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@kristashafer93098

6 ай бұрын

“Music of the Night” from The Phantom of the Opera. My favorite song from my favorite musical! But, Butler’s attempt was TERRIBLE and painful.

@shaliseshaw9385

6 ай бұрын

One, I Hope I Get It,(A Chorus Line(1985)) etc., Jellicle Songs, Memory, Macavity, etc(Cats(2019)). Master Of The House(Les Miserables(2012), Into The Woods(Into The Woods film), The Worst Pies in London(Sweeney Todd film), Rainbow High(Evita(1996)), All I Ask Of You(reprise)(The Phantom Of The Opera film), Wanted Dead or Alive(Rock of Ages film), etc. 📺🎥🎥🎥🎥🎬🎬🎬🎭🎭🎟️🎟️

@peggyknecht5551

5 ай бұрын

Into the Woods, Children Will Listen (nothing against Meryl Streep. I just like Bernadette Peters better as the Witch), Stars (Les Mis film), Don't Cry for Me, Argentina

@bryofgod

5 ай бұрын

Replacing Ian Gillan from the album of Jesus Christ Superstar with Ted Neeley for the movie. The album was amazing, the movie not so much.

MsMojo you broke the restraining order by showing me footage from that Cats movie, my lawyers will be in touch

@OscarMPG1

6 ай бұрын

I still suffer PTSD from watching the worst movie musical ever made.

@AnneCompanion

5 ай бұрын

That’s the most I’ve ever seen of it and I need therapy now

@MsMojo

5 ай бұрын

@FatFiber8096

5 ай бұрын

I tried watching it to see if there was anything redeeming about it I watched for five minutes before turning it off

Russell Crowe’s performance in Les Mis became infamous

@eljordinio7647

6 ай бұрын

Yeah infamously terrible

@cynthiachengmintz672

6 ай бұрын

Stars is supposed to show Javert’s evilness. Russell Crowe’s Javert just seemed…bored

@hunterolaughlin

5 ай бұрын

@@eljordinio7647😂 You channeling your inner Statler and Waldorf?

@eljordinio7647

5 ай бұрын

@@hunterolaughlin I guess so

@CMHism

5 ай бұрын

For the wrong reasons.

The movie’s version of What I Did for Love is such a betrayal of the musical’s heart that it should be number 1.

@laurellane1721

6 ай бұрын

IMO, the entire movie was a travesty.

Patti Lupone could sing the local jobs from Craigslist and blow you away.

@ofortunao5945

5 ай бұрын

Would love to get her to record my coffee order and play it every time I grab a cup :)

@maryturpel8413

5 ай бұрын

@@ofortunao5945 🎶"I'd like a tall Frappuccino 🎶"

Jeremy Jordan's vocals on "Santa Fe" are so powerful and moving. While Christian Bale played Jack well in the "Newsies" film, he wasn't the strongest singer, by his own admission.

@jackhamblin382

6 ай бұрын

Yeah but the movie came out before the stage so it couldn’t qualify for this.

@joshadcock1035

6 ай бұрын

The song was changed a lot for Jeremy Jordan. It was more of a Mellow Ballad in the original movie when Christian sang it. In the stage show it's been rearranged as a more belty anthem with a big note at the end.

@Miss_Myth

6 ай бұрын

​@joshadcock1035 Very true, and honestly, while I understand the why of it, I much prefer the movie version. The arc of starting soft, getting louder as he goes into the daydream, then dropping down again as he comes back to reality is so much more powerful to me than a big, loud, Standard Broadway High Note at the end.

Norm Lewis, Raul Julia, Patti LuPone, Kristen Chenowith, Elaine Paige...hard to top (or even equal) them. And, oh, Bea Arthur and Angela Landsbury!

@DeniseRose652

Ай бұрын

Thoughts on Cynthia Erivo in The Color Purple?

@alyzu4755

Ай бұрын

@@DeniseRose652 I was only ever able to see her stage performance on the Tony awards, but WOW!!!!! 😍

Russell Crowe can act circles around 3/4 of Hollywood, but they really should have got a singer for Les Mis.

@eljordinio7647

5 ай бұрын

Or someone to dub over his singing

I got the Phantom movie soundtrack a week before the movie came out and it was so horrible, I cried with despair. Thank God for the Royal Albert Hall BluRay.

@atticusjackson2273

5 ай бұрын

Who needs Gerard Butler when you can have Ramin, all day, every day

@ladyvignette

5 ай бұрын

@@atticusjackson2273 YES!

