Which of your favorite Broadway songs got done dirty by the movie? Let us know below, and be sure to also check out our video of the Top 20 Modern Broadway Songs You Can Belt To: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8-RqryltszHeps.htmlsi=GmsmENP2-qVBylAz
@kristashafer930986 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.
@shaliseshaw93856 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. 📺🎥🎥🎥🎥🎬🎬🎬🎭🎭🎟️🎟️
@peggyknecht55516 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
@bryofgod6 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.
@Omar-wq9dz6 ай бұрын
Russell Crowe’s performance in Les Mis became infamous
@eljordinio76476 ай бұрын
Yeah infamously terrible
@cynthiachengmintz6726 ай бұрын
Stars is supposed to show Javert’s evilness. Russell Crowe’s Javert just seemed…bored
@hunterolaughlin6 ай бұрын
@@eljordinio7647😂 You channeling your inner Statler and Waldorf?
@eljordinio76476 ай бұрын
@@hunterolaughlin I guess so
@CMHism6 ай бұрын
For the wrong reasons.
@TheWiseGrif6 ай бұрын
MsMojo you broke the restraining order by showing me footage from that Cats movie, my lawyers will be in touch
@OscarMPG16 ай бұрын
I still suffer PTSD from watching the worst movie musical ever made.
@AnneCompanion6 ай бұрын
That’s the most I’ve ever seen of it and I need therapy now
@MsMojo6 ай бұрын
@FatFiber80965 ай бұрын
I tried watching it to see if there was anything redeeming about it I watched for five minutes before turning it off
@maryturpel84136 ай бұрын
Patti Lupone could sing the local jobs from Craigslist and blow you away.
@ofortunao59456 ай бұрын
Would love to get her to record my coffee order and play it every time I grab a cup :)
@maryturpel84136 ай бұрын
@@ofortunao5945 🎶"I'd like a tall Frappuccino 🎶"
@katherinearmstrong12296 ай бұрын
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.
@laurellane17216 ай бұрын
IMO, the entire movie was a travesty.
@trinaq6 ай бұрын
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.
@jackhamblin3826 ай бұрын
Yeah but the movie came out before the stage so it couldn’t qualify for this.
@joshadcock10356 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_Myth6 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.
@trinadubya34066 ай бұрын
Russell Crowe can act circles around 3/4 of Hollywood, but they really should have got a singer for Les Mis.
@eljordinio76475 ай бұрын
Or someone to dub over his singing
@alyzu47556 ай бұрын
Norm Lewis, Raul Julia, Patti LuPone, Kristen Chenowith, Elaine Paige...hard to top (or even equal) them. And, oh, Bea Arthur and Angela Landsbury!
@DeniseRose652Ай бұрын
Thoughts on Cynthia Erivo in The Color Purple?
@alyzu4755Ай бұрын
@@DeniseRose652 I was only ever able to see her stage performance on the Tony awards, but WOW!!!!! 😍
@ladyvignette6 ай бұрын
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.
@atticusjackson22735 ай бұрын
Who needs Gerard Butler when you can have Ramin, all day, every day
@ladyvignette5 ай бұрын
@@atticusjackson2273 YES!
@aarontakesbroadway6 ай бұрын
I’m so glad you did Glynis Johns justice! R.I.P 🥹
@Beth_Alice_Kaplan6 ай бұрын
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?
@PHSDM1046 ай бұрын
The Matthew Broderick *remake* however...
@Beth_Alice_Kaplan6 ай бұрын
@@PHSDM104 Let’s not go there…
@chloemchll37746 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.
@PHSDM1046 ай бұрын
@@Beth_Alice_Kaplan *THEY* shouldn't have went there. 😄
@laurellane17216 ай бұрын
@@chloemchll3774 True, but don't hate on Hepburn. She called Julie before accepting the role and got her blessing.
@rebeccamcdermott92596 ай бұрын
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.
@sinnaro136 ай бұрын
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.
@pbj19846 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
@AnntheTheatreFan5 ай бұрын
Yes, he was impeccable! And the death scene was haunting ❤
@tjp73425 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 😢
@clairelucy56675 ай бұрын
@@AnntheTheatreFanbest death cry of any character I've ever seen in any medium
@margojohnson42246 ай бұрын
This is what worries me about the Wicked movie
@GrandiaKnight5 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
@apolinary494 ай бұрын
But at least they cast real singers with Broadway experience.
