"of ""Cats"", provided the integral musical staging and choreography. A preview of the first act was staged at Sydmonton (Lloyd Webber's home) in 1985, starring Colm Wilkinson (later the star of the Toronto production) as the Phantom, Sarah Brightman as Kristin (later Christine), and Clive Carter (later a member of the London cast) as Raoul. This very preliminary production used Richard Stilgoe's original unaltered lyrics, and many songs sported names that were later changed, such as ""What Has Time Done to Me"" (""Think of Me""), and ""Papers"" (""Notes""). The Phantom's original mask covered the entire face and remained in place"
"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"
"17, 2006, became the main performer of the role, replacing Sandra Joseph. In February 2018 she joined the cast of Carousel on Broadway. Rebecca Pitcher Rebecca Pitcher (born March 21, 1972) is an American musical theatre actress. She is primarily known for her role as Christine in the Broadway adaptation of ""The Phantom of the Opera"". Pitcher graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in Ohio, and later attending the Peabody Institute. She was part of the Pittsburgh Opera Center at Duquesne, playing roles such as Papagena in ""The Magic Flute"". Pitcher played the role of Christine in the ""Phantom of the"
"Rebecca Pitcher Rebecca Pitcher (born March 21, 1972) is an American musical theatre actress. She is primarily known for her role as Christine in the Broadway adaptation of ""The Phantom of the Opera"". Pitcher graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in Ohio, and later attending the Peabody Institute. She was part of the Pittsburgh Opera Center at Duquesne, playing roles such as Papagena in ""The Magic Flute"". Pitcher played the role of Christine in the ""Phantom of the Opera"" on the national tour opposite Gary Mauer. She joined the Broadway cast in 2005 as an alternate for Christine, and on April"
"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"
"Rachel Barrell Rachel Barrell (born 1980) is a British stage performer and singer known best for playing Christine in the West End production of ""The Phantom of the Opera"" from September 2004 until October 2006. She played the role for some time opposite London's longest running Phantom, John Owen-Jones, and was the Christine in his last performance, she also performed for the show's 18th and 20th anniversaries. In February 2007 she played young Sally in a special charity performance of ""Follies"". Rachel has also previously performed in the musicals ""Thoroughly Modern Millie"" and ""Beauty and the Beast"". She also runs"
"a dance school in Hertfordshire. Rachel Barrell Rachel Barrell (born 1980) is a British stage performer and singer known best for playing Christine in the West End production of ""The Phantom of the Opera"" from September 2004 until October 2006. She played the role for some time opposite London's longest running Phantom, John Owen-Jones, and was the Christine in his last performance, she also performed for the show's 18th and 20th anniversaries. In February 2007 she played young Sally in a special charity performance of ""Follies"". Rachel has also previously performed in the musicals ""Thoroughly Modern Millie"" and ""Beauty and"
"Julia Udine Julia Rose Udine is an American singer and actress best known for playing the role of Christine Daaé in ""The Phantom of the Opera"" on Broadway and on tour. Udine was born in Camden, New Jersey in 1993 and grew up in nearby Voorhees Township. She graduated from Eastern Regional High School in 2011 and briefly attended Pennsylvania State University before moving to New York to train at Broadway Dance Center. In 2013 and 2014, she played the role of Christine Daaé in the US tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical ""The Phantom of the Opera"". She joined"
"Celia Graham Celia Graham (born in 1976) is a musical theatre actor. She began her career at the age of 11 performing in Scottish Opera's Street Scene by Kurt Weill, at Glasgow's Theatre Royal. She is mostly known for playing Christine Daaé in ""The Phantom of the Opera"" in 2008 with John Owen-Jones and she took over the role from Sierra Boggess in ""Love Never Dies"" in 2011 in London's West End. Celia Graham has done recording for films and television programmes. Celia Graham was the last Christine Daaé in ""Love Never Dies"". She has done recording for ""Easy Virtue"""
"2003), ""7th Heaven"" (Julia's Mom 2002), and ""Law & Order"" (Reporter, season one). Bryant released a solo CD in 2008, called ""My Favorite Things"", a collection of mostly musical theatre songs. Kimilee Bryant Kimilee Karyn Bryant (born June 22, 1969) is an American actress, singer and former Miss South Carolina. Bryant is best known for playing the role of Christine Daaé in the Broadway and other productions of ""The Phantom of the Opera"", and later the role of Carlotta in the same musical. She has sung at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall and played many roles in U.S. regional theatres"
"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"
"Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum as the Phantom and Christine. Originally, there was already a filming based on the musical in the early 1990s, with the main actors of the premiere: Michael Crawford as the phantom and Sarah Brightman as Christine. Brightman was married to Lloyd Webber at the time, but shortly before the planned pre-production the marriage was broken and the filming was canceled. Several researchers claim the character Christine Daaé was based upon the real-life Swedish-born opera star Christina Nilsson, also known as Kristina Nilsson or Christine Nilsson. This claim is unverified by any official source, but it"
"toured the U.K. And Europe playing Jellylorum in ""Cats"". Celia Graham Celia Graham (born in 1976) is a musical theatre actor. She began her career at the age of 11 performing in Scottish Opera's Street Scene by Kurt Weill, at Glasgow's Theatre Royal. She is mostly known for playing Christine Daaé in ""The Phantom of the Opera"" in 2008 with John Owen-Jones and she took over the role from Sierra Boggess in ""Love Never Dies"" in 2011 in London's West End. Celia Graham has done recording for films and television programmes. Celia Graham was the last Christine Daaé in ""Love"
"Recently she has eschewed Broadway material for her own melodies and has recently completed work on her first solo CD, ""Never Too Late"", an eclectic mix of musical styles and sentiments. Jan Horvath Jan Horvath is an American singer. She was a member of the original Broadway company of ""The Phantom of the Opera"" where she performed the roles of Christine and Carlotta. Other Broadway credits include ""The Threepenny Opera"" starring Sting, ""Sweet Charity"" starring Debbie Allen, ""Stardust"" and ""Oliver!"". In addition to her Broadway credits, Horvath sang the leading role of Grizabella in the National Touring Company of ""Cats""."
"of Christine in ""The Phantom of the Opera"" for the Broadway production's 25th anniversary and co-starred opposite Hugh Panaro as The Phantom. She performed the role for a limited six-week engagement till March 2, 2013. She was replaced by Christine alternate Samantha Hill. Following ""The Phantom of the Opera"" Boggess began teaching various musical theater master classes and began to workshop an upcoming musical adaptation of the 1998 film ""Ever After"". However, Boggess was not part of the new musical's world premiere at Papermill Playhouse in 2015. She also made her cabaret debut with a solo show entitled ""Awakening"" at"
"Sierra Boggess Sierra Marjory Boggess (born May 20, 1982) is an American theater actress and singer. She is best known for originating the role of Ariel in ""The Little Mermaid"" on Broadway and for her multiple appearances as Christine Daaé in ""The Phantom of the Opera."" Sierra has been involved in several productions of ""The Phantom of the Opera"" beginning with the Las Vegas production in 2006. In 2010 she was cast in the role of Christine Daaé in Phantom's sequel ""Love Never Dies"". Sierra Boggess was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, with her older sister Summer and her"
"Kimilee Bryant Kimilee Karyn Bryant (born June 22, 1969) is an American actress, singer and former Miss South Carolina. Bryant is best known for playing the role of Christine Daaé in the Broadway and other productions of ""The Phantom of the Opera"", and later the role of Carlotta in the same musical. She has sung at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall and played many roles in U.S. regional theatres and opera, including at New York City Center with the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players. She has also performed in cabaret, film and television. Bryant grew up in Berea near"
"years of her life living at the Lillian Booth Actors Home. Susanna Foster died unexpectedly at 5:30 a.m. EST on . She had been residing at The Lillian Booth Actor's Home in Englewood, New Jersey since 2003. Susanna Foster Susanna Foster (born Suzanne DeLee Flanders Larson, December 6, 1924 – January 17, 2009) was an American film actress best known for her leading role as Christine in the 1943 film version of ""Phantom of the Opera"". Foster was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was taken to Hollywood at the age of twelve by MGM, who"
"Susanna Foster Susanna Foster (born Suzanne DeLee Flanders Larson, December 6, 1924 – January 17, 2009) was an American film actress best known for her leading role as Christine in the 1943 film version of ""Phantom of the Opera"". Foster was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was taken to Hollywood at the age of twelve by MGM, who sent her to school and groomed her for an acting and singing career. Two of her classmates at this school were Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. She claimed the high point of being at MGM was meeting"
"Robyn North Robyn North (born 16 September 1983) is a soprano English musical theatre actress. She trained at the Sandy Gray School of Dancing, and the London Studio Centre on full scholarship. Robyn is married to Neil Franklin. North received a 2008 Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers Choice Award nomination for Best Takeover in a Role, for her portrayal of Christine Daaé in ""The Phantom of the Opera"". Her long association with the show began for her at the age of 19 when she understudied and played the role on numerous occasions. She later took over as Alternate Christine, and in 2007 she"
