Post by geldridg on Mar 25, 2007 21:30:18 GMT 9.5
Hello again friends,
I haven't posted in this part of the forum before, so I thought I'd work up the courage and start a thread of importance...
What questions would you ask Anthony if you were able to conduct an interview with him?
1) When recording the songs Confrontation for Jekyll and Hyde and You're Nothing Without Me for Centre Stage, was there any particular part that you preferred recording? Which did you do first?
2) Is there a song that you like to perform more than others? If so, what is it?
3) What's your favourite colour? ((ANSWER: Blue))
4) Do you have a middle name? If so, what is it? ((ANSWER: Thorne))
5) Do you have an idol in singing? Who do you think has influenced your style most of all?
6) Is there any special kind of songs that you think you would never sing?
7) I understand you prefer to describe yourself as a research nut when it comes to approaching characters. Where do you usually get down to first?
8) Which one contribute more to your building of a character, research or feeling? Which one do you think is more important?
9) Is there any new musical of the past decade that you would like to do someday?
10) Do you keep pets? Between dogs and cats, which do you prefer? ((FIRST-PART ANSWER: He has poodles))
11) Your favorite food?
12) Is that true you maintain your own website? Have you considered hiring someone else to maintain it? ( Are you aware that your official site hasn't updated for a year and a half?!.......-_- ) ((ANSWER: Since this was asked, the official website was removed for various reasons. Time and porn-bots being a couple of them. He now has a new official website here.))
13) The song you like the most and why
14) Your favourite leading lady so far
15) Which actor do you mostly want to perform with
16) Your favourite musical... BTW, have you any interest in performing in the English version of some German musicals (or the original version... I'm pretty sure language won't be a problem) such as Elisabeth?
17) If there is a chance, will you play Enjolras again? Or will you take part in Les Miz again? (even not performing Enjy... Anthony as Javert or Valjean would be great, I believe)
18) What kind of chocolate do you like the most; white, milk or dark?
19) Do you have a signature scent?
20) Do you have a favourite theatre?
21) Are you uncomfortable hiding in the throne?
22) How do you get out of your MotN jacket and into that robe so quick?
23) Is the angel as unstable as it looks?
24) Does Phantom of Manhattan make you as angry as it does me?
25) Do you think Erik would make a good father?
26) Had any ideas for a witty title for your new musical? 'Cos, you know, my friends and I have been talking...
27) Did you get to Fitzroy on time?
28) Do you like rockmelons? For that matter, do you like tuna? ((SECOND-PART ANSWER: Warlow is allergic to seafood. And peanuts.))
29) How do you make a pipe cleaner crocodile?
30) Do you think ALW is pathetic for not allowing to you to record Phantom?
31) Do you prefer forks or splades?
32) How many CDs do you own?
33) Which do you prefer, musical theatre or opera?
34) Are you a fruit person or a vegetable person?
35) Do you remember Mars, whom you kissed? ((ANSWER: He remembers))
36) Would you consider doing a commercial for Leggos? (sp?)
37) Would you consider doing a gag commercial for Herbal Essence?
38) Have you ever considered doing a voice-over part for a Disney production?
39) Who would be the five people (living or dead) you would invite for a dinner party given the opportunity?
40) Your idea of a perfect Sunday?
41) Human quality most appreciated in others?
42) Can you eat with chopsticks?
43) What's your favourite Italian dish?
44) Do you play piano or any instruments?
45) Do you ever get the compulsion to write ((or have you ever written / attempted to write)) a song?
46 a) Can I write a song with you?
46 b) What was your favourite subject at school?
47) How did you feel on opening night of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
48) Which CD never leaves your car?
49) Best driving song ever?
50) Have you ever received traffic infringements?
51) Why haven't you done Jekyll and Hyde yet? ((ANSWER: Because it's not the concept version))
52) In HMS Pinafore, when Sir Joseph catches Captain Corcoran swearing, you sang / said "Damme". Are you aware that it's actually the name of a place in Belgium?
53) How did you feel during the interval of Phantom's opening night? Were you feeling any anxiety at all?
54) What was the most difficult part of the performance?
55) Is there a song in your repertoire list that makes you cringe just thinking about it?
56) Would you ever consider recording Gethsemane?
