#Sandra Danyella

[marleneoftheopera]

These come from the Versatel Night of Sports in Essen, 2006. I’m not sure who the Christine here is. Sandra Danyella, perhaps? EDIT: From comments, looks like it might be Beatrix Reiterer!

From Imago Images.

#poto essen #love wishing content #The Phantom of the Opera #Beatrix Reiterer

[glassprism]

Anonymous requested --> Christines glaring at the Phantom

Julia Möller, Madrid, 2002/2003

Sandra Danyella, Essen, 2005

Lauri Brons, Hamburg revival, 2014

Harriet Jones, London, 2015

Elizabeth Welch, Oberhausen, 2016

Meghan Picerno, World Tour, 2019

Daruã Góes, São Paulo revival, 2019

Bonus - Daniela Braun, Hamburg revival, 2015:

#gifset #Phantom of the Opera #POTO Spain #POTO Brazil #POTO Germany #POTO World Tour #POTO London #Julia Moller #Sandra Danyella #Lauri Brons #Harriet Jones #Elizabeth Welch #Meghan Picerno #Darua Goes #Daniela Braun

[operafantomet]

Auburn and redhead Christines in replica versions (here for it!)

Harriet Jones, West End

Katie Hall, West End

Tabitha Webb, West End

Nicky Adams, West End

Katy Treharne, West End

Sandra Danyella, Essen

Robyn North, West End

Anne Görner, Essen

Anna O’Byrne, West End

#phantom of the opera #redhead christine #christine daae #christine wig #degas wig #harriet jones #katie hall #tabitha webb #nicky adams #katy treharne #sandra danyella #robyn north #anne görner #anna o'byrne

[finallair]

Some troubles with the veil...

Description of the performances under the cut

1: Rebecca Pitcher and Stephen R. Buntrock Stephen has to put the veil on twice, Rebecca still loses it too early.

2: Gina Beck and Ramin Karimloo Gina looses the veil while she runs away, Ramin brings it back too her.

3: Anna O’Byrne and Simon Thomas Anna looses the veil when Simon is trapped in the noose, later she walks back to pick it up.

4: Sandra Danyella and Thomas Borchert Thomas has to adjust the veil a second time.

5: Jennifer Hope Wills and Adam Monely Jennifer has to adjust the veil herself.

6: Elizabeth Welch and Hugh Panaro Elizabeth looses her veil just a little bit too early.

#something different #final lair #veil troubles #phantom #Phantom of the Opera

[raminkarimloophan24601]

List of Actresses Who Have Played Christine (Mi-Z) ~ Updated 10/9/17

Mia Karlsson ~ Copenhagen Swing/Understudy (2000-2001), Copenhagen (2003)

Mia van den Eykel ~ Australian Alternate (1997-1998), West End Understudy (2002-2004)

Michaela Gemrotova ~ Prague (2014-2016)

Michelle Rosen ~ German Understudy (1995-1996)

Michelle van de Ven ~ Germany (2013-2014)

Mika Takagi ~ Japan (2009-2013)

Mirjana Matić ~ Slovenian Alternate (2017-present)

Miyuki Numao ~ Japanese dub for 2004 movie

Mona Botha ~ World Tour Understudy (2011-2015)

Monika Sommerova ~ Prague (2014-2016)

Myrra Malmberg ~ West End (1997)

Nicky Adams ~ UK Tour (1995), West End Alternate (2003-2004)

Nikki Ankara ~ West End (1995-1996)

Oana Serban ~ Romanian Alternate (2015)

Olivia Brereton ~ UK Tour/West End (2012-2014)

Olivia Safe ~ Hamburg Understudy (2001)

Patti Cohenour ~ Broadway (1988-1889), Canada (1992-1994)

Patty Goble ~ Broadway (2004)

Paulina Janczak ~ Poland (2008), Poland (2013)

Penelope Brister ~ West End Understudy (1989-1990)

Rachel Barrell ~ West End (2004-2006)

Rachel Eskenazi-Gold ~ Broadway Understudy (2015), Broadway Alternate (2016-present)

Rachel Zatcoff ~ Broadway Alternate (2015-2016)

Raissa Katona Bennett ~ Broadway Understudy (1988)

Rebecca Caine ~ West End Alternate (1987-1988), Toronto (1989-1992)

Rebecca Luker ~ Broadway Understudy (1988-1989), Broadway Alternate (1989), Broadway (1989-1990)

Rebecca Pitcher ~ Broadway Understudy (1998-1999), Broadway (2003), Broadway Alternate (2005-2006)

Renata Fusco ~ Italian dubs for 2004 movie

Renata Krassy ~ Budapest (2003-2011)

Renée Knapp ~ Hamburg (1990-1994)

Rita Harvey ~ US Tour (1994-1995), Broadway Understudy (1997)

Robin Botha ~ South America (2012)

Robyn North ~ West End Alternate (2007-2009)

Rumi Iryo ~ Japan (1995-1998)

Ryoko Nomura ~ Japan (1988)

Sakoto Yoshioka ~ Japan (1990)

Samantha Hill ~ Broadway Alternate (2012-2013)

Sandra Danyella ~ Essen (2005-2007)

Sandra Joseph ~ Broadway (1998-1999), Broadway (2000-2001), Broadway (2003-2006)

Sarah Bakkar ~ World Tour (2008), Broadway Understudy (2013)

Sarah Brightman ~ West End (1986), Broadway (1988)

