Watch THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Star Ben Crawford Sing "The Music of the Night"

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Watch Ben Crawford as he lends his heavenly vocals to the iconic number "The Music of the Night."

[@user-xd6qf3jg1u]

love how he is still in phantom mode and doesn’t change his facial expressions from the show . it’s like he’s behind the mask also his vibrato is amazing

[@queensenpai6722]

It wouldn't sound the same if he wasn't in "phantom mode." Staying in character helps to bring the same emotion

[@ChrisC-wn7ue]

Like imagine Ben having the voice but acting like Pee Wee Herman

[@middletoe2202]

CAN THEY PROFESSIONALLY RECORD PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AND MAKE THE CURRENT CAST IN IT

[@middletoe2202]

MBOYTWO34 it’s not the same 😢

[@rickym242]

@@middletoe2202 That would be hard because a lot of them are busy and don't have the time.

[@middletoe2202]

Ricky M maybe they could record one of the shows live? idk it’s just a thought it would be AWESOME

[@isaaclee5123]

They need to do this with phantom and les miserable even if it were only say a limited theatrical release

[@middletoe2202]

zickey that would be be a dream come true!!!

[@kirascontent]

He can slam me into a wall if he wanted ngl

[@Mylo8328]

Kira Grace wow this is so fucking relatable

[@amyroseplusone]

👏👏

[@theshockinglyeloquentdog9945]

he looks like he just woke up and can't sing

[@meadow10134]

TheShockinglyEloquentDog woof yea that’s what makes my fuckin clit hard

[@jejemusic9545]

I laughed so hard at this 😂🤣🙌🏼😍😘😂

[@jacobmccain8794]

Holy crap that full voice came out of no where. It smacked me in the face and I was sooooo happy about it. The way he started it being breathy and creepy and yet seductive was amazing and then, to just belt and sing full voice with so much gusto and so much intensity and then bring it back to soft... GENUIS. One of the best. After Ramin for me.

[@meg4322]

ikr? i was shook

[@ellenkuang8853]

I legit got like... Lucifer vibes towards the end???? Like the Netflix show. 😅 like creepy but can't help but be attracted

[@MrCamden622]

I got to watch him perform last night on Broadway in NYC. His voice impregnated me. Holy shit.

[@bluluckyduckie]

Camden Bettey damn, that’s gonna be the sexiest baby 😂😂😂

[@michaelappler5902]

I am in love with this man's consonants

[@sansiantan8390]

Mmmmm that diction...

[@alyannamontgomery1612]

me too ugh. the aggressive explosive consonants are PERFECT for phantom

[@keiko4043]

I saw Phantom twice, both with Ben in it. He has that dramatic Ramin flair in his voice but his lower notes are so rich I just love it.

[@scotthamp384]

He sounds like a cross between Ramin and Davis Gaines to me

[@vampireheart85]

I love him,but Ramin will always be my favorite

[@lilsisasu]

Danielle Shearer Mine too!

[@christyr6201]

I wish I could see him !!

[@kalamicu]

The best Phantom I have seen. Beautiful voice. And yes, creepy facial expressions because the Phantom is supposed to be deranged. His acting and voice are flawless.

[@jtatum6900]

No the best one is heard butler idiot

[@merrymattel4237]

marvelisthebest please tell me you’re joking

[@cgrachel]

Dom C. Best one has been ramin karimloo in my opinion. He hits a note I’ve seen no other phantom hit in this song. However, Ben is great (:

[@pacman1789]

@@merrymattel4237 Nope. Gerard Butler had a magnificent performance as the Phantom of the Opera.

[@jordanjackson7996]

Do you know Ramin kallo

[@Isabel-ll7im]

Literally anything 'phantom of the opera' makes me so happy

[@withlove_jr]

Omg SAME!!

[@ooeygooeygoodra3068]

Me

[@hightenor12]

Besides Ramin, I think this dude hits every single note, beat, look, essence of this role. This is perfection and I have wanted to play this role my entire life and have endured some of the worst renditions of this song, and this gentleman, he just fucking destroys this song. I also love that you can tell this guy is classically trained as he elongates every vowel and gives even the smallest words like it or the their full musical value with vibrato…I’m just so inspired that I’m running out of words. What a voice. It’s so refreshing to discover a new great Phantom after all of these years, and to make this song fresh. He killed this.

