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Production Information


Previews:	January 09, 1988 (16 previews)
Opening:	January 26, 1988
Theatres:	Majestic Theatre (1/9/1988 - ?)
Production Type:	Original Production
Production Status:	Running
Run Type:	Open Run
Market:	Broadway
Running Time:	2 hours and 30 minutes including one intermission
Intermissions:	1
A disfigured musical genius haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera and exerts strange control over a lovely young soprano. Based on "Le Fantome de L'Opera" by Gaston Leroux. Score includes: "Music of the Night," "Angel of Music," "Think of Me" and the title song.

Production Staff

Maria Björnson

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Scenic Designer

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Costume Designer

Andrew Bridge

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Lighting Designer

David Caddick

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Musical Director

David Cullen

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Orchestrator

Martin Levan

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Sound Designer

Gillian Lynne

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Choreographer

Harold Prince

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Director

Christopher Tucker

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Make-Up Designer

Andrew Lloyd Webber

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Orchestrator

Original Cast | Current Cast | Replacements

George Lee Andrews	....	Don Attilio (In "Il Muto")
	....	Passarino
	....	Monsieur André (Understudy)
	....	Monsieur Firmin (Understudy)
Steve Barton	....	Raoul (Vicomte de Chagny)
Denny Berry	....	Ballet Swing
Sarah Brightman	....	Christine Daaé
William Scott Brown	....	Porter
	....	Fireman
	....	Ubaldo Piangi (Understudy)
Irene Cho	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Patti Cohenour	....	Christine Daaé (Alternate)
Michael Crawford	....	The Phantom
Nicole Fosse	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Cris Groenendaal	....	Monsieur André
	....	Raoul (Understudy) (Vicomte de Chagny)
Elisa Heinsohn	....	Meg Giry
Jan Horvath	....	Innkeeper's Wife (In "Don Juan Triumphant")
	....	Carlotta Guidicelli (Understudy)
Judy Kaye	....	Carlotta Guidicelli
Jeff Keller	....	Porter
	....	Marksman
	....	The Phantom (Understudy)
Peter Kevoian	....	Monsieur Reyer
	....	Monsieur André (Understudy)
	....	Monsieur Firmin (Understudy)
Lisa Lockwood	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Rebecca Luker	....	Princess (In "Hannibal")
	....	Christine Daaé (Understudy)
Lori MacPherson	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Leila Martin	....	Madame Giry
Frank Mastrone	....	Swing (Swing)
Barry McNabb	....	Flunky
	....	Stagehand
	....	Slave Master (Understudy) (In "Hannibal")
Beth McVey	....	Madame Firmin
	....	Carlotta Guidicelli (Understudy)
Luis Perez	....	Slave Master (in "Hannibal")
Dodie Pettit	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
	....	Meg Giry (Understudy)
Richard Warren Pugh	....	Auctioneer
	....	Ubaldo Piangi (Understudy)
Alba Quezada	....	Swing (Swing)
Candace Rogers-Adler	....	Page (In "Don Juan Triumphant")
David Romano	....	Ubaldo Piangi
Charles Rule	....	Policeman
Mary Leigh Stahl	....	Wardrobe Mistress
	....	Confidante (In "Il Muto")
	....	Madame Giry (Understudy)
Philip Steele	....	Joseph Buquet
Olga Talyn	....	Page (In "Don Juan Triumphant")
	....	Madame Giry (Understudy)
Catherine Ulissey	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
	....	Meg Giry (Understudy)
Kenneth H. Waller	....	Monsieur Lefévre
Nicholas Wyman	....	Monsieur Firmin

