Who played the title role in the 2004 film The Phantom of the Opera?
"The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film) The Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 British–American musical drama film based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the French novel ""Le Fantôme de l'Opéra"" by Gaston Leroux. Produced and co-written by Lloyd Webber and directed by Joel Schumacher, it stars Gerard Butler in the title role, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver and Jennifer Ellison. The film was announced in 1989 but production did not start until 2002 due to Lloyd Webber's divorce and Schumacher's busy career. It was"
"The Phantom of the Opera (1989 film) The Phantom of the Opera is a 1989 American horror film directed by Dwight H. Little and based on Gaston Leroux's novel of the same name. The film is an updated and gorier version of the classic 1910 tale, and stars Robert Englund as the Phantom. Christine Day (Jill Schoelen), a young opera singer in modern-day Manhattan, is searching for a unique piece to sing at her next audition. Her friend and manager Meg (Molly Shannon) discovers an old opera piece called ""Don Juan Triumphant"", written by a composer named Erik Destler. Curious,"
"the title role, focused on the potential for violence of the phantom. On the other hand, in the same year as a German-French-Italian-American co-production, a TV-Secondary was created, which put the melodramatic love story in the foreground and waived television rights on splatter effects. The Phantom embodied known British actor Charles Dance. In 1998, famous Italian horror film director Dario Argento starred with Julian Sands in the lead role of the fabric, but was not particularly successful at Kinokasse. Most recently, in 2004, Joel Schumacher produced a film version inspired by the musical of Andrew Lloyd Webber. This iteration starred"
"these had consisted of lower budget straight-to-video versions of the shows (notably ""Cats"", ""Jesus Christ Superstar"" and ""Joseph""), but 2004 saw Really Useful Films complete the major motion picture ""The Phantom of the Opera"", directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum, which was nominated for three Academy Awards and three Golden Globes. The film was a commercial success. It has also released DVD and video versions of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th birthday concert at the Royal Albert Hall, the 2001 ""Masterpiece – Andrew Lloyd Webber in China"" concert, and a musical version of the Gruffalo, with"
"of it happening at this stage are ""highly unlikely"". The Phantom of the Opera (1989 film) The Phantom of the Opera is a 1989 American horror film directed by Dwight H. Little and based on Gaston Leroux's novel of the same name. The film is an updated and gorier version of the classic 1910 tale, and stars Robert Englund as the Phantom. Christine Day (Jill Schoelen), a young opera singer in modern-day Manhattan, is searching for a unique piece to sing at her next audition. Her friend and manager Meg (Molly Shannon) discovers an old opera piece called ""Don Juan"
"title character of ""The Phantom of the Opera"", originating the role in Canada. Of their children, Judith is now a curator, Simon and Sarah are graphic designers and Aaron is a singer/songwriter. Early in his music career, Wilkinson insisted that his wife and children accompany him on tour to avoid familial separation. In October 2012 he was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from Ryerson University in Toronto. Solo albums Cast albums Colm Wilkinson Colm Wilkinson (born 5 June 1944), also known as C. T. Wilkinson, is an Irish tenor and actor, best known for originating the role"
"into his underground chambers, just as rats are killed whenever they venture above ground. The Phantom (Julian Sands) falls in love with the young opera singer Christine Daaé (Asia Argento), while she sings alone on stage one night. He appears before her and tells her that her voice fills his heart with light. After leaving, he speaks to her using telepathy and the two begin a romantic relationship. The aristocratic Baron Raoul De Chagny (Andrea Di Stefano) has also fallen in love with Christine, though at first Christine offers him only a platonic relationship. Later, she ruminates that she may"
"the film, to be sung by Gerard Butler (The Phantom), but was ultimately cut. This is the only song in the film or on its soundtrack to feature Minnie Driver, who played Carlotta in the film, actually singing; the character's opera voice was given by Margaret Preece (who played Carlotta in the stage musical at one time and had a bit part in the film as Carlotta's confidante). Beyoncé performed the song at the 2005 Oscars (she performed all of that year's nominees for Best Original Song requiring female lead vocals) with Webber accompanying on piano. Minnie Driver performed the"
