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The Michael Crawford Phantom Movie Campaign Guestbook
| Name: Michelle M. Osborne Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: USA Time: 2000-07-19 01:05:22 Comments: Besides the rather obvious fact that Michael Crawford was offered the role years ago when the movie idea first came up, he is the voice of the Phantom to so many people around the world. Most of us fell in love with the story because of his voice and his emotional performance as the Phantom. The man sings like the Angel of Music and he put his heart and soul into the performance. The only choice for Phantom is Michael Crawford and I cannot begin to understand why anyone would consider casting someone else. |
| Name: Lucy Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Arizona Time: 2000-07-19 00:49:09 Comments: You would think that Lord Webber would realize he'll make far more money if he makes all of the fans happy by using Michael Crawford. I for one would be at the movie as often as possible and would be in line to buy the video as soon as it was available. I know I'm not the only one. I wish he wouldn't persist in acting like this movie is not about The Phantom but about whatever or whomever he thinks it should be. Its not his story to change. It belongs to the people now. He should realize this and go back to the original play and its original star. We will not settle for a big story, music and star change. This is very important to us. We are the paying public. Who does he think he's making his money from? Please listen up Lord Webber. You didn't get that title just for the heck of it. You got it because we the public liked and appreciated what you have done with theater. Follow the courage of your original convictions and give us what we want. Lucy |
| Name: Jane Whitmoyer Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-07-19 00:13:51 Comments: I just don't understand ALW. In my opinion, he is shooting himself in the foot. At one time, I was a fanatic about him and his shows, however, now I am having second thoughts. I have seen most of his shows and nearly broke my husband financially with all the souvenirs I have bought (including a very expensive POTO musical jack-in-the-box). I have written Sir Lloyd-Webber several very nice letters letting him know that he was the one who introduced us to Michael and it would be a shame if Michael did not get the role. All I know is that if Michael does not get the part, I certainly will not go see the movie and I know that I am not the only one. I believe that money isn't everything, quality is what counts. In my opinion, Michael is the only one for the part. Mr. Banderas will not do the movie any justice (although he could quite possibly be a passable Raoul). Thanks everybody for letting me vent. |
| Name: Dan Ferreira Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Hayward CA Time: 2000-07-19 00:06:33 Comments: I think The Phantom of the Opera would be a great movie if they had Michael Crawford as the Phantom. And if they had real singers singing and real music, not some movie star fake-singing. |
| Name: Marilynn Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Georgia Time: 2000-07-18 19:40:04 Comments: Judging by the many other entries in this guestbook, there are POTO fans of all ages, all backgrounds, and all around the world. Despite the differences, there is one overwhelming common denominator and that is the desire to see Michael Crawford cast as the Phantom in the movie version of POTO. No other actor/singer has such a wide range of appeal or support. |
| Name: Julie Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: montana, usa Time: 2000-07-18 18:06:29 Comments: I am so glad to see all this support for a Phantom movie and for Michael Crawford in the Phantom role! Several of my Phantom-loving friends and I live in a very small town where there is no theatre, the chances of Phantom playing here are practically in the negative. We were fortunate enough to see Phantom in Spokane, WA when it toured, but unfortunately it won't tour again for atleast several years. We all know that plays are always much better when you see them live, than when you watch a video of them, but all the same, wouldn't it be great to be able to rent Phantom whenever you wanted? That definately wouldn't discourage any of us from still saving up our money to see Phantom live again. I think the Phantom movie is a great idea, especially for people like us who are unfortunate enough to live in a STATE without an opera house. I also think that Antonio Banderas is a great actor/singer, I loved him in Evita, and thought that he fit the part of Che better than anyone else I've heard. As much as I would like to see Antonio Banderas succeed in another musical, I don't think he fits the part of Phantom. I heard him in the Royal Albert Hall celebration, and nothing against him or his voice, but I didn't think it fit the role very well. I think Michael Crawford is the ideal man for the role of Phantom in the movie. He afterall, was the first Phantom ever, so why shouldn't he go down in history and be remembered forever, caught forever in film, so that long after he has stopped performing people can still watch him, and think: "Yes, there was a great man." It is my opinion, (shared by many others), that if Michael Crawford is not to be casted in the Phantom role, then someone else who has played phantom ie- Ted Keegan, Brad Little, Steve Barton, etc.. should get the role of Phantom. These men have already experienced the role, they aren't fools, they know what they are doing, and I think only the men who have played Phantom in real life can do the role justice. Please keep in mind that we are the people who would be renting, buying, and viewing the Phantom movie, so our opinions DO matter. Thank-you so much for even considering our opinions and good luck with the Phantom movie! |
| Name: Lee Iwaniw Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Australia Time: 2000-07-18 13:21:04 Comments: On sunday in Australia on sixty minutes I saw the most brilliant reporter Michael Moore, a rebel, someone who supports the people. I emailed him in regards to someone other than Michael playing the phantom. I expressed my disgust that the ring of a supposed cash register could replace what Mr. Webber owes those of us that could only afford the album. That through that album I experience a million emotions that I felt for someone who should be despised. That I have so eagerly awaited the release of the movie to see what it is I hear. I am but one voice, please help address the importance of this, he can be found at www.michaelmoore.com.au Please add your voice to mine, it may make a difference. Lee |
| Name: Sarah Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: USA Time: 2000-07-18 05:15:29 Comments: A friend of mine told me to check out this website after I just heard about the possible casting of Antonio Banderas as the phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera. I thought the person who told me this was joking. Then they told me that the story and music may be changed so that Mr. Banderas could sing the songs. Could someone wake me up from this nightmare?! I wonder how many others who love this musical don't know what Webber and Warners may be planning. Are they crazy?! They may end up making a lot of unsuspecting fans very angry. They just made this fan angry. |
| Name: Rachael Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-07-18 04:04:59 Comments: Antonio Banderas can't sing with the feeling,the emotion,and the passion the true Phantom uses.Michael Crawford is the Angel of Music,and it should always be that way.If anyone but him stars in the movie,then what's the point of seeing it? |
