Week in the West End; John Owen-Jones: The Phantom of the Opera

[dloc0925]

"you know the kiss at the end"

"ya"

"can we make it like.. REALLY REALLY long??"

oh John, ya kill me :) hahahhahaha

[dloc0925]

a day in the life of the Phantom :3

[Poet2916]

Question: How do the Phantoms sing with all that makeup on?

[ilphantomditalia]

@Poet2916 the make-up doesnt restrict movement of the phantoms jaw therfore it isnt harder to sing.

[mousey9334]

this man is my favourite phantom, such a pity he won't be there much longer.:(

[FallingUpStairsDPK]

JoJ is playing the phantom in the uk tour 2012!!!

[theoneandonlymagnum]

I love him :)

[8pongping]

What I would do to watch him live as the Phantom. For now all I have are the YouTube vids of him.

[Maxkustrap]

My Favorite Phantom!!!

[morwenmur]

does anyone else think he looks a bit like Ricky Gervaise? JOJ is a legend!

[stellastey]

hes back playing the phantom in manchester next year

[lukesiewicz]

Aah, the make up has changed so much! (For the better.) This would be just amazing to do for a job.

[phangirl1986]

I would have loved to be sitting in that restaurant when JOJ started singing. That would completely make my day! Seriously, he has such an incredible voice. I would give almost anything to see him perform live!

[DrStrangefate]

RK is great as Phantom, but this guy frickin OWNS this role.

[MrWatson193]

And just why ISN'T J O-J doing Erik in the 25th anniversary filmed edition!?! >=(

[sharopyyayaboom]

@MrWatson193 John Owen Jones is just too awesome for that. He might set the everyone who watches into crying fits if he was the Phantom.

[liammccabe05]

Fucking wife... Lucky woman.

[PhantomLittle]

I have been lucky to see him in person as the Phantom. I cannot, cannot believe they chose Ramin K. to do the 25th Anniversary when they have this.....

[TheVildee]

Does anybody know who put the whole performance here, with JOJ? The vids are gone now, but please please please tell me if you remember who put them on here! :)

[Monkeyballmania]

@TheVildee With Oliver Thornton and thingy? :P Type in Phantom Of The Opera Bootleg onto google and you'll get torrent downloads for that performance plus a RK performance.

[TheVildee]

@Monkeyballmania ah, thanks!!

[Monkeyballmania]

@TheVildee Np :)

[gags24601]

I think he is great at the phantom but i prefer him as Valjean in Les Miz as he is excellent performing that role.

[ThePhanFullerton]

Isn't it ironic that Christine does the phantom's wigs. Strange how she gets so scared when she pulls his mask off!

[Chizpurfle52595]

He has a Twitter account and says hilarious shit on it all the time. "Since the rapture didn't happen I guess we're all going to hell. Therefore tonight's getting ready music is Highway to Hell by AC/DC!"

[Monkeyballmania]

@Chizpurfle52595 I know right? I follow him! I met him too at the stage door of Phantom. He's such a nice man!

[timmyedmundson]

I say hello to the stage door keeper ....hello i say!!! love that line

[MsDarcyW]

@timmyedmundson LOL! Me too. Love his sense of humour :)

[kirstyasher2]

haha 'and when i come back out..i'll be even more gorgeous :)'

[SteffiSternkind]

I've seen him tweo weeks ago as the Phantom. He was really really brilliant!

[animegirlpapermoon1]

i love it !!!!!!

[TheaterFan24601]

JOJ sounds like a sweet guy. Very soft spoken and suttle. And his voice is beautiful. I've never seen JOJ as the Phantom, but I've seen clips of him as Phantom. If there is anyone that I like as much as Anthony Crivello, it's JOJ.

[TheaterFan24601]

JOJ sounds like a sweet guy. Very soft spoken and suttle. And his voice is beautiful. I've never seen JOJ as the Phantom, but I've seen clips of him as Phantom. If there is anyone that I like as much as Anthony Crivello, it's JOJ.

