Oh my goodness, the part when Christine tears herself away at the end, and he puts his hands to his face and crumples to the floor... so heart-wrenching! That was so masterfully played by John Owen Jones. Thank you for posting this video! Otherwise I would never have seen that wonderful and terrible moment.
See Gina Beck's version... you'll feel the anger radiating off her body language and her voice. This is obviously good but that is till date a favorite.
That "Deep as hell" sent chills down my spine! I thought Ramin was amazing, but JOJ Is also just as incredible, the amount of power he puts in his notes! So beautiful!
JOJ makes Ramin look like a schoolboy.... Technically perfect and a master vocalist..... His breathing and power are totally unmatched from any other phantom
@@melissam597 insufferable indeed! No matter what Phantom and Christine you’re watching, someone will pop up “Ramin and Sierra did it better”. So annoying!
I just love ramins voice...Sierra is ehhhhh on a lot of the songs like Gina beck I like on certain songs. I dont agree with love never dies but till i hear u sing is omg
John Owen Jones is my favorite Phantom after Michael Crawford. Just look how he acts the absolute hell out of this scene, yet he doesnt come off as hammy, but all too real. The way he reacts to the kiss is perfection, the sadness and tenderness in his eyes. And sually I dont start crying until the monkey music box starts up but the way JoJ was screaming for them to leave there and his breakdown afterwards put me in tears immediately. An absolutely OUTSTANDING performance.
Perfection. Absolute perfection. I'm a Ramin fan myself but JOJ is absolute perfection! He is ranked right next to Ramin. And only because I saw Ramin with Sierra and their chemistry and passion is WAY better! OH! And his sarcasm when he says "your lover makes a passionate plea." 😍😍😍😍😍
I am such a huge JOJ fan and these clips are amazing. His performance was Brilliant! He doesn't play the Phantom....he IS the Phantom. Thank you thank you!!
Man it's amazing the difference in portrayals. JOJ brings out this tender and broken side to the Phantom that my heart breaks for him while Hugh Panaro brings out this sort of thrilling insanity to his Phantom. I love both actors so much and I'm forever blown away by their voices. And of course Rachel Barrell's still going to be one of my top favourite Christines. Perhaps her singing voice is a little shrill, but there's so much depth to her Christine that I find lacking in so many others.
That kiss ,my god that kiss was full of love agony and hatred . you can see his pain .How he burns for the one he loves and yet though in deep anger and desperation slowly slips away as he tastes the glimpse of being loved . The best phantom ever
I saw JOJ as the phantom in London about a year ago, I love Micheal Crawford and Ramin Karimloo to pieces, but I have a special place in my heart for JOJ because I don't know what I would have thought of the show if somebody else was the lead. I'm so lucky I got to see him live, his performance is always so tragic.
Well talk about being psychological screwed with for many years. He definitely broke her. I always wonder how she was traumatized after all this, but it never goes into it in the book.
I lost someone so close to my heart, so close to everything. We saw the broadway show, TWO ROWS FROM THE PIT! Unforgettable, amazing…words can’t describe it. I pushed her away just like the Phantom (not literally). It’s been about 10 years now. I’ve stayed strong, I’ve learned my lessons.
I have felt like the Phantom at times. Like I was excluded from a life that my peers enjoyed, and that I did not belong. I think many people feel that way at some point in their lives. That said, I tend to sing the "pity comes too late" part many times when I'm alone, it's my favourite part of the play as well as the part between Phantom, Christine, and Raoul.
Wow so emotional to watch here on RUclips... I can't even imagine how powerful of an experience it was to see this live. JoJ and Rachel... they brought everything they had to this performance, it's easy to hear and see.
I cannot handle the emotional weight of this scene. Of ALL the final lair scenes I have watched, this one is the most emotional of them all. I love Sierra Boggess and she is my second favorite Christine but no one quite captures Christines childlike innocence and voice the way Rachel does. So where Sierra truly inspires me as a person, Rachel evokes many emotions and is somehow more relatable as Christine. JOJ is by far the best Erik. He inspires some apprehension while evoking your sympathy in a deep way... Ramin is GREAT, truly great but he has a slightly aggressive touch which is admirable for the character but evokes less sympathy for Phantom in my opinion... JOJ had it all. He and Rachel make the perfect pairing for this show.