Sarah Elizabeth Combs ~ Vegas Understudy (2011-2012)

Sarah Lawrence ~ 3rd National Tour (2003-2007)

Sarah Pfisterer ~ Broadway Alternate (1999), Broadway (2000-2002)

Sarah Ryan ~ UK Tour Alternate (1994-1995), West End Alternate (1998-1999)

Sara Jean Ford ~ US Tour (2007), Broadway Alternate (2007), Broadway (2010-2011), Broadway (2014)

Sara Sarres ~ São Paolo (2005-2007), World Tour (2015)

Shiho Ito ~ Japan (2008)

Shona Lindsay ~ West End (1991-1993), West End (1997)

Sierra Boggess ~ Las Vegas (2006-2007), 25th Anniversary Production (2011), Broadway (2013), Broadway (2014)

Silvia Krüger ~ Hamburg (1991)

Silvia Luchetti ~ Madrid (2002-2004)

Sofia Escobar ~ West End Understudy (2007), West End (2010-2014)

Sofie Apslund ~ Finland (2015-2016)

Soraya Mendez ~ Madrid Concert Understudy (2015)

Susan Cuthbert ~ Toronto Alternate (1989-1992)

Susan Derry ~ Germany (1995-1996)

Susan Facer ~ 2nd National Tour Alternate (1998)

Susanne Duwe - Belgium (1999-2000)

Susanne Elmark ~ Denmark (2000-2002)

Susan Owen ~ 2nd National Tour Alternate (1997-1998), Broadway Understudy (2003-2013)

Susan Sereda ~ Toronto Understudy (1989)

Sylvia Rhyne ~ "Far East Tour" (1995)

Tabitha Webb ~ West End Understudy (2006-2009), West End Alternate (2009-2011)

Takako Nakazawa ~ Japan (1992)

Talia del Val ~ Madrid Concert (2015)

Tamara Kotova ~ Moscow (2014-2016)

Tamra Glaser ~ Los Angeles Standby (1989-1993)

Tamra Hayden ~ 3rd National Tour Alternate (1996-1997)

Teresa Barrientos ~ Spain (2002-2004)

Teresia Bokor ~ Denmark (2009)

Teresa DeZarn ~ Toronto Understudy (1991-1995), North American Tour (1997)

Tereza Marshall ~ Czech Understudy (2016)

Teri Bibb ~ 2nd National Tour (1991-1993), Broadway (1995)

Tracy Shayne ~ Broadway (1993)

Trista Moldovan ~ US Tour (2008-2010), Broadway (2011-2012)

Tua Åberg ~ Swedish Alternate (1989-1991)

Ute Baum - Switzerland (1995-1997)

Valentina Kozhanova ~ Hamburg Understudy (1999-2001)

Valerie Link ~ Germany (2013-2015)

Vanessa Fallon ~ Australian Alternate (1994-1996)

Viktoria Krantz (Tocca) ~ Denmark (2001-2003)

Yasuko Sado ~ Japan (2004-2010)

Yui Goto ~ Japan Understudy (2005-2006)

Zoe Curlett ~ West End Alternate (1997), UK Tour (1998-1999)

[operafantomet]

andrewlloydwebber replied to your photoset:

                   Beatrix Reiterer’s Essen wardrobe is totally...                

   oh that wig though!!    

The Essen wigs. So sad a sight. OK, there are moments they look fine, there are photos where I’m thinking “that’s not bad”. But those moments and photos are quite outnumbered by the bad ones. I mean, whyyyyy?

WHYYYY?

NOPE. JUST NOPE. This just... looks like a wig. A bad wig. A cheap wig.

#poto essen #christine wig #degas wig #anne görner #sandra danyella #andrewlloydwebber #pattiluphone

[glassprism]

Everyone’s all “sexiest phantom” this and “sexiest phantom moments” that but where are my sexiest Christine moments???

Well, to use some of my own gifs...

And the pièce de résistance:

(Names, from top to bottom: Sandra Danyella, Trista Moldovan, Monika Sommerova, Sierra Boggess, Barbara Fonyo, Leila Benn Harris, Grace Morgan, and Elizabeth Loyacano.)

#gif #long post #Anonymous #GP gets asks

[glassprism]

Who do you think is the Phantom actor who played opposite more Christines?

I was thinking Scott Davies or Jeremy Stolle since they were sb and us for a lot of time

Possibly, but I think compared to some other names, they haven’t played opposite as many Christines. Here’s Stolle’s likely list:

Jennifer Hope Wills

Marni Raab

Susan Owen

Sara Jean Ford

Trista Moldovan

Samantha Hill

Sierra Boggess

Mary Michael Patterson

Sarah Bakker

Julia Udine

Rachel Zatcoff

Ali Ewoldt

Rachel Eskenazi-Gold

Kaley Ann Voorhees

Eryn LeCroy

Meghan Picerno

That gives him 16 Christines, which is a good number, but not as high as others, probably because many of the Christines he played with had long runs (Marni Raab) or kept returning (Sara Jean Ford, Kaley Ann Voorhees), plus the understudy Christine throughout his time has generally been the same person, Elizabeth Welch. Keep in mind too that it’s not guaranteed he’s played with all of these women either, most especially Sarah Bakker. And I also didn’t take into account that period of time when he left the Broadway production to be in something else.