57) Do you have an MP3 player/iPod? ((ANSWER: He has an iPod dock in his dressing room where he relaxes to jazz and Bach))
58) If you listen to your MP3/iPod, do you find yourself singing out loud?
59) ... in public?
60) What's your top 10 most played?
61) Favourite website
62) Weirdest thing a fan's ever done?
63) Have you ever lost it on stage?
64) What do you enjoy more: concerts or theatre?
65) What is your shirt size?
66) When you record songs from musicals, do you also find yourself acting in the recording studio, or do you distance yourself from the character and just concentrate on vocals?
67) Have you been approached regarding Phantom of Manhattan?
68) Would you shoot yourself rather than be affiliated with the Phantom of Manhattan?
69) Do you like purple?
70) Have you seen Chopper Opera / The Phantom and the Art of the Helicoptor?
71) What's the strangest question on this list?
72) Could you please say, "Laissez-moi la baise seule chienne"?
73) Can you ride a unicycle?
74) What is your opinion of lace?
75) Have you had any body piercings?
76) Would you like any body piercings?
77) And if not, what is that mark on your ear?
78) Would you ever do promo shoots to raise cancer awareness?
79) Do you enjoy fishing?
80) On a regular basis?
81) If not, would you like to take it up?
82) With me?
83) Can you scuba-dive?
84) What is your favourite karaoke song?
85) What life experiences, have allowed you to characterise these completely contrasting roles so realisitcally!?
86) Do you ever get cramps when you sing?
87) Have you ever been awestruck/starstruck by someone you've met/performed with?
88) What do you think of Georgia Brown?
89) What is the first thing that goes through your mind the moment you realise you've forgotten the words / you're going to sing or speak the wrong line?
90) Do overly zealous/enthusiastic fans *cough* ever bother you, esp. during a performance? Or is it a case of obvious appreciation fueling a performance?
91) Have you ever seen / heard of The Slipper and the Rose?
92) Have you ever considered writing your OWN musical?
93) You once said that you read a lot of biographies. Whose life story has been the most interesting you have read?
94) Do you plan to write your memoirs one day or would you prefer to co-write your autobiography?
95) What's the one thing that you never have patience for?
96) What would you wait a lifetime for?
97) You said in an interview that you wanted to bring Phantom to your daughter's generation. What kind of feedback have you received from young people about your role and performance?
98) Do you think that Opera and musicials are now appealing to young people again because of the way they are performed?
99) In one of your early Phantom interviews 17 years ago, some said you played the part so fully, with the presence of an older man, particularly in terms of sensuality. Your response was: "There's no reason why the Phantom has to be not much older than Christine. Dale Burridge is 29, I'm 29 and Marina Prior is 27. He doesn't have to be 45. That would turn him into a dirty old man." You are 47 now and Christine is still 27! Are you a dirty old man?
100) There are many up-and-coming young opera and music stars. Who, if any, would you like to work with and why?
101) Do you like your voice?
102) Do you feel it is essential to tell a story or some sort of narrative through-line with every song you sing, even when in a concert or strictly performative context?
103) Do you still have a copy of The Mikado's I have a little list that you re-wrote and performed in 2005?
104) If so, could we see it?
105) Have you come across anything on US that has just made you cringe? ((ANSWER: He has, and I [Marie-Cris] and the staff are fixing it))
106) Could you please do a skit of the Swedish Chef?
107) By now you are most likely in NYC, or on the last legs to get there. Did you bring 3 bucks, 2 bags, 1 you?
FINISH THESE SENTENCES
- My worst habit is...
- The thing I fear most is...
- My guiltiest pleasure is...
- It's a bit daggy, but I love...
- My favourite internet sites are...
- The strangest place I've ever been recognised is...
- Someone who makes me laugh is...
- The hardest thing I've ever done is...
- A song I don't want played at my funeral is...
- My worst moment on stage is...
- My best moment as a singer was...
- In my dreams, the sport I wish I could play professionally is...
- At home I cook...
- My first job was...
- If my house caught on fire, the first (non-human or pet) thing I would grab is...
- My favourite toy as a child was...
- My secret skill (which will soon no longer be secret) is...
- You wouldn't know it but I'm no good at...
- My biggest regret is...
- I wish I had...
Note from Mar: Sorry Greg, I'm hi-jacking your thread.