"Peter Karrie Peter Karrie (originally Peter Karagianis), born 10 August 1946, is a Welsh singer and an honorary fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. He played the lead role in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ""The Phantom of the Opera"" in London, Toronto, Vancouver, Singapore, and Hong Kong, and on the UK Tour in Bradford, and Manchester. In 1994 and 1995 members of the Phantom of the Opera Appreciation Society voted him their favourite Phantom. Karrie was brought up in Wales, where he had radio and television shows on BBC Wales. He began his career as"
"the Orlando Shakespeare Theater in ""Man of La Mancha"". Ovation Awards Davis Gaines Davis Gaines (born January 21, 1959, Orlando, Florida) is a stage actor. He has performed as the Phantom in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ""The Phantom of the Opera"" more than 2000 times, on Broadway, in Los Angeles, and in San Francisco. In the latter location, he won the Bay Area Critics' Award for Best Actor. He performed in the role for The Kennedy Center Honors in 1994. He originated the lead role of The Man in ""Whistle Down the Wind"" (1996). Gaines was the singing voice"
"in the UK, and the song ""Invisible Girl"" peaked at No. 68. Driver wrote 10 of the 11 songs on the album. In 2004, Driver was the supporting act for the Finn Brothers on the UK portion of their world tour. In 2004, Driver played Carlotta Giudicelli in Joel Schumacher's film ""The Phantom of the Opera"", based on the musical of the same name by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Driver sang ""Learn to be Lonely"", an original song written for the film by Lloyd Webber. However, because of her lack of opera experience, all her songs as Carlotta were dubbed by"
"archaeologist who was sent back in time with a team of students to rescue a colleague. In 2003, director Joel Schumacher was deciding on the principal casting for the film ""The Phantom of the Opera"", a film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical of the same name, and thought of Butler, whom he had seen earlier in the film ""Dracula 2000"", to play the title character. Butler, who had had no musical experience other than singing in a rock band while he was studying to be a lawyer, was surprised at the interest, but immediately began taking singing lessons"
"cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""The Phantom of the Opera"" as Raoul. In 1996, he joined the musical's national tour as the title role of the Phantom. In 2004, Brad joined the World Tour cast of the musical which toured Shanghai, Seoul, Taipei, Hong Kong and Singapore. He returned to the role in the current World Tour cast in 2012 for the third and subsequent seasons in Seoul, Bangkok, Singapore (current stop) and Shanghai. He is one of the only four men who have played the role of The Phantom over 2000 performances. In 2006, he had a solo concert"
"review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Buoyed by Farrell's recently found fame, the film earned $98.7 million worldwide. In 2002, he directed Cate Blanchett in the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced biopic ""Veronica Guerin"". The film is about the eponymous Irish journalist, who was murdered by drug dealers in 1996. Schumacher directed a film version of the musical ""The Phantom of the Opera"" in 2004, an adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's original stage musical. Despite mixed reviews, the film earned $154.6 million worldwide (Schumacher's biggest hit of the 21st century to date) and was nominated for three Academy Awards, as well as three Golden Globes,"
"Davis Gaines Davis Gaines (born January 21, 1959, Orlando, Florida) is a stage actor. He has performed as the Phantom in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ""The Phantom of the Opera"" more than 2000 times, on Broadway, in Los Angeles, and in San Francisco. In the latter location, he won the Bay Area Critics' Award for Best Actor. He performed in the role for The Kennedy Center Honors in 1994. He originated the lead role of The Man in ""Whistle Down the Wind"" (1996). Gaines was the singing voice of Chamberlain in ""The Swan Princess"" (1994). He guested in ""Murder"
"of ""The Music of the Night"", from the play ""The Phantom of the Opera"". In 2007, D'Ambrosio introduced his show, ""Franc D'Ambrosio's Hollywood"", which was billed as is one man's humorous, nostalgic look at America's ""Dream Factories"" and the songs they immortalized. After debuting March 13, 2007, at the world-famous Empire Plush Room in San Francisco, the show toured the US. Franc D'Ambrosio Franc D'Ambrosio (born August 11, 1962 in Bronx, New York), is an American singer and actor, best known for his role in the stage version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""The Phantom of the Opera."" He also played"