And it pales in comparison to a likely list of Scott Davies’s Christines:

Zoe Curlett

Katrina Murphy

Joanne Pullen

Charlotte Page

Meredith Braun

Colleen Patrice Taylor

Claire Louise Hammacott

Deborah Dutcher

Gina Beck

Tabitha Webb

Sofia Escobar

Katie Hall

Claire Doyle

Katy Treharne

Anna O’Byrne

Ashleigh Fleming

Harriet Jones

Olivia Brereton

Emmi Christensson

Celinde Schoenmaker

Lisa-Anne Wood

Maria Coyne

Bridget Costello

Amy Manford

Kelly Mathieson

Corinne Cowling

That gives Davies a whopping 26 Christines, maybe with 1-2 more understudies that I couldn’t find. And keep in mind that I have audios of him with almost all these women, unlike with Stolle.

But I look at Stolle and Davies and raise you an Ian Jon Bourg:

Sandra Joseph

Susan Owen

Marie Danvers

Megan Starr-Levitt

Lori Zeglarski

Alison Kelly

Valentina Kozhanova

Olivia Safe

Colby Thomas

Janine Kitzen

Kristin Holck

Marion Wilmer

Maike Switzer

Sandra Danyella

Beatrix Reiterer

Martina Rumpf

Anne Gorner

Sarah Elizabeth Combs

Kristen Hertzenberg

Kristi Holden

Emilie Lynn

Claire Lyon

Sara Sarres

Clara Verdier

Megan Ort

Meghan Picerno

Caitlin Finnie

Kaley Ann Voorhees

That’s 28 Christines, not counting several understudies that he might also have performed with on the US tour, Vegas, and the World Tours.

Operafantomet also made this post where she suggested both Peter Karrie (anywhere from 16-19 Christines) and John Owen-Jones (19 Christines at the time, but that post was written 8 years ago and so did not include his 2015-2016 London run, which would add Celinde Schoenmaker, Emmi Christensson, Lisa-Anne Wood, and Harriet Jones as an emergency cover to the list - 23 Christines!).

So there you have it.

#Anonymous #GP gets asks #I'd put someone like Osamu Takai but I don't know the names of most of his Christines

[operafantomet]

Not sure if you're gonna do this, but i'll try asking! Can u make a photoset of your favorite christine daae photos with all of her costumes?? (Sorry for my bad english)

Like this? Sarah Brightman, West End:

Susanne Elmark, Copenhagen:

Colby Thomas, Hamburg:

Claire Lyon, World Tour:

Sandra Danyella, Essen:

Robyn North, West End:

Sierra Boggess, Las Vegas:

Elizabeth Welch, Oberhausen:

Hanne Damm, Copenhagen:

Sae Yamamoto, Nagoya:

#phantom of the opera #christine daae

[glassprism]

How often is it that the same actors end up playing both Raoul and Phantom opposite the same Christine? I know of Ana Marina & Alexander Lewis in the Australian/World Tour, same with Fred Silveira and Lina Mendes in the new Brazilian revival, but was curious if there were any other cases of this happening?

Oh definitely more cases than that, especially in productions where the principal Raoul understudies for the Phantom or where the same actor understudies for Raoul and the Phantom.. or if the actor was just particularly long-running. (Just to add to your names by the way, Alexander Lewis has also played both roles opposite Julie Goodwin, who was Ana Marina’s alternate in the World Tour, while Fred Silveira did both with Giulia Nadruz too). Just using either my memory or my audio list:

Steve Barton - Understudied the Phantom and later became principal, and has definitely performed opposite some of the same Christines; there’s audio of him with Rebecca Luker as both Raoul and the Phantom

Yuichiro Yamaguchi - One of the original principal Raouls when the Japanese production opened, and later a principal Phantom, and probably played opposite several of the same Christines (in fact I could probably say this of several Japanese actors)

Hartwig Rudolz - Original principal Raoul in Hamburg and later the Phantom, and almost certainly performed opposite the same Christines, Anna Maria Kaufmann and Renee Knapp, as these photos attest

Andrew Hambley-Smith - Was principal Raoul in Vienna and also an understudy Phantom, and I have audios of him performing both roles opposite Janet Chvatal as Christine

Keith Buterbaugh - Was principal Raoul in the national tour and understudy Phantom, and I have audios of him performing both roles opposite the same Christine, Rebecca Luker

Hans Peter Janssens - Understudied both Phantom and Raoul in the Dutch production and so very likely performed both roles opposite some of the same Christines (Joke de Kruijf, Els Bongers, Maaike Widdershoven, and Marika Lansen)

Gary Mauer - Real-life wife Elizabeth Southard was understudy Christine when he was principal Raoul on Broadway, and they performed together in those two roles before later, and more famously, performing as the Phantom and Christine together

Simon Bowman - Was principal Raoul and only a couple years later became principal Phantom, and so got to perform both roles opposite the same Christine, Megan Kelly (of which I have audios)

Tim Martin Gleason - Was principal Raoul as well as understudy Phantom for a very long time; I’ve actually got video of him performing both roles opposite Rebecca Pitcher, as well as audios of him in both with Lisa Vroman, Elizabeth Southard, Sarah Lawrence, and Susan Owen

Ramin Karimloo - When he was principal Raoul, the understudy Christine was Robyn North; after he rejoined the production as the Phantom, Robyn North also rejoined as principal Christine

Christian Muller - Was understudy Phantom and Raoul in Essen, and bumped to principal at the very end of the run, I believe, so very likely performed both roles opposite several if not all of the Essen Christines (Anne Gorner, Sandra Danyella, Beatrix Reiterer, Martina Rumpf).