@scarletblake2608Ай бұрын
@@apolinary49both Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande (surprisingly) have both been on broadway, Cynthia even won a Tony!
@HorrorandScience6 ай бұрын
I literally scream Waiving Through A Window in the car like my life depends on it. Such a deep, emotional song.
@kevinangley13086 ай бұрын
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.
@Phelie3156 ай бұрын
Or Hadley Fraser, he was literally right there and they only used him as the loudhailer guy.
@TheLewistownTrainspotter81026 ай бұрын
@@Phelie315 And both Norm Lewis and Hadley Fraser have had turns as Javert.
@fermangogo6 ай бұрын
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
@ILJ686 ай бұрын
I second this. Most of the movie is dire. Carter cannot sing. They had to change lyrics for her. Diabolical.
@kristashafer930986 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.
@ILJ686 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.
@susanpayson78436 ай бұрын
I thought its greatest sin was the omission of a major character - the chorus.
@ILJ686 ай бұрын
@@susanpayson7843 YES!! This too!
@shamy46 ай бұрын
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. 😂
@Phelie3156 ай бұрын
I actually think Colin Firth was worse 😂 he is a great actor but a singer he is not.
@shamy46 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." 🤣😂
@persiswynter63576 ай бұрын
Brosnan's singing leaves a lot to be desired, but he nailed the emotion. Crowe couldn't even do that.
@shamy46 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.
@melissaweintraub58546 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.
@Dreadpiraterose6 ай бұрын
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.
@rabidsamfan6 ай бұрын
Aw, I like Wandrin’ Star. The gruffness suits the character.
@Beth_Alice_Kaplan6 ай бұрын
What is *with* film studios insisting on casting non-singers in musical adaptations?
@eljordinio76476 ай бұрын
Yeah, if they cannot sing well, they are inadequate for musical roles
@Beth_Alice_Kaplan6 ай бұрын
@@eljordinio7647 The problem is producers and studios believe star power will make them money, and then logic goes out the window.
@eljordinio76476 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
@kimprice89046 ай бұрын
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_Kaplan6 ай бұрын
Yup
@rebeccamcdermott92596 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.
@cair1246 ай бұрын
You just described my reaction to the film adaptation of "The Phantom of the Opera".
@rebeccamcdermott92596 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!!.
@mysticgirl9166 ай бұрын
When it comes to "Stars", Philip Quast from the 10th anniversary concert is the gold standard
@elephantbluepeter6 ай бұрын
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"!
@Christineovison6 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.
@marthawelch42895 ай бұрын
Michael Crawford is the Phantom. No other need to apply.
@tracyhuddlestun25604 ай бұрын
I used to agree that Crawford is the best and I still love him, but Ramin... is on par in my mind.
@greatfilmmaker6 ай бұрын
You forgot 1982's Annie, the song tomorrow. Was so bad that we needed to sing it yesterday
@Beth_Alice_Kaplan6 ай бұрын
Yup. I was only 12 and I felt awkward watching that scene!
@connorrivers9956 ай бұрын
You can actually hear Elizabeth Taylor's voice squeak during the song.
@annasahlstrom61096 ай бұрын
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.
@pomptonqueen6 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.
@marthawelch42895 ай бұрын
The only Phantom is Michael Crawford.
@phantasmicmasque6 ай бұрын
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.
@kendra.16 ай бұрын
Patti Lupone deserves her flowers.. She is Broadway.
@alyzu47556 ай бұрын
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@aysada6 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.
@grasshopperay6 ай бұрын
She’s got 3 Tonys and legions of fans. What more can you ask for? 🤷🏻♂️
@josephwest1246 ай бұрын
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.)
@raydunn82626 ай бұрын
Glynis Johns died just last month, she was 100. Wow!
@TheScarlettrouge6 ай бұрын
I’m a little surprised there was no mention of Into the Woods.
@Miss_Myth6 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!
@kellynagle76066 ай бұрын
I’ve only seen the original Broadway on dvd and the movie version but I agree!
@michaeldelaney72716 ай бұрын
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.
@essaboselin52526 ай бұрын
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.
@KyleWillLivingston6 ай бұрын
The whole Mean Girls soundtrack.
@robinbickel45946 ай бұрын
I was lucky enough to see the original casts of A Chorus Line, Nine, Evita, and Annie. All had powerhouse singing.
