Brad Little, Marni Raab - Phantom of the Opera

[wordluer135]

Brad and Marni are amazing together! Their voices are so pure and lovely!

[angel6of6music6]

Brad Little was my first Phantom x) I love how in this video he just tosses his hat all thug and slick XD

[devmoran2]

i want the phantom mask where can i get it anybody know ?

[liamblackere]

@devmoran2 a guy called Justin Longshore sells them thru facebook , Brilliant Quality , They look awsome and they are very well priced :-)

[devmoran2]

i saw him he was my first phantom he was amazing love the phantom of the opera

[TwoGirlsOneMirror]

My first phantom, and my first Christine. and my favorite!

[MangaMoon95]

I saw Marni live on Broadway in 2009, she's a wonderful Christine! However, this is not her best performance, but he Cadenza and high note were wonderful here! ^_^

[popprincess6253]

HES THE BEST FREAKING PHANTOM EVER!!!!! I met him. 3 times in fact. theres a picture of when I was like 4 and hes kissing me on the cheek and he sent me an autographed cd inscribed to 'his littlest fan' i just about died i thought it was cool!!!

[PhanPhanPhanPhanPhan]

Even though she has an exceptional range, and her acting is brilliant, I dislike her tone very much. I don't know, it just sounds too heavy for Christine.

[LeoCat2004]

geez... it's almost as if he is yelling at her. a bit overdramatic, i think.

[HingYok]

@LeoCat2004

I think it's probably because the Phantom in the script sounds always forceful whenever he wants something. I went to the shows when the tour came to Taiwan in 2006 and last year, and I actually like that. It might be his own feeling of how the Phantom should sound like.

[MusicalGirl4983]

OMG the way he just flips his hat off....I love it!!! :D

[TwoGirlsOneMirror]

@MusicalGirl4983 its flippin awesome (:

[titanicfinatic]

Marni has a wonderful voice. When I hear her voice, I am so intrigued to hear more. Brad Little can be easily placed with Marni as his voice is just as powerful as hers.

[Soon2beonbroadway]

Marni's last note is right on pitch! Piercing!  *Sighs*

[Soon2beonbroadway]

OMG Marni is amazing! Love it!

[KelliLynn1000]

My top three are:

John Cudia, Micheal Crawford, and Anthoney Warlow. Though Micheal Crawford and John Cudia always switch from first to second. I can't pick! LOL. This was good.

[rmsg4]

Did anyone else notice when their in the boat the stage has no fog on it

[RainyDays317]

I'm in awe... this was an exceptionally beautiful performance....love his voice! she sounds great as well!

[phanofjohn]

thanks for sharing... brad will be at a concert for our 4th of july celebration and was hoping to hear what he sounds like!! he is great, but still not as good, i think as John Cudia!!

[elharolde11235]

Marni Raab is simply fantastic. I saw her when she was in this role in Tulsa. She was my first stage Christine, and she, Richard Todd Adams, and Greg Mills had such wonderful chemistry.

[KristennSayssHii]

I saw this show like over 4 times. Apparentally I saw it when I was like, 4, and I only freaked out when she kissed him and my mom said to me, "Well, look, he is actually good looking and goes home to his wife and children each night."

Anyways. She has a very good voice.

[schnitty]

saw howard, liked him better, though it's hard to really compare. raab is amazin...

[HappyFangirl13]

he was really really good. of course anyone physically capable of singing as the phantom is really good. but... i thought he could have done just a bit better...

[mgallachermgallacher]

Brad Little & Marni Raab are great together.

Great Quality!

[JulietLeeNargo]

I agree with u too!!

The first Phantom of the Opera Musical I saw are sung by them in Hong Kong!!!!

They should sung together cause they are so powerful together!!!

[Eruaphadriel]

I saw them in Shanghai!! It was my first Phantom of the Opera experience too. I loved it.

[hoasongvan]

@mgallachermgallacher

I prefer Shannon Williams's voice

[RaWrZzZz]

and now a question for my fellow phantom phans! marni raab lisa vroman or ana marina? brad little, howard mcgillin, or john cudia???

[ptashgirl]

I've seen Brad and John. I've heard Howard, not really a fan of his.

Brad, John, Howard is my list. I think all the Christines do a good job.

[reckchord]

Marina Raab and John Cudia. :)

Ana Marina hits a hell of a high note, however.

[RaWrZzZz]

:D she really does doesn't she??? if you like ana, check out londons newest christine, gina beck!she and patti cohenour are my personal favorites. and johns one of my fave phantoms!

[wordluer135]

Gina is really good!

[alanshore17]

Ahhh......I've seen all of the above! I loved Marni Raab as Christine.......Howard is amazing, John is great......Brad is my favorite out of the 3 though.......Truth be told, they are all phantastic in their own right :)

[ILikeTalkinNerdy]

John Cudia!! I love him

[phanofjohn]

this is NOT John but i do agree that John is amazing!! he will be taking over for Howard at the end of Jan! on Broadway!! sad for those of us who look forward to traveling performances but great for him!!!

