#poto at the rah

[ebiemidnightlibrarian]

SIERRA BOGGESS, RAMIN KARIMLOO, BARRY JAMES and GARETH SNOOK during the curtain call of the 2011 production of The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall

#gareth snook #sierra boggess #ramin karimloo #barry james #the phantom of the opera #the phantom of the opera at the royal albert hall #poto at the rah #poto rah #royal albert hall #erik the phantom #the phantom #gilles andré #monsieur andré #monsieur firmin #richard firmin #christine daae #theatre

[ablatheringblatherskite]

JUST INCASE Y'ALL DIDNT KNOW, IT'S BACK EVERYONE!! IT'S BACK!!! THE POTO 25TH ANNIVERSARY AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL WITH RAMIN KARIMLOO, SIERRA BOGGESS AND HADLEY FRASER IS BACK ON YT!!

#the phantom of the opera #phantom of the opera #ramin karimloo #sierra boggess #hadley fraser #poto #poto musical #poto 25 #royal albert hall #Youtube #poto rah

[operafantomet]

EARL CARPENTER IN ALL THE ROLES AND PRODUCTIONS!

Standby, principal and emergency cover Phantom in West End (2003-2007, 2011, 2015)

Various creative (official!) ads from his West End run

Faking an emergency cover as Raoul in SoMe

Auctioneer in the POTO RAH 25th anniversary

Principal Phantom in the Restaged UK Tour (2012-2013)

Principal Phantom in the West End revival (2023)

Principal André in Italy (2023)

#phantom of the opera #earl carpenter #poto west end #poto rah #restaged uk tour #poto west end revival #poto italy

[nerdywriter36]

Soooo…Ramin’s mask in Italy appears to have changed??

(First picture is from today’s bows, the second is from yesterday)

#it looks like his RAH mask to me #with the blush and the eyebrow #interesting #poto #poto italy #ramin karimloo

[thephantom]

the phantom of the opera is there, inside my mind...

#sierra boggess #ramin karimloo #the phantom of the opera #phantom of the opera #poto #west end #potoedit #the phantom of the opera at the royal albert hall #rah #poto 25 #*mine #in which i stress-make gifs right before finals

[phanblog]

i have a lot of feelings about this show

#phantom of the opera #poto #meme #phantom of the opera meme #25th anniversary #RAH performance #royal albert hall

[icantrecallaskysoclear]

Raoulstine Week Day 1; Soulmates

I might not do all the prompts but I liked this one. If this is the only day of Raoulstine week I do, I feel good about it. A Crowd of Thousands gives me serious Raoul/Christine vibes, the whole childhood-sweethearts-to-lovers trope that I adore.

PS: I absolutely know that Raoul grew up with Christine, and no he didn’t just  meet her at fourteen when he saved her scarf. 

#Raoulstine week 2023 #I don't even care that the imgflip watermark is on these gifs #they are some of the best i've ever made #raoulstineweek #r/c #raoul x christine #christine x raoul #poto 25th #poto@rah #raoul de chagny #christine daee #raoulstineedit #gifs by me. :-) #Hadley's Raoul isn't my favorite #and Royal Albert Hall's POTO isn't my favorite either #but it's the only proshot we got and I do enjoy the performance #even though I nitpick it everytime I watch it #lol #I like a lot about Hadley's Raoul there are just some little things that BUG ME every time #I don't blame Hadley #I think he had bad direction #he's still a decent Raoul #it astounds me that they tried to make Raoul more of a jerk #so he could be more like the LND imposter #but Hadley managed to make him pretty adorable anyway #hadley fraser #sierra boggess #the phantom of the opera #potoedit #poto rah

[garnet-xx-rose]

Oooh I just realize why I don’t like Erik’s design in Lover Never Dies…

They got rid of his swollen pussy-sucking lips!