"Bastienne in Bastien und Bastienne. During the Presentation of Mozart's Opera in Kraków, she sang old Polish and Russian songs and presented arias. Edyta Krzemień Edyta Krzemień (born 24 October 1985 in Bukowno) is a Polish actress and singer. Since 2007, she was associated with the Roma Music Theatre in Warsaw. She also graduated in journalism from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. One of the greatest achievements of Krzemień was the role of Christine in the Broadway musical ""The Phantom of the Opera"". In March 2009, she became the new speaking and singing voice of Disney's Snow White. In 2005–2007,"
"Edyta Krzemień Edyta Krzemień (born 24 October 1985 in Bukowno) is a Polish actress and singer. Since 2007, she was associated with the Roma Music Theatre in Warsaw. She also graduated in journalism from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. One of the greatest achievements of Krzemień was the role of Christine in the Broadway musical ""The Phantom of the Opera"". In March 2009, she became the new speaking and singing voice of Disney's Snow White. In 2005–2007, she has performed as Fleur de Lys in the French musical Notre Dame de Paris. In addition, she also did the role of"
"Broadway company of ""The Phantom of the Opera"" as Christine and reunite with her former ""Little Mermaid"" co-star Norm Lewis as the Phantom (who made history as the first African-American actor to play the title role in the Broadway cast). They began their runs on May 12, 2014. Boggess concluded her run as Christine on September 6, 2014 and was replaced by Christine alternate Mary Michael Patterson. After completing her role in ""Phantom of the Opera"" with Norm Lewis, Boggess returned to her alma mater Millikin University to perform a benefit concert featuring the Class of 2015 BFA Musical Theatre"
"the Broadway cast on December 15, 2014. She played Mabel in the New York City Center production of The Pirates of Penzance in the Fall of 2015. In 2018, she starred in the one-woman Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Tell Me on a Sunday at Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theater. Her TV appearances include """" and ""All My Children"". Julia Udine Julia Rose Udine is an American singer and actress best known for playing the role of Christine Daaé in ""The Phantom of the Opera"" on Broadway and on tour. Udine was born in Camden, New Jersey in 1993 and grew up"
"Mary Philbin Mary Loretta Philbin (July 16, 1902 – May 7, 1993) was an American film actress of the silent film era, who is best known for playing the roles of Christine Daaé in the 1925 film ""The Phantom of the Opera "" opposite Lon Chaney, and as Dea in ""The Man Who Laughs"". Both roles cast her as the beauty in ""Beauty and the Beast""-type stories. Philbin was born on July 16, 1902 Chicago, Illinois into a middle-class Irish American family and raised Roman Catholic. Her father, John Philbin, was born in Ballinrobe, County Mayo, Ireland. Philbin began her"
"She will join Ramin Karimloo's Australasian tour in May and June 2018, as well as appearing as Laurey Williams in The Production Company's Oklahoma! in Melbourne. Anna O'Byrne Anna O'Byrne is an Australian actress and soprano singer best known for her portrayal of Christine Daaé in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""The Phantom of the Opera"" and the original Australian production of Lloyd Webber's sequel, ""Love Never Dies"", for which she was nominated for a Green Room Award. O'Byrne has also portrayed Maria in ""West Side Story"", as well as Sister Sarah Brown in ""Guys and Dolls"". From 2016, O'Byrne has played"
"Marina Prior Marina Prior (born 18 October 1963) is an Australian soprano and actress with a career mainly in musical theatre. From 1990 to 1993, she starred as the original Christine Daaé in the Australian premiere of ""The Phantom of the Opera"", opposite Anthony Warlow and later Rob Guest. Prior was born in Port Moresby in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea, Australia, where her father was working in the shipping industry. Her parents were members of the local Gilbert and Sullivan Society. The family returned to Australia when she was a young child and she grew up in"
"Jan Horvath Jan Horvath is an American singer. She was a member of the original Broadway company of ""The Phantom of the Opera"" where she performed the roles of Christine and Carlotta. Other Broadway credits include ""The Threepenny Opera"" starring Sting, ""Sweet Charity"" starring Debbie Allen, ""Stardust"" and ""Oliver!"". In addition to her Broadway credits, Horvath sang the leading role of Grizabella in the National Touring Company of ""Cats"". Off Broadway credits include the Mother in Yoko Ono's ""New York Rock"" and Svetlana in the revised version of ""Chess"". Horvath has performed with over 100 symphony orchestras around the world."
