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Kathryn
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I've just given myself a crash course in Philip Quast as I'm ashamed to say I didn't know much about him before. He certainly looks very talented on paper. I hope I get the chance to see him in something soon. Anyone know what he's doing next?
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Total Posts: 27 | Joined April 2002 | Posted on: 7:26 am on May 21, 2002 | IP
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mmebahorel
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Divas at the Donmar in August. Beyond that, no one knows.
A list of CDs that are necessary:
Les Miserables Tenth Anniversary Concert (Javert)
The Secret Garden, Original London Cast (Archibald Craven)
South Pacific, RNT 2002 (Emile de Becque)
The Fix (Grahame Chandler)
The only other recording he's done that I can think of off the top of my head is The Secret Garden, Original Australian Cast, but it's a very expensive highlights, fewer than 8 tracks, and not worth the cost. He played Neville in that cast before he played Archie over here.
You can hear the man act on all those CDs (I have all but South Pacific just because I was putting all my money into tickets to the actual show and haven't gotten around to getting the recording now that I can afford it). He uses his voice so well, and what a voice it is. Watch the Les Mis concert video if you can. He's no longer my absolute favourite Javert, but I am very picky about Javerts, and Phil is an excellent one. His facial expressions are excellent -- perfectly in line with the rigid character and yet letting just enough shades of expression show (until the Suicide, where he really lets go, because it is the final outpouring of Javert's conflicted and changing soul) to let the audience get inside this very private man.
His two prior Oliviers are for George in Sunday in the Park with George and Grahame Chandler in The Fix. I wish there was a recording of the RNT's Sunday, because that is one of my favourite musicals. Of all the dreck that has had multiple recordings, Sunday only gets the one, with Mandy Patinkin (which is excellent, mind you, but I do want to hear what other people do with the role!). I do wonder if there was a limited release recording and I've just never heard about it because I came to it too late -- I mean, another year, and I'd probably not have known about the Judi Dench-A Little Night Music recording that I feel very lucky to have.
The good news is that Phil has relocated to London and will be working here more now, instead of working in Australia. So hopefully something will open up for him in the next year and you'll get a chance to see him. He never ceases to amaze me (well, neither does Jon *g*).
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Total Posts: 59 | Joined Feb. 2002 | Posted on: 12:32 pm on May 21, 2002 | IP
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Lucy
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Do you not think Phil's the best Javert! I have to say, I too am terribly picky about Javert because he is one of my favourite characters in the world! I love Javert (he's also incredibly sexy!) more than I love Higgins (which says a lot!).
After I saw the Secret Garden I was devastated for months! Now I've got the CD it's better but in the right mood I can still sob through 'How could I know' and 'Race you to the top of the morning'. I'm a farely enclosed persons when it comes to emotions but I sobbed (and I mean sobbed! The cast could probably hear me) all the way through it (or so it seemed!).
I wasn't too fond of Nick Holder's Billis, I much prefer the one in the film!
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Total Posts: 73 | Joined Mar. 2002 | Posted on: 1:34 pm on May 21, 2002 | IP
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dom ohanlon
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dear me, what started off as a question bout the vidoe and dvd, has turned into a massive debate about Phill vs Jonny!!
lol!!!
anyway, i have looked all over for the SP cd, but i cant find it anywhere! wen did it cum out?
Iam also hoping that the CCBB cd will cum out soon! Michael Ball, Brian Blessed, Richard O'Brien....etc. are a dream cast! Ibet its not as gud as MFL! LOL!
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Total Posts: 10 | Joined Mar. 2002 | Posted on: 2:34 pm on May 21, 2002 | IP
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mmebahorel
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Because it's an NT cd, you probably won't find it in most stores. Go to Dress Circle when you're in London and you'll find it there, or just order it from them: http://www.dresscircle.co.uk
To Lucy: which film? Original or Glenn Close version? I haven't seen the original since I was in elementary school. I think it was the connection I felt between Nick and the novel that really got me.
Yeah, I know, heresy that I don't think Phil the greatest Javert ever. My personal favourites are Michael McCarthy and Stephen Bishop (Bishop was with the US tour up until last October, but unfortunately, he was out with a dislocated shoulder when I saw the tour in August, so my last time seeing him was last March). I'm not sure what it is, but having gotten used to Bishop, when I watched Phil again, it just wasn't the same. Seeing McCarthy, in spite of the differences in little details, was the same, and I'm not sure how to describe it. You just sometimes know your favourite because you feel something when you see them. I feel something when I see Mike (god, can't believe his last show is a week from tomorrow!).
I rarely cry, and when I do, it's usually over random things (like the time I cried during Bring Him Home not because of the Valjean or the Marius, but because the Enjolras caught my eye and in that moment, he wasn't my buddy Tewks, he really was Enjolras and on "he is young, he is only a boy" I just lost it), but I get so teary on Race You to the Top of the Morning. Was so sorry it closed, but if it hadn't, we might not have had South Pacific, so at least I got to be all emotional over a show Philip was in (though what usually got me was the last radio broadcast, I kept finishing it out from the book in my mind: "American peoper! You die! *machine gun fire*". Reading the book once was too much for my emotions. Reading the last chapter two more times still had tears pouring down my face. I literally couldn't finish for a while because I couldn't see through the tears. After an experience like that, anything will bring back the memories.
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Total Posts: 59 | Joined Feb. 2002 | Posted on: 5:48 pm on May 21, 2002 | IP
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Lucy
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I guess I'm talking about the original video. The one with terrible colour (yellow and such).The most emotional bit in SP (gets me every time) is either 'Love is quite different. It grows by its self' or 'I LOVE YOU!' yelled after Nellie with such incredible passion. They're both on the CD and get me every time.
Edward Baker-Duly (Joe Cable) is a lot better on the CD than I can ever remember in performance. He has quite a pleasant voice.
Best place to get the CD from is ordered online from the National Theatre Website under 'Bookshop' (www.nationaltheatreonline.org I think!). Couldn't be easier. It'll be a cheaper CD and they do free delivery on both My Fair Lady and South Pacific CDs. They also do great script selections! You can get anything at great prices! By far my favourite shop in the world.
As for Jon v Phil...it's impossible. I love them both along with Kenneth Branagh, Stephen Fry, Judi Dench, Ian Mckellen, Trevor Nunn, and the list goes on and on!
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Lucy
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Total Posts: 73 | Joined Mar. 2002 | Posted on: 3:32 pm on May 23, 2002 | IP
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Lucy
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Sorry I am wrong. I never type it you see. It's http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk (and I forgot to use the smilies so I had to come back)
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Lucy
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Total Posts: 73 | Joined Mar. 2002 | Posted on: 3:34 pm on May 23, 2002 | IP
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mmebahorel
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Ah, you see, it's all about the smilies, isn't it?
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chrisball
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It's smiley smiley Carol Smiley . . .
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Lucy
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Total Posts: 73 | Joined Mar. 2002 | Posted on: 7:09 am on May 25, 2002 | IP
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Wouldn't it be Loverly...