As always, JOJ is such a delight. What really gets me in this one is when JOJ brings her hand to his face after he says I love you!!!! I also love when Rachel refuses to look at him as he confesses. Both a very nice and heartbreaking touch. Also, who played Meg here? She’s beautiful!
This was the best Play I have ever seen, JOJ was awesome, went last Thursday for my birthday, still cant figure out how they did the bit with him covering himself in the cloak and then disappearing like that.
There is a lever on the chair. The Phantom sits on the chair and hooks the cloth to the headrest and pulls the lever that slides him out. I heard in a interview once with Hugh Panero that a Phantom cover once got stuck so he handed Meg the mask from under the sheet.
My favorite Phantoms, Jean Valjeans and overall male Broadway singers are the same three men. In no particular order Colm Wilkinson John Owen Jones Ramin Karimloo
It drives insane that nobody recorded a full video of JOJ with Katie Hall in poto at Majesty's theatre. John was even more amazing than in this video. The audience applauded so much after his "it's over now". You can hear their reaction to his MOTN and their PONR. JOJ & Katie are the best phantom/christine pairing and it's infuriating that most people will never know that. They actually matched the characters unlike other casts people gush over. John & Katie SHOULD have been the poto 25 concert leads, cameron mackintosh is a mercenary scumbag.
I feel like his Phantom seems actually semi-reasonable, lol. Like, she'd have a leg to stand on to reason with him, he's sort of extreme in his desperation, but at least grounded in reality. Whereas a bunch of other Phantoms in the Final Lair just seem off the charts whacky and unhinged
I think the Phantom's true desperation at the end makes his character much more relatable. It's that why it the book too. He is the most tragic antihero ever, her murders and manipulates people but we still love him and empathize with him so much.
I feel his "down once more" so hard. This man, John Owen-Jones breaks my heart into pieces then tap dance on what is left. I wish I was Gina Beck to be his christine :'( he also touched his lips in the final lair with Katie Hall ❤
+Merthurmad How about pulling Mr. Matthew Cammelle from his hiding place out? JOJ is too famous already. He can be as mad as JOJ. Earl Carpenter is good, but his high notes are nasally.
The kiss was a very unique portrayal, different to other phantoms - love it! Rachel is good but not great, I do wish JOJ had someone who had more suited to him for the chemistry
These jerks should have filmed his final lair with Katie Hall in the west end. John & Katie should have been the 25th concert leads, they are the best phantom and christine pairing, they actually matched the characters. ALW and cameron mackintosh boomer mercenaries. JOJ is the Best of all time and he deserved so much better.
A Very convincing performance by John Owen Jones. Anyway every cast is superb. Poor poor phantom! Starved of human affection and love! So desperate for Christine's love.
I'm tired of in every JOJ phantom video everyone only praises the actresses despite him putting all of his heart into the role. But then again everything has to be about women even more so in entertainment. John is the Phantom. That boomer mercenary cameron mackintosh should have cast him for the rah concert
JOJ is a great Phantom, I'll admit that. One of the better ones. But holy crap, dude, the mellow drama was kinda over the top. ^^; Especially when he yelled "go now and leave me!" That was way too over the top and overly dramatic. It was more comical than pained. ^^;;; Otherwise, he's got a great voice and can emote quite well when he wants to. Other times, he hardly shows much emotion. Like he just wants to get his lines over with so he can go home, lol. But, like I said, I still enjoy seeing him perform. :) He just needs to tone down the drama a bit. Haha.
I completely disagree, this is a man having a complete breakdown after losing the love of his life, his one hope of a an escape of a joyless life. I could sense the anger of having to let go of that, and his pain, in those screams. It brought me to tears actually. It was exquisitely performed.
I think most “real” Phans prefer Crawford, Panaro, Warlow or Jones - it’s the teenyboppers that go crazy for Ramin (because they want to fuck him lol). Ramin’s singing is actually really off - I wish they would redo the 25th with a better Phantom!