Hong Kwang Ho - Principal Raoul in the Seoul revival and later the Phantom, and since the Christines (Kim So Hyun and Choi Hyun Joo) remained the same, he performed both roles opposite them

Jeremy Stolle, Greg Mills, Paul A. Schaefer - I lumped them all in together because all three are currently Raoul and Phantom understudies on Broadway and have been for a long time, and have probably done both roles opposite what is most likely a long list of Christines: Samantha Hill, Marni Raab, Mary Michael Patterson, Elizabeth Welch, Sara Jean Ford, Kaley Ann Voorhees, Ali Ewoldt, on and on...

Nicky Wuchinger - He was principal Raoul in the Hamburg revival and performed as Raoul opposite understudy Christine Daniela Braun. In Oberhausen he played the Phantom (and was an emergency cover Raoul) and got to do it opposite Braun again, as alternate Christine.

Max Niemeyer - Principal Raoul and understudy Phantom in Oberhausen and performed the latter regularly enough that I have audios of him doing both roles with all three Christines (Elizabeth Welch, Daniela Braun, Annemarijn Maandag)

Chris McGuigan - He was the understudy (or alternate?) Phantom and Raoul, and Nadim Naaman being out for a week meant he got to play the latter role a fair amount, and later went on as the Phantom, so very likely did both roles opposite Celinde Schoenmaker and Amy Manford

This is honestly a really small listing of some of the more well-known names, there were lots more I skipped over or just can’t recall at the moment. So yeah, it’s not an uncommon occurrence for an actor to have played the Phantom and Raoul opposite some of the same Christines!

#Anonymous #GP gets asks

[operafantomet]

Oddball fabric choices in Phantom of the Opera (women’s costumes)

Although I call these oddball, it doesn’t necessarily mean that I dislike them. I might find them peculiar, interesting, wrong, ugly, stunning, effective. Point is that they interest me. Most also look good ON STAGE, which of course is the key aspect of stage costumes.

DRESSING GOWN: German dressing gown with bold floral/paisley pattern. First made for the Essen production (Sandra Danyella & Beatrix Reiterer), it was later also used in Oberhausen (Elizabeth Welch) and in the current Sao Paulo production (Lina Mendes).

WEDDING DRESS: The original Broadway wedding bodices, with defined floral silver/cream embroidery on a cream silk fundament. Wearers include Sarah Brightman and, I assume, Patti Cohenour. 

WISHING DRESS: The non-stripy, multi-coloured Wishing dress from the 1990s. Red, green, different blue shades, FLOWERS. Whoa. Wearers include Teri Bibb (US Tour) and possibly Adrienne McEwan.

PRINCESS: Stripy blye/green “bra” on a Hannibal Princess costume is a fairly unusual sight. This one stems from the Dutch production, I’m not sure who its wearers could have been.

PRINCESS: Hannibal Princess skirt with animal print and yellow tab is no ordinary sight. It’s actually extremely unique. This one was used in Basel (Lynette Knapp and possibly others).

PRINCESS: A bit of a brainfuck (pardon my French) because the original West End production used a purple version of the Wishing fabric for one of the Hannibal Princesses (I.E. the one in Victorian day dress). My brain is so confused every time I see this!

ROOFTOP: When the designer is constantly nagging about ambiguous colours and patterns, and Laura Ashley-ish chintz is all the rage... This one was originally made for the West End production in the 1990s, likely Myrra Malmberg, and is currently worn by Kaitlyn Davis in the Restaged US Tour (where a big chunk of the costumes is elder UK ones).

SERAFIMO/MAID: Sailship cotton print covered with spray-painted lace and various silk ribbons...?!? Yes indeed. It might be a result of remodeling, or running out of fabric, because the sailship fabric has been used on the hem of a vintage Serafimo/Maid skirt and decorated to imitate the brocade in the main skirt. Unknown production and wearer(s), probably Dutch based on the maker and the style.

ROOFTOP: Another spraypainted fabric, this time a sculpted satin ribbon couched lace over a metallic blue brocade. This is one of three identical dresses made for the original Dutch productions, whose wearers include Els Bongers and Maaike Widdershoven. After been out of stock for years and years, it’s currently in use in the Sao Paulo production (Lina Mendes).

#costume nerding #phantom of the opera #wishing fabric #christine daae #hannibal princess #dressing gown #rooftop #wishing dress

[operafantomet]

Costume nerding: some origins of the Brazilian Revival Christine costumes:

Elissa skirt (Lina Mendes): Last seen on Elizabeth Welch in Oberhausen and Michelle van de Ven in Hamburg. Probably Dutch originally.

Dressing gown (Lina Mendes): These were made new for the Hamburg revival, look very much like Valerie Link’s version.

Dressing gown (Giulia Nadruz): One of the dressing gowns used by Elizabeth Welch in Oberhausen, its origin seems to be Essen and probably the one worn by Sandra Danyella or Beatrix Reiterer.

Rooftop (Lina Mendes): A big surprise, as it’s one of the antique Dutch ones. Haven’t been used since the Dutch production in 1993-96, as far as I can tell. Probably last worn by Els Bongers. But the one Giulia Nadruz wears appears to be the last Valerie Link wore in the Hamburg revival, originally made for Colby Thomas in Hamburg.

