Twitter followers at the time.Andrew wrote alongside the video: “I thought I'd catch up with a very special friend of mine, @CrawfordMichael, as a surprise for you all to celebrate @phantomopera's birthday today. “Enjoy. - ALW,” the composer signed off.During the pair’s conversation, Andrew recalled being nervous over whether Michael would say yes to taking on the role of the Phantom.Reflecting on their early memories, Andrew said: “Then you came round to my flat and I played you the overture and I was really worried because I thought, ‘God, Michael Crawford, is he going to say yes to this?
I don’t know!’“And then I remember half way through the overture you just turned round to me and I said, ‘the chandelier rises up’, and you said, ‘I’ll.
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