I haven't posted in this part of the forum before, so I thought I'd work up the courage and start a thread of importance...
What questions would you ask Anthony if you were able to conduct an interview with him?
1) When recording the songs Confrontation for Jekyll and Hyde and You're Nothing Without Me for Centre Stage, was there any particular part that you preferred recording? Which did you do first?
2) Is there a song that you like to perform more than others? If so, what is it?
3) What's your favourite colour? ((ANSWER: Blue))
4) Do you have a middle name? If so, what is it? ((ANSWER: Thorne))
5) Do you have an idol in singing? Who do you think has influenced your style most of all?
6) Is there any special kind of songs that you think you would never sing?
7) I understand you prefer to describe yourself as a research nut when it comes to approaching characters. Where do you usually get down to first?
8) Which one contribute more to your building of a character, research or feeling? Which one do you think is more important?
9) Is there any new musical of the past decade that you would like to do someday?
10) Do you keep pets? Between dogs and cats, which do you prefer? ((FIRST-PART ANSWER: He has poodles))
11) Your favorite food?
12) Is that true you maintain your own website? Have you considered hiring someone else to maintain it? ( Are you aware that your official site hasn't updated for a year and a half?!.......-_- ) ((ANSWER: Since this was asked, the official website was removed for various reasons. Time and porn-bots being a couple of them. He now has a new official website here.))
13) The song you like the most and why
14) Your favourite leading lady so far
15) Which actor do you mostly want to perform with
16) Your favourite musical... BTW, have you any interest in performing in the English version of some German musicals (or the original version... I'm pretty sure language won't be a problem) such as Elisabeth?
17) If there is a chance, will you play Enjolras again? Or will you take part in Les Miz again? (even not performing Enjy... Anthony as Javert or Valjean would be great, I believe)
18) What kind of chocolate do you like the most; white, milk or dark?
19) Do you have a signature scent?
20) Do you have a favourite theatre?
21) Are you uncomfortable hiding in the throne?
22) How do you get out of your MotN jacket and into that robe so quick?
23) Is the angel as unstable as it looks?
24) Does Phantom of Manhattan make you as angry as it does me?
25) Do you think Erik would make a good father?
26) Had any ideas for a witty title for your new musical? 'Cos, you know, my friends and I have been talking...
27) Did you get to Fitzroy on time?
28) Do you like rockmelons? For that matter, do you like tuna? ((SECOND-PART ANSWER: Warlow is allergic to seafood. And peanuts.))
29) How do you make a pipe cleaner crocodile?
30) Do you think ALW is pathetic for not allowing to you to record Phantom?
31) Do you prefer forks or splades?
32) How many CDs do you own?
33) Which do you prefer, musical theatre or opera?
34) Are you a fruit person or a vegetable person?
35) Do you remember Mars, whom you kissed? ((ANSWER: He remembers))
36) Would you consider doing a commercial for Leggos? (sp?)
37) Would you consider doing a gag commercial for Herbal Essence?
38) Have you ever considered doing a voice-over part for a Disney production?
39) Who would be the five people (living or dead) you would invite for a dinner party given the opportunity?
40) Your idea of a perfect Sunday?
41) Human quality most appreciated in others?
42) Can you eat with chopsticks?
43) What's your favourite Italian dish?
44) Do you play piano or any instruments?
45) Do you ever get the compulsion to write ((or have you ever written / attempted to write)) a song?
46 a) Can I write a song with you?
46 b) What was your favourite subject at school?
47) How did you feel on opening night of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
48) Which CD never leaves your car?
49) Best driving song ever?
50) Have you ever received traffic infringements?
51) Why haven't you done Jekyll and Hyde yet? ((ANSWER: Because it's not the concept version))
52) In HMS Pinafore, when Sir Joseph catches Captain Corcoran swearing, you sang / said "Damme". Are you aware that it's actually the name of a place in Belgium?
53) How did you feel during the interval of Phantom's opening night? Were you feeling any anxiety at all?
54) What was the most difficult part of the performance?
55) Is there a song in your repertoire list that makes you cringe just thinking about it?
56) Would you ever consider recording Gethsemane?
57) Do you have an MP3 player/iPod? ((ANSWER: He has an iPod dock in his dressing room where he relaxes to jazz and Bach))
58) If you listen to your MP3/iPod, do you find yourself singing out loud?
