Who is the best phantom of the opera colm wilkinson Gerard butler howard mcgillin anthony crivello or michael crawford?

Answer 1

It depends of whom you want to listen to:

Michael Crawford is the only one with the most awards for his singing, acting and a true mania for his performance as the Phantom for both London and Broadway. He played the role for 2½ years and over 1,300 performances, winning an Olivier Award (Best Actor in a Musical), a Tony Award (Best Performance By An Actor in a Lead Role, Musical), an N.Y's Drama Desk Award, and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Achievement in Theatre (Lead Performance) for his efforts.

What I mean a true mania, scalping tickets for a $1000 a piece for Broadway alone. The tickets then were only $75 for the most pricier seats. Teenagers girls and as well as college girls would camp outside both London and Broadway for hours and hours before the show even started, chanting for Michael Crawford, saying they loved him. It was reported by various newspapers that these college girls were there as the earliest 5:00 A.M.

During the run of Phantom in Los Angeles 1990, Crawford was asked to perform "The Music of the Night" at the Inaugural Gala for President George Bush in Washington, D.C., on 19 January 1989. At the gala, Crawford was presented with a birthday cake (it was his own 47th birthday).On 29 April 1991, three and a half years and over 1,300 performances into The Phantom of the Opera later, Crawford left the company. He admits to having been genuinely broken up at his own departure, and, during the Final Lair scene, altered the Phantom's line to "Christine....I loved you...", acknowledging that this was his last and final performance.

Gerard Butler cannot sing and cannot act accordingly to most music critics from various music and art magazines, but a few teenage girls love him dearly.

Colm Wilkinson He is the original Canadian cast is noted for the Point of No Return no one can topped his performance, is considered one of the definitive interpretations, as featured on compilation recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hits. His style has the doom feel without Christine, he has no desire to live.

Howard McGillin is the longest Phantom on Broadway, he can still wow the audience with his view in bringing terror back into the Phantom. McGillin holds the record for the most performances by an actor in the title role of the musical The Phantom of the Opera (official title: "World's Longest Running Phantom") and was part of the musical when it became the longest-running production in Broadway history on January 9, 2006, and its twenty-first anniversary on January 26, 2009. McGillin played his last performance in the role on July 25, 2009, marking his 2,544th show.

Antony Crivello Phantom: Las Vegas 2006 he has the beautiful upper register voice which means he can hold the highest notes the longest with perfect pitch.