[Phantomgoast]

Its funny when he goes in the dresing room norm and comes out phantom lol he was fab in les mis in manchester recently

[PhantomMusical]

Sorry, that isn't Rachel. Can someone suggest me what her name is? I can't remember me right now.

[sharopyyayaboom]

@PhantomMusical that's Claire Hammacott! :D

[PhantomMusical]

@sharopyyayaboom Yes, stupid me.

[PhantomMusical]

'Christine' closes the door to loud. ;) 5:02 and even 'The Phantom' 5:55

LOL Remember JoJ and Rachel are still normal people, they are not heros and they don't want to be treatened so.

But the fact that they are just normal people does not undermine that they are really talented!!!

[FallingRedRose]

I looooove this.

[Phantomgoast]

i saw him as phantom in 2003 and also recently in manchester in les mis with garath gates amazing

[surfygirl21]

You can hear the welsh accent come through on words like incredible :) us welsh eh :D haha

[PHANTOMfan08]

We're the best. As Saturday will show ;)

CYMRU AM BYTH

[surfygirl21]

damn right it will :) can't wait to watch it, Grand Slam this year i'm thinking haha ;)

[adam4757]

@PHANTOMfan08 We weren't the best last Friday :(

[MissLuxa]

JOJ, one of my very favorite Phantoms. Top three, at least. It's so strange to hear him speak!

Very good not just as a Phantom tidbit, but as a documentary piece in general. Great peek at the backstage process, and well-filmed to boot.

[RosesNightengales]

Sweet! Thanks for this! :)

[UrsulaRulez]

In this, I love the clip where the camera is on the chandelier and you get an idea of how fast and how high it falls in London. Can't wait to see this for my fitrst time in March next year!!!!!

[westendbroadwayphan1]

hahaha never noticed! I saw it on broadway and when it come to ohio in the summer on tour! The yreally didn't put it that high and it didn't go quite fast! we wer inda up high but still not far and on the side but it did seem like it though going up! down was like ok thats it! But it was an amzing amzing play! You'll love it! had us on the edge of our seats!

[EratosDaughter]

Wow. I've been listening to John Owen-Jones for nearly a year through various YouTube videos, mostly as the Phantom and a bit as Jean Valjean. He has quickly become one of my favorite Phantoms.

And now...it's so weird to hear him speak! I never realized how thick his accent was until now. It's so sweet! =)

[crawfordfanatic]

He is a truly marvelous singer. He is on my top 5 list of my fav Phantoms.

[Soccerfan217]

I idolize JOJ. He's not my favorite Phatom-but I've never seen hom live either. So I can't really say. I love him as Jean Valjean in Les Mis-best Valjean ever!

[featheredfaerie]

He was the first phantom I saw and perhaps that's what made me a bit bias...but yesh. He's my favourite hee hee

[heytherex7]

HOLY SHIT!! that looks like Gary Oldman at 3:04

[TheJokerIsSexy]

told ya ;D

[AngryMonkeysClub]

No...I see more of a William H. Macy

[LadyVailen]

I heard they have, or had to mime the main song and pre-record it as the mechinery for the boat and candelebres were too noisy to sing over, which seems a decent excuse to me, but sometimes it sounds so live so maybe i'm misinformed.

[PHANTOMfan08]

The first bit is pre-recorded until they come out on the boat

[hotairballoonkid]

Y is the sound pre recorded thats not fun i would willy sing i should put me singing on youtube cuse i can sing the phantom of the opera vary well i will sing music of the night look for it thanks

[phantomgirl110]

It's pre-recorded because the Phantom and Christine you see at the beginning are doubles. The real actors are backstage scrambling around to get into the boat.

[TheChristianFairy]

and they also have to deal with loud machinery causing trouble with the mics.

[lachlunn]

@PHANTOMfan08 actually, the only part of the show that has a click-track is the beggining of the overture, specifically the Church organ playing the chromatic intro. The rest of the show can be perfromed live, with synthesisers simulating the organ. If you notice the difference in dynamic between the two examples of the chromatic intro you should be able to tell which is which.

