Aspects of Love, London 1989 RARE FOOTAGE! Final 15 minutes (edit)

Featuring Michael Ball, Kathy Rowe McAllen, Ann Crumb, Sandy Strallen (lead dancer) Kevin Colson, and Company. From "Hand me The Wine and the Dice" to finale of "Love Changes Everything" Director Trevor Nunn, Resident Director Andrew MacBean, Choreographer Gillian Lynne, Music Director Michael Reed. Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart

[@PhantomDrums917]

RIP Ann Crumb. I was there when Aspects opened on Broadway and I was there closing night. Kathleen Rowe McAllen was a singing angel...Michael Ball was so sweet... everyone was right down to the Broadhurst stage door attendant. Good memories of a great time. This show should be done more often.

[@MrTheatreworks]

Thank you for your thoughts..! /sweet!

[@andrewdale5866]

PhantomDrums917, Oh no, I had no idea Ann passed away. It’s so upsetting. I remember one night towards the end of the show, she got her foot jammed down the end of the traveller. The part of the floor that moved the seat peace’s off and on the stage. The entire show came to a grinding halt and Michael came on and picked her up and she was taken to hospital, where she was for while.

[@PhantomDrums917]

Andrew Dale That was a turning point in her career and yes, she almost had half of her foot severed. Took amazing grace for her to do the Broadway run. Very scary evening, I can’t imagine being able to view that.

[@andrewdale5866]

Oh my god, I should search KZbin more often. I was a member of the original stage crew from previews and twelve months following opening night. This brought back so many memories, knowing I’m actually behind the scenes while watching.

[@MrTheatreworks]

Very cool Andrew! Great memories.

[@MrTheatreworks]

I will post one of the backstage videos then, for sure!

[@waytootalltorrie8729]

I loved this show-saw it so so many times,

[@andrewdale5866]

Andrew MacBean. Michael used to call me the marvel of the antipodes 😂

[@AndreyKiselev1994]

@@MrTheatreworks Please post more from the Sarah Brightman/Hal Fowler video, if possible

[@Herbchain]

My favorite ALW. Way underappreciated. Saw it in London and again in NY.

[@FerdinandZisser]

Thank you soooooo much for this piece of history. I traveled from vienna to london in 1989 to see this musical, Webbers best musical (for me). Now i'm happy because it will be re-performed in a stripped down version in vienna these days.

[@Stef-zp5sj]

Thank you very much for this footage! - Just finished listening to the original London cast recording - what an incredible music!!!

[@ncuwretch]

Wonderful Michael Ball ! What a voice !

[@iamfrank5171]

This is a beautiful piece of history.

[@chernjam]

Andrew... I've been waiting a few years since your last Aspects share :D - I count myself very fortunate to have seen this cast in NY - I'm saddened that a fully staged, with orchestra production hasn't been seen in over 28 years here. And worse, that there's not been a new recording. I love the reprises of "There is More to Love" Thanks so much again!!!!

[@geurt681]

saw this masterpiece ages ago in London. Briliant. The only thing I missed that ALW was setting almost right behind me!!!!!

[@londonexpert9936]

Please post the whole thing!!! Esp anything but lonely!!!

[@kimh1156]

This is incredible! I have always loved this musical. Thanks so much for sharing it. Would you be willing to post the whole thing? Its great to hear the live performance. There is so much energy to it.

[@benrimalower]

OMG PLEASE POST ANYTHING BUT LONELY! R.I.P. Ann Crumb

[@MrTheatreworks]

I will look right away. Such sad news - how did you hear so quickly... we were trying to honour the family who didn't all know.

[@benrimalower]

Andrew MacBean it was on Broadwayworld

[@VidRackoff]

I saw this on Broadway as a teen. It didn’t totally work, but had some lovely music. And man, that young adorable Michael Ball high note at the end of each act is worth the price of admission.

[@waytootalltorrie8729]

Oh this is amazing! Saw this so many times on Broadway! One of my favorite shows.

[@MrTheatreworks]

Glad you liked it..!

