Anthony Warlow - Why So Silent

[@doodledude8190]

That laugh at then end is so underrated. Warlow has absolutely mastered the art of playing a villain.

[@Phantomgirl222]

That growl when he says “Remember there are worse things than a shattered chandelier!” Oooh that sent shivers through me.

[@curestarlight3023]

Was not prepared for the mask's mouth to start moving. That really caught me off guard!

[@robertreyes5336]

Yup I just saw this in new York and scared the live daylights out of me

[@Larcona_]

Thanks for ruining the surprise.

[@Larcona_]

@@SeafoamStymphalian Buffering...

[@OccyDaBoss]

nah not scary

[@b.d6642]

@@OccyDaBoss not scary but surprising

[@shadowknife333]

I wish I saw this live Anthony is one of my favorites ❤

[@foreignparticle1320]

Out of the dozen or so Phantoms I've seen live, Warlow's was by far the best. Apart from his MASTERFUL vocal prowess, his portrayal of the character was riddled with nuance - frustration, anger, sensitivity, sadness, madness, intelligence, beauty. One of the few musical theatre performers whose acting doesn't have to compensate for a restriction of vocal dexterity.

[@HaruhiAgatsuma]

"I'VE WRITTEN YOU A FANFIC SELF INSERT!"

[@EvieCorwell]

Love Never Dies?

[@HaruhiAgatsuma]

@@EvieCorwell He first wrote Don Juan, a short fic, and then the long one: Love Never Dies.

[@kale_soda8860]

This comment has me dying 😂😂true though

[@doodledude8190]

WHY IS THIS SO ACCURATE

[@katiedavies8999]

He definitely stands Authority! He’s like I’m back bitches!

[@b.d6642]

I love how his steps are synchronized with the music

[@b.d6642]

My dream is to one day enter a party like that

[@weirdmusickid6953]

Yes same

[@AraneaTempestatum]

Same, same

[@angelsartzetakis7799]

Well if you ever been to a school where everybody was bullying you, then go ahead

[@Northdracula]

“Beneath your dancing feet are the tombs of tortured men - thus does the Red Death rebuke your merriment!”

[@shadowknife333]

This fits so well

[@rebekahbrown2560]

Costumes are so beautiful!!

[@maicey_t.]

I love Anthony Warlow so much

[@ShadowHyena101]

I would have loved to see this!

[@jackierocha5096]

Oh my god the mask moving scared the crap out of me! It’s so unsettling and cool at the same time. Still wasn’t expecting though

[@weirdmusickid6953]

I know as someone who only saw the movie I was blown away

[@sundus928]

@@weirdmusickid6953 the movie is trash. His red death costume was so blunt and boring. Doesn't even look like the phantom.

[@mikekaraoke]

How, been said in many documentaries/interviews over the years. That he skull mask does move when he talks lol

[@aaronmeade5435]

@@mikekaraokewhat's more unique is the fact that Eric wanted them to be terrified since they actually belive he's some sort of supernatural ghoul so he made a mask based on Joseph's stories of him and escape through a trapdoor to make them feel like he varnished into thin air

[@legomaker9613]

Dr. Jekyll?

[@tinyvibe6921]

*henry is that you*

[@shadowknife333]

That's definitely Henry but it could possibly be Edward as well.

[@cindyespindola4946]

Hyde is having some fun at the Masquerade 😂

[@shadowknife333]

@@cindyespindola4946 Hell yeah😄

[@DatGayGoblin]

Mia Arzuaga oh my god my people I’ve been looking for you other fans of the musical!

[@miabachman7139]

He is really good

[@musicalnerd3876]

mia bachman yiss

[@shadowknife333]

Hell yeah!😄

[@xenaioaks5363]

Whoever is the costume designer, you did an amazing job

[@williammclean5897]

The late, great Maria Björnson is to thank for these glorious costumes, as well as the set design. She was truly a genius

[@killer92173]

@@williammclean5897 yeah I love how even though everyone is wearing a mask and Costume, the Phantom's costume still stands out and shuns everyone's in comparison. I mean, LOOK AT HIM!

[@hansi6119]

1:12 that awkward moment when the Phantom almost trips.

[@hyrule9165]

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[@mikenielson1677]

hansi6119 stop it

[@asherhougo7698]

I know right!!! Glad to know that someone else caught that!

