This! This is how Point of No Return is supposed to be! Seduction, mutual yearning, reaching to that bond they share and laying his heart out there for the world to see to where she willingly takes his ring and places it on her own finger. Not forcing her to stay on stage with him with rough violence and shoving his ring onto her unwilling hand like they do in the more recent choreographies. This is why Michael Crawford is the quintessential Phantom.
@@ClawHeart4258 Its heartbreaking on too many levels to me. He tries to get away from her, and run off stage, and Giry of all characters keeps him there. What a betrayal!!
The phantom was a brilliant manipulator, magician and hypnotist and probably planned everything about this down to the last detail. He was a genius and obviously knew what he was doing. Unfortunately he lost control of her and realized in the end that what he had done isn't love.
I wish more phans would understand that as the backbone of the show. So many take it as the tragedy of "poor sad boy rejected after girl picks the more handsome guy" which is such a weird, disingenuous way to read the show.
I am watching all the bootlegs and clips of this musical I have on my watch later list for the 300th time. What? This musical is amazing and I am completely obsessed with it. Don’t judge me.
Michael Crawford will always have my heart as Phantom. My, what a performance. I only keep wondering if there are any proper recordings of him and some early casts somewhere in a vault? If a bootleg can give you shivers, imagine a proper recording of him...oooof.
BRAVO MICHAEL!!! love Every preformance he's done fun fact my mom went to see gary mauer preform with rebeca in 1994 and she went to see Craig Shulman preform with sandra josep
1:13:49 The Phantom’s laugh recording in Why So Silent seems to suddenly cut off halfway. Weird… Either that or the music and the panicked masqueraders drowned out the sound of the laugh
For some reason, every time sir Crawford does his famous hand-over-his wig/hair thing, the video will be either shaking , out of focus or suddenly zoom into Christine's royal behindeness, lol!! I want to see him doing his thing!!!
You've done so much for preserving these amazing performances and making them available to us. Thank you so much. May I credit you if I use a clip of this in a video I'm making?
For myself, Michael Crawford will also be the "Alpha" of the role, and Ramin Karimloo the "Omega." Times change, the interpretation of the role changes with it...but in the case of these two performers (and a few others) their Mastery of the role does not.
Not to be that person, but the reason he stopped catching Christine (and subsequently why Broadway and most productions except for London don’t do it anymore) was actually because he got a hernia from it and had to go to the hospital. That led to an interesting chain of events where Steve Barton (Raoul, but also the understudy Phantom at the time) had to fill in, but also got injured, so Michael was released from the hospital early to do the show, and was supposedly so drugged up on pain meds he fell asleep in the golden angel! So uh, there’s your bit of POTO history for today xD
@@MJ69ism I mean, it didn’t really have to do with her weight, it was most likely just because the move itself is a bit tricky. Timing her fall just right to be there, catch her, twirl her around, and take her to the boat bed. Sounds like it’d be difficult even if it was a child having to be caught/lifted like that.
@@tearoses9940 I know love I’m just having a laugh, I’ve seen this more times than I’d like to admit and it’s always amusing to see the great variety of phantoms and this chap is clearly a little bit lean, but I’m not throwing shade they were fabulous
@raindrops on roses Honestly I don’t know! It took ages for me to find the interview where Michael talks about it, and I’m not sure if he specified or not. I think it might’ve been a show just because of how last-minute his stepping in was, but I’m not sure. Also same, I wasn’t even born yet when he was playing Phantom!
This is definitely Mary, but influenced by Dale as her early alternate. Dale Kristien's singing is more over-enunciated and vibratto-heavy. Honestly, I prefer Mary D'Arcy and wish I had seen her in LA rather than Dale...
I saw her on Broadway when we saw Phantom for our second time in June 1993. Very sweet and soft Christine. Also was in the eighties horror movie Cat's Eye opposite James Woods and Alan King.
This! This is how Point of No Return is supposed to be! Seduction, mutual yearning, reaching to that bond they share and laying his heart out there for the world to see to where she willingly takes his ring and places it on her own finger. Not forcing her to stay on stage with him with rough violence and shoving his ring onto her unwilling hand like they do in the more recent choreographies. This is why Michael Crawford is the quintessential Phantom.
Yes I prefer everything about the older productions.
You must hate the new blocking as much as I do then. Christine becomes aggressive pulling him around...
@@pryingpandoraproductions I haven't seen Phantom in four years. Now I might have to go just to see what they've done to this
@@ClawHeart4258 Its heartbreaking on too many levels to me. He tries to get away from her, and run off stage, and Giry of all characters keeps him there. What a betrayal!!
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The beginning still gives me chills to this day!!!
Michael Crawford #1
The phantom was a brilliant manipulator, magician and hypnotist and probably planned everything about this down to the last detail. He was a genius and obviously knew what he was doing. Unfortunately he lost control of her and realized in the end that what he had done isn't love.
I wish more phans would understand that as the backbone of the show.
So many take it as the tragedy of "poor sad boy rejected after girl picks the more handsome guy" which is such a weird, disingenuous way to read the show.
@@SongbirdAlom Yes, and not to mention very (probably unintentionally) sexist as it completely disrespects Christine's agency.
