > > never happened for Michael Crawford. At least Jim is not > > > afraid to discuss it. > > > > > > Of the Jim songs he sang when he was Krolock, are there > > > any where you liked the performance? From what I hear, the > > > main problem was the book and the fake Italian accent that > > > Michael Crawford used when speaking lines of dialogue. > > > > > > BTW, have you never heard that Jim wanted Michael Crawford > > > to play Krolock and that Jim flew to London to convince > > > him? > > The wiki article on DOTV has it spot on as far as the > > production problems go. > > As for MC and his singing. > > i know of about 8 or 10 bootleg dvds of the show from the > > previews to the last show. > > That fake accent is stupid as is his claim that it made > > singing the songs easier. > > He does sound good on a few of the tunes.I would have to > > pull out one of the dvds to remind myself of which. > > A lot of the humor in Tanz is visual but DOTV tried to get > > their jokes into the book and it didnt work that well. > > I like DOTV for what it is but it is nothing next to Tanz > > > > I am sure that Jim wanted MC but at the time he may well > > have been thinking of MC as Phantom and not what MC > > insisted on bring to the role in order for him to play it > > > > Question, if you know, what was Invitation to the Ball > like visually during the previews? I know that Nadja and > Zsa Zsa are also in the scene. Would love to know what > they changed, staging wise, for the final version, because > in the final version you see the bat at the window, then > Crawford, then the dialogue, then he leads her onto a > platform which then descends and her bedroom disappears > and we see a huge bloodshot moon which fills the entire > back of the stage. Then finally he seems to 'skate' > offstage on the final notes. > That silly bat did provided some comedy but i didnt like the high pitched singing. As for your question. I will have to find the dvds as i think they could be in storage but hopefully i will be able to let you know in a day or two if someone doesnt answer first | |
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