Uh not every POTO fan has to be a fan of Ramin and Sierra...like, the show existed for like 25 years before they came into it lol, Now if you meant to say to trigger Rierra fans, that makes more sense
Oh my goodness, the part when Christine tears herself away at the end, and he puts his hands to his face and crumples to the floor... so heart-wrenching! That was so masterfully played by John Owen Jones. Thank you for posting this video! Otherwise I would never have seen that wonderful and terrible moment.
This is seriously one of the best Final Lairs I have ever seen
See Gina Beck's version... you'll feel the anger radiating off her body language and her voice. This is obviously good but that is till date a favorite.
@@paperbackacademie6640 my thoughts exactly
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That "Deep as hell" sent chills down my spine! I thought Ramin was amazing, but JOJ Is also just as incredible, the amount of power he puts in his notes! So beautiful!
my soul left my body on that note for "hell" . . . god
JOJ makes Ramin look like a schoolboy.... Technically perfect and a master vocalist..... His breathing and power are totally unmatched from any other phantom
That “did you think I would harm her” omgggg I love how he sings that part!
Oh now I see where Ramin got the inspiration for his “go now and leave me!” in the 25th anniversary. JOJ is amazing! Nearly brought me to tears
John was meant to be the Phantom in the 25th but he turned it down.. he'll always be the master
Amanda E I wish it had been him, he’s a much better Phantom and the “Rierra” fans birthed by the 25th are utterly insufferable 😣
@@melissam597 insufferable indeed! No matter what Phantom and Christine you’re watching, someone will pop up “Ramin and Sierra did it better”. So annoying!
@@amandae8437 Well that's disappointing if this is true
I just love ramins voice...Sierra is ehhhhh on a lot of the songs like Gina beck I like on certain songs. I dont agree with love never dies but till i hear u sing is omg
John Owen Jones is my favorite Phantom after Michael Crawford. Just look how he acts the absolute hell out of this scene, yet he doesnt come off as hammy, but all too real. The way he reacts to the kiss is perfection, the sadness and tenderness in his eyes. And sually I dont start crying until the monkey music box starts up but the way JoJ was screaming for them to leave there and his breakdown afterwards put me in tears immediately. An absolutely OUTSTANDING performance.
There is so much emotion , power and pleading from JOJ . I have seen him in various rolls and he never gives less than 100% .
JOJ is definitely one of the Top 5 best phantoms of all time.
Perfection. Absolute perfection. I'm a Ramin fan myself but JOJ is absolute perfection! He is ranked right next to Ramin. And only because I saw Ramin with Sierra and their chemistry and passion is WAY better!
OH! And his sarcasm when he says "your lover makes a passionate plea."
😍😍😍😍😍
Lauryn Brianna Agree! Or when he says 'be my guest.... sir'. Best sarcastic Phantom ever ;).
Omg the most powerful performance I've ever watched
That's exactly what I said!
Can we all talk about how JOJ was the best Phantom ever?!
ramin is my favorite singer but joj is my favorite phantom
Ramin is my top fave but my favorites list is a million miles long. JOJ is number 4 for me
he is,should have got the 25th as longest in london and most liked,ramin ok but john is just wow,saw him four times live
Neri Martxia I agree!!!!!!!! He is AMAZING
You need to see Ben Lewis. Just...wow!
Man this actor is a great Phantom! First time I've seen him.
I am such a huge JOJ fan and these clips are amazing. His performance was Brilliant! He doesn't play the Phantom....he IS the Phantom. Thank you thank you!!
Raoul, your hand was NOT at the level of your eyes!
I think that every time. lol
Man it's amazing the difference in portrayals. JOJ brings out this tender and broken side to the Phantom that my heart breaks for him while Hugh Panaro brings out this sort of thrilling insanity to his Phantom. I love both actors so much and I'm forever blown away by their voices. And of course Rachel Barrell's still going to be one of my top favourite Christines. Perhaps her singing voice is a little shrill, but there's so much depth to her Christine that I find lacking in so many others.