Fun fact: the reason the film version of The Music Man isn’t awful? All the leading men in the early 60’s approached by Warner Brothers refused the role of Harold Hill. (Well, *all* might be an exaggeration, but at least the ones they really wanted…) So they had to go with the actor who originated the stage role, Robert Preston. Why can’t this happen all the time?

@PHSDM104

6 ай бұрын

The Matthew Broderick *remake* however...

@Beth_Alice_Kaplan

6 ай бұрын

@@PHSDM104 Let’s not go there…

@chloemchll3774

6 ай бұрын

As opposed to My Fair Lady, which was more than willing to replace the original actress (Julie Andrews) with established Hollywood star Audrey Hepburn despite the fact that she can’t sing and Julie is among the finest musical actresses ever. Julie got the last laugh, of course, by getting cast as the lead in Mary Poppins and winning the Oscar the same year Hepburn wasn’t even nominated for her Eliza Doolittle.

@PHSDM104

6 ай бұрын

@@Beth_Alice_Kaplan *THEY* shouldn't have went there. 😄

@laurellane1721

6 ай бұрын

@@chloemchll3774 True, but don't hate on Hepburn. She called Julie before accepting the role and got her blessing.

I’m so glad you did Glynis Johns justice! R.I.P 🥹

As one who loves Stars, especially the 10th anniversary edition sung by Philip Quast. I was dismayed by the movie rendition, and that's putting it lightly.

@pbj1984

5 ай бұрын

Your mentioning Philip Quast in the 10th anniversary edition had me listening to it again... gold! Also, I heard enough in advance re the decision to film the singing live to avoid the movie, glad I did because I have the memory of seeing staged versions of it instead

@AnntheTheatreFan

5 ай бұрын

Yes, he was impeccable! And the death scene was haunting ❤

@tjp7342

5 ай бұрын

My Les Mis will always be the original London cast, though I adore the 10th anniversary as well. The movie was unwatchable, largely due to Crowe 😢

@clairelucy5667

5 ай бұрын

​@@AnntheTheatreFanbest death cry of any character I've ever seen in any medium

I literally scream Waiving Through A Window in the car like my life depends on it. Such a deep, emotional song.

This is what worries me about the Wicked movie

@GrandiaKnight

5 ай бұрын

Every single cast member is a trained singer and all of them apart from two have appeared in stage musicals. I'm not that worried. It's more down to the direction and script at this point

@apolinary49

4 ай бұрын

But at least they cast real singers with Broadway experience.

@scarletblake2608

Ай бұрын

⁠@@apolinary49both Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande (surprisingly) have both been on broadway, Cynthia even won a Tony!

I don't want to be reminded of Crowe's godawful performance as Javert ever again. He absolutely destroyed that character which is my favourite character in the musical.

I can't believe not a single song from Sweeney Todd made the list 😳. I would've crowned "The Worst Pies In London" as number 1. That movie really was a bloodbath

@ILJ68

6 ай бұрын

I second this. Most of the movie is dire. Carter cannot sing. They had to change lyrics for her. Diabolical.

@kristashafer93098

6 ай бұрын

Yes the musical movie of Sweeney was awful! Way too bloody. It took away from the dark humor. Carter’s singing was also awful. Every song, no matter the mood, the action, the lyrics, she used the same squeaky tone. Depp’s singing wasn’t much better but his acting for the most part was good.

@ILJ68

6 ай бұрын

@@kristashafer93098 Nah. Depp was miscast and completely out of his depth. He didn’t look at all like a broken man who had years of hard labour. Just a goth adult. I tell people just to watch the filmed stage production with George Hearn and Angela Lansbury.

@susanpayson7843

6 ай бұрын

I thought its greatest sin was the omission of a major character - the chorus.

@ILJ68

6 ай бұрын

@@susanpayson7843 YES!! This too!

If Ridley Scott could replace Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer after a film was finished, maybe someone could replace Russell Crowe with, say, Norm Lewis, or for that matter, anyone at all who could carry a tune in a bucket. This I swear by the stars.

@Phelie315

5 ай бұрын

Or Hadley Fraser, he was literally right there and they only used him as the loudhailer guy.

@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102

5 ай бұрын

@@Phelie315 And both Norm Lewis and Hadley Fraser have had turns as Javert.

How is Pierce Brosnan only an honorable mention and not number 1!? His singing in Mamma Mia was unlike anything I've ever heard. I think that's why he didn't do much in the sequel. 😂

@Phelie315

5 ай бұрын

I actually think Colin Firth was worse 😂 he is a great actor but a singer he is not.

