Opening Date

May 18, 1989

Closing Date

Jan 03, 1999

MusicalDramaOriginalNational Tour

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Setting
Paris Opéra House. 1881-1911.
Book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber; Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Charles Hart; Additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe; Based on the novel 'Le Fantome de L'Opera' by Gaston Leroux; Music orchestrated by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber; Musical Director: Roger Cantrell
Directed by Harold Prince; Musical Staging and Choreography by Gillian Lynne
Production Design by Maria Björnson; Lighting Design by Andrew Bridge; Sound Design by Martin Levan; Associate Scenic Design by Dana Kenn; Associate Costume Design by Marcy Froehlich and Cynthia Hamilton; Associate Lighting Design by Jason Kantrowitz; Associate Sound Design by James Bay
General Manager: Alan Wasser; Associate General Manager: Allan Williams; Company Manager: Martin Cohen; Assistant Company Manager: Tom Domenici
Production Supervisor: Mitchell Lemsky; Technical Production Manager: John H. Paull, III and Marie Barrett; Associate Technical Production Manager: Jake Bell; Production Stage Manager: David Rubinstein; Stage Manager: Sherry Cohen, Noel Stern and Kevin Larkin
Music Supervision & Direction: David Caddick; Associate Musical Supervisor: Kristen Blodgette; Conducted by Roger Cantrell; Assistant Conducted by Larry Blank; Concert Master: Jay Rosen; Violin: Pavel Farkas, Francine Walsh, Ezra Kliger, Pat Morgan, Kimiyo Takeya, Rhonni Halman and Lily Ho Chen; Viola: Cynthia Morrow and Jan Karlin; Cello: Nancy Stein and Christine Irmakoff; Bass: Stephens LaFever; Harp: Toni Robinson; Flute/Piccolo: Paul Freed; Flute/Clarinet: James Ercole; Oboe/English Horn: Phil Ayling; Clarinet/E-flat Clarinet/Bass Clarinet: Roy D'Antonio; Bassoon: Michael O'Donovan; Trumpet: Bob O'Donnell and Burnett Dylan; Bass Trombone: John Bonine; French Horn: Bryan O'Connor, Todd Miller and William Alsop; Percussion: Tom Rainey and Jerry Williams; Keyboards: Jeffrey Silverman and Larry Blank; Music Contractor: Mel Rodnon Music Management, Inc.; Music Preparation Supervisor: Chelsea Music Services, Inc.; Music Preparation Supervisor: Victor Jaroway; Synthesizer Consultant: Andrew Barrett
Production Dance Supervisor: Denny Berry; Assistant to Mr. Prince: Ruth Mitchell
Casting: Johnson-Liff & Zerman; General Press Representative: The Fred Nathan Company, Inc. and Merle Frimark; Los Angeles Press Representative: Browne-Abrams Public Relations; Advertising and Logo Design: Dewynters, Limited; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Photographer: Clive Barda; Associate Photographer: Robert Millard; Additional Photography: Peter Cunningham; Dance Captain: Irene Cho
Michael Crawford
Phantom of the Opera
May 18, 1989 - Apr 29, 1990
Dale Kristien
Christine Daaé
Mary D'Arcy
Christine Daaé
Alternate
Reece Holland
Raoul (Vicomte de Chagny)
Barbara Lang
Madame Giry
Norman Large
Monsieur André
Leigh Munro
Carlotta Guidicelli
Gualtiero Negrini
Ubaldo Piangi
Calvin Remsberg
Monsieur Firmin
Elisabeth Stringer
Meg Giry
Jeffrey Amsden
Slave Master (in "Hannibal")
D.C. Anderson
Monsieur Reyer
Leslie-Noriko Beadles
Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Madelyn Berdes
Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Gene Brundage
Joseph Buquet
Irene Cho
Ballet Swing
Maurizio Corbino
Porter
 
Fireman
Rebecca Eichenberger
Innkeeper's Wife (in "Don Juan Triumphant")
Rebeca Gorostiza
Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Richard Gould
Auctioneer
Gail Land Hart
Wardrobe Mistress
 
Confidante (in "Il Muto")
Rio Hibler-Kerr
Madame Firmin
James Hogan
Flunky
 
Stagehand
Mary Alyce Laubacher
Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Gary Marshal
Monsieur Lefèvre
 
Don Attilio (in "Il Muto")
 
Passarino (in "Don Juan Triumphant")
Jani Neuman
Princess (in "Hannibal")
Patrice Pickering
Page (in "Don Juan Triumphant")
Kris Pruet
Firechief
Sylvia Rico
Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Candace Rogers-Adler
Page (in "Don Juan Triumphant")
Sean Smith
Porter
 
Marksman
Kate Solmssen
Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Carlo Thomas
Policeman
Swings: Karen Benjamin, Joseph Dellger and Brad Scott
Understudies: Karen Benjamin (Madame Giry), Maurizio Corbino (Ubaldo Piangi), Joseph Dellger (Phantom of the Opera, Raoul), Rebecca Eichenberger (Carlotta Guidicelli), Richard Gould (Monsieur Firmin), Rio Hibler-Kerr (Carlotta Guidicelli), Norman Large (Phantom of the Opera), Mary Alyce Laubacher (Meg Giry), Jani Neuman (Christine Daaé), Patrice Pickering (Madame Giry), Kris Pruet (Ubaldo Piangi), Brad Scott (Monsieur André), Sean Smith (Raoul, Monsieur André), Kate Solmssen (Meg Giry) and Carlo Thomas (Monsieur Firmin)
Company Manager: Michael Sanfilippo