[@AdvancedEnglishwithSteveUK]

Thank you so much! Aspects of Love has long been my favourite. I saw it when it first started so it must have been in 1989. Now there is a new production in the West End and Michal Ball plays George. I hope to get to watch it! :-)

[@AndreyKiselev1994]

Wow, you're so generous, sir, thank you so much!

[@Lovethejester1]

Such a fun youtube find! Hoping you have more to post!

[@BrendaAnderson]

Wow, this brings back memories. My mother & I saw it there in September that year. Just as I remember it. That final note!

[@dundeemcnair9423]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! My favorite show of all time! :)

[@MrTheatreworks]

You're most welcome..! When I get some time, more to come...

[@karinajaneconolly7531]

same!

[@elterrifico9522]

Wow. What a find. This was my first West End show back in Nov 90. Though Michael Ball had already left the entire cast was fantastic.

[@MrTheatreworks]

Your first West End show to be in, or to see..?

[@elterrifico9522]

@@MrTheatreworks 🤣🤣🤣. See. My first trip to London from Canada. How did you get this footage.

[@MrTheatreworks]

@@elterrifico9522 I was in charge of the show. So I filmed it, just by chance because Hal was an understudy.

[@elterrifico9522]

@@MrTheatreworks Interesting. You were the stage manager? Can you tell me who took over for Ann Crumb and Michael Ball? I lost my programme

[@MrTheatreworks]

@@elterrifico9522 I was the resident director. Eventually Sarah Brightman came into the show, with Michael Praed.

[@guidonapp7590]

Obsessed with Kathleen Rowe McAllen here.

[@karinajaneconolly7531]

my favourite show besides les mis period

[@gillesfleuriot7191]

This is the one musical that should be film for the cinema and be directed by Kenneth Branagh who also directed Much Ado About Nothing.

[@losvengadores73]

According to Wikipedia and IMDB the original show was taped for TV (BBC maybe?) but it is impossible to get any clips or the whole show. Some musicals from that time like Barnum were taped and released on DVD but this one remains in absolutely secrecy

[@AndreyKiselev1994]

You are so lucky to have all these exclusive Aspects of Love footages and recordings...

[@MrTheatreworks]

Thanks for listening!

[@AndreyKiselev1994]

@@MrTheatreworks Thank you for sharing! These 'Aspects' bits and pieces mean so much to me! I just wish there was more (to love :))) on your channel 'Aspects'-wise...

[@chernjam]

Any chance you can upload "There is More to Love" - would love to see Ann Crumb and Kathleen Rowe McAllen doing that as duet.

[@Rocket3711]

If you have any clips of Helen Hobson, I would love to see them!

[@MrTheatreworks]

Will look...! Not sure.. In those days, no smartphones..!

[@GasCityGuy]

Several songs from Aspects are commonly heard but the show itself is rarely produced. I think that's a shame for IMO it's the most underrated of all of ALW's work. The memory is getting a little foggy but I seem to recall seeing Aspects at the Prince of Wales Theatre very early in 1990 and absolutely loved it. Following the show I returned to western Wales by train. During a change of trains in Swansea I found a copy of the soundtrack at a nearby music shop and have had a copy of it in various forms ever since.

[@desdemonahappy]

I think I was beginning to believe that I dreamed ‘mermaid song’ entirely! any way I might humbly request that scene, please?

[@jacqueestorozynski6867]

The new production had much more energetic dancing

[@DistantCousin]

This production has a bit more naturalistic dancing than the pure choreography routines of the Southwark production. I can see what they were doing with the original here

[@lordrobert12]

It is such a shame that this show closed in London!! Hopefully, it will return to America some day!! It is funny how the wokes (Most bad reviews are coming from the far left.) bemoan & bedevil the rather nuance sexual themes of this show, but they have no problem at all with drag shows in our schools and all other sorts of depravity!!

[@martinpatrick1746]

Micheal Ball in the original London production of Aspects of Love included Sarah Brightman in the original cast

[@ladyjennyanytime5195]

Sarah joined later and for Broadway I believe

[@hefinrosser8685]

Hand me the wine and the dice in London was awful!! The tour with david Essex ( not that i saw him ! Thankfully) the touring production was so much better!