YOU. YOU UNDERSTAND.
I am watching all the bootlegs and clips of this musical I have on my watch later list for the 300th time. What? This musical is amazing and I am completely obsessed with it. Don’t judge me.
This is me right now.
@@Queenofuncool Awesome. 😁
Why would we judge you, when we agree with you 😊
@@thecountessofgreycastle7119 Lol! You’re so awesome.
I am doing the same right now
MCs “Anywhere you go..” reprise after PONR is just a total eargasm!
Crawford brought tears to my eyes. Wow. BUT-I gotta say Mary D'Arcy was also stupendous
Oh...MY...GOD...!!!!! YES!!! Thank you for uploading this so much! I love the comment "Isn't he sexy?" after MOTN. YES, he IS still very sexy!
And apparently still practices- just in case he gets a call....!
34:32 Sim, ele é.
Meu fantasma favorito. ❤❤
OMG Music of the Night is stupendous. How can he be so good after singing it all for like 4 years at that point? This is wonderful, thank you.
god damn, he's good.
Michael’s “I love you” is utterly heartbreaking 😢. Such a brilliant phantom
Michael Crawford will always have my heart as Phantom. My, what a performance. I only keep wondering if there are any proper recordings of him and some early casts somewhere in a vault? If a bootleg can give you shivers, imagine a proper recording of him...oooof.
I forgot this was the “Isn’t he sexy?” boot xD
BRAVO MICHAEL!!! love Every preformance he's done fun fact my mom went to see gary mauer preform with rebeca in 1994 and she went to see Craig Shulman preform with sandra josep
Which Rebecca do you mean? Rebecca Pitcher? Rebecca Caine? Rebecca Luker?
34:32 “isn’t he sexy” REAL
1:13:49 The Phantom’s laugh recording in Why So Silent seems to suddenly cut off halfway. Weird…
Either that or the music and the panicked masqueraders drowned out the sound of the laugh
Just wonderful. Thank you so much for uploading this.
I’m not going to give your videos a thumbs up so they don’t get removed by TH-cam. But thanks for posting them.
Amazing
Thanks keep Em coming
For some reason, every time sir Crawford does his famous hand-over-his wig/hair thing, the video will be either shaking , out of focus or suddenly zoom into Christine's royal behindeness, lol!! I want to see him doing his thing!!!
Thankyou ❤️
34:30 LOL??
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Did MC just casually moonwalk in the Music of fhe Night?
OMG WITH THAT CONTEXT 😂😂😂
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Maybe he was paying a quick tribute to MJ lol they did meet in New York
You've done so much for preserving these amazing performances and making them available to us. Thank you so much. May I credit you if I use a clip of this in a video I'm making?
Mary D'Arcy Is Narrator From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Read Along!
For myself, Michael Crawford will also be the "Alpha" of the role, and Ramin Karimloo the "Omega." Times change, the interpretation of the role changes with it...but in the case of these two performers (and a few others) their Mastery of the role does not.
Love you Michael, I love how he didn’t put her in the boat when she faints, too many chess burgers love 😂🤣
Not to be that person, but the reason he stopped catching Christine (and subsequently why Broadway and most productions except for London don’t do it anymore) was actually because he got a hernia from it and had to go to the hospital. That led to an interesting chain of events where Steve Barton (Raoul, but also the understudy Phantom at the time) had to fill in, but also got injured, so Michael was released from the hospital early to do the show, and was supposedly so drugged up on pain meds he fell asleep in the golden angel! So uh, there’s your bit of POTO history for today xD
@@tearoses9940 I would have thought anyone playing Christine would have to be on the petite size, what a nightmare, thanks for the reply though 👍🏽🙏🏽☺️
@@MJ69ism I mean, it didn’t really have to do with her weight, it was most likely just because the move itself is a bit tricky. Timing her fall just right to be there, catch her, twirl her around, and take her to the boat bed. Sounds like it’d be difficult even if it was a child having to be caught/lifted like that.
@@tearoses9940 I know love I’m just having a laugh, I’ve seen this more times than I’d like to admit and it’s always amusing to see the great variety of phantoms and this chap is clearly a little bit lean, but I’m not throwing shade they were fabulous
@raindrops on roses Honestly I don’t know! It took ages for me to find the interview where Michael talks about it, and I’m not sure if he specified or not. I think it might’ve been a show just because of how last-minute his stepping in was, but I’m not sure. Also same, I wasn’t even born yet when he was playing Phantom!
28:40 - MotN
Is that Dale Kristen singing Christine's part?
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are yo *SURE* that's Mary D'Arcy as Christine? sounds *MORE* like Dale Kristien to me.
This is definitely Mary, but influenced by Dale as her early alternate. Dale Kristien's singing is more over-enunciated and vibratto-heavy. Honestly, I prefer Mary D'Arcy and wish I had seen her in LA rather than Dale...
I saw her on Broadway when we saw Phantom for our second time in June 1993. Very sweet and soft Christine. Also was in the eighties horror movie Cat's Eye opposite James Woods and Alan King.
I have to agree with you. Dale Kristien is definitely Christine in this.
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