"a James Bond special in the BBC Proms in September 2012. She was accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. She was due to return to the London production of ""The Phantom of the Opera"" in September 2013, this time to play Carlotta Guidicelli, but her run was cancelled due to injury. In 2017 she played the lead role of Chris in ""The Girls"" at the Phoenix Theatre Claire Moore (singer) Claire Moore (2 January 1960 in Over Hulton, Bolton) is an English soprano singer and actress, best known for her leading role as Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""The Phantom"
"Claire Moore (singer) Claire Moore (2 January 1960 in Over Hulton, Bolton) is an English soprano singer and actress, best known for her leading role as Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""The Phantom of the Opera"" and as Ellen in ""Miss Saigon."" The daughter of Peggy and Geoff Moore, the latter a jazz musician, she was educated at Hesketh Fletcher School, Atherton, and Leigh Sixth Form College, before operatic training at the Royal Northern College of Music. Her early work includes appearing alongside Richard Harris in the 1982 London production of ""Camelot"" and playing the lead role of Audrey in"
"mixed reviews. Hathaway sang three songs on the film's soundtrack, including a duet with singer Jesse McCartney. In 2003, Hathaway declined the role for Joel Schumacher's ""The Phantom of the Opera"" (2004), because the production schedule of the film overlapped with """" (2004). Hathaway was initially hesitant and nervous about starring in the sequel, but agreed to it after Marshall convinced her that she was not repeating anything. The film was released in August 2004 to negative reviews, but made $95.1 million against a $40 million budget. In a 2008 article, Hathaway said that ""anybody who was a role model"
"The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film) The Phantom of the Opera is a 1925 American silent horror film adaptation of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel ""Le Fantôme de l'Opéra"", directed by Rupert Julian and starring Lon Chaney in the title role of the deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House, causing murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star. The film remains most famous for Chaney's ghastly, self-devised make-up, which was kept a studio secret until the film's premiere. The film was released on November 25, 1925. The picture also features Mary Philbin,"
"""The Phantom of the Opera"", which was broadcast live to cinemas across the world and filmed for DVD. Lloyd Webber, the original London cast including Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford, and four previous actors of the titular character, among others, were in attendance – Brightman and the previous Phantoms (aside from Crawford) performed an encore. On 24 September 2012, Classic FM celebrated the 20th anniversary of their launch with a concert at the Hall. The programme featured live performances of works by Handel, Puccini, Rachmaninoff, Parry, Vaughan Williams, Tchaikovsky and Karl Jenkins who conducted his piece ""The Benedictus"" from ""The"
"held discussions with Antonio Banderas, who undertook vocal preparation and sang the role of the Phantom in the TV special ""Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration"". Schumacher and Lloyd Webber restarted development for ""The Phantom of the Opera"" in December 2002. It was then announced in January 2003 that Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group had purchased the film rights from Warner Bros. in an attempt to produce ""The Phantom of the Opera"" independently. As a result, Lloyd Webber invested $6 million of his own money. ""The Phantom of the Opera"" was produced on a $55 million budget. A"
"Rossum played the title character, an aspiring songwriter. In her first major studio film, Clint Eastwood's ""Mystic River"" (2003), Rossum starred as Katie Markum, the ill-fated daughter of small-business owner Jimmy Markum, played by Sean Penn. Rossum had a breakthrough role as Laura Chapman in the Roland Emmerich eco-disaster film ""The Day After Tomorrow"" (2004). She later returned to New York, where she was the last to audition, in full costume and make-up, for the role of Christine Daaé in ""The Phantom of the Opera"" (2004), the onscreen adaptation of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical of the same name. After"
"The Phantom of the Opera (miniseries) The Phantom of the Opera is a 1990 American two-part television miniseries directed by Tony Richardson and stars Charles Dance in the title role. It is adapted from Arthur Kopit's book from his unproduced stage musical ""Phantom"", which is based loosely on Gaston Leroux's novel. The Phantom of the Opera is a disfigured musician named Erik who lives below the Opéra Garnier in Paris. He has a large part in managing each performance through his friend Gerard Carriere. The Phantom's life changes when Carriere is dismissed and the opera hires a new manager, Choleti."