[@DatGayGoblin]

Asher Hougo yeah I noticed too, good job Anthony for playing it off however!

[@roxyeeyee_8979]

Oh god

[@adam4757]

What's with the cymbal crash at 1:26? A mistake?

[@alel3544]

Good observation. There are no cymbals in the 25th anniversary version nor in the 1990's with Michael Crawford.

[@mageofdoomsie1598]

Honestly it feels to me like it’s a symbol (pun intended) of him discovering Christines engagement ring, like his world “crashes” slightly. If it was an accident, it was very nicely timed lol

[@adam4757]

@@mageofdoomsie1598 There's no crash in the score, but I see what you mean. I'm sure nobody in the audience noticed!

[@icebear5795]

My drama teacher watched this play so many times he started to hate it lol

[@9Tailsfan]

This version of the scene is way better than the movie. The movie version looks like a cheap half ass cosplay.

[@jackierocha5096]

Agreed, and it’s even more laughable when you look at all the costumes for all the other characters in that scene looked so much better(and dare I say extra?) compared to what his movie versions costume was when really he’s supposed to be the most extra looking person when waltzing in(hence why EVERYONE notices him instantly)

[@MomentswithMolly]

@@jackierocha5096 idk, I think the movie version is sexy. But this is incredibly spooky, which I love for different reasons.

[@doodledude8190]

Should have gotten Warlow for the movie. The age, the voice, the everything-

[@alel3544]

The movie is horrible.

[@benjaminmandeville4430]

And it has a magic trick, let's not forget that

[@marcusblacknell-andrews1783]

The phantom of the opera has arrived as the Red Death!!

[@andysteinbock9636]

Up until the 2th anniversary production I had no idea how they pulled off The Phantom's Red Death mask

[@carrieswift7362]

Anthony warlow is glam you phantom

[@aceofspades4391]

I would die of heat stroke wearing the phantoms costume

[@nerdknight111]

Many actors who have played the Phantom have mentioned that the ability to move properly is very difficult in that costume

[@AirTravel415]

How Did He Get Back to The Top Of The Stairs In Meer Seconds?

[@thespianist]

Body doubles. Warlow sings the part back stage, but it's another actor in the costume and mask. The jaw of the mask is attached to the jaw of the actor.

[@RonaldAtkinson9]

What thespianist said.

[@TimPayne93]

Hate to contradict, but it's the other way round.

[@mikenielson1677]

Musical Travel 415 there is a little thing thatgo up and down on stag

[@NeoConker626]

Tim Payne the second guy is the double, right?

[@cloudyloudly2404]

Damn… First Jekyll and Hyde, then the Phantom himself?! Goodness!

[@elizabelthe]

He's so cool how could u not choose him

[@BlackPineNJ]

He’s evil

[@BlackPineNJ]

@Sara Shehu I mean he was severely abusive

[@klaviersimp]

Because he murdered two innocent people and then forced Christine to marry him or else he would have killed her fiancé

[@doodledude8190]

@@klaviersimp so he's a bit of a fixer upper...

[@mageofdoomsie1598]

Because he’s a murderer… He wasn’t truly in love with Christine either. It was an obsession, and he used his power over her to try and make her his. He realizes this by the end when Christine shows him an act of compassion, and he realizes “ah shit I’m a bit of an asshole” and let’s her go. This SHOULDVE been the end of it, but Andrew Webber got divorced and wrote Lover Never Dies as a totally-not-desperate way to impress his ex.

[@noahluhtjarv7110]

How does the Phantom go from onto the the stage, onto the top of the staircase?

[@alel3544]

A simple body double :)

[@mageofdoomsie1598]

Easy: two phantoms. One is a body double while the real phantom runs off stage during the darkness and in this case, laughs. The body double also acts like he’s laughing to sell the effect.

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

Mr. Hyde attends Masquerade Ball.

[@johnsonken96]

This mask is amazing

[@devonwalter6053]

Just so everyone knows, the mask he’s wearing is a two piece mask. So he puts the upper part that covers his eyes on and then connects the lower half to a hinge on the upper half or he could have put the lower half on first (which would have a rubber band that goes over top of his head because if he did a metal wire like for the famous white mask that everyone knows, the jaw wouldn’t move because metal isn’t as stretchy as rubber) then he does the rest. Does any of what I just said make sense at all??

