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operafantomet · 3 months

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Production photos from 'Az Operahas Fantomja' in Budapest, featuring Attila Csengeri, Victor Posta and Sándor Sasvári (Phantom), plus Andrea Mahó, Barbara Fonyó and Renata Krassy (Christine)

Photos by Szabina Jardek from the Madach Theatre

#az operahaz fantomja #phantom of the opera #attila csengeri #victor posta #sandor sasvari #andrea maho #barbara fonyo #renata krassy #madach theatre #poto hungary #non replica

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marleneoftheopera · 1 year

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Production photos for Hungary, Act 2 edition.

#barbara fonyo #renata krassy #poto budapest #poto hungary #az operahaz fantomja #The Phantom of the Opera #particularly love the last 3 pics

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glassprism · 2 months

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Hi! You may have answered this before, and if you have, I'm sorry for asking a question you have already asked.

Do you know the age range for Christine actresses? Like how old the oldest actress was when they played here. I know the youngest has been 18 and I know Kaley Ann Voorhees (I remember her specifically since she was the Christine when I saw it on Broadway) was one of those. (I'm excluding Emmy Rossum from this since I'm talking strictly stage show).

I'm curious because she's always been a dream role, but I think I might be reaching the age of being too old {25}. Even if I am, though, I'll be content with doing it in the privacy of my own home. Lol.

So first, I just kind of want to say that I'm really worried for the state of the industry if you and others start thinking that 25 is "too old" to play Christine. (This is what happens when you keep casting younger and younger, CamMack and co.!)

Now, as for your actual question: I think we should separate it into two related but still somewhat different categories: who are the youngest and oldest Christines ever (basically the minimum and maximum age ranges, good as little factoids of knowledge) and what is the general age range (probably more useful for someone actually looking to get the role).

To start with the first, a couple of corrections! The youngest Christines have actually been around 16-17 years old, and no, I'm not including Emmy Rossum in this: actresses like Katie Hall and Amy Nuttall were 16 when cast as understudies and 17 when they performed the role, while Kaja Mianowana, Paulina Janczak, and Marta Hadžimanov were 17 when cast as principals (though typically sharing the role with a somewhat older actress). Additionally, actresses like Olivia Safe, Sarah Bakker, Julie Goodwin, and Amy Hudson Holder, were 18 to 19 years old when cast as understudies or alternates. Kaley Ann Voorhees was actually 20 years old, not 18, when she was first cast in Phantom, making her comparatively older than some of the others on this list, though she was still the youngest actress to play Christine on Broadway.

Now as for the oldest, those would probably be Barbara Fonyo who was 50 when she ended her run, as well as Lisa Vroman, who was 47, and Jill Washington, who was 46, when they ended theirs.

However, the general age range of Christines, I'd say, is probably mid 20s to 30s, and you'll typically see that in casting calls where, if they specify an age range, will say something like "20-29" and what-not. I have said that it seems productions are casting younger, and honestly it seems like every new Christine is only in her 20s, but there have been several actresses cast in the show in their 30s even in the last decade or so: Valerie Link in Hamburg (34), Ali Ewoldt on Broadway (34), and Meghan Picerno in the World Tour and Broadway (maybe 34/35).

But ultimately, your actual age will matter less than what age you can play as (e.g. some people can play teenagers and young adults into their 30s and 40s) and, more importantly, your skills when it comes to singing, acting, and (to some extent) dancing. That should ultimately be the focus when trying to become Christine, not your age!

#GP gets asks #anonymous

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andrewlloydwebber · 1 year

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I didn't realize the Hungarian production had kept the same cast for that long. Thats a really long time to play any role but I guess they must have loved it!

Almost 20 years (minus a year off for covid) does make them some of the longest running Christine and Raoul actors in terms of years. However, it's not like they were doing 8 shows a week every week this whole time. The theatre that they perform at is a repertory company, so Phantom is performed for a couple weeks here and there, multiple times a year. So they actually celebrated their 900th performance recently, which adds up to about 50 performances of the show per year since they did not perform from March 2020-March 2021. So basically the Christines did "only" about 25 performances a year, so definitely not as much fatigue or burnout or boredom as an actor doing 8 shows a week. Still pretty cool!!! I believe Barbara Fonyo is the oldest Christine in any production at age 50, Renata Krassy is 47, Andrea Maho is 43, Zsolt Hommanay and Gabor Bot are 51.

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phantomchristinesuk · 2 years

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New Hungarian Christine pictures featuring Mahó Andrea & Fonyó Barbara!

The Hungarian production will be back in Spring 2022 with more performances.

The current performances end on 8th November.