"Anna O'Byrne Anna O'Byrne is an Australian actress and soprano singer best known for her portrayal of Christine Daaé in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""The Phantom of the Opera"" and the original Australian production of Lloyd Webber's sequel, ""Love Never Dies"", for which she was nominated for a Green Room Award. O'Byrne has also portrayed Maria in ""West Side Story"", as well as Sister Sarah Brown in ""Guys and Dolls"". From 2016, O'Byrne has played Eliza Doolittle in the Julie Andrews directed production of ""My Fair Lady"" for Opera Australia at the Sydney Opera House, touring in 2017 to Brisbane, Melbourne"
"previously engaged to fellow Broadway actor Tam Mutu. Sierra Boggess Sierra Marjory Boggess (born May 20, 1982) is an American theater actress and singer. She is best known for originating the role of Ariel in ""The Little Mermaid"" on Broadway and for her multiple appearances as Christine Daaé in ""The Phantom of the Opera."" Sierra has been involved in several productions of ""The Phantom of the Opera"" beginning with the Las Vegas production in 2006. In 2010 she was cast in the role of Christine Daaé in Phantom's sequel ""Love Never Dies"". Sierra Boggess was born and raised in Denver,"
"musical ""The Phantom of the Opera"". She died of pneumonia at age 90 in 1993 and was buried at the Calvary Cemetery in east Los Angeles, California. Mary Philbin Mary Loretta Philbin (July 16, 1902 – May 7, 1993) was an American film actress of the silent film era, who is best known for playing the roles of Christine Daaé in the 1925 film ""The Phantom of the Opera "" opposite Lon Chaney, and as Dea in ""The Man Who Laughs"". Both roles cast her as the beauty in ""Beauty and the Beast""-type stories. Philbin was born on July 16,"
"Toronto. Andrew Lloyd Webber, who greatly admired Caine's portrayal of Christine in the London production, also strongly suggested she take the role. At the time, Caine was very close to signing a contract to star in another West End show. Ultimately, she chose Phantom and relocated to Toronto and also spent time in New York in early 1989 for principal cast rehearsals with director Hal Prince. The Canadian production of ""The Phantom of the Opera"" premiered on September 20, 1989, at the restored Pantages Theatre, with Susan Cuthbert playing Christine two performances per week as Caine's alternate. The show broke"
"Australia and New Zealand, on national tours. Phantom of the Opera (1976 musical) Phantom of the Opera is a 1976 musical with book and lyrics by Ken Hill. It is the first musical adaptation of the novel ""The Phantom of the Opera"" by Gaston Leroux, about the hideously disfigured Phantom's amorous obsession with the magnificent, naïve singer, Christine. Hill wrote the original English lyrics to the music of Verdi, Gounod, Offenbach, Mozart, Weber, Donizetti, and Boito. Hill’s ""Phantom of the Opera"" was the first musical version of the story by Gaston Leroux and has enjoyed financial success. Hill's musical inspired"