Announced online today, Michael Crawford has added a concert date to a smattering of previously announced fall appearances. Crawford will appear at the Foxwoods Casino / Resort in Connecticut on Friday night, October 28th at 9pm. Tickets for the concert go onsale on Monday morning, August 22nd at 8am, with more information available on Foxwoods' web site.
The Connecticut appearance follows a handful of previously announced concert appearances, including performing with the
New York Pops Orchestra at Virgina's Ferguson Center for the Arts
on September 12, 2005. Crawford then opens Arizona's new Mesa Arts Center on September 17,
2005, and performs in Dallas, Texas on October 15th. It's expected that Crawford will be joined
by longtime concert and stage Christine co-star Dale Kristien, a
chorus, and of course orchestra. It's expected that all US
concerts will be conducted by Crawford regular, and BroadwayWorld.com
Standing Ovations 3 vet MD, Larry Blank.
Juggling both film and stage careers, Michael Crawford had established
himself as one of London's finest leading men long before he opened as
"the Phantom" in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
beginning one of the most widely acclaimed and memorable performances
in theatre history. Few stars are as widely connected to a single role
as Crawford is to "the Phantom." His Los Angeles and Broadway
performances earned an astonishing catalogue of critical recognition
including the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards, and the
Los Angeles Dramalogue Award and Drama Critics Award.
Since leaving "Phantom" after nearly four years in the role in
London, New York and Los Angeles; Crawford has become a multi-platinum
recording artist and one of the worlds's most sought after concert and
stage performers, playing to sold-out venues around the globe. In
addition to his recent concert work, stage credits in London and on
Broadway include Billy, Flowers for Algernon, Black Comedy, Dance of
the Vampires and Barnum.
Michael Crawford's most recent theatrical appearance took place in
2004, originating the role of Count Fosco in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The
Woman in White, for which he won both the Variety Club, and
WhatsOnStage.com awards.
Film and television work include Hello, Dolly! starring Barbra
Streisand, directed by Gene Kelly, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to
the Forum, The Knack, The Jokers, How I Won the War with John Lennon,
The Games, Hello and Goodbye, Alices Adventures in Wonderland and
Condorman.
Crawford's solo recording career includes Michael Crawford performs
Andrew Lloyd Webber, A Touch of Music in the Night, On Eagle's Wings,
Michael Crawford in Concert, Songs from the Stage and Screen, With
Love, A Christmas Album, and Michael Crawford: A Disney Album.
