"If Frank brought him fame, it was playing the man in the mask in "Rehearsing Phantom, you knew you were involved in history; the run-throughs were magical, during certain scenes there'd be silence as people watched it unfold. Michael Crawford with daughters Emma and Lucy <3. Michael Crawford photographed for The Telegraph at the Apollo Theatre, LondonMichael Crawford as Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'EmCrawford with Sarah Brightman in The Phantom of the Opera in 1986 The EZA account is not a licence. Accessing the content may take some time and may be subject to additional fees. "In The Go-Between he plays elderly Leo Colston narrating the ultimately tragic events of a longago Edwardian summer when he was 12.He has loved the chance to work with the three young actors who play the young Leo on alternate nights and the experience evoked memories of when he himself was 12 - making his stage debut in Benjamin Britten's Let's Make an Opera.