@shamy4

5 ай бұрын

@@Phelie315 Colin Firth wasn't great, but at least his singing wasn't described as sounding like a "wounded raccoon" or "like a buffalo being rabbit-punched in the gonads." 🤣😂

@persiswynter6357

5 ай бұрын

Brosnan's singing leaves a lot to be desired, but he nailed the emotion. Crowe couldn't even do that.

@shamy4

5 ай бұрын

@@persiswynter6357 I would much rather listen to Crowe's lifeless performance than Brosnan's emotional braying any day. The best thing they ever did was only let him sing briefly in Mamma Mia 2 and even he said he was relieved by that.

@melissaweintraub5854

5 ай бұрын

Pierce Brosnan apparently said yes to the movie when he heard the name Meryl Streep (can you blame him?); he didn't know it was a musical.

What is *with* film studios insisting on casting non-singers in musical adaptations?

@eljordinio7647

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, if they cannot sing well, they are inadequate for musical roles

@Beth_Alice_Kaplan

5 ай бұрын

@@eljordinio7647 The problem is producers and studios believe star power will make them money, and then logic goes out the window.

@eljordinio7647

5 ай бұрын

@@Beth_Alice_Kaplan that's stupid even for them If they want stars, get people who can actually play the part how it's supposed to be played, including singing wise

I remember thinking Gerard Butler's Phantom was was so good until I actually saw the show on Broadway and heard it on stage live. Now the movie is borderline hard to watch. It's ROUGH.

Now I love Les Miserables. The stage concert was and still is absolutely AMAZING. I was SO looking forward to th movie and was shocked 😮 that it was SOOOOOO wrong.

@Beth_Alice_Kaplan

6 ай бұрын

Yup

@rebeccamcdermott9259

6 ай бұрын

I'll never watch it again. It pissed me off that much. Not surprised Cats was hideous considering it was done by the same guy.

@cair124

6 ай бұрын

You just described my reaction to the film adaptation of "The Phantom of the Opera".

@rebeccamcdermott9259

6 ай бұрын

@@cair124 yeah, that was awful as well. My main issue with it was how much they sexed it up. It's not supposed to be sexy!!.

@mysticgirl916

5 ай бұрын

When it comes to "Stars", Philip Quast from the 10th anniversary concert is the gold standard

I refused to watch The Phantom movie. I saw it on Broadway when I was 13 and my parents saw the original cast. I grew up on Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford and sang along to it.

@pomptonqueen

5 ай бұрын

I saw Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford as well and refused to go see the movie. I knew they'd screw it up. Saw Betty Buckley as Norma Desmond in London. I could never watch anyone else in that role, either.

@marthawelch4289

5 ай бұрын

The only Phantom is Michael Crawford.

Aw, I like Wandrin’ Star. The gruffness suits the character.

I think both performances of the phantom have their merits, but I think Butler was just hurting his voice after a while. I think a good vocal coach could have REALLY helped (but as with most movies with Cameron mackintosh involved, actors don’t get help with anything) though I do think it’s unfair to use the “darkness deep as hell” line as an example of butler not hitting the note properly, when that particular line is him angry and and having a breakdown. It’s meant to be gritty for the camera at that point.

You forgot 1982's Annie, the song tomorrow. Was so bad that we needed to sing it yesterday

@Beth_Alice_Kaplan

6 ай бұрын

Yup. I was only 12 and I felt awkward watching that scene!

Antonio Banderas should've played The Phantom in "The Phantom of the Opera" and Guido in "Nine" film adaptations! And I think Ralph Fiennes should've played Javert in the film adaptation of "Les Miserables"!

@Christineovison

5 ай бұрын

No, Antonio should NOT have played the Phantom. He was awful, though admitedly not as bad as Butler. The head bobbing was annoying and distracting every time he sustained a note. One of the Broadway actors should have played the Phantom, who actually COULD sing.

@marthawelch4289

5 ай бұрын

Michael Crawford is the Phantom. No other need to apply.

@tracyhuddlestun2560

4 ай бұрын

I used to agree that Crawford is the best and I still love him, but Ramin... is on par in my mind.

Fun factoid about your "honorable mention" of Lee Marvin's "Wand'ring Star" from "Paint Your Wagon." The song hit #1 in the UK. For THREE weeks in March of 1970--stuck between "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" by Edison Lighthouse and "Bridge over Troubled Waters" by Simon & Garfunkel. ("Bridge" also spent 3 weeks at #1 in the UK.)

You can actually hear Elizabeth Taylor's voice squeak during the song.

Patti Lupone deserves her flowers.. She is Broadway.