That kiss ,my god that kiss was full of love agony and hatred . you can see his pain .How he burns for the one he loves and yet though in deep anger and desperation slowly slips away as he tastes the glimpse of being loved . The best phantom ever
I saw JOJ as the phantom in London about a year ago, I love Micheal Crawford and Ramin Karimloo to pieces, but I have a special place in my heart for JOJ because I don't know what I would have thought of the show if somebody else was the lead. I'm so lucky I got to see him live, his performance is always so tragic.
JOJ is absolutely stunning. I’m blown away by every performance. He can belt like no one i’ve ever seen before!
When Rachel says you deceived me I cry she sounds so genuinely broken
Well talk about being psychological screwed with for many years. He definitely broke her. I always wonder how she was traumatized after all this, but it never goes into it in the book.
Thanks again Ruth for sharing...another clip with my daughter Claire as Meg! I'm so very grateful :)
+Anne Tilling You must be really proud of your daughter Anne,appearing in a big West End show like this and doing a great job of it too.
Dear audience :
STOP COUGHING FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.
If you are recording then stop talking while you are recording.... we can hear it over POTO and I didn’t come here to listen to you whisper/talk
They probably called Christine a "little toad"...
I lost someone so close to my heart, so close to everything. We saw the broadway show, TWO ROWS FROM THE PIT! Unforgettable, amazing…words can’t describe it. I pushed her away just like the Phantom (not literally). It’s been about 10 years now. I’ve stayed strong, I’ve learned my lessons.
He is the best Phantom I've seen. That ending emotion in "You alone can make my song take flight. It's over now the Music of the Night" is unmatched
John Owen-Jones was my first Phantom. I saw him when I was seven right here on RUclips. I'm sixteen and he is still the only Phantom who makes me cry.
I have felt like the Phantom at times. Like I was excluded from a life that my peers enjoyed, and that I did not belong. I think many people feel that way at some point in their lives. That said, I tend to sing the "pity comes too late" part many times when I'm alone, it's my favourite part of the play as well as the part between Phantom, Christine, and Raoul.
When she kissed him, his reaction of shock was so genuine looking. It even stunned me
Wow so emotional to watch here on RUclips... I can't even imagine how powerful of an experience it was to see this live.
JoJ and Rachel... they brought everything they had to this performance, it's easy to hear and see.
When Rachel sang "have you...",I feel so helpless and sad in her voice.So awesome!!!
John is excellent! His acting and singing is fantastic!!!
Finally, a Meg that gets the sequence of cloak reveal and holding of the mask in the correct order, in time with the music. Amen, to that!
I cannot handle the emotional weight of this scene. Of ALL the final lair scenes I have watched, this one is the most emotional of them all. I love Sierra Boggess and she is my second favorite Christine but no one quite captures Christines childlike innocence and voice the way Rachel does. So where Sierra truly inspires me as a person, Rachel evokes many emotions and is somehow more relatable as Christine. JOJ is by far the best Erik. He inspires some apprehension while evoking your sympathy in a deep way... Ramin is GREAT, truly great but he has a slightly aggressive touch which is admirable for the character but evokes less sympathy for Phantom in my opinion... JOJ had it all. He and Rachel make the perfect pairing for this show.
I agree, I feel that unlike Sierra Rachel truly captures the essence of the character?
@@melissam597 Sierra does nothing for me as far as the character, but that's just me I guess.
Google User no a lot of people agree with you
As always, JOJ is such a delight. What really gets me in this one is when JOJ brings her hand to his face after he says I love you!!!! I also love when Rachel refuses to look at him as he confesses. Both a very nice and heartbreaking touch. Also, who played Meg here? She’s beautiful!
Wow. JOJ is amazing! I knew he is a fantastic singer - but man, he can act, too! He and Ramin are my current favorites.
here come the tears always
john owen jones is mad underrated
This was amazing, but that one moment when Raoul is standing completely still with his arms at his side made almost made me choke with laughter.
Incomparable, perfect.
This was the best Play I have ever seen, JOJ was awesome, went last Thursday for my birthday, still cant figure out how they did the bit with him covering himself in the cloak and then disappearing like that.
There is a lever on the chair. The Phantom sits on the chair and hooks the cloth to the headrest and pulls the lever that slides him out. I heard in a interview once with Hugh Panero that a Phantom cover once got stuck so he handed Meg the mask from under the sheet.
