I think Michael Crawford realised, I think we all realised, once we'd gone the route of casting a very young girl, you can't really cast a 65 year old man opposite. Slightly different resonance I think. No, we weren't going to go there. We'd have Jack Nicholson in the lead.
-- Andrew Lloyd Webber
   
Andrew Lloyd Webber   Name:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Type:
Composer
Nationality:
British
Birth:
March 22, 1948
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