Wedding dress bodices (Giulia Nadruz and Lina Mendes): Another wonderful antique style resurfacing. These elder bodices, with ther large ribbed fabric and large basque, stems either from the original Hamburg production’s very early days, or from the Dutch production.

#costume nerding #christine daae #lina mendes #giulia nadruz #phantom of the opera #o fantasma da opera

[glassprism]

Ah, thank you for directing me to that. Forgive me for not even thinking to check there. Though I am looking for performances that can be found on YouTube (admittedly partially for convenience) and video quality isn't exactly a concern.

No problem, and since you’ve specified that you were looking specifically for YouTube, I can give a fuller answer, since that’s different than videos uploaded to MEGA accounts and such. I’m sometimes hesitant to link to YouTube videos though, since those accounts can get taken down fairly quickly, so what you might get in a couple of months is a post full of dead links, but here’s a couple that seem to have stayed online for a while:

1985, Sydmonton: Colm Wilkinson, Sarah Brightman, Clive Carter

1987, London: Michael Crawford, Rebecca Caine, Steve Barton

1988, Broadway: Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Steve Barton

1988, Broadway: Michael Crawford, Dale Kristien, Steve Barton

1988, Tokyo: Masachika Ichimura, Ryoko Nomura, Yuichiro Yamaguchi

1988, Vienna: Alexander Goebel, Luzia Nistler, Alfred Pfeifer (proshot clips)

1989, Broadway: Cris Groenendaal, Rebecca Luker, Steve Barton

1989, Los Angeles: Michael Crawford, Dale Kristien, Steve Barton

1990, Los Angeles: Michael Crawford, Mary D’Arcy, Reece Holland

1990/1991/1992/1994/1995, Toronto/Canadian Tour: Todd Noel / Jeff Hyslop / Colm Wilkinson / Cris Groenendaael / Peter Karrie, Susan Cuthbert / Teresa DeZarn / Patti Cohenour, Byron Nease / David Rogers

1991, Vienna: Ernst-Dieter Suttheimer, Colleen Besett, Timothy Breese

1991, Stockholm: Mikael Samuelsson, Inger Olsson Moberg, Bengt Nordfors

1992/1993, US Tour: Kevin Gray, Dodie Pettit/Teri Bibb, Keith Buterbaugh/Nat Chandler (highlight videos)

1993, Vienna: Alexander Goebel, Luzia Nistler, Thorsten Tinney

1993, Los Angeles: Davis Gaines, Dale Kristien, Michael Piontek

1993, Scheveningen: Henk Poort, Joke de Kruijf, Peter de Smet

1994, Sapporo: Eiji Akutagawa, Hisako Hanaoka, Kanji Ishimaru

1995, London: Ethan Freeman, Jill Washington, Simon Bowman

1995, Broadway: Davis Gaines, Tracy Shayne, Ciaran Sheehan

1998, Broadway: Thomas James O’Leary, Sandra Joseph, Gary Mauer

1998, Toronto: Peter Karrie, Elizabeth DeGrazia, David Rodgers

1999, Toronto: Paul Stanley, Melissa Dye, Laird Mackintosh

1999; Broadway: Howard McGillin, Adrienne McEwan, Gary Mauer

2000, Mexico City: Saulo Vasconcelos, Irasema Terrazas, Jose Joel

2000, London: Scott Davies, Meredith Braun, Matthew Cammelle

2000, Hamburg: Ian Jon Bourg, Alison Kelly, Kyle Gonyea

2001, Hamburg: Ian Jon Bourg, Olivia Safe, Kyle Gonyea

2002, Madrid: Juan Carlos Barona, Julia Moller, Zenon Recalde

2003, Stuttgart: Roy Weissensteiner, Marion Wilmer, Carsten Lepper

2003, Budapest: Sandor Sasvari, Andrea Maho, Gabor Bot

2003, Broadway: Howard McGillin, Adrienne McEwan, Jim Weitzer

2003, Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Julie Hanson, Jim Weitzer

2003, US Tour: Brad Little, Lisa Vroman, Tim Martin Gleason

2004, US Tour: Brad Little, Rebecca Pitcher, Tim Martin Gleason

2004, Stuttgart: Thomas Schulze, Maike Switzer, Carsten Lepper

2005, London: John Owen-Jones, Rachel Barrell, Oliver Thornton

2005, Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Julie Hanson, John Cudia

2005, Broadway: James Romick, Marie Danvers, John Cudia

2005, Broadway: Tim Martin Gleason, Susan Owen, Stephen Buntrock

2005, Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Sandra Joseph, Tim Martin Gleason

2005, Essen: Thomas Borchert, Anne Gorner, Nikolaj A. Brucker

2005, Essen: Thomas Borchert, Sandra Danyella, Nikolaj A. Brucker

2006, London: Earl Carpenter, Rachel Barrell, David Shannon

2006, London: Matthew Cammelle, Rachel Barrell, David Shannon

2006; Essen: Ethan Freeman, Anne Gorner, Nikolaj A. Brucker

2006, Sao Paulo: Saulo Vasconcelos, Kiara Sasso, Nando Prado (audience recording)

2006, Sao Paulo: Saulo Vasconcelos, Kiara Sasso, Nando Prado (monitor video)