| Name: Amanda Website: Referred by: AOL From: Omaha Time: 2000-07-18 01:19:54 Comments: Michael Crawford, in my opinion is the only "Phantom". He pioneered the role. Every actor portraying the "Phantom" on stage are following his lead. He won the Tony award for best musical actor. How could anyone else compete with that? I have heard that Antonio Banderas is one of the leading men for the role in the movie. I saw him perform at the ALW 50th Birthday special. His version of the Phantom was a disgrace. First of all, he can't sing well in that sort of role. He doesn't have the angelic, mesmerizing voice the Phantom needs to lure Christine. He also has that accent thing going on. It just doesn't work. If Warner Brothers is looking to AB because of his "sex appeal", that is wrong to. The Phantom is not attractive. He has a hidious face. Why else would he be tortured all his life? AB is a pretty boy, not a Phantom. If WB are trying to attract young swooning girls not even interested in POTO otherwise, that is ridiculous. Are the actual fans of this whole thing, the people who will rake in the big bucks, supposed to watch as they trade in a wonderful leading man for a teenage heart throb? We are definely seeing a case of quanity ($) over quality. What will the big men at WB care about who will be the leading man. As long as they got their millions, mansions, yachts, beautiful women. Let us have what we want! Michael Crawford! Personally I'm not going to care about the movie unless he is the Phantom, and my parents would think I'm insane because I love POTO. Do what is right WB! Let him make the music of the night! |
| Name: Britt James
Fellner Website: Referred by: Yahoo! From: Granite, Oklahoma Time: 2000-07-17 23:34:33 Comments: Just to say there is only 1 Phantom... and that is Michael Crawford.... It is a shoe that is hard to fit with anyone else. I only wish the Phantom good spirits if he is to reprise the role that so many have enjoyed in the theatre. Sincerely (an obediant servant) Britt James Fellner Granite, Oklahoma |
| Name: Rae Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Louisiana Time: 2000-07-17 20:04:11 Comments: Because I'm a teenager I know that lots of people my age have never heard of Michael Crawford.But,I know Michael Crawford is the obvious choice,after all he is the Phantom.Who wants Antonio when you can hear a REAL singer? |
| Name: Teresa Birngruber Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Austria Time: 2000-07-16 14:37:04 Comments: I’m a great fan of Michael Crawford and I think that he has to be in the movie. Why do I think that Michael Crawford should get the role in the movie? Well, that’s clear for me. For I am very young, I never had the Possibility to see Michael Crawford act, but I listened to the records of my mother, and the first time I heard his voice, I knew that there would never be another man who could sing like that. I really do adore him. He should get the role because he is the Phantom. Maybe there are other actors who can play this role, but there´s no one who can do it like Michael Crawford. I have really heard many other people in the role of the Phantom, but no one did fascinate me as Michael Crawford did. His voice is absolutely fantastic and his playing is so touching. The movie "Phantom of the Opera" without Michael Crawford cannot be as good as it would be with him. There´s only one Phantom in the world and this Phantom is Michael Crawford. To here the wonderful notes of Andrew Lloyd Webber without the wonderful voice of Michael Crawford is impossible. There’s no other Phantom except Michael Crawford. I hope that this you will be successful and that we can soon welcome the movie with the fantastic Michael Crawford in the role of the Phantom. |
| Name: Karen
Strozeski Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Michigan Time: 2000-07-16 01:09:59 Comments: I have been a fan of Michael Crawford for many years and cannot imagine anyone other than Michael being the phantom in the movie version of Phantom of the Opera. He has the perfect voice for the role and will be great. |
| Name: ANDREW
GARBUTT Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: ENGLAND Time: 2000-07-15 20:11:19 Comments: THERE CAN ONLY EVER BE ONE M.C. USE HIM WHILST THERE IS THE CHANCE!! |
| Name: Douglas
Coffen Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-07-15 16:34:02 Comments: you have my full support for a boycott... |
| Name: Carole Nikovski Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: New Jersey Time: 2000-07-15 16:09:26 Comments: I am appalled to read that Warner Bros and/or Andrew Lloyd Webber could be considering someone other than Michael Crawford for the screen role of The Phantom. With the recent track records of both (Warners has had a string of dud movies, many of them with Hollywood stars in the lead; Mr. Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard was considered a financial failure and he didn't even bring Whistle Down the Wind to Broadway) you would think that they would not want to tinker with perfection. Michael Crawford made this role his own, and he is the actor most people think of when they think of The Phantom of the Opera. Why would anyone want to put a virtual non-singer (a phrase which describes both John Travolta and Antonio Banderas) in a demanding singing role? The only reason why Banderas was ok in Evita was because he was Everyman. He didn't have to sound good; he had to sound like a bartender, a peasant, a man on the street. There is no way Banderas can sing like an angel, which is necessary if Hollywood is not going to completely change the story. If Warners makes this movie with some Hollywood pretty boy instead of Crawford, they will have a very expensive dud on their hands and Andrew Lloyd Webber will have the knowledge that he really screwed up his best chance at conquering another medium. I fully intend to boycott this movie and future projects from Andrew Lloyd Webber unless we are given a Phantom movie starring Michael Crawford. And I will tell everyone I know, who thinks of me as a Phantom expert, that it will not be a movie worth seeing. |
| Name: Melissa Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Elyria,Ohio Time: 2000-07-14 20:14:18 Comments: I really think Michael Crawford should play the role because even from pictures I`ve seen ,he plays the role like the show was about himself. Please cast Michael Crawford as the Phantom!!!!! |
| Name: Mike
Yach Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-07-14 02:01:25 Comments: Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's one and only choice should be Michael Crawford. There is no second guessing who the best was and is. Mike |
| Name: Louise
Markowski Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Beautiful San Diego Time: 2000-07-13 23:59:23 Comments: GREAT WEBPAGE! Masks off to all of you for all your efforts (including the webmaster)! |
| Name: Meredith Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Mississippi Time: 2000-07-13 20:46:31 Comments: Please DO NOT let Antonio Banderas play the Phantom, he just isn't good at it, from what I've seen atleast. |
| Name: Nina Horrocks Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Time: 2000-07-13 20:03:45 Comments: Michael Crawford originated the role and SHOULD be preserved in that role for generations! Our young future Broadway bounders should have this movie to reference to in years to come, with the best of the best in the starring role. |
