Michael Crawford
Most popular to theater audiences from his title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's version of The Phantom of the Opera, Michael Crawford was in fact a star of the British stage and screen for almost two decades before that. Born in Wiltshire, England, in 1942, he began singing in the school choir and, while still a teenager, changed his name from Dumble-Smith to the more charismatic Crawford and began working in radio, television, and film. After first stepping on the London stage in the early '60s, Crawford's first regular television series was the BBC's 1960s show Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life; he appeared in several films as well (The War Lover, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and a starring turn in How I Won the War, which also featured John Lennon). Crawford moved to New York in 1967, and appeared in several small plays before Gene Kelly recruited him to star in the film version of Hello, Dolly! with Barbra Streisand. Other films proved less successful, and Crawford returned to England in the early '70s, winning an award for his role in the sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.
Alternating between television series and award-winning roles in theater during the '70s, Michael Crawford broke out with his title role in the musical Barnum, which earned him several awards and proved a smash hit. He toured with the show during the early '80s, and Barnum's popularity was the decisive factor in Andrew Lloyd Webber's casting of him opposite Sarah Brightman in The Phantom of the Opera in 1986. The musical earned him immense critical praise, a Tony Award, and a hit single, "The Music of the Night," which reached the British Top Ten. Signed to Atlantic that same year, Crawford released Songs from the Stage & Screen, recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra. After touring with The Phantom of the Opera across Great Britain, North America, and Australia, Crawford recorded his second album, With Love, and set out on the road once more with a production of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, recorded as his third full-length release. A Touch of Music in the Night followed in 1993, and two years later Michael Crawford mounted EFX, a $40 million production set at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, featuring Crawford playing five different parts. In the spring of 1998 Michael Crawford released On Eagle's Wings, a collection of spiritual songs; Live in Concert followed later that same year, and in 1999 he released In the Moon of Wintertime: Christmas with Michael Crawford.
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Artistas semelhantes
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Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber
Pop - Lançado por Rhino Atlantic em 27/09/2004
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Test of Time
Michael Crawford, Holly Sims, Joe Robinson
Country - Lançado por Michael Crawford em 15/03/2017
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Songs From The Stage And Screen
Michael Crawford, London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Pryce Jackman
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Lançado por Union Square Music em 01/01/1987
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On Eagle's Wings
Pop - Lançado por Atlantic Records em 17/02/1998
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A Christmas Album
Pop - Lançado por Atlantic Records em 19/10/1999
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With Love
Michael Crawford, London Symphony Orchestra
Musical Theatre - Lançado por Union Square Music em 01/01/1989
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Michael Crawford The Disney Album
Lounge - Lançado por Walt Disney Records em 01/01/2001
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The Disney Album
Children - Lançado por EMI Gold em 01/01/2001
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EFX Original Cast Album
Pop - Lançado por Rhino Atlantic em 25/03/1995
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On the Fence
Rock - Lançado por Michael Crawford Featuring Chas Evans em 07/05/2021
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No Turning Back (feat. Chas Evans)
Country - Lançado por Michael Crawford Featuring Chas Evans em 31/03/2018
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From a Distance (feat. Chas Evans)
Country - Lançado por Michael Crawford Featuring Chas Evans em 12/02/2018
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Broken Fences (feat. Chas Evans)
Country - Lançado por Michael Crawford Featuring Chas Evans em 03/07/2018
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No Turning Back
Country - Lançado por Michael Crawford em 18/10/2016
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Tears Falling, Short and Sweet (feat. Chas Evans)
Rock - Lançado por Michael Crawford & Chas Evans em 25/10/2018
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I'll Fix All My Wrongs (feat. Chas Evans)
Country - Lançado por Michael Crawford Featuring Chas Evans em 14/03/2018
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Tears Falling
Pop - Lançado por Michael Crawford em 27/12/2016
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Crossing the Border (feat. Chas Evans)
Pop - Lançado por Michael Crawford Featuring Chas Evans em 23/01/2018
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She Is (feat. Chas Evans)
Rock - Lançado por Michael Crawford Featuring Chas Evans em 10/11/2022
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