![]() ![]() Combined, he has performed (as both The Phantom and Raoul) in over 2,800 performances of the Broadway production.įor more information visit. To date, Panaro has played The Phantom with the New York Company over 1,800 times in three different engagements, including his most recent return that began in September 2010. In February 1999 he took over the title role, becoming the 10th of 12 men to be cast as The Phantom on Broadway. He was first cast in December 1990 as Raoul, a role he played for more than two years and over 900 performances. Panaro has a history of playing the Tony Award-winning show's rivals - both The Phantom and Raoul. She starred as Broadway's The Little Mermaid and appeared in the Broadway revival of Master Class. The actress recently starred in Cameron Mackintosh's record-breaking London production of Les Misérables as Fantine. She also played Christine for the London production's 25th anniversary, which was marked by a special staging at The Royal Albert Hall in October 2011. Boggess' history with Phantom began when she originated the role of Christine in the revised Las Vegas production in 2006. Boggess, who originated the role of Christine in London's Love Never Dies, the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, joined the Broadway company of Phantom Jan. The Broadway company of the London hit opened Jan. 26 " The Phantom of the Opera Day." An official proclamation was delivered in the hour leading up to the 6:30 PM performance. For further releases, footage from all three performances were edited together. The Mayor of New York's Office of Media and Entertainment has named Jan. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the musical, three special performances on Saturday 1 October 2011 at 7.30pm and Sunday 2 October 2011 at 1.30pm and 7.00pm were filmed at the Royal Albert Hall, 2 the third of which was screened live worldwide on 2 October 2011. But is another world, and I'm happy to have been part of it." I knew we had a hit, but, in the theatre that I was raised in, a long run was 1,000 performances. ![]() 24, "Did I ever dream would happen? No, of course not. Look Back at the Original Broadway Production of The Color PurpleĬomposer Andrew Lloyd Webber, who wrote the international smash with Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, drawing on the popular 1911 novel by Gaston Leroux, was not able to attend due to a medical issue.
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