| Name: Mixy Website: No go! Referred by: From a Friend From: Iceland Time: 2000-07-13 06:48:08 Comments: I have never seen the Phantom of the Opera, but I listened to my friend's cd, and wow! Michael is such a good singer, so he should be Phantom, he is the one and only! |
| Name: Tracy Website: Don't have one :) Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Australia Time: 2000-07-13 06:42:06 Comments: I love Michael. He is a wonderful actor, singer, author, comedian . . . what has he not done? He is more appropriate than anyone in the world for the role of Phantom. He is like, Erik reincarnated! He deserves the role, so give it to him with joy! |
| Name: Rachel Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Florida Time: 2000-07-12 21:30:04 Comments: How can they even be thinking of over looking Michael Crawford to star in the movie? He IS Phantom, and anone who says otherwise is selling something. Since he is the one who put the lfe into the role doesn't he deserve a chance to become Phantom one more time, and act in the movie? I think he does, and I know right now, that if Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, and Steve Barton are not in this movie, I, along with all of my friends, will boycott it. |
| Name: Jeanie
Carrafa Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Time: 2000-07-12 20:07:10 Comments: Loved Michael as the Phantom in L.A. production. |
| Name: Lynda Lampert Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Pittsburgh, PA Time: 2000-07-12 04:59:07 Comments: How can I say what an impact the Phantom of the Opera and Michael Crawford has had on my life? How can I put into words the sheer sorrow and sympathy I felt upon hearing Mr. Crawford's longing voice reach out to me through my stereo speakers? I never saw the man perform the role live -- a mistake I may very well regret my enitire life -- but I knew from just his voice that the performance was spectacular. Indeed, as I read reviews some four years after they were written, I saw that my assumption was not incorrect, but horribly understated. The man is the role and there is not a person who saw him in London, New York, or Los Angeles that will tell you anything different. I'm frequently reminded of Rex Harrison when I consider all of this movie mayhem. I am so eternally grateful to Hollywood for putting that man's wonderful performance in film because he is truly one of the greats as well. Likewise with Phantom, I want to sit around the laserdisc with my grandchildren, pop the movie in, and tell them all about a wonderful man named Crawford who changed the lives of so many and was almost denied the role. Please, don't break my heart. |
| Name: yasuko
cook Website: msnhotmail Referred by: Clicked on a 'Guestbooks by GuestWorld' Button From: jacksonville,nc Time: 2000-07-12 00:44:10 Comments: I've just read the letter from the Warner Bros.feel prtty optimistic about it but we must keep on, can't stop now! |
| Name: Kathy Knauf Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Oregon Time: 2000-07-11 16:22:08 Comments: On Saturday a few of us Michael Crawford fans here in Oregon got together for lunch then we watched tapes of interviews Michael has done both here and in the United Kingdom. That night I had a bit of trouble getting to sleep. And it wasn't due to all the fun we had Saturday but because I was just a tiny bit (well a whole lot) stressed out over this darn movie. I kept hearing Michael tell how he put hours of practice into that one little word "soar." How it took 3 months to get Music of the Night just right. And about the amount of time he and Christopher Tucker worked on the makeup, how to apply it, how to position the masks and the skull caps so that he could hear the music, so that he wouldn't sound as if he were singing through his nose, and so that he could see. I kept hearing him tell of the special touches he brought to his Phantom, like the touch with Christine's veil, how it reminded him of his Nan and helped him to feel the sadness of losing someone you love. How this helped him to cry the mournful "Christine, I love you" at the end. I thought about how often I've listened to the original cast recording. Is that going to be Michael's Phantom that I remember? I hope not. I am thankful that I can listen to it in that form but I am so sad that I haven't the added bonus of seeing him as the Phantom with my own eyes. Oh how much more marvelous it would be to see him on the big screen or in a video of the original cast or in person. I think about this character that he created, this character who makes us love him, who makes us cry with him, who makes us feel sorry for him even though we know he is a murderer. He makes us wonder why Christine didn't stay with him. She must not have loved him as we learned to love him. And he wasn't afraid to bear his soul, to bring all those feelings of love and despair, to millions of people. He gave birth to the Phantom, it should be his right to bring him forth to the big screen. Why is Andrew Lloyd Webber being so obstinate? Why doen't he get it? Why isn't he big enough to dwell in the rewards that Michael brought to his show? When a production is as big as Phantom the the Opera, after all it is the highest-grossing production ever on stage or screen, I believe ALW has an obligation to leave to us and to the generations coming after us a proof of what all the fuss is about. The proof should not be left as a second-rate movie with a second-rate cast. After all, this is Phantom of the Opera starring Michael Crawford, who has created a legend in theater history and who has won every award possible for his creation, including the highly coveted Olivier and Tony awards. I'm sorry for the long post but thanks for letting me bear my soul..........Kathy |
| Name: Christine Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: MN Time: 2000-07-11 16:18:45 Comments: I am a very large fan of musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber's. I don't know if he'll read this or not. I'm 13 and only became a Phantom of the Opera fan just a few months ago. I heard the soundtrack from a friend. I happen to hear Music of the Night. I asked who was singing and my friend said Michael Crawford. Since thenI have come to love the musical and all who have worked on it. I have seen Michael Crawford perform the role of the phantom, but like many others i have the cd with Mr. Crawford and Sarah Brightman. Because I have never seen Michael actually perform the role or Antonio Banderas play the role I can't say one is better. I can say that Michael deserves the role because he made the Phantom role special. If he hadn't made the role that way maybe nobody would care if he got the role or not. But people do. I urge you to realize that Michael Crawford helped make the Phantom of the Opera a success. There are young fans like myself who would love to see Michael perform as the phantom. Although a movie isn't the same effect as a stage it would still be wonderful for people to be able to see the first man to play the phantom in your musical years from now! |
| Name: Lee Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Melbourne,Australia Time: 2000-07-11 10:08:09 Comments: The most powerful, moving, intoxicating music that I have ever heard. I was spellbound from start to finish. May the phantom live for ever. Lee |
| Name: yasuko
cook Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: jacksonville,nc Time: 2000-07-11 06:40:17 Comments: The role of phantom is his, his only, absolutely his,only he can make it a success. Please give him the role he deserves. |