2006, US Tour: Gary Mauer, Elizabeth Southard, Jim Weitzer

2006, US Tour: John Cudia, Jennifer Hope Wills, Adam Monley

2006, Essen: Uwe Kroger, Beatrix Reiterer, Lucius Wolter

2006, Broadway: Howard McGillin, Rebecca Pitcher, Michael Shawn Lewis

2007, Broadway: Gary Mauer, Jennifer Hope Wills, Jason Mills

2008, World Tour: Simon Pryce, Ana Marina, Alexander Lewis

2008, Broadway: Howard McGillin, Elizabeth Loyacano, Jeremy Stolle

2008, Las Vegas: Anthony Crivello, Kristi Holden, Andrew Ragone

2008, Poland: Tomasz Steciuk, Kaja Mianowana, Lukasz Talik

2008, London: Ramin Karimloo, Gina Beck, Simon Bailey

2009; Australia: Anthony Warlow, Ana Marina, Alexander Lewis

2010, London: David Shannon, Gina Beck, Simon Bailey

2012, London: Marcus Lovett, Anna O’Byrne, Simon Thomas (highlights)

2012, UK Tour: Earl Carpenter, Olivia Brereton, Earl Carpenter

2012, Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Samantha Hill, Kyle Barisich

2013, Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Sierra Boggess, Kyle Barisich

2013, Broadway: Peter Joback, Marni Raab, Kyle Barisich

2014, World Tour: Brad Little, Claire Lyon, Anthony Downing

2014, Broadway: Jeremy Stolle, Mary Michael Patterson, Jeremy Hays

2014, Broadway: Paul A. Schaefer, Mary Michael Patterson, Jeremy Hays

2014; US Tour: Cooper Grodin, Julia Udine, Ben Jacoby

2014, US Tour: Cooper Grodin, Grace Morgan, Ben Jacoby

2014, Broadway: Greg Mills, Mary Michael Patterson, Jeremy Hays

2014, Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Elizabeth Welch, Jeremy Hays

2014, Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Mary Michael Patterson, Jeremy Hays

2014, Broadway: Norm Lewis, Sierra Boggess, Jeremy Hays

2014, Broadway: Norm Lewis, Kaley Ann Voorhees, Jeremy Hays

2014, Broadway: Laird Mackintosh, Kaley Ann Voorhees, Jeremy Hays

2014, Hamburg: David Arnsperger, Valerie Link, Nicky Wuchinger

2014, Hamburg: David Arnsperger, Lauri Brons, Nicky Wuchinger

2015, Hamburg: Mathias Edenborn, Daniela Braun, Nicky Wuchinger

2015, US Tour: Chris Mann, Katie Travis, Storm Lineberger

2016, Moscow: Andrey Shkoldychenko, Elena Bahtiyarova, Evgeny Zaytsev

2016, Moscow: Ivan Ozhogin, Tamara Kotova, Rinat Albikov

2016, Broadway: Laird Mackintosh, Julia Udine, Jeremy Hays

2017, Stockholm: Peter Joback, Emmi Christensson, Anton Zetterholm

2017, Gothenburg: Fred Johanson, Sofie Asplund, John Martin Bengtsson (Act 1 only)

2018, Broadway: Ben Crawford, Ali Ewoldt, Jay Armstrong Johnson

2019, Copenhagen: Tomas Ambt Kofod, Sibylle Glosted, Christian Lund

2019, Sao Paulo: Fred Silveira, Lina Mendes, Henrique Moretzsohn

2019, Sao Paulo: Fred Silveira, Giulia Nadruz, Henrique Moretzsohn

2019, Sao Paulo: Thiago Arancam, Darua Goes, Fred Silveira

2019, Sao Paulo: Thiago Arancam, Giulia Nadruz, Fred Silveira

#Anonymous #GP gets asks #thanks Brady! #like 99% of these links are yours

[glassprism]

I saw that you received an ask about your dream final lair and was wondering, what about your dream PONR? How would that be?

Well, something like this:

No table dancing. Nope, nada, zip. Get off the table and onto the bench; it’s more hygienic.

There were a few London Christines, like Leila Benn Harris and Gina Beck, who would sing the “no thoughts within her head” part while leaning against the wall, instead of hopping out and just singing to the audience. I prefer that. See a gif of it here.

Italian accent for the Phantom. Obviously. Let’s try and make it a little more believable that nobody would recognize the Phantom. Lots of Phantoms do this, even back to the original, Michael Crawford.

Christine would, nevertheless, look briefly confused, the way Jennifer Hope Wills did, but then appear to dismiss it.

Some nice apple rubbing - think Celia Graham or Elizabeth Loyacano.

I really liked Marni Raab’s teasing the Phantom with her apple while backing away and lying on the bench and kicking her heels up. Elizabeth Welch did the same in Oberhausen.

Samantha Hill did really well at looking as if Don Juan’s (or the Phantom’s) touch alone was turning her on. And I would like to see her little stumble as she drinks from the cup and wipes off her mouth - a little hint of drunkenness, basically.

I really liked Mary Michael Patterson’s little... backwards lean, I guess, immediately after she sits on the bench, like she’s inviting the Phantom closer. Have another gif.

More of Jennifer Hope Will’s reactions, and her little bench slide. See a gif of it here.

I also liked how Sarah Lawrence arched her back when leaning against the Phantom. See a gif here.

It’s been taken out, but in London they used to have the Phantom stroke Christine’s boobs, which shakes her out of the scene briefly - Gina Beck did it, for one. I kind of like that.