@annebodee6 ай бұрын
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.
@Rhyan-uh4tx6 ай бұрын
Bette Midler did Rose in a different version of Gypsy and she nailed the songs.
@jamieW1110806 ай бұрын
I agree
@axepagode43216 ай бұрын
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.
@GreySox6 ай бұрын
I think Ariana Grande might disappoint in comparison with Kristen Chenoweth. Obviously a casting choice based on star power rather than acting talent.
@elphiegleason38996 ай бұрын
Yup
@elphiegleason38996 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.
@eljordinio76476 ай бұрын
Least Ariana can actually sing unlike a lot of people on this list
@goodkittyjuju6 ай бұрын
Bette Midler redeemed the movie adaptation of “Rose’s Turn,” that’s for sure.
@kaylovesdisney45826 ай бұрын
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. 🌹
@LeslieElevier6 ай бұрын
He was fabulous! I agree ❤❤❤❤
@joyyoung31086 ай бұрын
I liked Gerard as the Phantom
@LeslieElevier6 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.
@kaylovesdisney45826 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. 😭💔
@kaylovesdisney45826 ай бұрын
@@joyyoung3108 I love ❤️ him as the Phantom 😉
@alanwatts54456 ай бұрын
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.
@chloemchll37746 ай бұрын
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).
@hunterolaughlin6 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”.
@jonnarobinson75415 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.🤩
@jennienguyen67496 ай бұрын
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.
@robinsixoh26 ай бұрын
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.
@alberton.16016 ай бұрын
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.
@danielmarquart81836 ай бұрын
Gerard Butler did a pretty decent job as the phantom!!! Leave him alone damn it!!!
@bojanabujosevic78496 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
@ingridmay666 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!!!!!!!
@bojanabujosevic78496 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
@rebeccablackburn94875 ай бұрын
Have you seen phantom on Broadway? No? Than shut up!!!
@bojanabujosevic78495 ай бұрын
@@rebeccablackburn9487 I agree with you. Movie is really bad, Broadway version is really good
@susanford62565 ай бұрын
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.
@eljordinio76476 ай бұрын
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
@patsyk.15635 ай бұрын
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.
@rachelschenck97616 ай бұрын
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.
@michaeldelaney72716 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.
@spencerwanlass45326 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!
@MocahHamel6 ай бұрын
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
@chemina85415 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.
@vernamalphurs91166 ай бұрын
I disagree with your criticism of the Phantom of the Opera. I loved the movie version
@PHSDM1046 ай бұрын
No fair putting Gerard and Russell back to back. Our ears needed rest in between to recover.
@myniaroo32946 ай бұрын
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.
@persiswynter63576 ай бұрын
Brosnan nailed the emotion of SOS! I particularly loved the joyful Waterloo (it looked like they were having so much fun!).
@johnburnside78286 ай бұрын
Please! Lee Marvin was great in "Paint Your Wagon"! The original show was forgettable.
@britt39845 ай бұрын
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.
@marcusyates30446 ай бұрын
All Songs from Habzin Hotel Season 1! RANKED All Songs from the SpongeBob Musical! All Songs from Beetlejuice the Musical!
@johnharris66555 ай бұрын
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.
@Bethelaine16 ай бұрын
Hugh Jackman is a musical veteran.
@Beth_Alice_Kaplan6 ай бұрын
Yeah that part was confusing. It might have been due to filming the vocals live on the set? Bad orchestration?
@katherinearmstrong12296 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_Kaplan6 ай бұрын
@@katherinearmstrong1229 But I don’t think he’d be *believable* as Javert.
@LeslieElevier6 ай бұрын
I really loved him in Les Mis
@Beth_Alice_Kaplan6 ай бұрын
@@LeslieElevier I love watching the filmed special of him and the cast performing the West End production of Oklahoma.
@annewallace34746 ай бұрын
Russell Crowe’s “singing” is criminal!
@sheilaholmes84556 ай бұрын
You’re right on with this list.
@Aussiedoll16 ай бұрын
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
@alberton.16016 ай бұрын
What about Audrey Hepburn (Marni Nixon) and Julie Andrews "My Fair Lady”?
@Beth_Alice_Kaplan6 ай бұрын
She was dubbed by Marni Nixon.
@DRaymore446 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_Kaplan6 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.