[angstypunk]

Howard and Marni!

Seen Howard, John and Hugh. Howard's first on my list, Hugh Panaro second, and then Cudia,

[animelover13579]

I love how he never takes his eyes off of her when she is singing. It's amazing!

[MichaelCrawfordsFan]

Ooo I was supposed to see her at the Civic Theatre. She wasn't there though I did see Kim though. She was really good :D

[andrear]

He gives good cape. LOL! Love Brad..and Marni.

[marilyngene]

he is really good. i like his style - sexy. i love the way he throws the fedora! she has an amazing voice & looks the part too. thanks for the clip.

[ShawnPatricia]

Yes, I agree. I seen Brad Little in Sacramento twice, next week I'm seeing Marni Raab. The hroing of his hat was cool but throwing the cape was cool too. Wearing both the hat/cape make him look SEXY

[xxthelostartsxx]

Brad come back!!! This film highlights his amazing subtleties he brings the Phantom.

[StephanieRaeoni]

The quality of this is pretty good...

he seems a tad creepy when he sings the small part before motn

[reastarr]

Her high E is by far my favourite. She hits to so effortlessly, like she's not even trying. And the rest of her cadenza is flawless, it just rolls out.

[mhwon3]

I read somewhere that in most of the phantom productions, Christine's high E is a playback - how far this is true i've got no idea...

[mozartfanatic]

I like Marni Raab, saw in Brad when he came to Singapore last year with Rebecca Pitcher. I think both Marni and Rebecca rock!

[sjgoddard1]

Is That Brad? It sounds so much like John Cudia!..Marni is great but long live Rebecca Caine...best Christine ever

[reastarr]

shes' my favourite christine

[AtharLuna]

I just adore Brad Little! His "Point of No Return" is superb! His hands! Lol. I wish I could see him again.

[ChantantReve]

Brad is amazing... I enjoy his depiction.

[MasqueradedMatt]

Really?

Cool!

I never really liked Marni, but Brad is good!

[elphie435]

Brad little is my uncle!!! I love him!! He's so amazing!!

[ChristineDaaePhan07]

Brad is incredible. He has such an amazing voice. I love both him and Marni!

[NoelleI]

I am not a Marni Raab fan, but her high E was beautiful.

[PhantomCake]

AHHHHH!!! UGLY CHRISTINE!!!!!

[ChristineDaaePhan07]

What? No she's not. Marni Raab is gorgeous. Her and Marie Danvers look a lot alike. Love them both!

[ChantantReve]

??? I don't see that.

[TheNextChristine]

I hate that stupid hat of his...I just wanna rip it off!!

[ElphabaDaae]

Really? The fedora? I think it's kinda sexy, but you have your opinion. atruephan85, I saw them on the 27th I'll look for your vid ;)

[phantommyangel]

ElphabaDaae, I love your screen name. Wicked and Phantom are my two very favorite musicals. So you saw Phantom on June 27 at the Kennedy Center? Me too! Did you go to the lunch with the cast?

[ElphabaDaae]

Why thank you! I'm rather fond of it myself!

[ElphabaDaae]

I saw Marni in Philly for my Christmas present in Philly when I was 12 about a half a year ago. She was great!!!!!!!! I saw her with John Cudia who was equally as awesome

[atruephan85]

i saw them there too, i have video from it, i could post it! i was there on the 22nd.

[Elisabetta611]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, Brad! Awesome as usual!

[SoulSingerJenna]

I saw and met this cast in Seattle a few years back. I like Brad, my second favorite Phantom (MC is the best by far, in my opinion)

[mcbarnumphan]

Michael Crawford probably had the best hands of anyone. Have seen Michael and Brad Little. Brad Littles not bad though.

[HockeyGirl1535]

YAY!! I am going to see the show in '08, I am not sure about Marni(she is likely to be the Christine that I see) she is kinda warming up to me though.....maybe, we will see.....

[broadwayjoe123]

I saw Brad Little as the Phantom once the second time I went to see the musical on stage when it was touring I thought he was a desent Phantom and I saw Marni as Christine!

[Judan98]

I saw Marni in Toronto this past February. I found her to be the weak link in the show. I thought she overacted the part and her singing was 'off' as it is in this video. Her voice is often sharp and not quite on pitch. Now, I know people get terribly emotional about their fave Christines, so please don't attack me. I'm just sharing my opinion. Of course, I've been in love with Rebecca Caine since I first saw HER in Toronto over a decade ago.

[watergogi]

I like to sharing opinion. I've seen her 2 years ago and didn't like her Christine. I have preferred 'Pauline du Plessis' as Carlotta to Marni.

[dida1209]

I completely agree. She was my first stage Christine and I didn't like her. She was either emotionless or overacting and her singing wasn't that phenomenal.

