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This makes me wish I had trained since infancy to be a professional actress

For me, Ben was just never convincing as this character. I gave him plenty of chances.

I always love how Ben Crawford sings the Mirror, his voice glides like butter through the notes, and then at that they sound like low tones at that, it makes it sound even better

Timestamps of my favorite clips: 1:42 5:05 7:16 8:14 9:45 11:10 11:24 (I can’t with Jay doing vogue 😂)

Never been a fan of him. In the couple times years leading up to closing he was getting especially bad. When he hits any high notes he sounds to be struggling and like an amateur at best. Unfortunately he was still the star when I went to NYC to see it in late March 2023 and I was so disappointed

The Phantom’s entire life has been leading up to this moment, it’s his stage debut in a world where the stage is everything. For many years He’s watched from the shadows, learned to sing, learned that artifice can hide any flaw onstage, realized that talent is more important that beauty in this artificial world and he’s daring to perform in his own opera. He’s making one last desperate bid for the woman he loves by imitating the man she’s in love with. That’s the point of him singing their song. Why would he creep fearfully around the stage in robes and a veil? That’s perverting his own dream with a pathetic compromise. The original is heartbreaking. This is only sad. I like Christine being more forceful, but i feel like this violates the character of the Phantom. His whole being is about the mask, the act he puts on. I can’t see him abandoning that facade in his biggest moment.

Jeremy’s Scare was pretty good too!!

Who is the Phantom at 2:10 mark?!

Who was the auctioneer?!

Holy moly ben crawford and his voice✨️💙

wait is this public?

The world was happy that Broadway was reopening, and happy to see The Phantom Of The Opera one of Broadway’s number one musicals and it’s still the longest running show ever, and it’s still the best masterpiece. And also glad that Wicked had return to defy and rise to the stage once again.

3:49 HAS ME CHOKING------

8:15 its all fun and games till someone falls down the stairs

4:27 Noone is going to talk about meg giri texting the person screen recording??!!

The damn tights took me out

0:52 *aggressive squeaking from Erik with a stick with a squeaky toy on the end* this had me cackling.

The Full Audio Chandelier brought me to tears!!!!!!! Can’t believe they only have Two Wks Left.

The oh Christine had me dead 💀

When did they change the staging ? Is it just for this song?

They look like they have so much fun tgthr Goifing off & Scaring eachother!! 8:56 maek…Ben Screams “A Pumpkin”!!!!!!!

I LOVE his "This is the choice!"

this sick ass smoker laughter at 10:07 got me omg

So is nobody gonna talk about the fact that Jay tripped up the stairs not once but twice? (edit: i cant spell)

I hate the new stage. They took away all the stage magic. I watched this production 10 times before the change and once after. I won’t watch again.

Reopening just to be closed back down forever

Udine is good as always. Stolle though… oof.

the way he sings “flattering child”… my heart is fluttering.

WOW! Ben Crawford looks magnificent as The Phantom! I absolutely love his Tuxedo and Cape! His Mask is very striking on him!

How funny you can see the actors in the wing

Y’know the new staging is why they’re closing phantom because nobody likes the new crap, everyone likes the original

The Phantom of the Opera in gym shorts. Now I've seen everything

This cast is amazing!

Don't like how the Phantom runs from Christine after she feels his face at 6:49, which is new. Usually Christine is scared to find out that it's really the Phantom under the robe. Then he grabs both her hands so that she cannot flee. Goes against her character's dilemma, which is sung in Twisted Every Way...The dynamic between the two characters is more complex than what is seen here. It's more than a simple empowerment of Christine's character and an emasculation of the Phantom. There is a lot more going on, which is not seen with the new staging. Just a shame. Gillian Lynn and Maria Bjornson are rolling over in their graves. So are true Phantom Phans.

God damnit Phantom! Leave poor Raoul alone!

Man. Crawford is a bad fit for the role

Fuck you for recording this. You arent allowed to do this

Sad to see the Broadway production go. On a different note, the tempo of the songs are a little faster than the Royal Albert Hall version, which makes it feel like they are rushing it.

Really AMAZING!! Love both of their voices. Ben’s voice is so incredible! Such great power and richness. Nice and operatic as well. He’s my favorite Phantom. He’s just so good.

2:28 i love the angle

such plays shouldn't stray from the orginal.. Im afraid what will be performed in several decades because of such changes

1:58 Theme song begins 3:00 Sing Once Again With me 3:04 Our strange, duet… 7:10 - Music of the Night 8:09 - Turn your face away 8:26 - “the music of the night…” 10:21 - Only then can you belong to me 10:35 - Floating, falling…

Wow that was amazing! Ben is phenomenal. Really impressive!

It was reduced?

This is amazing! Thank you. Ben is so good. His deep, rich voice is beautiful. Their voices blend so well together. Bravo.

6:36

It’s so refreshing hearing a proper orchestra play for a show. I usually only get tiny keyboard orchestras in travelling shows where I live.

Amazing! Thank you.

Amazing! Ben is an incredible Phantom. Bravo.

Amazing performance, amazing cast. Ben Crawford is an incredible Phantom. His vocals are really powerful. He is my favorite Phantom. Eryn and Jay are also great in their roles. So is the whole cast. Bravo.