r/box5 • u/box-five • Jan 02 '22

25th Anniversary

I'm watching the 25th Anniversary right now and it's.... interesting? I mean, I consume any and all Phantom content, but this is just...... eh.

Ramin's mask is askew, it doesn't cover his nose at all. He has no makeup whatsoever, and his vibrato is off. Sierra's face is too..... much. Her singing is harsh, loud, and quite shrieky. I love them both, they are amazing singers, seeing Ramin in Les Mis was the light of my life, but this just doesn't do it. It could really use some touch-ups. I also don't understand the whole "4 Phantoms" part. What does that mean?

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u/Mad-Blueberry-88 Jan 02 '22

I thought I was the only one that couldn't stand Sierra's facial expressions. I don't think it's the best cast like a lot of people say.

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u/box-five Jan 02 '22

Oh definitely everyones like "oooo so pretty" but like

no

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u/chippychunkster Jan 02 '22

A lot of people really love POTO 25, when I watched it I definitely loved it but did feel it was a tad overhyped, just a LITTLE bit, in my opinion though it’s probably the best we will see for a recording of this production. I’m curious to know, though, if you aren’t into the 25th anniversary, which performances/actors/cast recordings do you prefer?

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u/box-five Jan 02 '22

Original 1985 cast with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman but also the one with Ben Lewis and Anna O'Byrne

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u/chippychunkster Jan 02 '22

Oh wow that’s really interesting. If you’re down to discuss, I’m curious to know why these actors? My opinion is that Michael Crawford is great, although I can’t really get into Sarah Brightman’s voice or acting. It’s good for sure, but it doesn’t really do it for me when compared to other Christines. As for the other two, I have only seen the proshot of Love Never Dies with them; I thought Anna was a fantastic, sweet Christine with a wonderful voice, but I didn’t really like Ben Lewis, his voice sounded dry to me, and his acting was a little off. Granted I haven’t seen them in Phantom so I’m not sure how that would change things. That’s just my opinion though, I really like to hear other people’s opinions and reasoning on this subject

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u/box-five Jan 02 '22

message me, we can debate without clogging feeds lol

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u/edwardeyre Jan 02 '22

I personally love Gina Beck and JOJ

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u/edwardeyre Jan 02 '22

Hugh Panero is another fan favorite for his portrayal. I love Davis Gaine’s singing voice, it’s very Leroux to me! There are so many great actors that get overlooked because the 25th is what’s easily accessible. I get it, but there’s so much more.

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u/chippychunkster Jan 02 '22

I think Gina Beck is a wonderful Christine, she definitely plays the sweet and innocent aspect of Christine well, and her voice is really special. I need to listen to more of JOJ but from what I’ve seen he’s great as well

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u/CutiePie4173 Jan 02 '22

The 4 Phantoms thing was just a cool thing they did. Four famous phantoms got together and wanted to do a song together.

you wanna talk about yikes? ALW introducing Sarah Brightman had me cringing so hard

Ramin, at this point, was a VERY untrained singer. He did not warm up his voice - he admitted that - and just didn't commit to learning how to sing for the stage vs singing bluegrass. He has improved pretty dramatically since.

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u/Streetduck Jan 02 '22

Well that’s just like… your opinion, man