[lilsisasu]

@PHANTOMfan08 I know it's kind of late, but they actually pre-record the whole song.

[hotairballoonkid]

thats not funn at all no i hope not

[PuppetsNStuff]

Hope all you like it's true. If they didn't it would sound crap, so it would be less "funn".

[dida1209]

JOJ is the best Phantom AND best Valjean

[EmilyGreene1984]

I disagree on him being the best Phantom, but he is certainly one of the best. :)

[pys22]

who is christine in this video

[ipsy13]

I think it is Claire Louise Hammacott

[thwaitesy100percent]

he sounds way different lol

[at1212b]

He looks alot like Ed Norton in Fight Club.

Awesome Phantom.

[christinedaae87]

Deborah Dutcher was the first christine i saw in manchester! beautiful voice! xxx

[EriksLovingSlaave]

Oh my god, this man is a genius in all things Phantom and phantastic! I adore him and his lovely voice. This all made me yearn to be in the show more. This is my absolute dream.... I wish. The Christine (Claire something or other) was atually really good too. Her final high note in The Phantom of the Opera was superb I liked it because it wasn't to shrill.

[jimraw1]

This is a really outstanding documentary piece, not just on Phantom or JOJ, but just how an actor prepares for a show. Great footage - would like to see more pieces like this.

[silverywhisper]

JOJ is absolutely incredible here, I love him!

I really love the Claire as Christine too. I've never heard her before, but really love her voice!

[skylark443]

This is amazing!! and he sounds completely Awesome!!

[operafantomet]

I believe the Christine is alternate Claire Louise Hammacott.

[phantomphan001]

yeah it is, the biggest give away is when he introduces her lol

[operafantomet]

Heh, had to watch it without sound, so I didn't know he introduced here. Good to get it confirmed - CLH has a wonderful voice most suited for Christine.

[galaad90]

you have seen him ? wtf ! Yes, he's the best for me. He have a real stage presence and a heavenly and strong voice, simply wonderful !

[PHANTOMfan08]

i've seen him twice, he was my first and favourite phantom. He's my favourite Valjean too, no-one comes close to him.

[galaad90]

TWICE !!! oh I hate you, lol. Of course, he is my favourite and I thik he is the best valjean too^^

[PHANTOMfan08]

hope he returns to the role in the future, he's the only phantom I would travel anywhere to see

[galaad90]

Of course me too ! Even If I've never seen the show on stage (I know, sorry), because I'm french and the show didn't run in my country but oh I wish ! and if he return in this role I will fight to seen him lol.

We have the same opignon about JOJ:You are my new phriend^^ hehe

[PHANTOMfan08]

I'd love to see a French version of Phantom, I like the French dubs of the film.

Bonjour phriend XD

[galaad90]

OMG !!! thank you so much for have posting this !!! JOJ is amazing, one of the bests phantoms ever !!! I love him, thank you !

[PHANTOMfan08]

best phantom i've seen

[JacquelineRachel]

This is excellent, thanks for putting it up.

[EriksDiva]

Loved this! Thanks for putting it up!

[phantomphan001]

is it just me in thinking that the makeup design really suits him??? on most phantoms it looks odd but it looks natural on joj, no offence to him lol

[mayya09]

Not at all! Some phantoms have faces that suits the mask/phantom look to perfection. (which may not have anything to do with what they actually look-like.) JOJ is one, Anthony warlow is another. :D

[PHANTOMfan08]

very true

[PhantomoftheRose]

I have been waiting for such a long time for this to be put back on youtube!!

[PHANTOMfan08]

you're welcome, like your background

[theatresofty]

THE CHRISTINE AND JOJ ARE PHANTASTIC!!! who's playing christine here? Thankyou for posting!

[PhantomCrazy22]

i remeber this on bbc two with clair sweeny.you wouldn't have the original file of this if its possible.

[PHANTOMfan08]

I only have this clip, sorry

[Armida14607]

Cool!