@BlenderStudy6 ай бұрын
Thank you for the update, MsMojo..!! Wow, Patti LuPone is an awesome singer. I wonder who can sing "A New Argentina" better than her.
@EnglishVirgo6 ай бұрын
Russell Crowe disappointed me as Javert. Javert is supposed to be driven and passionate and Russell is just...limp.
@scloftin88616 ай бұрын
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.
@laurellane17216 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.
@nicmt23596 ай бұрын
GUYS hot take don’t hate gerard butler for his performance like he did pretty good especially considering the difficulty of the role
@piperrobb23466 ай бұрын
Shocked Mean Girls isn’t on the list
@MultiNotAnti6 ай бұрын
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 😑
@robinbickel45946 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.
@MultiNotAnti6 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.
@brianlipensky17226 ай бұрын
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.
@TheScarlettrouge6 ай бұрын
In defense of RENT, except for Mimi and Joanne, all of the characters were played by their original actors.
@chelseacanales87636 ай бұрын
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
@katiemcteague5 ай бұрын
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.
@kristentaylor53596 ай бұрын
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.
@elphiegleason38996 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
@kristentaylor53596 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
@Charlottlette6 ай бұрын
Loved Guys And Dolls! So fun! And the original Annie movie was way better than this new version
@aec91745 ай бұрын
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.
@trasegorsuch51406 ай бұрын
I actually like some of the movie versions.
@melissabusque17856 ай бұрын
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 »
@unfreshdiva6 ай бұрын
I actually thought Madonna was fantastic in Evita. As good as Patti? No but she did a great job in the role.
@shehulkgolding22066 ай бұрын
The first thing i thought of when i saw the title of this video was Memory from Cats.
@larryhowser14045 ай бұрын
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!
@dragonlord35796 ай бұрын
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
@brentonclark95066 ай бұрын
"A Little Priest" in Sweeney Todd! Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter brought no energy whatsoever to it!
@BellaHikari6 ай бұрын
Elena Roger singing Don't Cry Fo me Argentina is astounding too both in Spanish and in English.
@Midlander83Ай 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?
@alexandrabender55725 ай бұрын
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
@treadingtheboards28756 ай бұрын
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.
@kristashafer930986 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.
@jonnarobinson75415 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.
@jonnarobinson75415 ай бұрын
Sorry, I made a confused statement above. The movie was much better chronologically than the stage.
@treadingtheboards28755 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 KZfaq 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.
@karenzaslow38086 ай бұрын
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.
@aec91745 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.
@patwooster38516 ай бұрын
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.
@Frozenfan19656 ай бұрын
Hey! I liked Modonna’s Evita. Lapone needs to remember people will think of Madonna as Evita not her.
@barbarawwarren45546 ай бұрын
I saw Patty LaPone as Evita years ago. Then saw the movie 25 years or so later. I preferred Madonna's interpretation.
@chemina85415 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.
@clairelucy56675 ай бұрын
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
@matthewrosenthal7536 ай бұрын
I own a copy of “The Complete Symphonic Recording of Les Miserables” and I love it. But couldn’t disagree on Russell Crowe more. While I love the traditional theater take on “Stars”. It is the one song that doesn’t work on broadway. Because it always performed as a belt. But this is a man that buries himself in his black and white world view. He is taking the word of a man he knows to be a scumbag and a liar because it fits that view and protects him from facing that which life has beating him over the head with. His World is a lie, because reality is an endless shade of grey. It’s a man that is near breaking and heading into the last straw situation and begging to be right and justifying that by saying the stars show that. It should never have been a belt. Because it’s that that loses the character.
@evoandy5 ай бұрын
They really need to remake Evita with Lady Gaga.
@sarahduke28396 ай бұрын
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
@mollyleblanc19025 ай бұрын
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.
@ruthmeb5 ай бұрын
Excuse YOU, the best Javert was Roger Allam, creator of the role on the London West End stage...
@aaronwurtzel72876 ай бұрын
One im surprised didnt even get HM was Agony from Into The Woods. That movie completely took away the comedy aspect of the show
@claybyrd26 ай бұрын
Imelda Stanton gave a brilliant performance of Rose's Turn... I also thought that Russell Crowe's Javert was pretty good.
@GamerFunOriginallyAarush6 ай бұрын
Oh boy!
@matthewrosenthal7536 ай бұрын
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.