@alyzu4755

6 ай бұрын

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@aysada

6 ай бұрын

I saw a documentary recently that she actually was not very popular among the critics when they first reviewed the show. she had a few negative critiques. I love Patti; I have to cuz I’m gay. But the song played in the opening comparison with Madonna is the one that I least like Patti doing in the show. I loathe her tone on it; it’s beyond shrill. I’m a huge madonna fan. Although I won’t claim she’s a better singer than Patti LuPone, obviouslly, on that one song, Madonna’s tone is more pleasant for me. I know her delivery is slow, but I think that’s more because the movie had a slower pace than the stage version. yes, Patti’s don’t cry for me Argentina is flawless, But her voice never reaches the same troublesome tone in that song. So I found it ironic that you showed that clip with such dynamic variations in tone between the two singers. Truthfully, I’m on the other side of the fence for that one.

@grasshopperay

5 ай бұрын

She’s got 3 Tonys and legions of fans. What more can you ask for? 🤷🏻‍♂️

I’m a little surprised there was no mention of Into the Woods.

@Miss_Myth

6 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly! That movie missed the entire point of the show, and so many of the songs were miserable compared to the stage version!

@kellynagle7606

5 ай бұрын

I’ve only seen the original Broadway on dvd and the movie version but I agree!

Glynis Johns died just last month, she was 100. Wow!

One of the greatest atrocities every committed on a Broadway play was A Chorus Line: The Movie (or whatever the wretched thing was called). Everyone involved in making the movie (producer, director, writer, et al) should be horse-whipped and never allowed to make a movie based on a play again. At about the time the ACL movie came out, there was a running gag on SCTV where the Johnny LaRue character kept asking his bosses for "a crane shot." So, what did we see in the ACL movie, based on a play about what goes on INSIDE A THEATRE, a freakin' crane shot! And, I almost forgot ... in a story focused on dancers, they used "stunt dancers" for the actors who couldn't actually dance.

The whole Mean Girls soundtrack.

Bette Midler did Rose in a different version of Gypsy and she nailed the songs.

@jamieW111080

5 ай бұрын

I agree

Broadway songs are catchy for a reason - there's a rapid mix between low and high notes. (Not a musician, so sorry for screwing up the description.) That also makes them very, very hard to sing. Nothing against any of the pop singers cast in these movies, but a pop song and a Broadway song are different animals, and being able to sing one doesn't automatically mean you can do the other justice.

Bette Midler redeemed the movie adaptation of “Rose’s Turn,” that’s for sure.

Do you have the video of movie musicals that knocked it out of the park, like Dreamgirls or Chicago? I'd love to see that. In Rent (movie), Jessie L Martin's singing has seriously improved. I'm not saying the movie adaptation is better. It's not. However, in the Martin's case, the differences in performance are noticeable. It is almost like he toned it sown on purpose for stage and he cut loose in the movie.

When my daughter and I went to see Mamma Mia, as soon as Pierce Brosnan started singing we cracked up. I will say I didn't mind Les Miserables. Read most of the book and the movie filled. In the gaps.

I was lucky enough to see the original casts of A Chorus Line, Nine, Evita, and Annie. All had powerhouse singing.

I think Ariana Grande might disappoint in comparison with Kristen Chenoweth. Obviously a casting choice based on star power rather than acting talent.

@elphiegleason3899

6 ай бұрын

Yup

@elphiegleason3899

6 ай бұрын

It’s a back handed thought though. The OGs are too old but at the same time you don’t want it to look like Evan Hansen But Cynthia Evrno has the chops to pull off Elphaba.

@eljordinio7647

6 ай бұрын

Least Ariana can actually sing unlike a lot of people on this list

Marlon Brando’s turn as Sky Masterson belongs on this list; not just for Luck Be a Lady but because one of the best songs from the show gets cut completely because he couldn’t begin to sing it properly (My Time of Day).

@hunterolaughlin

5 ай бұрын

Biggest mistake not having Frank Sinatra in the role of Sky Masterson and instead casting him in the role of Nathan Detroit. Not only does he give a better rendition of “Lucky Be a Lady”, but he obviously would’ve owned “My Time of Day”.

@jonnarobinson7541

5 ай бұрын

Well, maybe if they had had Frank Sinatra doing the singing, it would’ve turned out different. However, Marlon Brando is one good looking guy.🤩

Oh Russel Crowe. I forgot how off key he was. I saw the musical last year and I was brought to tears when done right.