59) ... in public?
60) What's your top 10 most played?
61) Favourite website
62) Weirdest thing a fan's ever done?
63) Have you ever lost it on stage?
64) What do you enjoy more: concerts or theatre?
65) What is your shirt size?
66) When you record songs from musicals, do you also find yourself acting in the recording studio, or do you distance yourself from the character and just concentrate on vocals?
67) Have you been approached regarding Phantom of Manhattan?
68) Would you shoot yourself rather than be affiliated with the Phantom of Manhattan?
69) Do you like purple?
70) Have you seen Chopper Opera / The Phantom and the Art of the Helicoptor?
71) What's the strangest question on this list?
72) Could you please say, "Laissez-moi la baise seule chienne"?
73) Can you ride a unicycle?
74) What is your opinion of lace?
75) Have you had any body piercings?
76) Would you like any body piercings?
77) And if not, what is that mark on your ear?
78) Would you ever do promo shoots to raise cancer awareness?
79) Do you enjoy fishing?
80) On a regular basis?
81) If not, would you like to take it up?
82) With me?
83) Can you scuba-dive?
84) What is your favourite karaoke song?
85) What life experiences, have allowed you to characterise these completely contrasting roles so realisitcally!?
86) Do you ever get cramps when you sing?
87) Have you ever been awestruck/starstruck by someone you've met/performed with?
88) What do you think of Georgia Brown?
89) What is the first thing that goes through your mind the moment you realise you've forgotten the words / you're going to sing or speak the wrong line?
90) Do overly zealous/enthusiastic fans *cough* ever bother you, esp. during a performance? Or is it a case of obvious appreciation fueling a performance?
91) Have you ever seen / heard of The Slipper and the Rose?
92) Have you ever considered writing your OWN musical?
93) You once said that you read a lot of biographies. Whose life story has been the most interesting you have read?
94) Do you plan to write your memoirs one day or would you prefer to co-write your autobiography?
95) What's the one thing that you never have patience for?
96) What would you wait a lifetime for?
97) You said in an interview that you wanted to bring Phantom to your daughter's generation. What kind of feedback have you received from young people about your role and performance?
98) Do you think that Opera and musicials are now appealing to young people again because of the way they are performed?
99) In one of your early Phantom interviews 17 years ago, some said you played the part so fully, with the presence of an older man, particularly in terms of sensuality. Your response was: "There's no reason why the Phantom has to be not much older than Christine. Dale Burridge is 29, I'm 29 and Marina Prior is 27. He doesn't have to be 45. That would turn him into a dirty old man." You are 47 now and Christine is still 27! Are you a dirty old man?
100) There are many up-and-coming young opera and music stars. Who, if any, would you like to work with and why?
101) Do you like your voice?
102) Do you feel it is essential to tell a story or some sort of narrative through-line with every song you sing, even when in a concert or strictly performative context?
103) Do you still have a copy of The Mikado's I have a little list that you re-wrote and performed in 2005?
104) If so, could we see it?
105) Have you come across anything on US that has just made you cringe? ((ANSWER: He has, and I [Marie-Cris] and the staff are fixing it))
106) Could you please do a skit of the Swedish Chef?
107) By now you are most likely in NYC, or on the last legs to get there. Did you bring 3 bucks, 2 bags, 1 you?
FINISH THESE SENTENCES
- My worst habit is...
- The thing I fear most is...
- My guiltiest pleasure is...
- It's a bit daggy, but I love...
- My favourite internet sites are...
- The strangest place I've ever been recognised is...
- Someone who makes me laugh is...
- The hardest thing I've ever done is...
- A song I don't want played at my funeral is...
- My worst moment on stage is...
- My best moment as a singer was...
- In my dreams, the sport I wish I could play professionally is...
- At home I cook...
- My first job was...
- If my house caught on fire, the first (non-human or pet) thing I would grab is...
- My favourite toy as a child was...
- My secret skill (which will soon no longer be secret) is...
- You wouldn't know it but I'm no good at...
- My biggest regret is...
- I wish I had...
Note from Mar: Sorry Greg, I'm hi-jacking your thread.
Please feel free to introduce yourself in the Introducing thread in the General board, also to contact myself or anyone here if you have any questions. We hope you enjoy your time with US!