On Thursday, August 22, Trista Moldovan took over the role of the beautiful, young soprano, Christine Daaé, in the U.S. National Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, the international award-winning musical directed by Harold Prince. The show is currently playing at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA now through October 4th.
Also featured in the cast are Richard Todd Adams as the Phantom, Greg Mills as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny, Kim Stengel as Carlotta Giudicelli, D.C. Anderson as Monsieur André, Bruce Winant as Monsieur Firmin, Nancy Hess as Madame Giry, John Whitney as Ubaldo Piangi and Jessi Ehrlich as Meg.
Portland, Oregon native
Kelly Jeanne Grant shares the role of Christine Daaé with Ms. Moldovan and will appear as Christine at these performances: Tuesday, August 19, Wednesday, August 20 and all Saturday matinee and Sunday evening performances.
Most recently,
Trista Moldovan had the honor of working with
Julie Andrews in the
John Bucchino musical Simeon’s Gift. She also appeared as ‘Cosette’ in the regional premiere of Les Misérables at the Pioneer Theater Company. Off-Broadway/NYC: Sally in Me and My Girl (Musicals Tonight), Rachel in Paul Revere (Theatreworks) and Seffa in Faces of War (Makor Center). Regional credits:
Gypsy (Louise), Nine (Carla), Born Yesterday (Billie Dawn), Carousel (Julie) and Cabaret (Sally). Television: “The Guiding Light,” “All My Children” and “As the World Turns.” Trista is a proud graduate of the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music.
Ms. Moldovan succeeds
Marni Raab in the role of Christine Daaé. Ms. Raab is rejoining the Broadway company, where she appeared earlier this year to replace Broadway’s current Christine
Jennifer Hope Wills, during her maternity leave.
For more information, visit the official
The Phantom of the Opera website at
www.thephantomoftheopera.com.
