Fangirl Rants

just all about my fangirl stuff in music and everything. My interests: Westlife and 90s Boybands, Eurovision, Musicals, Aaron Tveit and Broadway, Michael Ball and West End and everything about music and writing. Edit: Also includes local music in my country. Siyempre, dapat proud to be Pinoy. 🇵🇭

[overthinkingbelle]

Best Michael Ball filmed concert

Click the link to vote.

What is Michael Ball's best filmed concert? - Online Poll - StrawPoll.com

What's your opinion? Vote now: Musicals and More 1996, Live at Royal Albert Hall 1999, This Time It's Personal 2000, Live In London 2004, On

*note: I did not include the Donmar show in 2001 because that's only a one-man show.

[overthinkingbelle]

AS A MUSICAL FAN, LIVING IN A COUNTRY WHERE MUSICAL THEATRE IS UNDERAPPRECIATED IS A CURSE.

I wanna live in either London or New York City where I see musical posters and hear show tunes outside.

[overthinkingbelle]

THE BALL OF ENERGY PART 3

This part is more of funny interviews with Michael Ball. There's a bit of singing though. More clips from his interviews with Jonathan Ross way back 2006 and 2007 and funny stories about his past musical shows. 😊

I'm thinking of doing another part but that would be next time, the last one for now.

[pojkflata]

me after completing one (1) task

[overthinkingbelle]

Aw, sleep tight King 💤😪😴🛌😌🥱

[tulivoimainen]

Käärija leaving for Eurovision vs. Käärijä returning home from Eurovision

[overthinkingbelle]

Looks like a hero's welcome 🤗🤗

[overthinkingbelle]

MB RANTS #12

Probably my most violent rant I posted so far. As much as I love his version of This Is The Moment, I apologize to say in my very honest opinion that there is no better version of the song than Erik Santos' (famous Filipino balladeer). His rendition of the Jekyll and Hyde tune grew a lot to me since the start of his career 20 years ago. This was his winning piece in a singing competition on TV and he won. I just love the way he sang the song by heart and at the end he stretched his hands and lifted his head high.

Sorry, guys. I'm ready to receive hate and backlashes regarding this post. I'm ready to be unfollowed, too. 😳😱🫢🙀🙈🫥

[ace-beef]

actual image of me going to bed while listening to Cha Cha Cha, Blood and Glitter, Promise, and Who the Hell is Edgar on repeat

[depressed--and--bisexual]

Add Carpe Diem, Soarele Si Luna and Samo mi se spava to the list

[overthinkingbelle]

Queen of the Kings, Unicorn, Because of You and My Sister's Crown too 😊

[nottyonatan]

Swedish people watching the rest of the world

[overthinkingbelle]

Yeah, Loreen and Sweden might have won again but Käärija won millions of people with his cheerful disposition and Cha Cha Cha is the party anthem! He's ready to conquer the world 😊

[overthinkingbelle]

Michael Ball appreciation post

Theatre Roles:

1984 Godspell (John the Baptist/Judas Iscariot) Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales [14 July 1984 – 25 August 1984]

1985 The Pirates of Penzance (Frederick, the Pirate Apprentice) Manchester Opera House [Summer Season 1985]

Les Misérables (Marius Pontmercy) Barbican Arts Centre, London [8 October 1985 – December 1985], Palace Theatre, London [4 December 1985 – October 1986]

1987 The Phantom of the Opera (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny) Her Majesty's Theatre, London [12 October 1987 – 10 October 1988]

1989 Aspects of Love (Alex Dillingham) Prince of Wales Theatre, London [17 April 1989 – January 1990]

1990 Aspects of Love (Alex Dillingham) Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway [8 April 1990 – 29 September 1990]

1995 Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert (Marius Pontmercy) Royal Albert Hall

1996Passion (Georgio Barchetti) Theatre Royal, Plymouth [17 February 1996 – 24 February 1996], Palace Theatre, Manchester [27 February 1996 – 2 March 1996], Theatre Royal, Nottingham [4 March 1996 – 9 March 1996], Queen's Theatre, London [13 March 1996 – 28 September 1996]

2001 Alone Together – One man show (The Performer) Donmar Warehouse, London [17 September 2001 – 29 September 2001]

2002 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Caractacus Potts) London Palladium, London [19 March 2002 – 19 July 2003]