#phantom of the opera #love never dies #Erik/Christine #poto #I’m looking the the gifs of Ramin from LND and RAH and it hit me #his lips are gone #I’ve always loved the lips! #you can’t have the deformity without the swollen lips it adds so much *spice*

[gwenpondtheviddingsisters]

Raoul + Christine | Run to You

#raoulstine #raoul x christine #christine x roaul #raoul de chagny #christine daae #poto@rah #the phantom of the opera #The phantom of the opera 25th #poto 25th anniversary #potoedit #raoulstineedit #potovid #musicaltheatreedit #I love Raoul and Christine #I love love love them #I love them so much #hadley fraser #sierra boggess #bellasvid

[archibaldscraven]

title song from phantom of the opera in which everything is the same but the instrumental is train’s 50 ways to say goodbye

#my audio #poto #phantom of the opera #ramin karimloo #sierra boggess #poto25 #poto 25th anniversary #poto rah #train #50 ways to say goodbye #mashup #phantom nonsense #i swear these songs are way too similar #like that song always reminded me of phantom #but this works WAY too well #someone has probably done this but idc #i don't claim to be original #also i used the brit awards version solely for ramin's strongEEEER yet

[faded-florals]

Hello! I am a newcomer to POTO, and was introduced 3 days ago by deciding to randomly watch the 25 RAH. I fell so in love with the 25st cast, but especially and everlastingly with Hadley Fraser as Raoul. It was a little disheartening for me to realise that it wasn't a popular opinion, and when I found your tumblr, it was like finding a kindred spirit and even a wise elder spirit that showed me all the nuances I missed before. I must have read and adored each one of your Raoul posts - thank you.

(My apologies for the delayed response, this time of year is always so busy for me, and I've fallen behind!)

Hello, thank you for sending such a kind and thoughtful message! 🥰 I love to hear about new Phans falling in love with POTO RAH and Hadley's Raoul, and I'm glad my posts have resonated with you. I feel I've analyzed pretty much every moment of his on-stage time in that production, both in writing and in gifs, and you've summarized my thoughts very well here.

I really like how there is a distinct shift in Hadley's Raoul from act I to act II, from speculative but ultimately unbothered to fiercely protective and frustrated, almost in parallel with how we the audience are made aware of the steadily increasing threat the Phantom is becoming. His Raoul is charming but genuine and sweet in his first few scenes, and I agree his mannerisms at the end of the show are quite different from the young man we were introduced to in Little Lotte. His lines in the final lair are soaked in desperation and anger, especially his "Let me see her!" and "Why make her lie to you to save me?"

It's important to remember that the staging/blocking for POTO RAH is very different from the original - I'd argue it's much more organically emotional for all three of the characters. While many of the changes were made out of necessity for how the RAH stage was set up, the impact of the altered staging to the scene is undeniable. Some examples being the Phantom holding Christine by the throat, the prolonged doomed trek that Raoul has to make across the stage to ultimately be caught in the lasso, and the visual of Christine climbing down and back up the stairs of the Phantom's "hell" one last time to say goodbye.

Combine that with the fact that Ramin, Sierra, and Hadley all have very high-strung interpretations of their characters to begin with, it doesn't surprise me that Hadley's Raoul culminated in practically lunging at the Phantom at the end of the final lair. I think a lot of it had to do with Ramin and Hadley's chemistry, too, and while it is very different from most productions I ultimately feel that it works.

I think the point I'm trying to make in all of this is that POTO RAH was a very special production, with a remarkable cast in a unique situation that has left a lasting impression on me and many Phans. I really love to hear how special this production and these actors are to you, thanks for reaching out! 💕

#ask fadedflorals #Phantom Of The Opera #Poto #Raoul De Chagny #hadley fraser #ramin karimloo #sierra boggess #Phantom Of The Opera 25th #long post

[ebiemidnightlibrarian]

Hi! I can assure you that's Gareth Snook in the large cast picture you recently rebllogged from me (in the right hand picture, he's at the back, standing on the ground, not a chair or table, wearing a yelllow poncho thing and a thin brown fabric tie, and a brown newsboy cap hat, raising his cup); that was a very important cast of Les Miserables for me when I was very young, and Gareth was both an excellent Grantaire, and just a fantastic human being, very kind and friendly. Just a great guy.

