Because, if they don’t fit The Character, then they don’t get the part. Simple as that.

@@elizabethhenshaw4928 Except that the phantom isn't meant to be hot 🤷🏻‍♀️ Michael Crawford fit the role, but he wasn't hot

daddy issues

@@Hsjsusushbs Some of the guys are young though. Too young for that.

I feel like Erik is supposed to be ugly, but tries to make himself look hot... I mean, they don’t need to try they are-

lol I know right If I had to guess I'd say it takes a decent gentleman to play a possessive maniac because they have learned to grow past such thought processes.

Ikr

I think they on purposely choose gentlemen-ish people to play the phantom because they need him to be almost emotionless but very kind hearted to certain people

Ikr

Michael Crawford acts that way on screen but was actually notorious, even during the original production, for being a diva who’d throw temper tantrums.

That's because, originally, the Phantom was going to have a full face deformity, but the full mask made the emotions of the actor hard to see, so they turned it into a half-mask, but the posters with the full one were already used in public, so they just kept it.

@@PlaggleFlism I think it's great that it's a full mask in the poster it looks really cool

Also the full mask limited the actors singing a bit

As well as the others, it interfered with the First Phantom’s Microphone

Cunard Line: Spare Every Expense this reason is somehow still very confusing to me, because in the Ken Hill production the actors still sang with a full mask

Dream.Chaotically.Theater. yeah that can probably get a bit much after a while 😂

Michael Crawford originated the role both on Broadway and in London.

Just One Guy I don’t know if they’re related or not. But he does have the same last name as the original Phantom, Michael Crawford.

Btw he also is shrek so he is a meme and a legend

Ben and Michael are not related

What is your opinion of the Longshore masks compared to what Rodney makes?

What an honor to have met them! I'm sure that this memory will last you a lifetime!

Ramin has a bunch of masks in his attic so I guess you get to keep it.

​@@beneddiected I seriously hope so. To play the Phantom and keep the mask

My teacher asked us to make a mask and i literally decided to make the phantom's mask outline

they dang expensive

@Matilde Perez Moscoso contact Justin Longshore at Longshore Masks on Facebook. If you have the money, he'll make you an authentic replica

Matilde Perez Moscoso this comment aged well in 2020

I would want to be diformd just so i would have to wear this awesome mask

keelieak That actually is fascinating. She modeled the Phantom’s style after Rudolph Valentino so I always assumed the hooked Roman nose was because of him. Very interesting

keelieak Utter rubbish. The London Phantom’s have a full headcast and subsequently their masks are unique to the performer (rather than modified/heat shaped from a few generic molds shown here). They’re therefore a much closer fit that this one shown in the video. Their paint finish is equally faithful to Maria Björnson’s personal instructions, every one having been made by Bob Saunders since early 1987 (who also made Michael’s for Broadway). Hardly “awkward” or “robotic looking”.

The London masks are purpose-made for each performer, and takes into account their extensive, and arguably, higher quality, makeup. This means the mask is far better fitting, and doesn't require any faffing about to get on and in place

xian1978 yes I know, the phantom have made a madeliction in Paris

It is beautiful in French 😍

TheTomFox You do know that this is the Broadway Phantom, right?

TheMsiaddict Don't worry, I know 😊

Well please take me with you when you go 😂🙏

TheTomFox i have seen it once

Lol, the way he closes his eyes at blackout on stage like "Oh, thank God it's over." Don't worry Ben, everyone gets first-night jitters, even an amateur who's only ever been in high school (and hopefully college next year) musicals. (Moi.)

OMG me too lol

possibly they get to keep a copy of it as multiple copies of the mask are made

You can buy custom replica masks on eBay for MUCH less than that! :-)

Yeah- but they aren’t as good lmao

JekyllAndHyde In fact they’re totally stage accurate. I’ve got one myself.

Gene Fallaize I was just looking. I see one I like honestly

@@genefallaizeofficial where did you get your mask?? I've been on the hunt for one

No. The masks are really expensive, so the theatre will keep in storage incase they need it or a Phantom returns.

ThePersonToInspire how come Ramin has a bunch of them, then? Genuinely curious

@@beneddiected if they ask the fan probably get another copy made.

Yep eBay, search for Longshore Masks

If he chooses

See my comment to "Christine Daae."

A template is made to the exact measurements of each Phantom's face. A cast is then molded from that template. Plastic is heated anf vacuum sealed over the form making an exact imprint of the actor's face while in makeup. Because the mask must fit exactly over the face and the makeup perfectly, fittings have to be exact for eyesight, breathing, and ease of singing. Soft, white leather lines the interior, and then the mask is custom spray painted. I was told that since Michael Crawford was the 1st Phantom, he was given a mask to keep. Other copies stayed in the various theatres and were replaced as they wore out. Some of the actors use these duplicates during rehearsals. Find the one that fits the best and use it until yours is ready for performance. Often an understudy will use a copy since he would usually only go on in case the principal Phantom were ill. I am sure that some of the other Phantoms probably "borrowed" a souvenir mask.

Ben Crawford was in the Broadway production of the musical

double EnnD production ok thanks🖤

They developed that logo when they were creating the show, before they actually finished the costumes. I think it quickly became such a recognizable image that they never bothered to change it.

@@CaseyBlizzard thank you!!!

So, here's the story: the late Hal Prince did not like the fact that you can only see the mouth mostly with the full mask, so after the programs were made, someone, I believe Hal, decided that the mask should cover only half of the face

I miss him!

The prosthetics and the masks has different noses

The videos have different points to make

I think that kind of nose looks good

Can you make one

@@beneddiected could if i wanted to,way the heck easier,quicker & less expensive too

Andrew Lewis why aren’t you working there already

@@beneddiected 1 irrelevant 2 because i dont want to 3 because im not moving 4 because i don't need to to be right 5 why do you care so much and practically harassing me about a comment i made quite awhile ago,just TRYIN to stir stuff up,sad. go look elsewhere because im not feeding you anymore. have a great night