I felt Hugh Jackman was not the right fit for JVJ....The Greatest Showman was definitely more suited to him...loved him in that. 🎩 Don't get me started on Russell Crow....! I will never watch CATS (movie). 😾 As for Gerry Butler....I will defend his performance of Phantom till the end of time! Is he Ramin, JOJ or Hugh Panaro? No. However, he put his heart and soul into that role... he dedicated himself to months of vocal training before the audition. He even told his singing teacher to tell him if she didn't think he was good enough. Andrew Lloyd Webber cast him. Whatever you think of his vocals (I enjoy them), you can't fault his acting...he still does the best cape twirl of any Phantom that I have been lucky enough to see. He will forever be one of my favourite Phantoms. 🌹

@LeslieElevier

6 ай бұрын

He was fabulous! I agree ❤❤❤❤

@joyyoung3108

6 ай бұрын

I liked Gerard as the Phantom

@LeslieElevier

6 ай бұрын

Please don't start on Russell Crow. His whole performance in Les Mis was very moving. To me. I loved hearing him sing every song including and especially Stars. He is a talented actor and singer.

@kaylovesdisney4582

6 ай бұрын

@LeslieElevier Don't worry, while his singing in Les Mis is not for me I do give him lots of praise for his performance in the scene where he kneels down at Gavroche's body and puts his own 🎖on Gavroche's jacket. 😭💔

@kaylovesdisney4582

6 ай бұрын

@@joyyoung3108 I love ❤️ him as the Phantom 😉

In the Disney version of Into the Woods, they completely omitted No More and substituted a few bars of the melody in the background. That song is the emotional climax of the show. I’ll never understand why they skipped it.

12 years on, and I’m still smarting from Russell Crowe’s version of “Stars” in Les Miz. Russell is an amazing actor, and a good rock or rockabilly singer. But he is not a theater or operatic singer. To me, the best Broadway version of was done by Terrence Mann. I feel they should have just cast Terrence in the role of Javert from the start. Russell’s version kept ringing a foghorn like quality and there was a flatness to his delivery that missed the resonance from not only Terrence Mann, but Norm Lewis as well.

I actually really love Gerard Butler's interpretation of the Phantom. His version of Music Of The Night is very airy as I believe it should be.

@michaeldelaney7271

6 ай бұрын

Yes, Butler did a decent job as "an Actor who can sing a little." But, Michael Crawford was wonderful in the role. If they hadn't waited so long to do the movie, Crawford could have been the lead.

@spencerwanlass4532

5 ай бұрын

I grew up with Gerard's version. I love it! I think my favorite phantom is Ramin Karimloo. If you haven't heard his version I highly recommend it!

With only one exception, these all make the same mistake. Casting Hollywood Stars in Broadway Musicals. You would think they would learn the lesson of "My Fair Lady" verses "Mary Poppins". But of course its Hollywood. Always cast a bankable star and/or do a sequel rather than do something good.

I think I understand why so many songs were dubbed by persons who could really sing in the great musical movies of the '40s, 50's and '60s.

Gerard Butler did a pretty decent job as the phantom!!! Leave him alone damn it!!!

@bojanabujosevic7849

6 ай бұрын

He suck as Phantom. He can't sing at all and their make up artist who did his job is bad. Phantom should have disfigured face, but they made Butler have a little sunburn and nothing more. The whole movie is terrible. I really don't understand why they didn't cast Ramin and Sierra for the movie. They have way more experience, sing better, act better and the make up from the 25. anniversary is the best too

@ingridmay66

6 ай бұрын

@@bojanabujosevic7849 Butler doesn't suck! Why would he get the LEAD role? Because Joel and Andrew suck as well? WRONG! They know talent! Butler is fantastic with his performance. His acting is the most genuine of any Phantom I've ever seen (stage or otherwise). So, leave him alone!!!!!!!

@bojanabujosevic7849

6 ай бұрын

@@ingridmay66 he is ridicilous. And he sound like he is trying to sing while having asthma attack. His singing gives me nightmares. I imagine my sleep paralisis demon singing like Butler

@rebeccablackburn9487

5 ай бұрын

Have you seen phantom on Broadway? No? Than shut up!!!

@bojanabujosevic7849

5 ай бұрын

@@rebeccablackburn9487 I agree with you. Movie is really bad, Broadway version is really good

I much prefer the live vocals of the stage productions, though I understand the appeal of the movie's recording, specially Ane Hathaway´s interpretation. While I found the overall acting in the movie to be better and strong, I wasn't personally convinced by Russell Crowe's portrayal of Javert either singing or acting.

Stars - live on stage is a monumental moment which brings me to tears and a standing ovation. Russell Crow massacred it and made it beyond insipid.

Brosnan nailed the emotion of SOS! I particularly loved the joyful Waterloo (it looked like they were having so much fun!).

