# OMIGOD! Michael Crawford is being allowed on stage AGAIN? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 24, 2004, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omigod-michael-crawford-is-being-allowed-on-stage-again/230901 "2004-02-24T15:27:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omigod-michael-crawford-is-being-allowed-on-stage-again/230901/1 "2004-02-24T15:27:40Z")
> **[Breaking News - Michael Crawford to Return to London Stage](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-News-Michael-Crawford-to-Return-to-London-Stage-20040224)** > > As first announced by the MCIFA, Michael Crawford has signed a deal to star in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sir Trevor Nunn's upcoming new musical 'Woman in White.' The show will also star Maria Friedman (who recently won the Olivier Award for her... After what he did to “Dance of the Vampires,” I cannot believe it. “Woman in White” has just become the biggest hit in recent West End history, or (probably), it will sink like a stone vampire. The theatre message boards will be busy today. Michael Crawford Phanatics think he’s the second coming; but others think he’s a mere mortal. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omigod-michael-crawford-is-being-allowed-on-stage-again/230901/2 "2004-02-24T15:39:52Z")
Wasn’t he seriously injured in a show a couple of years ago? ---
**Author:** ![BuckleberryFerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omigod-michael-crawford-is-being-allowed-on-stage-again/230901/3 "2004-02-24T21:02:15Z")
I hate to do this to you, dude, but… ::phan-girl squeal:: ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omigod-michael-crawford-is-being-allowed-on-stage-again/230901/4 "2004-02-25T02:16:40Z")
If it ends up being anything like “Dance of the Vampires”, that’s $10,000,000 down the hole. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2004, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omigod-michael-crawford-is-being-allowed-on-stage-again/230901/5 "2004-02-25T03:12:16Z")
Ever see that cheese-cracker commercial (I think it’s for crackers) that has a lisping mouse that ends the commercial saying “tho thorry thir”? For some reason Michael Crawford always reminds me of that mouse. Back in high school we could never get through his Phantom stuff becuase of the way he does those “dramatic pauses” before he hits a high note. “Let your sooooooul take you wheeeere you loooong tooooo… BEEEEEEEE!” We dissolved into giggles every time! ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2004, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omigod-michael-crawford-is-being-allowed-on-stage-again/230901/6 "2004-02-25T06:00:17Z")
Ah, Michael Crawford. The Shatner of Andrew Lloyd Webber. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2004, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omigod-michael-crawford-is-being-allowed-on-stage-again/230901/7 "2004-02-25T06:07:16Z")
Ah, Michael Crawford. The Shatner of Andrew Lloyd Webber. ---
**Author:** ![Mycroft\_Holmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Mycroft\_Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_Holmes)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2004, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omigod-michael-crawford-is-being-allowed-on-stage-again/230901/8 "2004-02-25T14:01:17Z")
> [@GMRyujin](#): > > Ah, Michael Crawford. The Shatner of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Aaaah… that would be “Michael Crawford. the Shatner of Andrew Lloyd Weber”. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2004, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omigod-michael-crawford-is-being-allowed-on-stage-again/230901/9 "2004-02-25T14:12:30Z")
Hey, he was great in the movie version of FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2004, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omigod-michael-crawford-is-being-allowed-on-stage-again/230901/10 "2004-02-25T14:12:56Z")
Best post I’ve seen on the subject referring to his role in Dance of the Vampires and now Woman in White(Mods, forgive me): from Count Krolock to Count Forca, Crawford has proven he can play a C\*UNT (oops, did my finger hit the right key?) ---
**Author:** ![MidnightRadio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@MidnightRadio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MidnightRadio)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omigod-michael-crawford-is-being-allowed-on-stage-again/230901/11 "2004-02-25T16:04:25Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > After what he did to “Dance of the Vampires,” I cannot believe it. I didn’t see _Dance of the Vampires_, but based on the reviews I read, the show was just bad all around, not necessarily because of Crawford. > [@Eats\_Crayons](#): > > Ever see that cheese-cracker commercial (I think it’s for crackers) that has a lisping mouse that ends the commercial saying “tho thorry thir”? For some reason Michael Crawford always reminds me of that mouse. > > Back in high school we could never get through his Phantom stuff becuase of the way he does those “dramatic pauses” before he hits a high note. > > “Let your sooooooul take you wheeeere you loooong tooooo… BEEEEEEEE!” > > We dissolved into giggles every time! Personally, I think the Canadian cast recording of [_The Phantom of the Opera_](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000072VS/qid=1077724944/sr=2-3/ref=sr_2_3/002-6743968-6701609) is much better than the London Cast, even though it has less of the show on it.