[@josephcook6442]

Way to ruin the magic

[@sundus928]

Basically how real skeleton works. Our Jaw is like that. The cranum is the top part and the jaw is lower part. LOL Imagine putting a skeleton over a skeleton . That's why it look scary.

[@GASMASKANGEL166]

Guys, It's Reaper.

[@ѕяѕн-б5к]

GASMASKANGEL166 LMAO he’s such a theater nerd. Tbh I feel like he & The Phantom are similar in some ways tho

[@deutshsean8313]

I'm sorry bruh but have you heard about the red death?

[@robertlauncher]

Lol the first suggested video for me is Love Never Dies 😂😂😂

[@OccyDaBoss]

doesn't look like the phantom goes through a trapdoor in this

[@ihaterefriedbeans]

I think he still does, but they do a fantastic job at diversion if he doesnt

[@ce3540]

BEST PHANTOM BESIDES RAMIN! Hands Down!

[@melissam597]

Better than Ramin!

[@Miller-og8ke]

Best to "worst" phantoms (this is my opinion) 1. Lon Chaney 2. Ramin Karimloo 3. Anthony Warlow (sorry if I misspelled his last name) 4. Michael Crawford

[@titavaughns7698]

@@Miller-og8ke Time for me to check out Lon Chaney

[@ajayharry987]

They have a similar sound and are equally as good but Anthony has more maturity in his voice which suits the phantom more. Not taking anything away from Ramin but that’s my opinion, all about preference I guess.

[@frosthadesph9645]

I ramin more. Anthony is also fantastic

[@mattthepianist8313]

Is the crash cymbal originally supposed to play at 1:26?

[@prestontorre3647]

MattThePianist no😂

[@MICHAELMYERS37]

warlow n the Lewis brothers n Ben Forster are my Fav Phantom n Gerard Butler

[@HauntinMatthew1969]

The phantom’s costume makes me think of the pirates of the Caribbean lol

[@castlegarden2999]

The Red Death costumes on stage make the movie version look like a total bore. Of course that's like comparing diamonds to cardboard, but like JESUS this outfit looks SO cool. And the moving mouthpiece? Amazing. I guess they couldn't push the envelope at all with the movie. Someone in corporate probably wanted Gerard Butler to look "hot" and "appealing" rather than fuckin macabre and dope as all hell.

[@CasimusxPrime]

That costume looks so complex and uncomfortable to wear

[@HLLTAF]

Do you think there is a mic under that?

[@cadenwhitfield897]

Well in theatre there are microphones hanging above the stage and the actors have to sing louder and pronunciate (sorry for spelling)

[@juliusthome3586]

This part is as said Playback bc the Mask doesnt let the sound go through so nicely. But the actor himself has mics on

[@b.d6642]

Well from the second the phantom's makeup and mic is ready I don't think he ever takes it off

[@jeffwolcott7815]

Skeletor in his early days.

[@POTIONHJ7]

1:29 *casually rips off necklaces and then disappears and then proceeds to be at the top of the stairs laughing*

[@deedragongirl]

Does anyone freak out at 1:25?

[@dtaylor4552]

0:09 two words. Lon Chaney.

[@sikujacob4556]

DAMN!!!! Was that a puppet mask?

[@doodledude8190]

Nope, it was the beautiful Anthony Warlow, in the flesh

[@phantomlover2594]

Would you like to trade for this?

[@autobotproductions1244]

I'm sorry but... I can't be the only one who thinks the Phantom's costume looks freaking ridiculous. he looks like Skelator cosplaying as Captain Hook

[@dar-nakkallig]

Autobot Productions it’s meant to be that way

[@autobotproductions1244]

it still looks stupid

[@josephrouleau9259]

How could Skeletor cosplaying as Captain Hook be anything but awesome?

[@autobotproductions1244]

joseph rouleau in theory sure, but if it’s meant to be scary, like this scene suggests, you’re out of luck

[@DatGayGoblin]

Autobot Productions eh I find it amazing personally it fits the character so well, since I suppose at the time skeletons would have been seen as something scary, but there were a part of man, like the phantoms skin issue he is the same as everyone else but is seen as scary, he also needed a mask to hide his identity whilst sticking out from the crowd, so a skeleton works perfectly with the idea of him living in a dungeon!