Cast

Michael Crawford
Phantom of the Opera
Dec 31, 1990 - ?
Franc D'Ambrosio
Phantom of the Opera
Mar 29, 1994 - ?
Davis Gaines
Phantom of the Opera
Robert Guillaume
Phantom of the Opera
May 01, 1990 - Dec 30, 1990
Dale Kristien
Christine Daaé
Cristin Mortenson
Christine Daaé
Lisa Vroman
Christine Daaé
Ravil Atlas
Ubaldo Piangi
Christopher Carl
Raoul (Vicomte de Chagny)
Karen Culliver
Christine Daaé
Alternate
Jun 03, 1997 - ?
Joseph Dellger
Monsieur André
Connie Dykstra
Madame Giry
Aloysius Gigl
Raoul (Vicomte de Chagny)
Jennifer Gould
Meg Giry
Richard Gould
Monsieur Firmin
Geena Jeffries
Carlotta Guidicelli
Rebecca Judd
Madame Giry
Liz McCartney
Carlotta Guidicelli
Michael Piontek
Raoul (Vicomte de Chagny)
Raymond Saar
Raoul (Vicomte de Chagny)
Elkin Antoniou
Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Peter Atherton
Policeman
Kathryn Blake
Princess (in "Hannibal")
William Scott Brown
Porter
 
Fireman
Catherine Caccavallo
Innkeeper's Wife (in "Don Juan Triumphant")
Robert Close
Stagehand
Marcie L. Conant
Wardrobe Mistress
Marcia Cope Hart
Attendant (in "Hannibal")
Cecilia Dangcil
Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Henrietta Davis-Blackmon
Confidante (in "Il Muto")
 
Wild Woman (in "Hannibal")
Rhonda Dillon
Page (in "Don Juan Triumphant")
 
Confidante (in "Il Muto")
Ronn Ealy
Policeman
Mark Erickson
Slave Master (in "Hannibal")
 
Solo Dancer (in "Il Muto")
Randall Gremillion
Joseph Buquet
Jane Hammett
Attendant (in "Hannibal")
Scott Ivey
Auctioneer
 
Passarino (in "Don Juan Triumphant")
Jennifer Kulz
Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Michael M. Lackey
Joseph Buquet
David Loring
Slave Master (in "Hannibal")
Natasha MacAller
Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Deborah Milsom
Madame Firmin
John P. Minagro
Don Attilio (in "Il Muto")
Linda Montaner
Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Stephen Moore
Flunky
 
Stagehand
Amy Moorhead
Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Connie Marie Owen
Ballet Swing
Nancy Dobbs Owen
Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Bonnie Rapp
Princess (in "Hannibal")
Robert K. Rutt
Monsieur Reyer
David Scamardo
Slave Master (in "Hannibal")
 
Solo Dancer (in "Il Muto")
Lee Strawn
Monsieur Lefèvre
 
Firechief
John Swenson
Hairdresser (in "Il Muto")
 
Marksman
Michael F. Taylor
Monsieur Reyer
 
Jeweler (in "Il Muto")
Connie Versteeg
Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Krista Wigle
Innkeeper's Wife (in "Don Juan Triumphant")
 
Confidante (in "Il Muto")
Swings: Sylvia Eowyn Bloom, Michael Gerhart, Matthew R. Jones, Martin Lewis and Traci Tornquist
Standby: Tamra Shaker (Christine Daaé)
Understudies: Elkin Antoniou (Ballet Swing), William Scott Brown (Ubaldo Piangi), Catherine Caccavallo (Carlotta Guidicelli), Irene Cho (Meg Giry), Joseph Dellger (Monsieur André), Rhonda Dillon (Carlotta Guidicelli, Madame Giry), Natasha MacAller (Meg Giry), Gary Marshal (Monsieur Firmin) and Stephen Moore (Raoul)
music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyrics by Charles Hart
Act 1
Sung By
Think of Me
Carlotta Guidicelli, Christine Daaé and Raoul
Angel of Music
Christine Daaé and Meg Giry
Little Lotte/The Mirror (Angel of Music)
Raoul, Christine Daaé and Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera and Christine Daaé
The Music of the Night
Phantom of the Opera
I Remember/Stranger Than You Dreamt It
Christine Daaé and Phantom of the Opera
Magical Lasso
Joseph Buquet, Meg Giry, Madame Giry and Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Notes/Prima Donna
Monsieur Firmin, Monsieur André, Raoul, Carlotta Guidicelli, Madame Giry, Meg Giry, Ubaldo Piangi and Phantom of the Opera
Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh
Carlotta Guidicelli and Company
Why Have You Brought Me Here/Raoul I've Been There
Raoul and Christine Daaé
All I Ask of You
Raoul and Christine Daaé
All I Ask of You (Reprise)
Phantom of the Opera
Act 2
Sung By
Masquerade/Why So Silent
Full Company
Notes/Twisted Every Way
Monsieur André, Monsieur Firmin, Carlotta Guidicelli, Ubaldo Piangi, Raoul, Christine Daaé, Madame Giry and Phantom of the Opera
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
Christine Daaé
Wandering Child/Bravo, Bravo
Phantom of the Opera, Christine Daaé and Raoul
The Point of No Return
Phantom of the Opera and Christine Daaé
Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer
Full Company
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