| Name: Mike Smith Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: New York NY Time: 2000-07-11 01:51:26 Comments: Wow -- What a great site! I sure hope MC gets to be the movie phantom. I guess Lord Lloyd-Webber must have some horrible brain disease if he thinks anyone else could do it better than the original. Sheesh. |
| Name: Nana Kate Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Originally or currently? :-) Time: 2000-07-11 01:41:31 Comments: Hello again! I'm so glad to see that you're still here and still fighting the good fight. I contine to hope that all the controlling entities will finally see the light and give Michael back the role of the Phantom. I just cannot imagine wanting anyone else to immortalize the role on film. Afterall, for those of us who remember ALW's Phantom fo the Opera from it's origins, Michael IS the phantom... the ONLY phantom. Using someone else in the role and having to change the music to fit them just doesn't make sense! Regards -- Kate |
| Name: Beverly
Francis Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Connecticut Time: 2000-07-11 01:13:48 Comments: Not only would I like to see Michael Crawford in the Phantom, I want to see the Phantom movie. Lets get a move on folks. |
| Name: Janet LaReau Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: ILLINOIS Time: 2000-07-11 00:13:42 Comments: Enjoy the music. Have never seen the movie yet, but would like to soon. Just finished reading a book called "Phantom" by Susan Kay and absolutely loved it. It puts a different perspective in your mind from what you think you knew about the Phantom. |
| Name: Jennifer Ruggeri Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Boston, Massachusetts Time: 2000-07-10 22:43:24 Comments: I can think of no one better than Michael Crawford to play the Phantom, in any venue. He made the character a real person that you had some compassion for. Phantom-as-a-bad-guy has already been done. Let Mr. Crawford show the rest of the world why so many people have loved this story for all these years. |
| Name: Veronica
Doherty Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-07-09 20:24:30 Comments: I cannot imagine anyone but Michael Crawford in the Phantom role. Has it not occurred to the powers that be that Antonio B. cannot sing. Sincerely, Veronica Doherty |
| Name: Teri Giordano Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: UK Time: 2000-07-09 14:08:18 Comments: I have been a Phantom fan since the musical started in England. The idea of someone else playing the Phantom other than Michael Crawford is ludicrous. I cannot believe that they would even consider it. If you want your money’s worth, you will cast Michael Crawford as the Phantom. |
| Name: Esther Fitton Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Lewisham, London, England Time: 2000-07-08 20:06:39 Comments: I think Michael Crawford should be the Phantom in the Phantom Movie because he has a right because he was the original and he's the best man for the job. |
| Name: Kathy
Garcia Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-07-08 19:37:28 Comments: I would just like to say that I would be totally excited if you came out with a POTO movie. I have been a MC fan since I was 4 years old and would definitely buy the movie if he was in it. I would also like to warn you to be carefulin the making of it. Other musicals that were successful on stage were complete failures when made into movies. Watch every detail very carefully and please, please, please don't stray too far from the original script. Kathy |
| Name: george Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: USA Time: 2000-07-08 06:04:08 Comments: OK, let me get this straight. You want me to buy a ticket to go see a movie of my favorite musical that: 1) doesn't have the same music that I enjoy hearing, 2) doesn't have the guy who made the Phantom of the Opera famous, 3) doesn't have the 'voice' that made the Phantom of the Opera famous, 4) doesn't even have the same storyline, 5) doesn't have a guy that can speak english in the lead, 6) doesn't have a guy who can sing in the lead, etc. Ya, right. Why bother calling this thing the Phantom of the Opera? I'll save my money for a down payment on a gallon of gas. |
| Name: BM Website: - Referred by: From a Friend From: USA Time: 2000-07-08 01:17:14 Comments: I would LOVE to see M. Crawford in a Phantom movie that is totally true to the script. Antonio Banderas has a wonderful voice and fits the part of Che to perfection, but, he doesn't fit the Phantom. I saw him in the Royal Albert Hall Celebration for ALW's 50th Birthday, and he doesn't work in the part. I hope that you will listen to all of us in our campaign because we are the fans, and we're the ones paying to see the movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also, your site ROCKS! Thanks for caring so much about the fans and helping so that we can get the movie that we want. The show that those who live in towns with out theaters can watch! |
| Name: Jamie Lee Website: Referred by: Yahoo! From: Kentucky Time: 2000-07-07 15:21:28 Comments: I love Michael Crawford. I will not watch this movie if he doesn't star in it. I have a collections of Phanton merchandise in my bedroom. I have seen the Phanton live, but to me there is only one true Phanton and that is Crawford. When I need to relax, my Phanton CD is the only thing that seems to work. I have even spoken to my family about having music from the CD played at my funeral. It may not be funeral material but it is something i love and I want to share this treasure with all. Thank you Mr. Crawford, this wonderful piece of art is a part of me. |
| Name: Mary Frances Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: North Carolina Time: 2000-07-07 14:26:47 Comments: Please, please move on with the plans for the Phantom of the Opera movie staring MICHAEL CRAWFORD. It is his voice we have listened to performing this wonderful music for so many years. The music is Lloyd-Webbers but the phantom is Michael. Michael is the only performer who can bring the phantom to life and his voice is more powerful now than when he performed in London, New York and Los Angeles. Surely ALW knows this as should the businessmen at Warners. POTO has been named the best stage production of all time. Michael and Sarah made that happen. Allow them to do that for the big screen so that all the world may see what talent really is. |
| Name: Donna Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: AZ Time: 2000-07-07 05:33:19 Comments: I have posted before and I'm sure I will post again after this. Michael Crawford is the best choice for the part of the Phantom in the movie "Phantom of the Opera". He has proven himself over and over again. He is loved by millions, shown true by this campaign and his sold out concerts all over the world, year after year. Has any other actor generated this much uproar from the fans? I believe Clark Gable did, but I don't think to this degree. I cannot honestly belive that ALW and WB can ignore the passion that is felt by every person who has signed this guestbook, written letters, signed petitions, organized & executed functions and put part of their personal lives on hold over the past two years. It is so hard to fathom that individuals who are in the entertainment business can be so far removed from what the fans want. It is one thing to understand it in the past, when the results of a show were not known until after it's release. But you have a golden opportunity now. ALW and WB you know what the people want. You know ahead of time what will be the end result depending on which path you take. To let your egos or a holier-than-thou attitude lead you to make a monumental mistake, just does not make good business sense. Please, really listen to us, answer our questions. Don't hide behind bits and pieces of news articles and form letters that don't give any information. Listen to the Phans. We want Michael Crawford as our Phantom in the movie "Phantom of the Opera" and we will accept nothing less. Thank-you. Donna:) |