Gerard Butler’s performance slander will not be allowed. The man did an incredible job for having absolutely no prior vocal training. Just remember they almost casted Tom Cruise as Phantom. The only other person they could have hired was Ramin Karimloo who was in the movie as a cameo.

Even Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman admitted that singing the part of Val Jean was almost impossible and no one did it better than Colm Wilkenson, and maybe Alfie Boe.

I have to agree with a lot of these Especially Stars and Music Of The Night. The movies RUINED them to no end and as a singer myself, that is completely unacceptable

I think we should cut Russell Crowe some slack. I think the whole movie would’ve turned out better if the directors had actually treated the cast like humans instead of acting/singing machines

@chemina8541

5 ай бұрын

Agreed. A director not caring that a stage is built for acoustics while a film set is bound to make everyone sound worse from the get-go and then mistreating the actors like he did, it's a wonder they did not sound worse.

Russell Crowe’s “singing” is criminal!

Hugh Jackman is a musical veteran.

@Beth_Alice_Kaplan

6 ай бұрын

Yeah that part was confusing. It might have been due to filming the vocals live on the set? Bad orchestration?

@katherinearmstrong1229

6 ай бұрын

@@Beth_Alice_KaplanThat was part of it, but he was also miscast. His voice would have been better suited to Javert’s role.

@Beth_Alice_Kaplan

6 ай бұрын

@@katherinearmstrong1229 But I don’t think he’d be *believable* as Javert.

@LeslieElevier

6 ай бұрын

I really loved him in Les Mis

@Beth_Alice_Kaplan

5 ай бұрын

@@LeslieElevier I love watching the filmed special of him and the cast performing the West End production of Oklahoma.

No fair putting Gerard and Russell back to back. Our ears needed rest in between to recover.

I disagree with your criticism of the Phantom of the Opera. I loved the movie version

What about Audrey Hepburn (Marni Nixon) and Julie Andrews "My Fair Lady”?

@Beth_Alice_Kaplan

6 ай бұрын

She was dubbed by Marni Nixon.

@DRaymore44

6 ай бұрын

@@Beth_Alice_Kaplan Marni Nixon also dubbed Natalie Wood in "West Side Story" and Deborah Kerr in "The King and I." Marni thought that Julie would be upset with her since she did the dubbing for Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady." They were both hired to do "The Sound of Music" together as two of the nuns for the movie version of it. Thankfully, Julie knew it was strictly business and nothing personal since she was not a big name. Both were terrific friends until Marni passed away. RIP Marni and thank you for your beautiful voice.

@Beth_Alice_Kaplan

6 ай бұрын

@@DRaymore44 Well sure, it was just a job. Even if an actor does get upset about a role they (generally) move on. It’s the nature of the beast. But yes, Marni Nixon had a beautiful voice and alas, didn’t get much recognition in the general public until very recently.

Pierce Brosnan was way out of his comfort zone in Mamma Mia. He even admitted as much. But he is in a movie called Evelyn, in which he plays an Irish singer who sings in pubs. He sings a couple of songs in the movie, and actually comes off very well doing it. They're just fairly simple Irish songs, not big Broadway numbers, so it might have been music he was more familiar (being Irish) and comfortable with.

Please! Lee Marvin was great in "Paint Your Wagon"! The original show was forgettable.

All Songs from Habzin Hotel Season 1! RANKED All Songs from the SpongeBob Musical! All Songs from Beetlejuice the Musical!

You’re right on with this list.

Never having heard or seen the original Paint Your Wagon, I actually enjoyed Lee Marvin's delivery of the Wanderin' Star song. For me, it works. I can see where the others ... fall down, but that one didn't need a brilliant voice to get it's point across.

@laurellane1721

6 ай бұрын

Agree completely. I thought it was a perfect fit. Of course, they have since ruined the entire musical by changing the entire story, not using all the songs and pushing those they did use in other sections, left out the triangle but added a lot of pc nonsense. They ruined it completely and I complained to the theater. So glad I have the movie on DVD.

Thank you for the update, MsMojo..!! Wow, Patti LuPone is an awesome singer. I wonder who can sing "A New Argentina" better than her.

GUYS hot take don’t hate gerard butler for his performance like he did pretty good especially considering the difficulty of the role

Hugh CAN sing …… but Les Mis songs should never have been sung live in the movie, only a few of the cast could pull of their songs live

Actually I get the most sad when songs are eliminated from the film versions - "Marry the Man Today" was Frank Loesser at his witty best, and it was sad that the film Sound of Music left out the comical songs by the character of Max!

