It comes to Broadway just as Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera ends its 35-year run.
We have been working hard on a few new songs for our Broadway opening and, with such a brilliant team, led by the spectacular Linedy, I know this is going to be really special,” Lloyd Webber said in the press release. Note: The original Broadway cast doubling is indicated, but these parts may be split among the ensemble.“I am thrilled and delighted that we are bringing Bad Cinderella to the Imperial Theatre. Male Dancer-Slave Master-Little to none-strong dancing roleįemale Corps de Ballet-Little to none-strong dancing role The Phantom-High Baritone with a full-voice range of at least two octavesĬhristine Daae-Soprano with a G (below middle C) and a top E
Two Epicene Men (a hairdresser and Jeweler)Įnsemble: The Ballet Chorus of the Opera, Stagehands, Policemen, Attendants Wardrobe Mistress/ Confidante (in Il Muto) Joseph Buquet, chief stagehand of the Opera Monsieur Lefèvre, the previous owner of the Opera Meg Giry, Madame Giry’s daughter, member of the ballet chorus, Christine’s best friend Monsieur Reyer, the chief répétiteur/director of the Paris Opera Ubaldo Piangi, leading tenor of the Opera, Carlotta's husband
Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny, patron of the Opera, childhood sweetheart of ChristineĬarlotta Giudicelli, the Prima Donna of the Opera The Phantom, a composer and magician known as the Opera Ghost A 2004 film adaptation, helmed by Joel Schumacher and starring Gerard Butler in the title role, Emmy Rossum as Christine Daaé and Patrick Wilson as Raoul, grossed $154 million worldwide. The original cast recording was the first in British musical history to enter the charts at number one and worldwide album sales now exceed 40 million. The show has played to over 140 million people in 35 countries in 166 cities around the world, winning over 70 major theatre awards, grossing an estimated $6 billion. Phantom won the 1986 Olivier and 1988 Tony Awards for Best Musical, with Michael Crawford taking home Best Actor in a Musical at both ceremonies. It is the longest-running show in Broadway history. The Broadway transfer officially opened at the Majestic Theatre on January 26, 1988, where it remains to this day. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical version of The Phantom of the Opera is one of the most successful pieces of entertainment of all time, produced in any media.ĭirected by Harold Prince, with sets and costumes by Maria Björnson and starring Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, Phantom opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre on October 9, 1986, where it continues to captivate audiences after 30 years and more than 12,000 performances.
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