Pictures: Madách Színház

#phantom of the opera #phantomoftheopera #poto hungary #az operahaz fantomja #az operaház fantomja #barbara fonyó #fonyo Barbara #fonyó barbara #Barbara fonyo #andrea maho #mahó andrea #maho Andrea #Andrea Mahó #sadly no new pictures of renáta

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thebrideinthemirror · 7 years

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Me while listening to/watching a Christine I've never seen/heard before

Omg she’s so great she lives and she breathes the role why doesn’t anyone talk about her, my beautiful new baby I love you now you are now my all time favorite actress aside from Rachel Barrell, Elizabeth Welch, Sarah Brightman, Luzia Nistler, Erin Stewart, Sofia Escobar, Rebecca Luker, Anne Görner, Valerie Link, Rebecca Caine, Mary Michael Patterson, Lisa Vroman, Gina Beck, Claire Moore, Samantha Hill, Barbara Fonyo, Elizabeth Loyacano, Kim So Hyun, Jennifer Hope Wills, Anna O'Byrne, Ana Marina, Julie Hanson, Andrea Maho, Marni Raab, Beth Southard….

Okay you’re in there SOMEWHERE

#i have a problem #i like about 98% of the actresses i listen to and watch #there are like thousand names on my favourite list #help #christine daae #phantom of the opera #m-f personal #me me me #rachel barrell is still on the top though #and i doubt she'll be kicked from that spot

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xxsparksxx · 12 years

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He kills without a thought, he murders all that's good.

#Phantom of the Opera #barbara fonyo #PotO Hungary #non-replica #request #there you go anon!

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marleneoftheopera · 1 year

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Not sure if these have ever been shared before? Photos from the Hungarian production.

The actors should be Sandor Sasvari (Phantom), Barbara Fonyó and Andrea Mahó (Christine), and Gábor Bot and Zsolt Homonnay (Raoul).

#poto hungary #poto budapest #az operahaz fantomja #The Phantom of the Opera #sandor sasvari #barbara fonyo #andrea maho #gabor bot #Zsolt Homonnay

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marleneoftheopera · 1 year

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Barbara Fonyó, Renata Krassy, and Andrea Maho in Hungary.

All three Christine’s were set to leave earlier this month, but were asked to stay for the season.

#barbara fonyo #renata krassy #andrea maho #poto hungary #poto budapest #az operahaz fantomja #The Phantom of the Opera

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marleneoftheopera · 1 year

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Production photos from Hungary.

#az operahaz fantomja #barbara fonyo #poto budapest #poto hungary #The Phantom of the Opera

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glassprism · 1 year

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is there any footage of john owen jones with a young beautiful christine? I've heard he had chemistry with celia graham but she looked older than him and i don't like rachel barrell's christine

There is, but I'm going to be honest, the unwarranted disdain towards Rachel Barrell and Celia Graham (both excellent Christines in my opinion, and Barrell being one of my personal favorites) solely for not meeting some arbitrary standard of youth and beauty, in a story that's all about not judging people for their looks, actually makes me not want to tell you about it at all.

Anyway, here are some more incredible older Christines!

Patti Cohenour

Jill Washington

Lisa Vroman

Kimilee Bryant

Sandra Joseph

Elizabeth Southard

Barbara Fonyo

Renata Krassy

Andrea Maho

Valerie Link

Ali Ewoldt

Meghan Picerno

Elizabeth Welch

#GP gets asks #anonymous #some of these women weren't all that old at the time of the footage but I still wanted to include them

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glassprism · 2 years

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Out of all the Christines you've seen, who do you think could be called the Perfect Christine (or the one closest to it)? Like the one who does everything right and does so splendidly

I think everybody at the top of my favorites list (and a couple in the rank below) might count as my Perfect Christine! Many of them also have such differing, yet totally valid, interpretations, that it feels impossible to narrow it down to just one!

But fine, if you want me to go total Hunger Games on the list, then I guess the really short list might be something like:

Rebecca Caine - The Perfect Old-School Christine. Beautiful and unique vocals, passionate and intelligent and strong within the confines of what was allowed to actresses back then.

Julie Hanson - The Perfect Kay Christine, the Perfect Childish Christine. The most innocent, most naive, most traumatized Christine, encapsulates the very fragile Christine of Kay's book. Also worked best with Hugh Panaro, resident Kay!Phantom.

Barbara Fonyo - The Perfect Mature Christine, the Perfect Complex Christine. Operatic vocals and a grown-up, sophisticated, complicated, nuanced performance and relationship with the Phantom, all sorts of emotions all over her face.

Jennifer Hope Wills - The Perfect Strong Christine. Vocals not that memorable, but the most intelligent, observant Christine, feisty and fiery at times, holds a deep passion only the Phantom brings out as well as genuine love for Raoul.

Gina Beck - The Perfect Overall Christine. My bias is showing here, but she has the looks, the sympathetic interpretation and thoughtful acting. Only thing really lacking is the voice (and the occasional overacting here and there).

Anna O'Byrne - The Perfect Leroux Christine. A bit underwhelming vocally but basically brings out as many aspects from Leroux's book as she can. Melancholy, nervous, both drawn to and absolutely terrified of the Phantom, on the verge of going hysterically insane at times.