2004 Alone Together – One man show (The Performer) Theatre Royal Haymarket, London [27 September 2004 – 9 October 2004]

2005 The Woman in White (Count Fosco) Palace Theatre, London [10 February 2005 – 30 April 2005]

Patience (Reginald Bunthorne) New York City Opera, New York City [10 September 2005 – 5 October 2005]

The Woman in White (Count Fosco) Marquis Theatre, Broadway [28 October 2005 – 19 February 2006]

2007Kismet (Haji / The Poet) London Coliseum ENO, London [25 June 2007 – 14 July 2007]

Hairspray (Edna Turnblad) Shaftesbury Theatre, London [11 October 2007 – 25 July 2009]

2010 Hairspray – UK Tour (Edna Turnblad) Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff [30 March 2010 – 24 April 2010], Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow [28 April 2010 – 8 May 2010], Mayflower Theatre, Southampton [11 May 2010 – 29 May 2010], Manchester Opera House [13 July 2010 – 31 July 2010], Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin [16 November 2010 – 27 November 2010], Edinburgh Playhouse [14 December 2010 – 9 January 2011], New Wimbledon Theatre, London [15 March 2011 – 26 March 2011], Bristol Hippodrome [12 April 2011 – 30 April 2011]

2011 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Sweeney Todd) Chichester Festival Theatre, West Sussex [24 September 2011 – 5 November 2011], 2012 Adelphi Theatre, London [10 March 2012 – 22 September 2012]

2015 Mack and Mabel (Mack Sennett) Chichester Festival Theatre, West Sussex [13 July 2015 – 5 September 2015]

Mack and Mabel – UK Tour Theatre Royal, Plymouth 1 [October 2015 – 10 October 2015], Manchester Opera House [12 October 2015 – 24 October 2015], Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin [27 October 2015 – 7 November 2015], Edinburgh Playhouse [10 November 2015 – 21 November 2015] Theatre Royal, Nottingham [23 November 2015 – 28 November 2015], Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff [1 December 2015 – 6 December 2015]

2019 Les Misérables – The All-Star Staged Concert(Inspector Javert) Gielgud Theatre, London [10 August 2019 – 30 November 2019], 2020 Sondheim Theatre, London [5 December 2020 – 16 December 2020]

2021 Hairspray (Edna Turnblad) London Coliseum, London [22 June 2021 – 29 September 2021]

Upcoming role: 2023 Aspects of Love (George Dillingham) Lyric Theater [12 May 2023-11 November 2023]

Albums

Michael Ball (1992)

Always (1993)

One Careful Owner (1994)

First Love (1995)

The Musicals (1996)

The Movies (1998)

The Very Best of Michael Ball – In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall (1999)

Christmas (1999 & 2000)

This Time... It's Personal (2000)

Centre Stage (2001)

A Love Story (2003)

Love Changes Everything – The Essential Michael Ball (2004)

Music (2005)

One Voice (2006)

Back to Bacharach (2007)

Past and Present: The Very Best of Michael Ball (2009)

Heroes (2011)

Both Sides Now (2013)

If Everyone Was Listening (2014)

Together with Alfie Boe (2016)

Together Again with Alfie Boe (2017)

Coming Home to You (2019)

Back Together with Alfie Boe (2019)

Together at Christmas with Alfie Boe (2020)

We Are More Than One (2021)

Together in Vegas with Alfie Boe (2022)

Concert Tours:

- 1992: first UK tour

- 1993: UK tour

- 1993: Christmas tour

- 1994: UK tour

- 1996: "Show Me" UK tour (filmed for VHS and DVD - "The Musical & More")

- 1997: UK tour

- 1999: UK tour (filmed: "Live at the Royal Albert Hall")

- 2000: Uk tour (filmed: This time... it's Personal)

- 2001: Christmas tour UK

- 2003: UK tour (filmed: "Live in London")

- 2004: Australia tour

- 2004: Salt Lake City (USA) concerts

- 2005: UK "Music" tour

- 2007: Uk "One Voice" tour (filmed for "One Voice - One Special Night")

- 2009: UK 25th anniversary tour (filmed for "Past and Present")

- 2011: UK tour (filmed for "Heroes")

- 2013: UK tour (filmed for "Both Sides Now")

- 2015: UK tour - If Everyone Was Listening

- 2016: Together tour with Alfie

- 2017: Together shows in NYC and Australia

- 2017: Together Again UK tour (filmed for livestream)