That's the tricky part about casting movies based on broadway productions. Most film actors or mainstream musicians just don't have the skill and talent level to pull off broadway quality performances. Hugh Jackman is a a passable singer but he's no Colm Wilkinson. Not even close. And the less said about Russell Crowe's Javert the better 😑

@robinbickel4594

6 ай бұрын

Jackman started out in musical theater and won the Tony for The Boy From Oz. Saying Jackman isn't a Broadway caliber singer is ridiculous.

@MultiNotAnti

6 ай бұрын

@@robinbickel4594 A) I never said he wasn’t a broadway caliber singer and B) he could win ten Tony’s and I’d still say the same thing. He doesn’t have the vocal talents of Colm Wilkinson. His performance as Valjean is underwhelming when compared to his predecessors. That doesn’t mean it’s horrible, it just means there’s been better versions.

The first thing i thought of when i saw the title of this video was Memory from Cats.

Shocked Mean Girls isn’t on the list

"A Little Priest" in Sweeney Todd! Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter brought no energy whatsoever to it!

I was a kid when Annie 2014 came out and it was favorite movie and music for a while. That being said I haven’t seen the original or play

I thought that Daniel Day Lewis sang Guido’s song really well. I am not saying the Broadway version is bad because it’s not I just think that Daniel did a decent job

I know Hollywood producers always go for the big names in the movies, but they don’t do the audience any service by consistently making that choice. You’ve got Broadway actors who obviously can act and even more obviously can sing their pants off, so why wouldn’t you capitalize on the success of the Broadway adaptation by using Broadway actors who know what the hell they’re doing with the song? I hate stunt casting. It’s usually a complete failure. Take a lesson from Funny Girl. Got the amazing Barbra Streisand who was in the original cast on Bway to play the movie role and she ends up winning an Oscar for it. Julie Andrews who was in the Sound of Music and Mary Poppins, was a stage actress first and ended up getting an Oscar as well. She played Liza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, but was famously not cast in the movie version in order to bring in a bigger star. Audrey Hepburn, whose singing had to be dubbed in the movie, would have soared with Julie gorgeous voice. Julie‘s Oscar for Mary Poppins was awarded the same year as My Fair Lady was released. Just don’t understand the logic behind putting lesser singers and roles meant to highlight singing.

Rent. I first saw the musical Rent when it premiered on Broadway with Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Idina Menzel,, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Taye Diggs, etc, It was cheaply made, with no actual sets, just tables and chairs. It became the performers job to draw attention to the sparce settings, which they definitely did in the show. Then came the 2005 movie adaptation, with it's sets that, while they were supposed to depict a dismal Soho Manhattan during the early stages of the 1980s AIDS and HIV crisis, didn't Most notibly is the song Out Tonight, sung by Daphne Rubin-Vega on Broadway, Rosario Dawson in the movie. The song is supposed to depict the character Mimi asking a guy she'd just met to come with her to an illegal performance being done by one of his friends. In the movie she's singing it to all of the customers in the strip club that she performs at.

@TheScarlettrouge

6 ай бұрын

In defense of RENT, except for Mimi and Joanne, all of the characters were played by their original actors.

Elena Roger singing Don't Cry Fo me Argentina is astounding too both in Spanish and in English.

@Midlander83

Ай бұрын

She was wonderful - and perfect for the role. Just the right hint of stridency in her voice (when she chose to use it) to get across the point of Eva’s character. Acting and dancing top tier as well. Broadway audiences were dismissive of her and seem to be weirdly attached to Lupone’s interpretation, which I’ll never understand. For me, there’s no light and shade in Lupone’s delivery at all. It’s just….loud?

Russell Crowe disappointed me as Javert. Javert is supposed to be driven and passionate and Russell is just...limp.

Hey! I liked Modonna’s Evita. Lapone needs to remember people will think of Madonna as Evita not her.

@barbarawwarren4554

5 ай бұрын

I saw Patty LaPone as Evita years ago. Then saw the movie 25 years or so later. I preferred Madonna's interpretation.

@chemina8541

5 ай бұрын

What shocked me was how horrible Lapone treated another artist. It's not a sign of good manners, compassion or good character. There is a difference between saying someone was miscast and doing what she did.

most Broadway performances are better than the movies. In regards to the "unfortunate" hairstyle of Evan Hansen, that happens to be his natural hair. Stop hating on naturally curly haired people I also disagree completely about Gerard Butler. He's not the most perfect voice in the movie but I like his down to earth way of singing, rather than trying to be "perfect". It's more believable for a man living in the sewers to have problems singing.

