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5th Jun '13 2:49:58 PM Sapphirea2

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* Even in the WorldOfHam that is Creator/CirqueDuSoleil, [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/01/brian-dewhurst-cirque-du-_n_1562498.html Brian Dewhurst]] is in a class of his own -- an Englishman born into a circus family in 1932, he had a huge list of credits in circus and cabaret long before he made his first Cirque appearance in 1990's ''Theatre/NouvelleExperience'' as the ostentatious Great Chamberlain, who manages to be a large ham even as he (attempts to) walk a slackwire. He played a similar role in ''Theatre/{{Fascination}}'', and after several years of behind-the-scenes work let his love of being a large ham lead him back into the limelight as ''Mystere'''s principal clown. He was 68 when he took on the role of "Brian Le Petit", a ScrewySquirrel who tricks arriving audience members into thinking he's going to lead them to their seats, endlessly picks on the usher, and will resort to the hoariest SoUnfunnyItsFunny gags to escape punishment; now in his early 80s, he's ''still'' in the role, and audiences love him for it.

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* Even in the WorldOfHam that is Creator/CirqueDuSoleil, [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/01/brian-dewhurst-cirque-du-_n_1562498.html Brian Dewhurst]] is in a class of his own -- an Englishman born into a circus family in 1932, he had a huge list of credits in circus and cabaret long before he made his first Cirque appearance in 1990's ''Theatre/NouvelleExperience'' as the ostentatious Great Chamberlain, who manages to be a large ham even as he attempts to walk a slackwire. He played a similar role in ''Theatre/{{Fascination}}'', and after several years of behind-the-scenes work let his love of being a large ham lead him back into the limelight as ''Mystere'''s principal clown. He was 68 when he took on the role of "Brian Le Petit", a ScrewySquirrel who tricks arriving audience members into thinking he's going to lead them to their seats, endlessly picks on the usher, and will resort to the hoariest SoUnfunnyItsFunny gags to escape punishment; now in his early 80s, he's ''still'' in the role, and audiences love him for it.  (Cirque being a SilenceIsGolden world, he primarily uses his face and body to "project" to the back rows.)

4th Jun '13 10:38:25 AM Sapphirea2

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4th Jun '13 10:35:42 AM Sapphirea2

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* "Never act with children, dogs or Denholm Elliott." (His film work however is much more subdued.)
* Michael Crawford originated three roles in Creator/AndrewLloydWebber productions -- the title characters in ''The PhantomOfTheOpera'' and the ScreenToStageAdaptation of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', and Count Fosco in ''The Woman in White''. This says a lot about his performing style, which dates back to the time when he was best known as a light comedy actor (playing, among other roles, Cornelius in the film version of ''Theatre/HelloDolly'', Film/{{Condorman}}, and [[Series/SomeMothersDoAveEm Frank Spencer]]).
* Even in the WorldOfHam that is Creator/CirqueDuSoleil, [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/01/brian-dewhurst-cirque-du-_n_1562498.html Brian Dewhurst]] is in a class of his own -- an Englishman born into a circus family in 1932, he had a huge list of credits in circus and cabaret long before he made his first Cirque appearance in  1990's ''Theatre/NouvelleExperience'' as the ostentatious Great Chamberlain, who manages to be a large ham even as he (attempts to) walk a slackwire.  He played a similar role in ''Theatre/{{Fascination}}'', and after several years of behind-the-scenes work let his love of being a large ham lead him back into the limelight as ''Mystere'''s principal clown.  He was 68 when he took on the role of "Brian Le Petit", a ScrewySquirrel who tricks arriving audience members into thinking he's going to lead them to their seats, endlessly picks on the usher, and will resort to the hoariest SoUnfunnyItsFunny gags to escape punishment; now in his early 80s, he's ''still'' in the role, and audiences love him for it.

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6th May '13 4:26:37 PM merotoker

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* Lloyd Webber loves his large hams. Pharaoh from ''JosephAndTheAmazingTechnicolorDreamcoat'', The Rum Tum Tugger from CATS, and Herod from "JesusChristSuperstar" (especially the 2000 version) are some of theater's best hams.
* In the London West End version of ''Cats'', Old Deutromony and Bustopher Jones were originally played by '''{{BRIAN BLESSED}}'''.
* Count Fosco of ''The Woman in White'', another AndrewLloydWebber musical. It's another {{Melodrama}} so everybody hams it up, but as the show's primary comic relief ''and'' a villain, he's a lot more fun than the other characters.
* Michael Crawford originated three roles in AndrewLloydWebber productions -- the title characters in ''The PhantomOfTheOpera'' and the ScreenToStageAdaptation of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' and the aforementioned Count Fosco. This says a lot about his performing style, which dates back to the time when he was best known as a light comedy actor (playing, among other roles, Cornelius in the film version of ''HelloDolly'', {{Condorman}}, and [[SomeMothersDoAveEm Frank Spencer]]).

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* Lloyd Webber loves his large hams. Pharaoh from ''JosephAndTheAmazingTechnicolorDreamcoat'', The Rum Tum Tugger from CATS, and Herod from ''Music/JesusChristSuperstar'' (especially the 2000 version) are some of theater's best hams.
* In the London West End version of ''Cats'', Old Deutromony and Bustopher Jones were originally played by '''Creator/{{BRIAN BLESSED}}'''.
* Count Fosco of ''The Woman in White'', another Creator/AndrewLloydWebber musical. It's another {{Melodrama}} so everybody hams it up, but as the show's primary comic relief ''and'' a villain, he's a lot more fun than the other characters.
* Michael Crawford originated three roles in Creator/AndrewLloydWebber productions -- the title characters in ''The PhantomOfTheOpera'' and the ScreenToStageAdaptation of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' and the aforementioned Count Fosco. This says a lot about his performing style, which dates back to the time when he was best known as a light comedy actor (playing, among other roles, Cornelius in the film version of ''Theatre/HelloDolly'', ''Film/{{Condorman}}'', and [[Series/SomeMothersDoAveEm Frank Spencer]]).

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14th Dec '12 7:45:23 AM Sapphirea

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