"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."
English composer and theatrical producer known for major stage musicals including The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Evita, and Jesus Christ Superstar. His work has been central to modern musical theatre in Britain and internationally.