In 2020, the star-studded musical concert 3 Phantoms rocked Beijing's Tianqiao Art Center. John Owen-Jones, Earl Carpenter and Jeremy Secombe's joint performance has left a mark on the memories of many musical theater fans. 4 years on, the famous West End musical theater star - John Owen-Jones is back to bring us a treasure trove of golden songs that he has honed over the years.
John Owen-Jones was born in Wales, England. As a famous British musical theater actor, audiences used to call him JOJ. He has appeared in Tod the Barber at the English National Opera, Ship of Show Business at the Royal Albert Hall, and A Little Night Music at the National Theatre of Great Britain. But he is most well known for his brilliant performances in the musicals Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera.
John is the youngest person in the history of London's West End to play Jean Valjean in Les Miserables. He brings out the inner workings of the character with his emotive voice. Whether it is his devotion to Fantine or his fatherly love for Cosette, he is able to bring it all to life in his songs. By showing the character's grief, anger, or outpouring of love, John is able to touch the heart with his moving vocals, bringing out Valjean's inner struggles, pain, and anguish in such a way that the audience feels a deep emotional resonance with the character of Valjean.
John has not only conquered audiences with his outstanding singing skills, but has also won wide acclaim for his outstanding stage presence and superb characterization. John's singing was particularly impressive in key sections such as The Phantom of the Opera and Nocturne, where his soprano voice and tonal shifts were performed with ease, conveying the character's emotions to the fullest. His ability to bring the complexity of the Phantom's personality and experiences into his own performance made the character even more three-dimensional and vivid. Of the 2,000 performances of "The Phantom", his rendition of "The Music of the Night" is especially recognized and admired by fans, with the saying "No one can beat JOJ in "The Music of the Night".
On stage, John Owen Jones has demonstrated a high level of professionalism and dedication. In addition to starring in several musicals, he has given several solo concerts in the UK and abroad. in early 2020, John made his debut in China as one of the "Three Phantoms", and in May 2021, he gave two solo performances at London's Cadogan Hall, which were sold out. He has also given several concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Tokyo, the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow and Carnegie Hall in New York.
In this concert, John Owen Jones will join hands with Pan Hangwei, who played Christine in the Chinese version of The Phantom of the Opera, to present a duet of several familiar songs. As an opera singer of the China Opera and Dance Theater, Pan Hangwei has made a name for herself in the field of musical theater with the 2023 national tour of The Phantom of the Opera and has gained a large number of fans and critical acclaim, and has been affectionately called Pan Xiao C by the audience.
Partial Track List
Is there any song in your heart?
Bring Him Home - Les Miserables
Music of the Night - the Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera - The Phantom of the Opera
Some Enchanted Evening - South Pacific
Evermore - Beauty and the Beast
This is the Moment - Jekyll And Hyde
Til I Hear You Sing - Love Never Dies
Kiss of the Spiderwoman - Kiss of the Spiderwoman
Tell My Father - The Civil War