| Name: Bill Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: CT/NY Time: 2000-07-07 04:26:51 Comments: It would be a disgrace to not allow Michael Crawford to recreate his flawless performance of the stage version in the film of The Phantom of the Opera. I believe that he may even be able to discover new depths to the character, now that he has matured and been able to sing thousands of different variations of the songs of the Phantom of the Opera score since the late 80's. These are just my two cents. |
| Name: Paul Walton Website: Paul Walton, Attorney at Law Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: San Francisco Bay Area (Fremont), California Time: 2000-07-07 02:11:04 Comments: Thought your web site is great and appreciate your efforts on Michael Crawford's behalf. I hope it helps to get him in the film -- he deserves it and the film wouldn't be the same without him (I saw him twice as the Phantom and twice in concert). |
| Name: C. Smith Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Abilene, TX Time: 2000-07-06 14:59:19 Comments: It would be a shame to make the movie without Michael Crawford. That would be like making the movie without the Phantom - after all he IS the Phantom of the Opera! He is a great talent and it would be a waste to cast anyone other than Michael Crawford as the Phantom. |
| Name: JM Welch Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-07-06 13:40:01 Comments: Michael Crawford is the only phantom. I will not see any other phantom. |
| Name: anna
wellings Website: Referred by: Lycos From: birmingham england Time: 2000-07-05 20:06:37 Comments: he should do the film. antonio was good in evita but not for this. |
| Name: Joshua
Vargas Website: I don't have one Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Orl. Florida Time: 2000-07-05 16:26:17 Comments: Not casting Michael Crawford in the lead role for this motion picture will spell a downfall for Warner Bros. and their movie. It is almost unthinkable for this movie to be deprived of the brilliance that is Michael Crawford. Michael is the original who started off this marvel which has become the biggest of the current broadway hits. If the public Warner Bros. is trying to reach is going to reject this movie then their profit will be, to say the least, very small.I am only twelve years old and even I understand why Antonio Banderas should not be cast as the Phantom in the upcoming Warner Bros. movie. |
| Name: Jean Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-07-05 01:06:29 Comments: Hi Everone, I like all of you, think the MC should be the Phantom,and not AB. I have not had the pleasure of seeing MC as the Phantom and would love to see him as well as hear him. I have the OCR on CD,and audio cassette, and can only wonder what seeing him in the role would be like. If the voice alone, can stimulate my imagination,I can't even imagine what seeing him would be like. Also,if I were Christine in the play, I would be lured away from Raoul,with MC's voice,not AB's. I will also NOT go and see the movie, or buy the video,if ALW goes through with the changes he proposes to make,and\or he casts AB as the phantom. I have nothing against AB,but like you I don't think he is right for the phantom.He maybe an ok actor,but he is NOT a singer,and this IS a musical.Thank you everyone for your time. Best wishes, Jean |
| Name: Heather Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Brookfield,Ohio Time: 2000-07-04 02:18:52 Comments: I agree with you all Michael Crawford should play the Phantom |
| Name: Megan Website: Referred by: AOL From: Yorba Linda, Ca Time: 2000-07-03 21:59:13 Comments: MICHEAL CRAWFORD RULES~ |
| Name: Melissa
Bashardoust Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Los Angeles Time: 2000-07-03 21:24:26 Comments: The Phantom of the Opera without Michael Crawford. I shiver at the thought. Why replace a beautiful flower for a weed? Why replace the man who created the role of the Phantom, the man who charmed people all over the world with his voice for some Hollywood actor? Michael deserves this role more than anyone else. After 1300 performances, he really knows how to play the Phantom the right way, I have never been fortunate enough to actually see Michael as Erik, but through video clips I found here and there, I can tell he is the only man for the job. Michael Crawford should be in the Phantom movie! Why is it that we must tell you something that is already so obvious!? Let the Phantom live again! |
| Name: Lukas Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Austria Time: 2000-07-03 19:37:55 Comments: I think Michael because created the paret of the Phantom he should play or he has to play the film Phantom too!!!! Lukas |
| Name: Michael K.
Magee Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Lafayette, LA Time: 2000-07-03 07:28:52 Comments: As a high school teacher, I had the privilege of bringing several hundred students to see the "Phantom" at the Saenger Theater in New Orleans. Memories etched in their minds and feelings in their hearts are everlasting, and even when I talk to my "former" students, we recall the profound effect the performance, story and music had on us and the power it still exerts on us today. Before intermission most of the children were crying, overcome with the impact of having the full spectrum of their emotions touched. They, and I, were terrified, enthralled, intoxicated, saddened, inspired...by the music that surrounded us. I shall forever relish the memories of my students' reaction to the performances we saw, and the superfluous "thank you's" I received from them. Thank you for enriching our lives, lifting our souls, and implanting memories in us that will be eternal. Sincerely, Michael K. Magee |
| Name: Sharon Jorgenson Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: U.S.A Time: 2000-07-03 03:58:44 Comments: I can’t imagine anyone but Michael Crawford in Phantom. It would be kind of like replaced Yul Brynner in The King and I with Tom Cruise (if you cast anyone else besides Michael). I will not go to see the movie without Michael. I think it would not have any heart. |
| Name: Henrik Jannson Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Sweden Time: 2000-07-02 18:55:40 Comments: I’m a devoted worshipper of almost everything Andrew Lloyd Webber does, but to put someone other than Michael Crawford in the role of Erik in the upcoming movie, I do not approve of. |
| Name: Ali Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-07-02 16:59:23 Comments: Hello, all you phantom phans. My hope is that the movie version will be actually the show itself, which is what andrew lloyd webber intended the story to be. Please cast Michael as the phantom!! He is the original, the best, and by far the most wanted by all of us phans. Don't ruin the musical by placing someone else in the role!! And don't make the movie another seperate thing: make it the show. The musical. The stage. Michael Crawford. |
| Name: Gloria Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Barcelona Time: 2000-07-02 16:57:22 Comments: Hello!! I'm from Barcelona, and I listen the CD of The Phantom of the opera, many times, and I like it very much. I think that Michael Crawford is the best.Sorry, my english is very bad. Thousand sweet kisses : Gloria |