Nature Lover Wow that's interesting thanks for telling me, yeah I heard that interview, that poor Phantom lol Hugh is one of my fave Phantoms.
You kinda know it’s a successful show when you hear a huge applause after the Phantom sings, “It’s over now, the music of the night!” Always!
This part is the most part of the show I like, from the time I obsessed with phantom, every time I watched final lair, I cried😭😭😭
John Owen-Jones by far the best Phantom. Incredible acting and singing. I've seen the Final Lair many many times, but never like this! Amazing!
Him and Michael Crawford are the only ones that make me cry, they play the phantom with their souls and it feels. Amazing performers !!
@@jimsy3342 So sad that people don't appreciate JOJ's acting, despite how much emotion he put into his performances. He deserved so much better.
I love JOJ. He is absolutely stunning.
00:48 - 😂
Best performance Ive ever seen. 😭😭😭😭😭
My favorite Phantoms, Jean Valjeans and overall male Broadway singers are the same three men. In no particular order
Colm Wilkinson
John Owen Jones
Ramin Karimloo
It drives insane that nobody recorded a full video of JOJ with Katie Hall in poto at Majesty's theatre. John was even more amazing than in this video. The audience applauded so much after his "it's over now". You can hear their reaction to his MOTN and their PONR. JOJ & Katie are the best phantom/christine pairing and it's infuriating that most people will never know that. They actually matched the characters unlike other casts people gush over. John & Katie SHOULD have been the poto 25 concert leads, cameron mackintosh is a mercenary scumbag.
I feel like his Phantom seems actually semi-reasonable, lol. Like, she'd have a leg to stand on to reason with him, he's sort of extreme in his desperation, but at least grounded in reality. Whereas a bunch of other Phantoms in the Final Lair just seem off the charts whacky and unhinged
I think the Phantom's true desperation at the end makes his character much more relatable. It's that why it the book too. He is the most tragic antihero ever, her murders and manipulates people but we still love him and empathize with him so much.
This is some top tier 'legging. Thanks so much
I feel his "down once more" so hard. This man, John Owen-Jones breaks my heart into pieces then tap dance on what is left. I wish I was Gina Beck to be his christine :'( he also touched his lips in the final lair with Katie Hall ❤
Excellent performance indeed!
i would really like to see JOJ in Love Never dies.
+Merthurmad Very slight chance, I am afraid. He already said in an interview he is not interested in playing in Love Never Dies at all.
***** Thats sad, he would have been awesome.
+Merthurmad
How about pulling Mr. Matthew Cammelle from his hiding place out? JOJ is too famous already. He can be as mad as JOJ. Earl Carpenter is good, but his high notes are nasally.
TheMsiaddict I would love to see Matt Cammelle in LND as well, he'd be great.
Merthurmad
Do you have Three Phantoms concerts bootlegs? JOJ sings Till I Hear You Sing there. And he's great.
8:26 Raoul here is so funny. He’s not even trying 😭
So much anger, and yet so desperately in love with Christine.
When he kisses her hand...
It gets me everytime...
The kiss was a very unique portrayal, different to other phantoms - love it! Rachel is good but not great, I do wish JOJ had someone who had more suited to him for the chemistry
no problem! Happy to share ^^
Wow. This final lair is the most emotional i have ever seen. When she leaves i cried.
“You try my patience” ALL THE CHILLS
oml his reaction at 7:52 throughout the whole kiss and hug thing though
Please help I'm crying from this
The part where the phantom tells Christine he loves her the best I’ve seen in ages❤️❤️
So amazing
Raoul had one job and failed… YOUR DAMN HANDS AT THE LEVEL OF YOUR EYES!
めっちゃ泣ける😭
Ooooo....I love it when Christine kisses him. It broke all his defences.
That final masquerade broke me.
These jerks should have filmed his final lair with Katie Hall in the west end. John & Katie should have been the 25th concert leads, they are the best phantom and christine pairing, they actually matched the characters. ALW and cameron mackintosh boomer mercenaries. JOJ is the Best of all time and he deserved so much better.