[@vanessareyesbarajas4213]

Let’s appreciate the pianist 👏🏻

[@PhantomOperaWickedTheaterPhan]

Ben Crawford is AMAZING. I am so glad I got to see him live on Broadway as the Phantom in NYC twice. Planning to go to NYC again sometime, to see him in the Phantom of the Opera. He is so phenomenal as the Phantom. His voice, acting, and everything is superb. Bravo.

[@zayvier69]

“To be” sung and cleanly hit and sung relaxed at 1:47 is probably the best execution I’ve ever heard of all phantoms

[@klwl]

His lower register/notes are really strong and powerful!! Quite the contrast with the lighter high notes...

[@user-qu7jf6mo7f]

Really like the "close your eyes" parts, quite the contrast with the lower register.

[@estefi.s]

Ben is one of the best Phantoms ever! So lucky I got to watch him last year 🖤

[@juliagibbs5373]

Estefi S. Same here

[@applenice1069]

agree. i just saw him last friday.... pure excellence.

[@patrickchang8163]

Just watched this show last night and my God I've never heard anyone sing like this. Pure electric. I think I even wet my pants at one point.

[@dylancragle5039]

Saw him on Broadway twice and I was blown away! His voice is incredible!

[@hanlee5292]

I just watched him on Broadway last night. The Absolute perfection!!! Never had a better musical experience than watching him singing and acting 🙂

[@theresal7030]

Just saw him perform this month (May 2022) and my mind and ears were blown away. I cried as he sang-I felt every word of every song ❤️, just as it should be.

[@sashatrajkovski8327]

I saw him a few days ago (Sunday) and got to meet him after the show, he’s just incredible

[@theresal7030]

@@sashatrajkovski8327 I love that you were able to meet him! That must have been a very special experience. I really want to see the show again.

[@tobealostwanderer]

He is so serious here and then you watch his Face Off series and he is the biggest child ever

So much power down low, so much delicacy up high. Beautiful.

[@NKVoltgunner]

THAT TRANSITION INTO THAT HIGH NOTE THOUGH 😍

[@joeswife]

I saw Ben in Phantom. He was great! Beautiful voice and amazing diction.

[@PhantomOperaWickedTheaterPhan]

Agreed! His voice is fantastic! Glad you enjoyed the show!

[@SMjerZgirl]

Saw him last night and he was incredible! He put so much emotion into the character and his voice...just wow.

[@prgslovesmj]

I literally screamed and was close to tears. He is really good! I wish I could watch him perform!

[@ricardoang47]

WTF this is one of the best versions I’ve ever heard!!!! I’m still speechless minutes after watching Ben!!

[@larrybeagle66]

He was great as just a company member in On The Twentieth Century which is where I first encountered him. Incredible talent. Wasted in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Looking forward to a long careers.

[@queeniecc6262]

Absolutely gorgeous tone, beautiful power and range. Thank you for your talent in this difficult role.

[@dianethomas3806]

Making Tucson proud! So blessed to have shared a stage with him many years ago before the rest of the lucky world got him!

[@abbye6082]

I liked it before I watched

[@jaz1558]

Same here😂

[@jtatum6900]

Same hes gay I like gerar dbutler better way better idc what people think

[@choix2961]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@jenniferlyons4150]

Wow, he's great! In true character.

[@lexagrrl]

His voice is great but I was honestly laughing from start to finish because of the DRAMA 😂 I’m here for it, you sing that phantom, Boy 💁🏼‍♀️

[@Henry03Studios]

Was lucky enough to see Ben in Broadway in 2018, very happy that I did! Definitely gives off Ramin’s likeness, he’s one of the best phantoms!

[@mauroespindola5101]

his voice is just so amazing

[@anbaaronnewland-bentley5730]

He’s just an absolutely powerhouse! Loved his performance when I saw the show in December. Stunning performer

[@MaryFruitJuice]

I never thought I would be ready to say this about someone other than Ramin or Michael Crawford, but this is one of the best performances of TMOTN I have ever heard! I'm stunned, I need to watch him in person! 🖤

[@ratrights]

i saw him in phantom of the opera last year and he was so good oh my godddd

[@hannahtrauscht3824]

WE STAN BEN CRAWFORD🙌

[@adrianaalves6655]

I'm speechless. The best performance of this song I have ever heard in my life. Bravo!! 👏❤️

[@samuelbrown112]

Ben Crawford, Ramin Karimloo, and James Barbour I think are the strongest sung Phantoms. The feeling and intensity in their voices are unparalleled.