| Name: Lisa Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: England Time: 2000-07-02 16:57:11 Comments: I think that Michael C is the Best Phantom ever. Thats my opinion and he should be in the movie. Ive never seen him live but i have the cd and i have watched his programs at home, (i live in England) and love to watch his earlier work as well such as some mothers do av em. Ever heard of it? I'm sure you have. Any way, i recorded this show he was on not too long ago and it had this really long interview on the Phantom and what went wrong back stage and i was in fits of laughter at what Michael was sayin. In the end, my mum recorded over it. He rocks at being the Phantom and i would love for him to be in the movie. Lisa xxxxxxx |
| Name: Stacy
Connell Website: Referred by: Clicked on our Banner Advertisement From: Dallas, TX Time: 2000-07-02 15:55:46 Comments: My husband and I are both huge Michael Crawford fans and after seeing him in the Phantom role on Broadway, there is no alternative for this role. Michael Crawford should be the only option. He has proved it all already. Anyone who thinks that Banderas should play the Phantom is crazy. Banderas' voice is weak and he has not had anywhere near the training and the voice that Michael Crawford has and this is a definite fact! |
| Name: Cathy
Pruitte Website: Marian High School Referred by: Yahoo! From: Omaha, Nebraska Time: 2000-07-02 05:11:44 Comments: I have seen three versions of the Phantom of the Opera. One in Los Angeles with Michael Crawford, in Minneapolis, and here in Omaha tonight. Never have I seen or heard the part played like Michael Crawford Played it. Not only did he express the part with his voice but just the way he moved and I will always remember how he used his hands...totally awesome! There shouldn't even be another person considered for the part of the Phantom in the movie. I can't believe that there has been other considerations. Michael Crawford it the PHANTOM in this production. I just had to write this after just coming home from the show. Thank you for this avenue to express my opinion. Cathy Pruitte Vocal Music Director Marian High School Omaha, Nebraska |
| Name: Charisse Nikel Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-07-02 02:57:46 Comments: Michael Crawford should be cast as the Phantom because HE IS THE BEST!! He made the role his and performs it better than anybody I have ever seen. To make a movie successful, everything has to be just right – and there is no one else who could perform the Phantom the way Michael can. HE IS OUR MAN! In addition, if a movie is to be made, NOTHING should be changed from the stage version. Not one song, not one word, not one note. It is AWESOME and the best theatre show I have ever seen – so good I went back three times this past year to see it. If music and script are changed, many fans will be VERY disappointed. Why mess with a GREAT thing? |
| Name: elisabeth
Aurebekk Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: kristiansand Time: 2000-07-01 18:46:15 Comments: Hi I think Michael Crawford should starr as The phantom in the movie.Maybe Banderas could play Raul? |
| Name: Norma Lou
Knerler Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Bloomington, In Time: 2000-07-01 18:44:13 Comments: I would go to see the movie a hundred times, and then some. I have yet to see the musical, and if anyone knows where it is playing now, please im me. Thankyou. |
| Name: Richard A. Colon Website: Money CD's and videos Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-07-01 18:42:19 Comments: I remember the first time I saw Barnum in 1980. It is one of my most vivid memories of London when I visited. Michael Crawford was in the starring role, and I knew that that would not be the last I saw of him. After he starred in "Phantom of the Opera," Andrew Lloyd Webber really proved that Cats was no mistake. However, a big mistake would be made in not letting Michael Crawford star in Phantom of the Opera. This movie must stand the test of time. Michael Crawford must be the Phantom of the Opera |
| Name: Angela Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Atlanta, Georgia Time: 2000-07-01 18:38:38 Comments: My name is Angela, and I live in Atlanta, Georgia. It hurts my heart to read that this movie may end up done as wrongly as many other attempts to place the Phantom on film before it. Michael Crawford, though I have never seen him onstage, seems perfectly as though he is the ONLY logical choice for this movie.........I used to respect ALW, but now, my stomach is actually churning....what's the update so far on this film? Antonio is too YOUNG for this role, for one........for another, his singing voice is completely unappropriate......Gaston Leroux would almost roll in his grave. I see it like this as well.....ALW does not OWN Phantom of the Opera, as that story is over 100 years old and is public domain........he acts like he owns it.......its a great sorrow to me, my friends, and all of my family to see this happening......I will NOT be seeing this movie without Mr. Crawford. Concerned.... Angela in Atlanta |
| Name: kate Website: Referred by: Viewing another Guestbook From: us Time: 2000-06-29 22:19:47 Comments: Michael Crawford is awesome! If they play an "Italian" as thePhantom, I'll send "LETTERS" to W.B. Myself! I've heard Michael's voice, and it touched me in such a deep way, in words I can't express. Michael Crawford IS "The PHANTOM of the Opera" |
| Name: Meghan
Moore Website: (I don't have one yet) Referred by: NewsGroups From: Indiana Time: 2000-06-29 04:42:48 Comments: I am obsessed with Phantom of the Opera!!! There is absolutely no one who can fill the Phantom's mask except MICHAEL CRAWFORD!!!!! I have memorized every word of the musical and only MICHAEL can do it!! His VOICE reaches down into your soul and fills you with such feelings of sorrow, anguish, joy, love, hate, longing, lonliness, fulfillment- Gosh!!! It leaves you dizzy, happy, sad, hypnotized, lost, found- from one extreme to the next!!!!!! Michael's soothing and thick voice takes me to a cavern of timelessness causing me to tremble and weep!!!! What are you imbeciles at WB thinking of?!?!?!?!?!?!You are cutting out my heart with your heartlessness!! I beg of you, as I sit here crying, PLEASE cast Michael! I will never ever EVER watch or have anything to do with the WB again if Michael is not the Phantom! PLEASE!!!!!! This must be a dream to Gaston Leroux in heaven! Maybe he will send us the angel of music like Daddy Daa`e! MICHAEL! MICHAEL!! MICHAEL!!! WB, please hear our voices so MICHAEL CRAWFORD'S can be heard!!! |
| Name: Carole
DeRuiter Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: wisconsin Time: 2000-06-29 03:35:59 Comments: Phantom is my very favorite. I saw 6 different performances and waiting til August to see it again. |
| Name: Christine E. Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Tennessee Time: 2000-06-29 00:42:05 Comments: I am a studying and performing opera singer. I started singing because of Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, and owe it to them my greatest thanks for inspiring my career. I got the pleasure of meeting and talking to Michael two years ago when he was here in Tennessee. He is a lovely person who is very generous with is time. He has spent years perfecting his role, and there is no way on earth that Antonio Banderas will be able to fill the vocal and theatre demands needed for this role. Men spend years upon years preparing themselves vocally for this part, and there is no way that someone with no truly formal training can sing the part effectively. I say this also because one can permanently damage ones chords if there is no proper technique. |
