I found it interesting but didn't care much for the "urban" production. Many excellent performances as mentioned by others. It appears that John Legend tried very hard but he was really lacking the vocal ability that is needed. His Gesthemene was very weak and he avoided the money notes that make the song soar. I heard Michael Crawford sing it in concert and saw Ted Neeley, who owned the role for years, along with Carl Anderson. They are/were the real deal. Hearing Legend confirmed my suspicions that some of the current stars don't need to develop superior voices since electronics can augment voices that are not very well trained. This was much better than the other television efforts to bring Broadway shows to the small screen.
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