@elphiegleason3899

6 ай бұрын

It’s not his hair He physically looks too old to play the part. Which is I’m guessing why the OGs aren’t the leads in Wicked

@kristentaylor5359

6 ай бұрын

@@elphiegleason3899 she said his "unfortunate hairdo", so yeah she was commenting about his hair ffs. Regardless, loads of people play parts they're WAY too old for, just look at Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. At least in the movie, the two lovers were the right ages

les miserables might have had a chance if they hadn't done live audio on set for the songs where there isn't any acoustics

Personally for Stars…I feel Phillip Quast was the best Javert…. The voice but also the presence on stage… And for phantom, the original cast is the best but points to Butler who never sang for a movie before making his audition for « Phantom »

Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Paint Your Wagon and Les Miserable should never have been made into movies. I have been in a stage production of all of these, including playing Monsieur Firmin in Phantom and Javert in Les Mis, chorus for Paint Your Wagon and stage manager for Cats. Granted they were community productions, but all audiences said we left the movies in the dirt. My son has appeared in others, such as A Chorus Line and Evita, and directed Paint Your Wagon. The plot of the movie Paint Your Wagon, is nothing like the plot for the stage production. Edit: One stage performance that did surprise me was the 1986 West End revival of Annie Get Your Gun with Suzie Quatro playing Annie Oakley, while not the best, was far better than I expected.

@kristashafer93098

6 ай бұрын

The Phantom of the Opera could have been a great movie, but they cast sooo many wrong people. I lament the fact that ghastly film is so many people’s only experience of that beautiful musical.

@jonnarobinson7541

5 ай бұрын

I agree with you on several musicals. However, the 1960 version of West side story was far better than the movie chronology. The boys versus the girls singing in America in the movie, and only the girls singing it in the stage production. I would have to think of more, but some movies are better than the stage productions.

@jonnarobinson7541

5 ай бұрын

Sorry, I made a confused statement above. The movie was much better chronologically than the stage.

@treadingtheboards2875

5 ай бұрын

@@jonnarobinson7541The 1960 movie version of West Side Story is the only one I have seen and I have loved it. Funnily enough, I recently showed this KZread video to the director of a musical I was in a couple of years ago, Jack The Ripper the Musical, an outrageous farcical comedic musical, (I played on old London street tramp, Lord Overcoat) The director said he hope they don't make a film version of it.

Loved Guys And Dolls! So fun! And the original Annie movie was way better than this new version

I actually like some of the movie versions.

I actually thought Madonna was fantastic in Evita. As good as Patti? No but she did a great job in the role.

The problem with a good number of these is that the cast actor who couldn't sing, or at least sing the roles they were in.

It's a matter of opinion, of course. But there are reasons movie castings happen the way they do; sometimes dumb reasons, but nonetheless reasons. Moviegoers are more likely to see a film that stars someone they've heard of, and frequently stage stars are disappointing on film. And for the record, Lee Marvin's "Wandrin' Star" was a surprise hit in its time.

They really need to remake Evita with Lady Gaga.

Russell crowe killing stars is the worst crime!!! I love cats and god they killed that but russell cr9we as javert is beyond anything tragic killing the best musical ever and with one of the best characters too. It genuinely upsets me

Almost every song in every musical was better on Broadway than in the movie. The only exception I can think of is Cabaret. Liza Minelli was a much better singer than Jill Haworth.

@aec9174

5 ай бұрын

You're right about Liza being a much better singer than Jill Haworth. But that has caused some controversy over the years, too. The character they played, Sally Bowles, is supposed to be a third-rate singer who will never make it out of the lowdown dives of 1930's Berlin. She simply doesn't have the talent. No, Jill Haworth was not a strong singer, but that fit the part and she was deliberately cast as Sally BECAUSE she wasn't a strong singer. Liza, as we all know, is one of the powerhouse singers of all time, but a lot of criticism came from those who felt she was TOO GOOD for the part. With a voice like that, her Sally wouldn't have been singing in sleazy cabarets, but instead would have easily moved into the big time.

Gerard butler phantom of the opera his music of the night and most of the songs and point of no return was lgood and sexy

Imelda Stanton gave a brilliant performance of Rose's Turn... I also thought that Russell Crowe's Javert was pretty good.

I agree with all,of them except Gypsy. I thought Rosalind Russell was terrific. And the fact that I can’t stand Ethel Merman’s singing might have something to do with it.

Epiphiny was done so dirty in the 2007 Sweeney Todd movie

Honestly, Ms.Mojo, you really need to take this back to the drawing board. It’s all over the place and so wrong on so many levels. It boggles the mine.

Excuse YOU, the best Javert was Roger Allam, creator of the role on the London West End stage...

Patti’s version was basically her raving and screaming. Madonna was trying to make sure we actually heard/understood the lyrics. 🤷🏻‍♂️