| Name: Mr. Richard J. Lehner Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Time: 2000-06-28 03:47:38 Comments: Yes, I believe that he should be cast as the one the only Phantom. If cast the movie will make record breaking sales within the first few weeks of its release. So to any one that thinks that another person would do just as well that person is died wrong, of that thought. I hope that you will cast Mr. Crawford in this move. Remove that money is not everything, but sometimes it is not needed to make a good profit. This best profit is making new friends and reuniting with the old ones. I wish Mr. Crawford good luck in this endeavor for the part of the Phantom. |
| Name: Charisse Nikel Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: USA Time: 2000-06-28 01:48:52 Comments: Michael Crawford should be cast as the Phantom because HE IS THE BEST!! He made the role his and performs it better than anybody I have ever seen. To make a movie successful, everything has to be just right – and there is no one else who could perform the Phantom the way Michael can. HE IS OUR MAN! In addition, if a movie is to be made, NOTHING should be changed from the stage version. Not one song, not one word, not one note. It is AWESOME and the best theatre show I have ever seen – so good I went back three times this past year to see it. If music and script are changed, many fans will be VERY disappointed. Why mess with a GREAT thing? |
| Name: Courtney Website: hugs and kissess Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: OHIO!! Time: 2000-06-27 16:56:55 Comments: Ok well I love the "Phantom of the Opera" !!!! I just went to go see it and it was soooo good !!!! I also love Michael Crawford's voice!!!! I think it would be a great idea for a movie!!!!! |
| Name: Courtney Website: hugs and kissess Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: OHIO!! Time: 2000-06-27 16:57:46 Comments: Ok well I love the "Phantom of the Opera" !!!! I just went to go see it and it was soooo good !!!! I also love Michael Crawford's voice!!!! I think it would be a great idea for a movie!!!!! |
| Name: Isabel Gonzalez Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Puerto Rico Time: 2000-06-27 13:09:13 Comments: It is my wish to include my voice with those who would like Michael Crawford to portray once more the role that made him an unforgettable singer. Michael made the character what it is now, a three dimensional being that radiates emotion, passion, and above all breathes life. Not only that, he has a wonderful voice that has not aged a bit. I wonder who else can bring tot he screen all the glory of the Phantom, than the man who gave him the image we all know? I personally think that even though there are many talented people with the qualities to give some life to the character, only Michael could be able to lift Erik from the flat world of the big screen and transport him into our world not only with his talented acting, but also by his incredible voice. Mr. Webber, if you want to make this a MEMORABLE picture, allow Michael Crawford to show his powerful talent on screen, and you will have a movie remembered for all time, truly a classic. |
| Name: Karina
Boehm Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Texas Time: 2000-06-27 07:31:00 Comments: I like Banderas, but no one can top Michael Crawford! The first, the only Phantom who deserves to have his name on a marquis! He IS our Angel of Music!!!!!!! @--->------ |
| Name: Callie Thornton Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Utah Time: 2000-06-27 02:04:10 Comments: The first broadway soundtrack I ever heard was Phantom of the Opera. As soon as Michael Crawford started singing Music of the Night I was hooked. When I saw him perform songs from POTO live in concert, I thought I would die. The man is unbelievable! He's able to convince me that he is the phantom, even without the cape and mask. I've only had the opportunity to see POTO three times. If it were to be on the big screen, I'd see it at least once a week. But only if it was made right. With Michael. Putting Antonio Banderas in the film would be a joke. I enjoy him as an actor, but I'm not at all impressed with his singing abilities. I wouldn't see the movie once, let alone once a week. And I would convince all of my friends to boycott it as well. If you're not going to make the movie right, please don't make it at all. |
| Name: Melissa Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Florida Time: 2000-06-27 01:54:44 Comments: I have been a fan of The Phantom for countless years. Yet, because I live so far from any performing arts venues I have only been able to enjoy it from a distance, scouring the Internet for information and listening to the soundtrack. Personally, I cannot imagine anybody other than Michael Crawford as the Phantom. The mere thought of casting another to play the role of the Phantom in something that will be around for future generations to see sends chills up my spine. I strongly suggest that Warner Bros. gather their wits about them and get on the phone with Mr. Crawford and offer him the role to which only he can do justice. |
| Name: Barbara Allen Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Virginia Time: 2000-06-27 01:26:47 Comments: I live in Virginia and drove to New York to see Michael Crawford in "Phantom of the Opera." It was worth every second on the road, and ever penny I spent on the ticket! I have seen it 4 times since, with other Phantoms, and it is still a wonderful show, but I wouldn’t drive 300 miles to see it. PLEASE let Michael Crawford play the role he was intended to play. Do it for the artistry, the passion, and the love he brings to the music you lovingly created. |
| Name: Gill King Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Oxford, England Time: 2000-06-27 01:18:52 Comments: Michael Crawford was absolutely superb in the Phantom of the Opera on stage, and with his movie experience and huge popularity – in the UK, the USA, and around the world – it is unthinkable for any other actor to be considered for the role in the film. Michael IS the Phantom. Please cast him. |
| Name: JellicleKate Website: none Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Illinois Time: 2000-06-24 17:30:03 Comments: Michael Crawford is, without a doubt, the reincarnated Phantom. I recently saw Phantom of the Opera on Broadway with a different Phantom, and I felt sick listening to a voice that was not Michael's. The idea of seeing a movie version of Phantom without MC as the Phantom simply does not appeal to me, and, in fact, makes me quite ill. There is only one man for the job--and guess who that is... |
| Name: Giulio Ceci Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Italy Time: 2000-06-24 17:11:33 Comments: Hi! I'm an italian boy, 25 years old, who adores The Phantom of the Opera and the only actor who was able to make me appreciate it. I don't agree with the project of the movie but I think that the only Eric is Michael! I have a dream: see Michael and Sarah (Brightman) on the stage it would be wonderful....... Faithfully Giulio Ceci |
| Name: Becky Womack Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-06-24 03:18:23 Comments: I feel Michael Crawford should play the part of the Phantom in the upcoming movie because he has all the qualities and talents an actor needs to have to play the part. Not to mention the fact that Andrew Lloyd Webber asked Michael Crawford a while ago to play the part of the Phantom if a movie was ever produced and Michael Crawford agreed. Obviously Andrew Lloyd Webber felt Michael Crawford has the qualifications when he asked him, so why would he have a change of heart now? |
