The big reveal of my newly upgraded 2023 Phantom of the Opera Cosplay! With my upcoming 20th anniversary as Phantom on a Budget, I decided to not only continue my cosplay career, but also double down by improving both my makeup and costume. For the first time in my career, I applied the bald cap to myself for the Final Lair look, complete with "alopecia" wig.
Makeup supplies include Mel Products vinyl/plastic bald cap blendedwith acetone, slip latex prosthetics by Studio D FX, Telesis 8 silicone adhesive, Skin Illustrator flesh tone pallette, Kryolan rubber mask grease paint, Kryolan TV Paintstick (3W), Make Up For Ever contour, Ben Nye translucent powder, and Kryolan finishing spray.
The brand new, custom Phantom tailsuit was completed by AJ Machete and its design is closely inspired by the early Broadway production.
sharing my James Gant audio as I was fortunate enough to finally experience the London production and got to meet these wonderful people.
AUDIO GIFT - please don't repost outside tumblr
London | December 12, 2023
cast: James Gant (The Phantom), Paige Blankson (Christine Daaé), Joe Griffiths-Brown (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny), Lily de-la-Haye (Carlotta Giudicelli), Matt Harrop (Monsieur Firmin), Adam Linstead (Monsieur André), Francesca Ellis (Madame Giry), David Kristopher-Brown (Ubaldo Piangi), Maiya Hikasa (Meg Giry)
*act 1 is in two parts - they had to pause the show due to technical difficulties. also: recorded with my phone, so the sound quality could be better, but it's a fantastic cast nevertheless.*
This veil is about 3 meters! 🫣
It’s soooo loooong. I made it with high quality white tulle.
Additionally, I trimmed it with a decorative ribbon in white with a silver thread. 🥰
based on eve's latest insta, it looks like the principal/alternate schedule has changed, with the alternate (unofficial in eve's case) taking just the thursday shows until mid-march - implying that's when the new alternate will take over? anyway, lovely to have some formally confirmed dates people can see her, once again what are the comms team playing at, god bless
lily kerhoas and jon robyns posing for pictures at the national lottery's big night of musicals (2024). images originally sourced from getty, watermarks and microphones removed by me using photoshop. please do not repost my edited versions without credit, thank you!
Tim Howar (w Amy Manford and Jeremy Taylor in POTO West End in 2019, for @bonzlydoo's first onstage Phantom.
Only footage of Tim in the West End. That cape FOOM! Him proposing on one knee! Not included: the very loud THONK of him chucking Barb (the mannequin) during Final Lair. And woof...lots of poor manhandling in Final Lair.
I was in a bit of a depressive state so put on one of @lasagnatrades wonderful POTO recordings and ended up with a gif that has taken me so far out of my depression and in to a fit of giggles that I may not recover for some time