> I must say that is seems a bit biased and unprofessional to suggest that
> Michael Crawford was ('perhaps') the best phantom without listing every
> single phantom and reviewing their respective pros and cons. For my own
> personal taste, and not just because I am a Canadian, I find Colm
> Wilkinson much more powerful and seductive than Michael Crawford. Again,
> this is my own personal feeling and is thus completely subjective, but the
> main point is that I personally believe a review of this kind should not
> make such broad statements without proper support to back them up.

I have to agree with you about Colm Wilkinson. His voice is on another level like I've never seen. I was lucky enough to see him in Les Miserables twice. Never saw anyone even come close to that performance. Wilkinson was actually ALW first choice for the Phantom but he already had committed to Les Mis. I'm also not Canadian and I saw Crawford as the Phantom. There is a cast album of the Canadian company with Wilkinson and it's my favorite.