Oh, I see. Thank you so much for clarifying this, it's very sweet of you 😊

I was recently lucky enough to find an archive of The Phantom of the Opera Concert at the RAH, and I simply fell in love with him. Since then I've been looking for as many projects he's been a part of as possible. I particularly love him as Bamatabois in the 10th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables, it was a magical experience.

Unfortunately, it's a bit difficult to find archive footage of the plays he acted in, especially outside the UK. But I keep trying, and it's been a fun task. So, thank you for sharing the photos of that Les Mis concert and the "Save the Children" video, I wouldn't have known of its existence without your post.

Lots of love to you, and thank you again for taking a time to explain that to me 😊❤️❤️

#ebie talks #ebie asks #ebie answer #nice people 💙 #gareth snook #les miserables #les mis #les miserables 1988 #poto rah

[ablatheringblatherskite]

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The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, HTTYD (including all the series and the third movie), Cobra Kai, Studio C, Jk! Studios, their Freelancers series, Manifest, Wednesday, the Addams Family, His Dark Materials (the show), Avatar: The Last Airbender, My Adventures with Superman, Star Wars (excluding sequel trilogy sorry), Spider-Man (personal fave are the TASM and Spiderverse movies), Back to the Future, Over The Garden Wall, Daredevil, Batfam (Wayne Family Adventures!), NBC'S Timeless, Wings of Fire, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, Artemis Fowl, Ducktales (2017), Hamilton, Newsies, Anastasia, Lego: Ninjago, TMNT (2012), Harry Potter, and more that I cannot remember right now!

Where I am considering some of these fandoms:

I'm a Tyler Galpin apologist but NOT an Xavier Thorpe hater. I am also a HadleyRaoul—and Raoul de Chagny in general—defender, and a Raoulstine shipper (BUT I love the Phantom/Erik and do not dislike him by any means 🥺), and I generally don't acknowledge Love Never Dies much. My favorite cast of Studio C is the original cast (including Tori, Dalton and Aaron) but I still enjoy some of the sketches from the new cast. I also love the Star Wars original trilogy and the prequel trilogy, but not really the sequels. I don't mind the third HTTYD movie and I love all the HTTYD series. My favorite Spider-Man movies are the TASM ones, and Andrew Garfield is my fav Spider-Man/Peter Parker. Yes I love both Narnia and His Dark Materials.

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Hiccstrid (HTTYD), Raoulstine (Phantom of the Opera), Zekeaela (Manifest), Silverparry (His Dark Materials), Wyler/Weyler (Wednesday), Petroclair (Wednesday), Clois (My Adventures With Superman), Peter and Gwen (TASM), Jaya (Ninjago), Lyatt (Timeless), Gomez and Morticia (The Addams Family)

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Hadley Fraser, Ramin Karimloo, Andrew Garfield, Charlie Cox, The entire cast of Jk! Studios (aka the OG Studio C cast), David Tennant, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy Jordan

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[operafantomet]

I didn't want to come back here but I'm curious about something. I've seen at least 3 people saying that ALW asked John Owen-Jones to do the 25th concert and he REFUSED!? Do you know anything about that? If it is true, it was the dumbest thing JOJ could have done. How do you turn down an once in a lifetime chance like that? Apparently he wanted to do Les Mis which he ended up not being cast for either. ALW worships sierra (which I will never understand why, she's extremely overrated) but implying he really wanted JOJ do you think he would have cast Gina Beck or Katie Hall with him?