- 2018: Together Again shows in Japan

- 2019: UK tour "Coming Home to You"

- 2020: Back Together UK tour (finished JUST before lockdowns happened - also released on dvd)

- 2021: Ball and Boe Chhristmas tour

TV Shows/Guest appearances/acting roles

1985 Coronation Street (Malcolm Nuttall)

1993–1995 Michael Ball (Presenter)

1998 Ball in the Hall (Presenter)

2004–2005, 2007, 2018This Morning (Guest presenter)

2006–2007, 2009 The National Lottery Draws (Presenter, Wednesday night draws)

2007Soapstar Superstar (Judge, Series 2)

2010 The Michael Ball Show (Presenter 30 episodes)

2010–2011 Lorraine (Guest presenter, 6 episodes)

2013, 2016, 2021?, 2022?—The One Show (Guest presenter ??? episodes)

2013 Andrew Lloyd Webber: 40 Musical Years (Presenter, One-off special)

The Paul O'Grady Show (Stand-in presenter, 1 episode)

2014 That Day We Sang (Tubby (Jimmy))

2016 Josh (Paul)

2016 Ball & Boe: One Night Only (Himself With Alfie Boe)

2017Our Friend Victoria (Presenter & guest)

Ball & Boe Back Together (Himself With Alfie Boe)

2021 Michael Ball's Wonderful Wales (Presenter, Four-part series)

Radio

Regular Shows

2008-2011 Sunday Brunch with Michael Ball

2013-2016 Sunday Night with Michael Ball

2016-present Michael Ball Show

*???-2016 Stand-in presenter for Ken Bruce

Specials

Ball Over Broadway

The Greenroom

The Look of Love (Burt Bacharach special) 2004

Books

The Empire (October 2022)

The Empire Part 2 (*October 2023)

Different Aspects (October 2023)

Source: Wikipedia, @thefleetstreetvicomte for Concerts section

[overthinkingbelle]

Just an update of my MB Appreciation Post 😊

[overthinkingbelle]

It's my 4 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

Seriously? This account is already four years old? I thought this was just months ago 😂😂😂

[overthinkingbelle]

THE BALL OF ENERGY PART 2

In this presentation:

More singing and dancing coming up

Michael vs. his pianist

Another fanboy moment, this time with ABBA

Michael sewing a dress?

Hilarious reaction of his first appearance on TV

The American Bar story way back 2007

There will be part 3 of this presentation but less singing, more talking and more laughing. 😂

[overthinkingbelle]

To say overrated to a man working in musical theatre for almost 40 years, having multi-platinum albums and sold out concerts, dabbed himself in hosting in TV and radio, and won millions of hearts of people because of his incredible talent, sense of humor, and kind heart is nothing but stupidity.

(Just my response to someone who says that Michael Ball is overrated)

[overthinkingbelle]

THE BALL OF ENERGY

This MB presentation contains:

Some of his incredible dance moves

Jazz, show tunes, and rock songs he performed in his concerts (he even made his musical director dance with him)

Some impressions from famous artists (including an impression he made in One Voice Tour, more of that in Part 2)

His cute and bright smile and dimples (of course 😁)

And other funny moments in his concerts and TV

This will be only posted here in Tumblr because I'm aware Facebook will report this as copyright infringement. Apologies for the lame edit, too. Thank you for your time watching this.

[ashleyslorens]

[overthinkingbelle]

WHHAAATTT??? 😮😮😮

[overthinkingbelle]

May I present to you some of the ballads Michael Ball performed through the years starting from 1991. There are some gaps in the 2000s onwards for some reasons. Subject to edit if there are some to add. Performances from previous compilations I made are not in.

Here's Part 2 starting from 2003 until 2022. Again, there are gaps chronologically.

[overthinkingbelle]

May I present to you some of the ballads Michael Ball performed through the years. I started with 1991, there are some gaps in the 2000s onwards for some reasons. Subject to edit if there are some to add. Performances from previous compilations I made are not in.

This is only Part 1 though, featuring live performances from 1991-2001. Those from the later years will follow in the second part.

[thefleetstreetvicomte]

Yet another example of “Michael Ball - the fanboy” - here’s a little clip from his interview with Dolly Parton from 2010

[overthinkingbelle]

Finally found it 😭😭🥰🥰😁😁