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Russell Crowe’s performance in Les Mis became infamous

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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?

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.

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.

This is what worries me about the Wicked movie

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

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.

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

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. 😂

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.

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

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

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.

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"!

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

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

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.

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.

Patti Lupone deserves her flowers.. She is Broadway.

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.)

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

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

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.

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.

The whole Mean Girls soundtrack.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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. 🌹

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.

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).

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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!).

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

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.

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

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.

Hugh Jackman is a musical veteran.

Russell Crowe’s “singing” is criminal!

You’re right on with this list.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Shocked Mean Girls isn’t on the list

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 😑

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

I actually like some of the movie versions.

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 »

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

They really need to remake Evita with Lady Gaga.

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

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.

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

One im surprised didnt even get HM was Agony from Into The Woods. That movie completely took away the comedy aspect of the show

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

Oh boy!

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.