Frankly, I have absolutely no idea what was said off the record for this casting. There's ever only been comments on the ones that DID get cast, and how they were cast. It seems ALW got to choose some, and CamMack got to choose some. I don't know if all links are still accessible, as this is copied from a post I did some 10 years ago, but anyhow:

Ramin Karimloo was invited by Cameron Mackintosh and Sierra Boggess by ALW: “I’m in heaven because I love the show and the character so much,” said Boggess, who was personally tapped by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber to star in the anniversary event“ Hadley Fraser was a noticeable Javert in Cameron’s Les Mis at the time, and also best buddy with Ramin, so I’m guessing the way was short from there. Kiera Duffy was discovered through a production of Candide and asked to audition through video. They wanted a legit opera singer for the part, and she was offered the part after a video audition:

“Cameron Mackintosh’s office contacted my management, who in turn contacted me, in early August asking if I might be interested in the project. (...) I received an email from Mackintosh’s office saying they were very impressed by my dedication and chutzpah, and I got offered the role. What a whirlwind! I couldn’t believe it!"

Fate wanted it that she had to bow out some days before the concerts due to voice issues, making current West End Carlotta Wendy Ferguson take over. But Duffy was the original casting chouce. Wynne Evans was noticed in the popular “Go Compare” commercials in the UK, where he played an Italian tenor. To mention some. 

I always assumed they WANTED to feature Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess along with Liz Robertson to keep the link to Love Never Dies. All three came directly from the just-closed West End production of LND. Note too how Hadley Fraser's Raoul was more in the vein of LND than a classic Hal Prince Raoul, pushing the aggressive and colder side of Raoul.

Another aspect is that rehearsals for RAH took place when the original production was performing as usual at Her Majesty's Theatre, and I don't think we should forget that John Owen-Jones was principal Phantom there. It would of course be possible to have someone fill in for him while he did RAH, just they they did for Ramin when he rehearsed for LND. In this it should also be mentioned that Barry James (Firmin) did both Her Majesty's Theatre and RAH, and so did Wendy Ferguson (Carlotta) if more as an emergency cover. But I suspect JOJ's heart was more with the original than then hybrid version at RAH. Just a personal guess, however.

All in all, JOJ is the only person who could properly answer this question, and if he has not said anything all speculations are just that - speculations. I also think I heard he was standby Phantom for the RAH concerts, in case Ramin Karimloo got sick or injured? At least I heard back in the days that the West End principals was functioning as standbys for RAH, and they were also present in cameo roles during the show.

Another thing... I frankly love Sierra Boggess as Christine. Even if the SoMe responsibles has gone utterly bananas every time she played the role (and it drove me nuts), and even if I can't stand all the ones telling me SIERRA IS THE BEST CHRISTINE EVER... I love her in the role. Beautiful voice, sympathetic portrayal, good dancer, looking like a million dollar - she is a gorgeous Christine. No more, no less.

What I do agree with, however, is that people would have said "...IS THE BEST CHRISTINE EVER" about probably anyone starring as Christine in the RAH concert, as long as they sung well and looked good. If Gina Beck was featured she would be a sensation. Ditto for Katie Hall. They would simply be the most available Christine out there for the majority, and thus getting a big fanbase.

#poto rah #not tagging them all

[internetfriend]

my self inserts n ocs as animals:

prince shiloh the great (bg3): mid content wolfdog (mixed with golden retriever)

amalthea amelaea: unicorn (tinker horse stallion specifically)

montero & rah: black backed jackal

shyloh (off self insert): australian magpie

shiloh sweeney (poto self insert): kiwi bird

billie bucanan (rdr2): melanistic grey wolf

judas harlemshire (rdr2): albino oriental longhair cat

treble sinclair: giant beetle

juno: pacific parrotlet (blue mutation)

#diary 📔 #self ship 💞

[thephantom]

hear it, feel it, secretly possess you...

#sierra boggess #ramin karimloo #the phantom of the opera #phantom of the opera #poto #west end #potoedit #the phantom of the opera at the royal albert hall #rah #poto 25 #*mine #they r so close to kissing in that second gif. please dear god PLEASE-