A Very convincing performance by John Owen Jones. Anyway every cast is superb. Poor poor phantom! Starved of human affection and love! So desperate for Christine's love.
Amazing
I wonder if there was a coach party from Wales in the house that night.
0:48 im sorry that just cracks me up
I liked a lot this "whyyyyyy!!!" 1:04 🤣🤣🤣🤣
That was the best performance I have ever seen
Ilove you somuch miss you
8:45 sorta ruined the atmosphere LOL.
HAHA
Ikr
Geronimo Rauch just posted on twitter thta he is gonna pass the mask on to John Owen-Jones :D
ironmaidengirl666 OMG....i am going to fight for a ticket.
ironmaidengirl666 yes !!!! From 7 september until 30 january !!! After it will be Ben Forster...
The ending of this show is so good
i dont see how that scream near the end messes up his voices
This Madame Giry is a bit dramatic. I would imagine Madame Giry being more subtle.
Juliette Veronica She was a bit shrill
i think both Erik and Christine where more similar to those from the book
whose are not similar to the proyection on these sings
THE BLOCK I LOVE ITT
Man JOJ plays Erik like a true homicidal maniac.
I love it.
I'm tired of in every JOJ phantom video everyone only praises the actresses despite him putting all of his heart into the role. But then again everything has to be about women even more so in entertainment. John is the Phantom. That boomer mercenary cameron mackintosh should have cast him for the rah concert
Amazing... How old was he when he undertook the phantom role as the first time?
hithere 30 or 31 I think.
She's a bit shrill for me, but JoJ is brilliant.
Hi Ruth, who is playing Raoul here?
Cheesedud6 Could it be Oliver Thornton? He was principal Raoul during the period that John-Owen Jones and Rachel Barrel played.....
+Cheesedud6 Yes, it's Oliver Thornton :)
:30 my soul left my body . . . god.
yahoo it’s Friday night I so happy mommy come home yes
Wow
オペラ座の怪人カッコイイ✨
ほれちゃう！
醜い顔だからって嫌われてて可哀想😭
外国版の劇団四季日本と全然違う!!!
日本って静かめにやるけど、外国版はなんか凄い✨
演技力がさすが！
I've never seen the phantom of the opera
FNAFgirl,Barbiegirl,Wierdgirl and more! you have no idea how awesome it is
I thought I heard crying at 10:52-10:53 😅
Poor Erik! His own Mother made him wear a mask. And then all the stuff with those darn Gypsies! Geez!
My goodness phantom please don’t do this Christine daeaI didn’t mean to hurt you please please pray god lord
This Christine doesn't look like she loves the Phantom at all.
Christine isn’t supposed to be “in love” with the Phantom...that’s the whole point of the story lol
JOJ is a great Phantom, I'll admit that. One of the better ones. But holy crap, dude, the mellow drama was kinda over the top. ^^; Especially when he yelled "go now and leave me!" That was way too over the top and overly dramatic. It was more comical than pained. ^^;;; Otherwise, he's got a great voice and can emote quite well when he wants to. Other times, he hardly shows much emotion. Like he just wants to get his lines over with so he can go home, lol. But, like I said, I still enjoy seeing him perform. :) He just needs to tone down the drama a bit. Haha.
How bout no.
I completely disagree, this is a man having a complete breakdown after losing the love of his life, his one hope of a an escape of a joyless life. I could sense the anger of having to let go of that, and his pain, in those screams. It brought me to tears actually. It was exquisitely performed.
@@bawoman To each their own. :)
How to trigger POTO fans....
JOJ Phantom is better than Ramin Karimloo ;)
P.S I love Ramins Phantom im just trying to troll :)
I think most “real” Phans prefer Crawford, Panaro, Warlow or Jones - it’s the teenyboppers that go crazy for Ramin (because they want to fuck him lol). Ramin’s singing is actually really off - I wish they would redo the 25th with a better Phantom!
Uh not every POTO fan has to be a fan of Ramin and Sierra...like, the show existed for like 25 years before they came into it lol, Now if you meant to say to trigger Rierra fans, that makes more sense
@@melissam597 hey now, saying people prefer Warlow would imply people ACTUALLY KNOW who he is.
i like ramin better.