michael crawford phantom of the opera movie

Soon after, Crawford was called in for an audition and was hired nearly on the spot. She and her husband had arrived early for her lesson, and it was while waiting that they chanced to hear him practising a piece from Handel's Atalanta, namely the aria Care Selve. Crawford said he was, but the show was still in the early planning stages, and nothing had been decided.Ĭrawford's landing of the role was due largely in part to the coincidence that Lloyd Webber's then wife, Sarah Brightman, had taken lessons with the same vocal coach as Crawford. He informed Crawford that he was working on a new project based on a Gaston Leroux novel and wanted to know whether he was interested. Lloyd Webber had met Crawford socially several times and remembered him from his work in Flowers for Algernon. In 1984, at the final preview of Starlight Express, Crawford happened to run into the show's creator, Andrew Lloyd Webber. He is best known for playing the hapless Frank Spencer in the popular 1970s British sitcom, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (which made him a household name), as well as for originating the title role in The Phantom of the Opera.

He has garnered great critical acclaim and won numerous awards during his career, which covers radio, television, film, and stagework on both London's West End and on Broadway in New York City. Michael Crawford OBE (born 19 January 1942) is an English actor and singer.

Michael crawford phantom of the opera movie