Dara Adler	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Emily Adonna	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Deanne Albert	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
DC Anderson	....	Don Attilio (In "Il Muto")
	....	Passarino
	....	Swing (Swing)
George Lee Andrews	....	Monsieur Firmin
	....	Monsieur André
Luann Aronson	....	Christine Daaé (Alternate)
Peter Atherton	....	Don Attilio (In "Il Muto")
	....	Passarino
	....	Monsieur Firmin (Understudy)
Michael Babin	....	Hairdresser
	....	Monsieur Reyer
	....	Swing (Swing)
Polly Baird	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
	....	Meg Giry (Understudy)
Katie Banks	....	Wardrobe Mistress
Gary Barker	....	Monsieur Reyer
	....	Monsieur André (Understudy)
	....	The Phantom (Understudy)
Steve Barton	....	The Phantom
Elena Jeanne Batman	....	Carlotta Guidicelli
	....	Page (In "Don Juan Triumphant")
	....	Carlotta Guidicelli (Understudy)
Craig A. Benham	....	Don Attilio (In "Il Muto")
Teri Bibb	....	Christine Daaé (Alternate)
Torrance Blaisdell	....	Fireman
	....	Porter
Chris Bohannon	....	Porter
	....	Fireman
D.B. Bonds	....	Swing (Swing)
Victoria Born	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Tener Brown	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
	....	Meg Giry
Kimilee Bryant	....	Christine Daaé (Alternate)
	....	Princess (In "Hannibal")
Katharine Buffaloe	....	Christine Daaé (Alternate)
Erick Bukley	....	Ubaldo Piangi
Stephen R. Buntrock	....	Fireman
	....	Marksman
	....	Porter
Keith Buterbaugh	....	Raoul (Vicomte de Chagny)
Amick Byram	....	Swing (Swing)
Marilyn Caskey	....	Carlotta Guidicelli
	....	Madame Giry
Marisa Cerveris	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Harriet Clark	....	Ballet Swing
	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
David Cleveland	....	Marksman
	....	Porter
Patti Cohenour	....	Christine Daaé
Maurizio Corbino	....	Fireman
	....	Marksman
	....	Porter
	....	Ubaldo Piangi (Understudy)
Geralyn Del Corso	....	Meg Giry
	....	Meg Giry
	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Cornel Crabtree	....	Solo Dancer
Virginia Croskery	....	Princess (In "Hannibal")
David Cryer	....	Monsieur Firmin
John Cudia	....	Raoul (Vicomte de Chagny)
	....	The Phantom (Understudy)
Karen Culliver	....	Christine Daaé
Mary D'Arcy	....	Christine Daaé
Marie Danvers	....	Christine Daaé (Alternate)
	....	Princess (In "Hannibal")
	....	Swing (Swing)
Teresa Derose	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
	....	Meg Giry (Understudy)
John Dewar	....	Swing (Swing)
Rhonda Dillon	....	Page (In "Don Juan Triumphant")
Louise Edeiken	....	Swing (Swing)
Rebecca Eichenberger	....	Innkeeper's Wife (In "Don Juan Triumphant")
	....	Carlotta Guidicelli
	....	Carlotta Guidicelli (Understudy)
Teresa Eldh	....	Innkeeper's Wife (In "Don Juan Triumphant")
	....	Carlotta Guidicelli (Understudy)
Kelly Ellenwood	....	Carlotta Guidicelli
Susan Facer	....	Princess (In "Hannibal")
Sara Jean Ford	....	Christine Daaé (Understudy)
Ray Gabbard	....	Swing (Swing)
Davis Gaines	....	The Phantom
	....	Raoul (Vicomte de Chagny)
David Gaschen	....	Jeweler
	....	The Phantom
	....	Ubaldo Piangi
	....	Ubaldo Piangi (Understudy)
Joelle Gates	....	Meg Giry
Charlene Gehm	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Michael Gerhart	....	Swing (Swing)
Leslie Giammanco	....	Confidante (In "Il Muto")
	....	Wardrobe Mistress
	....	Swing (Swing)
Gary Giffune	....	Flunky
	....	Stagehand
Susan Gladstone	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
	....	Ballet Swing
Tim Martin Gleason	....	Raoul (Vicomte de Chagny)
Patty Goble	....	Madame Firmin
Nina Goldman	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Marcy De Gonge-Manfredi	....	Page (In "Don Juan Triumphant")
	....	Spanish Lady
	....	Carlotta Guidicelli (Understudy)
Diana Gonzalez	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
	....	Meg Giry (Understudy)
Kevin Gray	....	The Phantom
	....	Raoul (Vicomte de Chagny)
Cris Groenendaal	....	The Phantom
Kristina Marie Guiget	....	Madame Giry
Joe Gustern	....	Joseph Buquet
Julie Hanson	....	Christine Daaé (Alternate)
	....	Christine Daaé (Alternate)
	....	Princess (In "Hannibal")
Paul Harman	....	Firechief
	....	Monsieur Firmin
Wren Marie Harrington	....	Innkeeper's Wife (In "Don Juan Triumphant")
	....	Spanish Lady