On Broadway, Sierra Boggess would also do this thing where she would stare at the Phantom in bewilderment, then suddenly face the audience and visibly shake herself, like she was going, “Oh right, I’m on stage! Stay in-character!” It was a nice detail and I’d like to see it more, as it gives a somewhat compelling reason why Christine would continue on despite her suspicions.

I liked Sandra Danyella’s hip stroking; gif here.

Hugh Panaro and other US Phantoms would do this thing while Christine was singing where they would desperately clutch their robe around their legs. Really increases the sexual tension.

No crotch grabbing, though. (Ahem, Eiji Akutagawa.) I mean, it’s creative and all, but uh... too much.

Skirt swish! Like Trista Moldovan did it. Then have her put her leg up and pull her skirt up, taunting the Phantom with her ankle (gif) - or alternatively, do as Elizabeth Welch did and try to poke him (gif).

The Phantom really should react to this. I liked how Tim Martin Gleason actually reached out for Christine’s leg, only for her to snatch it back.

I’m torn on the next bit - I really love it when Christine gives a little kick and slams her foot down on the bench, a la Teresia Bokor (gif) and several other international Christines. But I’ve also seen Christines come up and kind of shove their knee against the Phantom’s, ahem, backside. That’s cool.

I actually have no preference on the, er, chest rubbing part - some Christines slide their hands down to the Phantom’s crotch, others just rub around his chest and head. Whichever works.

I really like how Christines like Tabitha Webb or Robyn North sing “when will the sleeping bud burst into bloom” - singing it slightly louder and more forcefully.

Loved Earl Carpenter’s reaction during this time, as if he’s genuinely surprised and confused at Christine taking control of the song.

All right, I admit it - I like how Emmy Rossum sings “when will the flames at last consume us.”

But I doubt many Christines will get to sing that, because I much prefer it when a Christine feels the mask and actually stops, pauses, feels around and confirms it with her hand, and maybe screams and takes off. Like, I’ve seen some give no reaction and just walk off like it’s nothing, and... eeeehh.

Brad Little’s reaction to this is great as well - you can see him realize that Christine has figured out who he is, which ups the stakes - he might actually keep Christine there or something.

Really struggle when the Phantom grabs them back, like Juan Carlos Barona and Julia Moller did.

I really like when Christines physically hurl the Phantom’s hands off of them. And I also liked how Rachel Barrell would rub her wrists as if the Phantom had hurt them dragging her out.

After unhooding the Phantom, it’d be nice if Christine would try to run offstage, just to be stopped by the managers.

It’s also nice if I can see the Phantom actually, I dunno, sigh and resign himself to not running off - or steel himself to propose to Christine. Just, give me body language and acting that shows me the Phantom’s turmoil.

I like the way Kaley Ann Voorhees faces the Phantom when he begins singing, as if his voice still has a compellingly hypnotic quality - or she’s just sad for him. It’s a nice callback to ‘The Mirror’ and ‘Wandering Child’. Gif here.

Hugh Panaro actually knelt down when proposing.

Joke de Kruijf looking utterly torn as the Phantom proposes her is good. Not that big of fan of Marni Raab’s “pretend to kiss him and unmask him” thing.

It’s nice when Christines look shocked at taking off both the mask and the wig. Makes it more believable that they would just freeze up and make it easy for the Phantom to grab them.

Oh, and Raoul... having Raoul stop the policeman from shooting and then tearing off the Phantom is awesome (think Tomas Ambt Kofod).

Aaannndd that’s all I can think of for now!

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Which Christine's, if there were any, were older than the phantom that they were with. Or, where there any Raouls that were older than the phantom they were playing opposite to?

This is a bit difficult to answer, because while I know the ages of the oldest and youngest Phantoms and Christines, I don’t know that of all the ones in-between. So it’s likely I will miss a fair number of them (e.g. “this Christine was 36 and her Phantom was 35″ etc.), and with the ones I do know, there will probably be some guesswork anyway. I’m basically going to take the extremes (youngest Phantoms/Raouls, oldest Christines) and compare them to their costars. I also don’t really know about oldest Raouls, but I have a list of younger ones and compared them to their Christines as well.

From what I know of the Phantoms, Nicholas Nkuna, Jonathan Roxmouth, and Thomas Cunningham were some of the youngest Phantoms worldwide, at around 23 or 24. Christian Mueller was apparently 25, David Gaschen 26 when he started, and Ramin Karimloo was 28. For a while, Kevin Gray was considered pretty young at around... 30, I think? But compared to the others here, not so much.

Roxmouth played opposite Robin Botha, Magdalene Minnaar, Mona Botha, Claire Lyon, Emilie Lynn; Nkuna was only in South Africa, I believe, so he also would have played opposite Robin Botha, Magdalene Minnaar, and Mona Botha (if she ever went on). I feel like both Robin Botha and Magdalene Minnaar might have been older than Roxmouth and Nkuna, but as I can’t find their ages online, I cannot be 100% sure. Mona Botha was apparently old enough to be in the 2004 South Africa production, so it’s very likely she was older than Roxmouth and Nkuna as well. (I mean, if she was the absolute youngest I’ve seen a Christine - 16 years old - she still would have been 23 or 24 when she returned to South Africa in 2011/2012, so you know - exact same age as Nkuna and Roxmouth. And that’s the lowest age possible. So very likely she was older.)

As for Roxmouth when he was in the World Tour, Claire Lyon was apparently 27 at some point, so she may have been a year or two older than him as well. No idea about Emilie Lynn, but she may be the same case. (Roxmouth was also initially cast as Raoul in South Africa (Andre Schwartz was principal Phantom but had to leave), but I believe he said he had no performances as Raoul? But it’d be the exact same thing as his Christines with his Phantom.)