[@giannis_tar]

He looks creepy AF (like he's supposed to I guess). Great singing btw

[@gingerisevil02]

Giannis Targontsidis omg I love how bluntly you said that 😂 the faces he's making are seriously so weird

[@vincenthyde502]

I think it’s because he usually has half his face covered so needs to articulate :)

[@BerryinHI]

Haha! I had to close my eyes or turn away so I could concentrate on his singing.

[@silentassasin0575]

The phantom is a creepy character to begin with so that means hes a damn good actor 👍

[@moiraesfate1]

So beautiful. I haven't heard it this beautiful since Michael Crawford. Amazing. Now he should have been in the movie.

[@margaretoconor9161]

I saw phantom again about a week ago and was enchanted just as much as the first time. It’s a timeless piece of perfection tbh

[@heyitsblinded]

Wow that ‘be’ actually sounded like a ‘be’ (as opposed to the usual ‘bae’)

[@tews123]

Hahaha my singing teacher hated the whole bae thing and me too the mae sound ughhhhhh

[@davidfrancis67]

I find it so odd that many performers sing "bae" when the pure vowel is easier

[@Pixsulate]

e is such a hard vowel to sing, especially powerfully, so big kudos

[@pandate2036]

@@davidfrancis67 thr issue is that it is extremely difficult to get the power necessary for that specific note if you sing the pure vowel. Singing it as bae allows more depth through the a, and as such you're more able to get the power in the note

[@alyr228]

E is harder to sing than A so people tend to go "bae" to get the power and then round off with the right letter

[@karinamendiola3924]

This is one of my favorite songs. And he KILLSS IT!

[@originalkyliearnold]

So proud of our University of Arizona Wildcat alum!! Go all UA School of Theatre, Film & Television actors out there working! Ben, your exquisite voice would make Monte just beam. ❤️

[@n_duck9696]

I feel like I'm slowly getting hypnotized.... This man is really good oh my god.

[@TaniaLevy]

Stunning !!!!!!!!!!

[@LauraBwayMorris]

I saw him last night, and he was incredible!

[@bwaypunk]

My nineth grade year in choir we did a phantom of the opera melody for a end of the year variety show themed Broadway and I have to say it's one of my favorites

[@cchico41]

Wow- amazing voice! From a singer's perspective, difference facial expressions are sometimes required to make sure the notes are hit properly. Everyone has their own way of singing but he looks and did great! Go Ben Crawford!

[@sofiar.o5677]

I saw him perform this week he was magnificent and so kind to meet!

[@christabellevasquez3741]

I got chills!!! (Again) 😍😍😍😍🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@alessiam7127]

Ben and Ramin will forever be the best ❤️ The voice control and emotion is absolutely amazing

[@myvampirediary1]

I think I just had an eargasm... Pure joy and ecstasy filled me listening to this majestic performance

[@mykelcohen]

He is such a fantastic Phantom!!!

[@MaggsNorth]

Damn, his voice is pure perfection 🌹

[@atolm1]

Wow, that is what you call full commitment to your craft, remarkable.

[@renettareno662]

never forget the day that you got the call that you made it And that you got the part of Phantom Of The Opera

[@ronaldodornelasmachado1143]

I had the great experience to listen in person this one big artist. Amazing. beautiful voice and great performance.

[@richardhutton8743]

Had the good luck to work with him. What a voice and a good guy.

[@musicprincess9747]

Ben Crawford everybody!!!! Absolute king!!!

[@ChiChisWorld]

THIS is a phenomenal stage actor. Bravo!

[@therealjoeconstantino]

His chest voice is very powerful. It gives the song the gravitas it needs to convey the Phantom's passion. Bravo!

[@angelinaluna4891]

Ben makes this look like it's a PIECE OF CAKE, bless his talent.

[@francosings7105]

I just got chills all over my body ! So amazing ❤

[@jdb8671]

His moments of “speak-singing” and his overall lower, true Baritone/Baritone TC range remind me a lot of Anthony Warlow. Which is great. He was probably was the first Baritone TC in the role, and I believe the first to speak some of the MotN phrases, not just full singing (eg., Michael Crawford and commonly succeeding Phantoms). Ben def has a deeper range; and you can tell he’s got a great grip on the role. Shame how the last few months played out for him. Read a fascinating AMA thread where he was talking about how hard it is to sing properly in the Majestic (unlike this) as of the heat, no monitors facing stage (so, he can’t hear himself well - esp under 1/2 face of prosthetics, a mask, other make up, lots of clothes), and a sound system that’s (at the end of the show) 35+ years old with no improvements AND the hottest theatre on earth. So, no wonder he began to change a bit towards the last leg 8 shows a week.