	....	Carlotta Guidicelli (Understudy)
Jack Hayes (i)	....	Flunky
	....	Solo Dancer
	....	Stagehand
	....	Slave Master (In "Hannibal")
	....	Slave Master (Understudy) (In "Hannibal")
	....	Solo Dancer (Understudy)
Frederic Heringes	....	Ubaldo Piangi
	....	Ubaldo Piangi
	....	Ubaldo Piangi
	....	Ubaldo Piangi
Alina Hernandez	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Kitty Skillman Hilsobeck	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Careen Hobart	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Wayne Hobbs	....	Ubaldo Piangi
Chris Huddleston	....	Joseph Buquet
Patricia Hurd	....	Carlotta Guidicelli
Anita Intrieri	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Suzanne Ishee	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Carlotta Guidicelli (Understudy)
	....	Madame Giry (Understudy)
Susannah Israel	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Mark Jacoby	....	The Phantom
Geena Jeffries	....	Carlotta Guidicelli
John Jellison	....	Fireman
	....	Monsieur Lefèvre
Diane Jennings	....	Spanish Lady
	....	Carlotta Guidicelli (Understudy)
Timothy Jerome	....	Monsieur Firmin
Melody Johnson	....	Madame Firmin
	....	Carlotta Guidicelli (Understudy)
Cherylyn Jones	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
	....	Meg Giry (Understudy)
Matthew R. Jones	....	Swing (Swing)
Patrick Jones	....	Ubaldo Piangi
Sandra Joseph	....	Christine Daaé
Rebecca Judd	....	Madame Giry
Leslie Judge	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Kenneth Kantor	....	Don Attilio (In "Il Muto")
	....	Firechief
	....	Monsieur Firmin
	....	Monsieur Lefèvre
	....	Monsieur Firmin (Understudy)
Raissa Katona	....	Princess (In "Hannibal")
	....	Christine Daaé (Understudy)
Ted Keegan	....	Monsieur Reyer
	....	Jeweler
	....	Monsieur André (Understudy)
	....	The Phantom (Understudy)
Jeff Keller	....	Monsieur André
	....	Monsieur Firmin
Diane Ketchie	....	Confidante (In "Il Muto")
	....	Diane Ketchie
	....	Wardrobe Mistress
Kara Klein	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
	....	Meg Giry
	....	Meg Giry (Understudy)
Kris Koop	....	Page (In "Don Juan Triumphant")
	....	Spanish Lady
	....	Carlotta Guidicelli (Understudy)
	....	Christine Daaé (Understudy)
	....	Madame Giry (Understudy)
Dale Kristien	....	Christine Daaé (Alternate)
John Kuether	....	Don Attilio (In "Il Muto")
	....	Passarino
	....	Auctioneer
	....	Monsieur Firmin (Understudy)
Michael Lackley	....	Hairdresser
Paul Laureano	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Monsieur Firmin (Understudy)
Aaron Lazar	....	Fireman
	....	Raoul (Understudy) (Vicomte de Chagny)
Laurie LeBlance	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
	....	Ballet Swing
Michael Shawn Lewis	....	Raoul (Vicomte de Chagny)
	....	Raoul (Vicomte de Chagny)
	....	Marksman
	....	Raoul (Understudy) (Vicomte de Chagny)
Sabra Lewis	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
	....	Meg Giry (Understudy)
Gary Lindemann	....	Porter
	....	Hairdresser
	....	Marksman
	....	Porter
	....	Marksman
	....	Hairdresser
	....	Raoul (Understudy) (Vicomte de Chagny)
Brad Little	....	Raoul (Vicomte de Chagny)
	....	The Phantom
	....	Swing (Swing)
Jennifer Little	....	Page (In "Don Juan Triumphant")
	....	Spanish Lady
Peter Lockyer	....	Ubaldo Piangi (Alternate)
	....	Hairdresser
	....	Monsieur Reyer
	....	Monsieur André (Understudy)
	....	The Phantom (Understudy)
	....	Raoul (Understudy) (Vicomte de Chagny)
	....	Ubaldo Piangi (Understudy)
David Loring	....	Slave Master (In "Hannibal")
Gianna Loungway	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Marcus Lovett	....	The Phantom
Elizabeth Loyacano	....	Christine Daaé (Alternate)
Annemarie Lucania	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Rebecca Luker	....	Christine Daaé (Alternate)
	....	Christine Daaé
Natasha MacAller	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
John MacMaster	....	Ubaldo Piangi
Lori MacPherson	....	Meg Giry (Understudy)
Laura Martin	....	Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Leila Martin	....	Madame Giry
Frank Mastrone	....	Ubaldo Piangi (Alternate)
	....	Jeweler
	....	Ubaldo Piangi (Understudy)
Gary Mauer	....	Raoul (Vicomte de Chagny)
	....	The Phantom
	....	Swing (Swing)
Liz McCartney	....	Carlotta Guidicelli

The Phantom Of The Opera

(Original Broadway Production, 1988)