Thomas Cunningham might have played opposite Adrienne McEwan, Sylvia Rhyne, Susan Facer, and Diane Fratantoni when he first began as the Phantom (1994, age 24). I have absolutely no clue how old any of those actresses. On balance of probability, there were probably a couple older than him, though?

Christian Muller would have played opposite Anne Gorner, Sandra Danyella, Beatrix Reiterer, and Martina Rumpf. I’ve heard (but cannot confirm) that Gorner was only 19 in Stuttgart, which would make her only 20-22 or thereabouts in Essen, so she may not fit the category. I don’t really think I can make a guess at the others. Like Roxmouth, Muller was also an understudy Raoul, so same thing applies with his Christines.

David Gaschen in Switzerland might have played opposite Ute Baum, Beverley Worboys, Kimilee Bryant, and Lynette Knapp. (The confusing thing is that the production was in both English and German, but I think it’s likely Gaschen did both.) The only person I can begin to make a guess at is Kimilee Bryant, who was born in 1969 according to Wikipedia. This puts her at about the same age as Gaschen (26 when cast in 1995).

Ramin Karimloo was born in 1978, and while he was standby, played opposite Celia Graham, who was born in 1976 according to Wikipedia, so she was a Christine a couple of years older than him. He would also have been a fairly young Raoul - 25/26 during his run - so his Christines, Katie Knight Adams or Nicky Adams may have been older. But the understudy, Robyn North, was definitely not, as she was only 19 at the time.

As for Raouls: other than the ones listed above who also played the Phantom, we apparently have Storm Lineberger (22), Marcin Mrozinski (23), and Lukasz Talik (24). Laird Mackintosh may also have been 23/24 when he began as Raoul in 1993, and Michael Ball age 25. There’s also a Richard Carlsohn who was 24 when he understudied Raoul in the original Swedish production, but I don’t think I’m going to find a lot of info there.

SO THEN. Lineberger played opposite Katie Travis, Celia Hottenstein, Krista Buccellato, and Kaitlyn Davis. I think Grace Morgan also came in a few times as an emergency cover. According to this article, she was 27 in 2014, so she was definitely older than Lineberger. Not sure about the other actresses though.

I definitely know that Marcin Mrozinski and Lukasz Talik were older than two of their Christines, Paulina Janczak and Kaja Mianowana, both 17. A quick Google search said that Edyta Krzemien, however, was born in 1985, making her about 23 when she began in the Polish production - so basically the same age or a little younger than her Raouls.

Laird Mackintosh has played opposite tons of actresses as Raoul (Gay Willis, Elizabeth DeGrazia, Glenda Balkan, Sylvia Rhyne, Margaret Ann Gates, and Melissa Dye). While the others are unknown, I did find that Melissa Dye was born in 1967, so she was probably 32 when she was in Phantom, while Mackintosh was possibly 29 or 30, so she was a couple of years older.

As for Michael Ball, Claire Moore was definitely older than, by about two years, Rebecca Caine was older by three years, while Maria Kesselman was about the same age (she was born in the same year as him). No idea about Jan Hartley-Morris.

FINALLY. For older Christines: we have Lisa Vroman at around 47 by 2003, and Jill Washington at 46 in 1998 or 1999. Brad Little was 49 in 2003, so he was older, but Hugh Panaro, who she also played opposite in 2003 as well, was only 39, so she was definitely older than him. It’s quite possible her Raoul (and understudy Phantom), Tim Martin Gleason, was younger as well.

As for Jill Washington, her Raoul in 1999, Gardar Thor Cortes, was apparently only 25, so that’s quite a gap. According to this, her Phantom, Mike Sterling, was 17 in 1987, so he was only 29 when he was playing opposite her - another large gap. Also, Ethan Freeman played opposite her in 1994 and 1995, and Google says he was born in 1959, so he was probably 36 to her 42 or thereabouts. There’s probably way more, but I’m tired of Googling.

So what do we know?

Nicholas Nkuna - Mona Botha was most likely older, Robin Botha and Magdalene Minnaar maybe older, than his Phantom

Jonathan Roxmouth - Same as Nkuna above, plus Claire Lyon was probably older than him when he was the Phantom

Ramin Karimloo - Celia Graham was two years older than his Phantom

Storm Lineberger - Katie Travis was several years older than his Raoul

Laird Mackintosh - Assuming others are right, then Melissa Dye may have been two or three years older than his Raoul

Michael Ball - Claire Moore was two years older, Rebecca Caine three years

Lisa Vroman - Hugh Panaro’s Phantom was definitely younger than her

Jill Washington - two of her Phantoms, Ethan Freeman and Mike Sterling, were younger than her, as was one of her Raouls, Gardar Thor Cortes

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[finallair]

Essen 2004 - Thomas Borchert, Sandra Danyella, Nikolaj Alexander Brucker

Special mentions:

#1: Thomas is quite obsessed with the veil #2: Sandra actually approaches Thomas during ‘ it’s in your soul...’ #6: Nikolaj really struggles with the lasso after the kiss #7: Sandra mouths something before leaving #8: Nikolaj kneels down and kisses Sandra’s hand

#sandra danyella #thomas borchert #nikolaj alexander brucker #final lair #phantom of the opera #phantom