Tamara Kotova - The Perfect Overall Christine. Because I can have two. Again, the looks, the acting, the vocals (better than Beck's to be honest), the love and compassion for both Raoul and the Phantom and the conflict it generates.

Kelly Mathieson - The Perfect Mysterious Christine. Nice vocals and fascinating interpretation - forthright yet subtle, the clear indications in her acting that still waters run deep, that there is so much going on in her head and we're getting only a fraction of it.

#GP gets asks #anonymous #now make 'em fight

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glassprism · 1 year

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What If Scenario. The Pandemic never happened, but the renovations at Her Majesty’s eventually did. During that time, they put together a concert-like production of Phantom like they did with Les Mis in 2019. Who would you have cast in each part? Feel free to include Ensemble & Understudies

I think I answered something very similar before where I said that I'd love to have had an international celebration, with recent, fan-favorite, or long-running members from productions all over the world given an opportunity to perform and do, like, one song each, along with the then-current cast at the time. So I guess it might be something like:

Phantom: Josh Piterman (London), Ben Crawford (Broadway), Derrick Davis (national tour), Osamu Takai (Japan), Alexander Goebel (Vienna), Colm Wilkinson (Toronto), Peter Karrie (Canadian tour), Peter Joback (Stockholm), Ian Jon Bourg (Germany), Anthony Warlow (Australia), Henk Poort (Scheveningen), Juan Navarro (Mexico City), Hans Peter Janssens (Antwerp), Tomas Ambt Kofod (Copenhagen), Hong Kwang Ho (Seoul), Juan Carlos Barona (Madrid), Sandor Sasvari (Budapest), Saulo Vasconcelos (Sao Paulo), Damian Aleksander (Poland), Carlos Vittori (Buenos Aires), Marian Vojtko (Prague), Stephen Brandt Hansen (Estonia), Ivan Ozhogin (Moscow), Ilkka Hamalainen (Helsinki), Adrian Nour (Bucharest), Nikola Bulatovic (Belgrade), Vladimir Grudkov (Sofia), Jonathan Roxmouth (World Tour), Espen Grjotheim (Oslo), Ben Forster (Greece), Killian Donnelly (UK Tour)

Christine: Kelly Mathieson (London), Meghan Picerno (Broadway), Emma Grimsley (national tour), Sae Yamamoto (Japan), Luzia Nistler (Vienna), Rebecca Caine (Toronto), Teresa DeZarn (Canadian tour), Emmi Christensson (Stockholm), Valerie Link (Germany), Ana Marina (Australia), Joke de Kruijf (Scheveningen), Irasema Terrazas (Mexico City), Inneke van Klinken (Antwerp), Sibylle Glosted (Copenhagen), Kim So Hyun (Seoul), Julia Moller (Madrid), Barbara Fonyo (Budapest), Lina Mendes (Sao Paulo), Edyta Krzemien (Poland), Claudia Cota (Buenos Aires), Monika Sommerova (Prague), Maria Listra (Estonia), Tamara Kotova (Moscow), Sofie Asplund (Helsinki), Irina Baiant (Bucharest), Mirjana Matic (Belgrade), Vesela Delcheva (Sofia), Claire Lyon (World Tour), Astrid Giske (Oslo), Amy Manford (Greece), Holly-Anne Hull (UK Tour)

Raoul: Danny Whitehead (London), John Riddle (Broadway), Michael Maliakel (national tour), Kanji Ishimaru (Japan), Thorsten Tinney (Vienna), Laird Mackintosh (Toronto), Kip Wilborne (Canadian tour), Anton Zetterholm (Stockholm), Nicky Wuchinger (Germany), Alexander Lewis (Australia), Peter de Smet (Scheveningen), someone who's not Jose Joel (Mexico City), Michael Shawn Lewis (Antwerp), Christian Lund (Copenhagen), Son Jun Ho (Seoul), Armando Pita (Madrid), Zoltan Miller (Budapest), Nando Prado (Sao Paulo), Marcin Mrozinski (Poland), Nicholas Martinelli (Buenos Aires), Tomas Vanek (Prague), Koit Toome (Estonia), Evgeny Zaycev (Moscow), John Martin Bengtsson (Helsinki), Florin Ristei (Bucharest), Slaven Doslo (Belgrade), Denko Prodanov (Sofia), Matt Leisy (World Tour), Carl Lindquist (Oslo), Nadim Naaman (Greece), Rhys Whitfield (UK Tour)

Is that way too many cast members? Probably! Are there even enough scenes for each of them to perform together? Unlikely! Did I give up doing supporting, ensemble, and understudies because it was too exhausting? Definitely! Do I even know who some of these people are or if they want to come back at all? Not really!

But you have to admit - it's a huge and very international cast!

#GP gets asks #tomblr1895

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operafantomet · 2 years

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