"January 29, 2017. Ramin Karimloo Ramin Karimloo (; born September 19, 1978) is an Iranian-Canadian actor and singer, recognised mainly for his work in London's West End. He has played the leading male roles in both of the West End's longest running musicals: the Phantom and Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny in ""The Phantom of the Opera"", and Jean Valjean, Enjolras, and Marius Pontmercy in ""Les Misérables"". He also originated the role of the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""Love Never Dies"", which continues the story of ""The Phantom of the Opera"". He made his Broadway debut as Jean Valjean in"
"Ramin Karimloo Ramin Karimloo (; born September 19, 1978) is an Iranian-Canadian actor and singer, recognised mainly for his work in London's West End. He has played the leading male roles in both of the West End's longest running musicals: the Phantom and Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny in ""The Phantom of the Opera"", and Jean Valjean, Enjolras, and Marius Pontmercy in ""Les Misérables"". He also originated the role of the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""Love Never Dies"", which continues the story of ""The Phantom of the Opera"". He made his Broadway debut as Jean Valjean in the 2014 revival"
"The Phantom of the Opera (2004 soundtrack) The Phantom of the Opera is the soundtrack to the 2004 film based on the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, There are two versions released, the standard 14-track release and a two-disc deluxe edition. In addition to the listed tracks, versions of ""The Phantom of the Opera"" remixed by Junior Vasquez were made available to iTunes customers who purchased the expanded edition. In 2006, ""The Phantom of the Opera"" won the RIAJ's Japan Gold Disc Award for ""Best Soundtrack Album of the Year."" Chart-wise, the album performed fairly well, reaching the top position of"
"The Phantom of the Opera (1998 film) The Phantom of the Opera () is a 1998 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento, adapted from the novel ""Le Fantôme de l'Opéra"" by Gaston Leroux. However, there are many differences between the book and the film (the biggest being that the Phantom is not disfigured). In Paris 1877 a pack of rats save an abandoned baby from a basket that was flowing along a river. They raise him in the underground of the Opéra de Paris. This child becomes the Phantom of the Opera, a misanthrope who kills anyone who ventures"
"looks terrific. There wasn't much Schumacher could have done with the story or the music he was handed, but in the areas over which he held sway, he has triumphed."" In contrasting between the popularity of the Broadway musical, Michael Dequina of ""Film Threat"" magazine explained that ""it conjures up this unexplainable spell that leaves audiences sad, sentimental, swooning, smiling—in some way transported and moved. Now, in Schumacher's film, that spell lives on."" The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film) The Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 British–American musical drama film based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical of"
"The Phantom of the Air The Phantom of the Air is a 12-episode 1933 Pre-Code Universal movie serial directed by Ray Taylor. The film stars Tom Tyler, Gloria Shea, LeRoy Mason, Craig Reynolds and William Desmond. Scientist Thomas Edmunds (William Desmond) invents an anti-gravity device called the ""Contragrav,"" which is sought after by a gang of smugglers led by Mort Crome (LeRoy Mason). Crome wants the invention but pilot Bob Raymond (Tom Tyler) comes to the inventor's aid, using another of Edwards' inventions, the superplane, ""The Phantom."" Able to control the aircraft from an underground headquarters, Bob foils Crome's plans."
"The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber song) ""The Phantom of the Opera"" is a song from the stage musical of the same name. It was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics written by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, and additional lyrics by Mike Batt. The song was originally recorded by Sarah Brightman and Steve Harley, which became a UK hit single in 1986, prior to the musical. In its theatrical debut, it was sung by Brightman and Michael Crawford in their roles as Christine Daaé and the Phantom. The song is performed in Act I after the"
"Lisa Vroman Lisa Vroman (born 1956) is an American lyric soprano and stage actress. She graduated from South Jefferson Central School in New York State in 1975, the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam in 1979, and she did her graduate work at Carnegie Mellon University. She made her debut on Broadway in 1990 in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ""Aspects of Love"", yet she is most well known for playing the role of Christine in ""The Phantom of the Opera"" for two years in New York City and five years in San Francisco. She also appeared in a"
"Phantom of the Opera (1943 film) Phantom of the Opera is a 1943 American horror film directed by Arthur Lubin, loosely based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel ""The Phantom of the Opera"" and its 1925 film adaptation starring Lon Chaney. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, the film stars Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster and Claude Rains, and was filmed in Technicolor. The original music score was composed by Edward Ward. The auditorium set, a replica of the Opéra Garnier interior, created for the previous iteration was reused. Other than the sets, this remake had little in common with the earlier"