[@PhantomOperaWickedTheaterPhan]

Ben is AWESOME!

[@josephturner4757]

Wow. Blown away by his talent. He embodies Phantom on a new level

[@blahblah1438]

What an amazing performer. This is one of the best I have heard

[@nairoby1971]

Watched him perform last Thursday, he was great, made me cry.

[@saranotsarah]

my favorite Phantom ever!

[@saranotsarah]

he sounds so majestic

[@avis8533]

Bravo, spectacular performance!

[@benlutostanski7755]

I got to see him a few months ago. He and Eryn LeCroy were phenomenal

[@layoverbear]

oh, I saw him live a few months ago, he was amazing!

[@albumm12]

HoW doEs he sing that top "be" with an Ee sounding vowel but sucH an oPen MoutH???;!!?!??

[@ThatWheat]

Saw this show live on a school trip in New York. This man and the whole set and cast of the Phantom are INCREDIBLE! Just as good if not better in real life.

[@joshuayoder2276]

I don’t know if Ben Crawford is related to Michael Crawford or if that’s a coincidence but I love it

[@christinaskaggs9689]

They're not related, so just a coincidence

[@mollymcgoldrick1618]

Michael Crawford was actually born Michael Patrick Smith, so there’s no relation, but they’re both amazing!!!

[@eljordinio7647]

I thought for a sec they were related, tho it turns out they aren't

[@esolo908]

The first Phantom I saw...He’s so talented!!

[@vladgolovanov3166]

El Sol look at Ramin Karimloo’s perfomances

[@savannaforester]

I could watch this over and over again ❤️

[@natalieg5690]

okayyyy broadway.com imma need a warning next time

[@meganmcdaniel1254]

Holy crap bro he is absolutely amazing. I put it on while doing research and ended up forgetting what i was doing and becoming totally enraptured in his voice!!!

[@christinedaae5899]

I absolutely love Ben Crawford as Erik, aka, The Phantom! I only wish he would have worn his Phantom Costume! That would have deepened the effect!

[@dddeines1]

So gorgeous!!!!!! Loved him as the Phantom!

[@TristenSinger]

This is absolutely beautiful.

[@middletoe2202]

AHHHH I LOVE HIM

[@iLikePotato3s]

Him and Ali Ewoldt at POTO was amazing

[@WrathOfTheHydra]

I know everyone's impressed by Ben's singing, but if you listen to the accompaniment, the pianist is absolutely on point as well. Good job to both!

[@wenchengxue2164]

Finally someone who addresses the pianist too!

[@petedavies2478]

Saw phantom on Broadway December 2018 Ben was the phantom and i cried that note! He tops anyone I have heard sing this

[@clarissacortez250]

I SAW HIM LIKE 2 DAYS AGO HE WAS FANTASTIC

[@empringle830]

One of my absolute favorite Broadway actors!

[@anioro]

My eyes are watering. I love phantom so much.

[@annmarieknapp]

This fellow is incredible. Saw him December 23rd, 2019 with my Dad for Xmas. We both were brought to tears. And Ben as Phantom stole the show. The gal who played Christine was wonderful, but this guy rocked the house!!!!

[@KarennAnnn]

annmarieknapp I was at the same show. It was amazing!!!

[@eljordinio7647]

U probably had Megan Picerno like I did. Oh my God the voice of an angel. Wishing you were somehow here again was just amazing. Sierra may b my favorite but Megan is close second for me

[@CHOCHEEPO]

Wow first time hearing this guy and I'm a fan just wow

[@sammierutter1828]

Ramin and Ben have the most beautiful voices for the phantom 👏❤️

[@lodyz5729]

Ok I’m covered in goosebumps. This is fantastic

[@yinyandragonzm7485]

Saw his show it was wonderful he’s got a powerful voice

[@MM-tx7gi]

ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL!

[@davidkim1389]

Saw him in the Phantom last week in the Majestic. Great show! Wished I would have seen this vid before. Also, the acting is superb with all of the mask and gown hiding his face, he still manages to express the music to the audience.

[@kaceyrandall6598]

I've said it many times and I'll say it again: THERE IS NOTHING MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN A MAN THAT CAN SING LIKE THIS

[@alessm2206]

This performance hurt my heart so much. It's a really beautiful version.

[@brickzbrix4136]

My new fave phantom. My GOD! 😍😍