![]() ![]() In the 25th Anniversary, Ramin Karimloo doesn’t seem to have forgotten it. They can fix him!īut here’s the thing one can forget: The Phantom is the bad guy, the antagonist. Especially when he’s a crying heap at the end. So, yes, women everywhere fell in love with him. ![]() Hell, is the best looking actor in the cast under all that makeup. These are two things women generally can’t resist. Warning: It will suck up your time like a black hole). (If you don’t know those terms, I direct you to TV Tropes. He is the woobie masquerading as the Draco in Leather Pants. It’s a love story for the ages, though some people have forgotten it’s Christine and Raoul’s, not Christine andĮrik’s. As he wages war on the opera house, Christine’s heart remains in the balance. Their romance blossoms, much to the Phantom’s displeasure. And back into the orbit of childhood friend, Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny (Hadley Fraser). The ballet mistress, Madame Giry (Liz Robertson), and her daughter Meg (Daisy Maywood) suggest Christine Daae (Sierra Boggess) should take the role. She storms off, leaving the production of Hannibal in chaos. New managers, Andre (Gareth Snook) and Firmin (Barry James), are taking over as the Phantom’s reign of terror drives prima donna Carlotta (Wendy Ferguson) to her breaking point. The Opera Populaire in Paris is under siege by an invisible captor referred to as either “The Phantom” or “the Opera Ghost” (Ramin Karimloo). Or to this, the 25th Anniversary production of Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall.įor those of you who don’t know, here’s the story: And then four Cassies doing the “Cassie Dance”! All of this was capped by an amazing rendition of “One” with everyone joining in!īut this still pales when one views the Les Miserable Tenth Anniversary Concert (often called the “Dream Cast”) or its 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2. Where in “Music and the Mirror,” it featured the current Cassie giving way to the original, Donna McKenchie. ![]() I mean, I know about the anniversary celebration “A Chorus Line” had-a special performance featuring original cast members as well as replacements. But one thing can’t be denied about the British: they celebrate anniversaries in style. I think I’m a year older than the Broadway production). It’s funny to imagine I’m about the same age (at least with the British version. Yes, indeed, Phantom of the Opera is a quarter century old. ![]()
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