| Name: Eric Website: exite Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Sheffield,England Time: 2000-06-23 18:59:24 Comments: As an actor myself (playing the role several times)i feel i must inform you of the warner bros decision to cast Antonio.He is already an Hollywood actor ulike the brilliant Michael Crawford. ************************************************ Hello Eric, We are aware of the tentative casting of Antonio Banderas in this role. However, no one has officially signed any contracts and this movie has not moved forward as of this time. Presently, Andrew Lloyd Webber is working on the script and we are still sending these guestbook entries and our letters to Warner Bros. and The Really Useful Group. Thank you for your support and we agree that Michael Crawford is brilliant! Best wishes TMCPMC |
| Name: Kandance Pansire Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: USA Time: 2000-06-23 04:09:43 Comments: I just wanted to write a short note letting whomever out there who's reading this know that the only man who can portray Erik with the sensitivity and depth necessary for the character is Michael Crawford. He doesn't just play the character; he becomes the character. No one, and I've seen a few try, can give themselves over to the role the way that Mr. Crawford is able to. It is a shame that he has not been given the honor he deserves to reprise the role on film. It's a shame for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber as well, for it seems that he will only discover his folly too late, when his movie flops at the box-office (for I can't imagine myself or anyone I know who would want to see the movie without Michael). Can you imagine what "The King and I" would have been like without Yul Brynner? I can only hope that someone comes to his or her senses before it is too late because what could have been a timeless classic will fade into the background as a laughable flop. |
| Name: COQUEREL
Eric Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: France Time: 2000-06-22 12:22:15 Comments: I completly agree this the point of view that only Michael Crawford could be a good screen phantom ! I couldn't see him on stage but I had the chance to see twice the musical in London and I realize that the choice of the leading role is crucial... so Warner Bros should too ! |
| Name: William R. Tyson Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-06-22 02:13:03 Comments: I believe that Michael Crawford should be cast in the movie as was stated, integrity. Also, has there ever been a better Phantom? For once, could Hollywood do something that really has meaning and just not a fancy name to attack money, money, and more money? You are entitled to a profit, but wasn’t it Michael Crawford who made Phantom so big? |
| Name: Georganna
Robison Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Williamsburg, PA Time: 2000-06-22 02:02:14 Comments: I had the great joy of seeing POTO in New York a few years ago. I bought the CD when it first was relested. NOTHING would be greater then seeing it at the movies with Michael Crawford as the phantom. I would go to see it more the once. |
| Name: Rose
Elsner Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Perth, Western Australia, Australia Time: 2000-06-21 15:30:05 Comments: To Whom It May Concern, THERE IS ONLY 1 PHANTOM AND HE MY GOOD FRIENDS IS THE ONE AND ONLY MICHAEL CRAWFORD. FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE GLOBE, PEOPLE YOUNG AND OLD WILL RELISH THE CHANCE JUST TO SEE HIM PERFORM AGAIN AND I FOR ONE WILL BE SITTING IN THE FRONT ROW. I WISH YOU WELL IN YOUR CRUSADE/CAMPAIGN AND I WILL CROSS MY FINGERS/TOES THAT HE IS THE ONE CHOSEN AS AFTER ALL IT JUST WOULDN'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT HIM AS ERIC/PHANTOM. VOTE - MICHAEL CRAWFORD - THE ONLY PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. |
| Name: Philip Clark Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Sydney, Australia Time: 2000-06-21 13:55:46 Comments: Occasionally in theatre, a musical comes along and becomes synonymous with a performer. Michael Crawford is the Phantom. He is an outstanding performer and is the only singer/actor who brought the required depth of passion, intensity, and pathos, and vocal quality to the role!! Many thousands will flock to see Michael’s movie portrayal. If he is cast in the role, I believe the movie will have the integrity it deserves. Without him, the potential for losing an opportunity to make a movie masterpiece is great. I write this not as a fan of Michael Crawford, though I admire his work greatly, but as a fan of great theatre, great acting, and great music. Please cast Michael Crawford as the "Phantom of the Opera." |
| Name: Cory
Darnell Website: Cory's Web Page Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: California Time: 2000-06-20 03:41:40 Comments: I love Michael Crawford's job as the Phantom I think it would be a tragedy for the part to go to somone else why have dog food when you can have steak. He's that good. |
| Name: Melissa
Bashardoust Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Los Angeles Time: 2000-06-19 20:51:21 Comments: I just recently got Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th Birthday Celebration, and I am so disappointed that Michael Crawford--the Phantom--was not there. I can't even listen to the title song (which I love) anymore, because I can't stand hearing Antonio Banderas' voice singing Michael's part. His voice isn't all that bad in Evita, but he just CAN'T sing Phantom! I reeeeally want to hear MICHAEL sing and perform Phantom. I have seen video clips of him, and he is GOOD! WOW! Such passion and emotion in both his voice and actions. I get shivers of pleasure listening to him. Enough of my rantings, I've got to go. Sincerely, Melissa, a person who is beginning to doubt ALW's sanity. By the way, I also think Sarah Brightman should play Christine. Her voice is simply *beautiful.* Now that I think of it, why not just keep as much of the original cast as possible? |
| Name: Jillian Florenza Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Vermont Time: 2000-06-19 18:27:50 Comments: I really love the phantom of the opera and Micheal Crawford plyed him the best so anything I cna do to help this campaign let me know and I'll do it! May Erik live forever in our hearts. Jilly |
| Name: Erikka Nilsen Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Swansea, Massachusetts Time: 2000-06-19 05:47:59 Comments: I just have to say that I have seen Phantom on several occasions and was fortunate to see Michael perform. Although all the performers who played the Phantom did an outstanding job, I must say that when Michael sings you not only hear the words..you FEEL them, you feel the emotion. I do not believe any other actor/singer can capture what Michael does. Michael absorbs himself in the role completely...a sign of a true talanted artist. Any important production such as a movie..to be authentic and worthwhile should include Michael Crawford. Only he alone can do it justice. |
| Name: JOHN MCLUCKEY Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: LA Time: 2000-06-19 04:26:20 Comments: Of the 12 times my wife and I have seen Phantom (LA version), we remember Michael Crawford the best!!! He "made" the Phantom what he is today, and would be the only person who could transfer the full range of emotion to the screen. |
| Name: TMCPMC Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-06-19 04:02:49 Comments: Welcome to Guestbook 39. We thank all who sign here in support for the casting of the original Phantom, Michael Crawford, in the upcoming film version of "The Phantom of the Opera." TMCPMC |