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I also think Emmy Rossum had the "look" for Christine, but, yes, I agree with her not being the ideal choice for the role. I reeeally love Sierra Boggess. Also Harriet Jones!

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#5
Posted: 9/3/15 at 9:03pm

Rebecca Luker for sure, but I love Sierra Boggess and Anna O'Byrne. ( and Sarah Brightman got a bad wrap I think.). Here's hoping School Of Rock will make ALW relevant and respected again. Also, Love Never Dies really has some beautiful songs and melodies. The Ben Lewis/Anna O'Byrne LND is very entertaining with great costumes and sets, if only they could have ended it a little differently. When Christine sings Love Never Dies in front of that blue peacock that fills the proscenium it's absolutely gorgeous.

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#6
Posted: 9/3/15 at 9:45pm

Lisa Vroman was the second Christine I ever saw (back in 1996) and the one I've seen the most. She and Jennifer Hope Wills are my favorites.

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#7
Posted: 9/3/15 at 10:56pm

Jennifer Hope Wills for me had the definitive "Christine look" as well as a gorgeous voice and great acting that didn't portray the character as a bland little stick in the mud like many actresses playing the role tend to do.

Vocally, Rebecca Caine has to be another favorite of mine.

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#8
Posted: 9/3/15 at 11:15pm

I know several people who refuse to acknowledge the existence of Love Never Dies, but as Steve C. said, the score is actually pretty good.

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#9
Posted: 9/3/15 at 11:16pm

Sierra Boggess. No competition.

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#10
Posted: 9/3/15 at 11:49pm

Yep, Ms. Boggess.

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#11
Posted: 9/4/15 at 12:10am

Sierra. Freaking. Boggess.

Resplendent.

She made a role I once considered bland to be profound and layered.

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#12
Posted: 9/4/15 at 12:18am

I saw an understudy in Vegas once named Sarah Combs and she was the best Christine I'd ever seen out of the 15+ I've experienced over the years. Don't know what she's doing now.

Boggess is a close second. Her performance on the 25th concert is fantastic as well. Wish I'd seen her in LND.

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#13
Posted: 9/4/15 at 12:21am

Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine? By far the greatest Christine was Varla Jean Merman in Ryan Landry's "Phantom of the Oprah".

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#14
Posted: 9/4/15 at 2:35am

Out of the 3 I saw which were Jennifer Hope Willis(lead) 3 times,Julie Hanson(alternate) once and Kimilee Bryant(understudy) once I liked Julie Hanson the best. Out of all the ones I've listened to over the years I'm gonna say Gina Beck is my favorite.

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#15
Posted: 9/4/15 at 7:43am

Rebecca Caine and Patti Cohenour are definitely my top. All around perfection vocally and acting wise. Melissa Dye as well, she had some amazing acting choices that really impressed me after seeing the show so many times.

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#16
Posted: 9/4/15 at 8:05am

Kaley Ann Voorhees was excellent

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#17
Posted: 9/4/15 at 8:14am

Ten years ago this month, I saw swing Kris Koop in the role. I'd just seen her as Carlotta about a week earlier and wasn't sure how I'd like her as Christine. She was wonderful - gorgeous voice, passionate acting, and excellent chemistry with the rest of the cast.

I've seen a lot of Christines (Julie Hanson, Sara Jean Ford, and Trista Moldovan are all favorites), but Kris Koop's performance that night remains the best I've seen so far.

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#18
Posted: 9/4/15 at 8:23am

I've seen 4 different Christines- Rebecca Pitcher, Sarah Pfisterer, Sandra Joseph, and Jennifer Hope Wills. Of those 4, the one I enjoyed the most was Jennifer Hope Wills. The only one I really didn't enjoy was Rebecca Pitcher.

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#19
Posted: 9/4/15 at 8:50am

Jennifer Hope Wills

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#20
Posted: 9/4/15 at 3:57pm

Gina Beck and Sierra.

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#21
Posted: 9/4/15 at 4:06pm

Dale Kristien opposite Michael Crawford in LA and Rebecca Luker opposite Marc Jacoby in Chicago.

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#22
Posted: 9/4/15 at 4:25pm

Dale Kristien.

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Divine Daaes: Who was your favorite Christine?#23
Posted: 9/4/15 at 6:00pm

Sandra Joseph. I loved her voice so much, I asked her to sing at my wedding!

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