[PhantomLittle]

Brad has gorgeous 'Phantom hands'...probably the most expressive. He is a very sexy, seductive Phantom. My first. :)

[NinjaUnicornGirl]

I saw 2 weeks ago in Toronto. She played Christine beautifully.

[phantomfreak411]

i dont think that marni raab is a bad christine she's just not my favorite ... i did like brad little alot though( i saw him 3 times on tour)

[SsirathH]

Snicker. I can testify to that, having gotten the chance of grope one of them. Large, long, smooth.

The stuff of dreams. XD

[SsirathH]

Terribly. Sigh. Even when the poor dear is dead-tired after a night show and then he gets people like me asking him how many women have grabbed him already. 8D

Somehow can't bring myself to feel really guilty.

[dellmak]

Met Marni after the show in Toronto 07.Saw her play Christine 9 times. She signed my book & took pictures with me.She was very happy to get the rose I bought her 4 her great performance. A Great Christine.

[BLU8]

I'm pretty sure that the entire "The Phantom of the Opera" song is pre-recorded. The actors don't have time to sing properly because they're moving around and getting into the boat backstage. Plus, it would be very strenuous for the actress to sing Christine's cadenza 6 times a week.

[dida1209]

I hate Marni Raab...IMO she's a horrible Christine. She has no stage presence and her songs lack emotions.

[theAngelsSong]

I know.!....I'm going to see the show this summer and I'm really looking forward to watching it on stage for the first time but I was expecting Jennifer Hope Wills the whole time because they said she was gonna be Christine....but they changed it to this Marni Raab person instead.....I guess they just suddenly decided to change the Christines.....

[phantommyangel]

theAngelsSong, you must be seeing it at the Kennedy Center this summer. Me too! I'm actually going twice! I had thought it would be Jennifer Hope Wills too, but Marni Raab sounds okay. If it's not too personal, when are you going? I'll be there June 22 and August 1.

[theAngelsSong]

I'm not sure yet....my mom wants to go on June ....but I want to go on August

[phantommyangel]

Well, tickets are going fast! I got mine for August 1 a couple weeks ago, and got row J in the orchestra, but I checked today and they're now selling row Z. They've been advertising on local radio, which I'm sure is increasing sales.

[WIWfan]

Rights are not available. They're probably talking about the Yeston/Kopit version.

[1duncan2]

i dont like his mask. but he is a great phantom

[ChristineDaae100]

Can every body who gets the part for Christine plays christine do that ending part or do they have lots of practice because all the girls in my family can't do it, even I can't do it.

[nyuemi26]

Absolutely. Every Christine must be able to do it in order to get the part. Most have an even higher range than that.

[jwconklin]

Yep. It takes alot of training, but it's possible. I'm working on Phantom of the Opera right now for a community theater and the girl who is playing Christine can sing it really well for a 15 years old.

[Hassolffhater]

Wait, they're doing reginal productions now?

[jwconklin]

It's with a small musical theater company for local teens in the city where I live. Many cities have them. This theater personally voted between the musicals Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, Highschool Musical, and Rent. They decided on Phantom of the Opera. It's nothing we're going to get real famous for; however, it does sound like it.

[Hassolffhater]

Well I never thought that high schools would edventually do this.

[ghamilt]

"The Phantom of the Opera" is 90% pre - recorded. Including the last note.

[1duncan2]

So what your saying is that they only sing 3 seconds of the songs. I did my math and that is what it is, 3.75 seconds. That can not be right

[ghamilt]

note the use of the quotation marks around "The Phantom of the Opera." and then go look at a copy of the libretto.

[1duncan2]

I meant song not songs. Sorry, but there is no way that 3.75% of this song is sung. People pay moneu to see the play, and so each nite that they see it they would be getting the same preformance? If so, than tahts just straight out gay. I am sorry if i seem ruse, but its really ahrd to believe, that someone(me) who has seen the play 17 times would notisce after seeing Hugh do it 3 nights in a row, that his songs sounded similar. Anyways, i do not mean to be ruse, and if i seem that way im sorry

[ghamilt]

Trust me ... the song is mostly recorded. They pick up in the boat and then the last notes of the cardenza are recorded. A great portion of the overture is pre recorded as well. And yes, you aren't supposed to notice it. That's the whole thing.

However, if you ever make it on a night when the "other Christine's track is played by mistake, you'll notice it. That has happened to me before ... in 2002 when Rebecca Pitcher's track was played when Julie Hanson was doing the performance.

[Presguy]

Marni is great! Brad overacts, but probably because it's in Japan and perhaps a few of the theatergoers might not understand English. And what's up with that weird pointy mask???

[watergogi]

Mhh.... -_- I don't think so.

Anyway... The mask is Australian Style. If you can't blieve that, please find photos. Anthony Warlow Phantom wears the same mask.

[popprincess6253]

@Presguy

brad little has the most amazing voice. and he acts the way the phantom in the book would

[iwillbiteyu]

@Presguy dude its korea.......