The show is now on stage in Beijing at Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, and will run until January 10th. Openning in London's West End in 1986, 'The Phantom of the Opera' has been seen by audiences in 145 cities in 27 countries. The Phantom The Phantom Judy Kaye Carlotta Guidicelli Jeff Keller Porter Marksman The Phantom Peter Kevoian Monsieur Reyer Monsieur Firmin Monsieur André Kara Klein Meg Giry Lisa Lockwood Ballet. The show has won over 50 major theater awards, including Olivier and Tony Awards. And it probably will happen in the bigger city at first, but eventually it will keep going and going, and then eventually the audience will get to the musical in one language, and they'll have Chinese productions.'īased on the French novel with the same name, the musical portrays a beautiful soprano, Christine, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius. The cast also currently includes James Barbour as The Phantom, Julia Udine as Christine, Jeremy Hays as Raoul, Laird Mackintosh as Monsieur Andr, Michele McConnell as Carlotta, Linda Balgord as Madame Giry, Christian ebek as Piangi and Kara Klein as Meg Giry. And I have no doubt that this will happens here in China as well. 'It happens in every country that I know, once they see the shows, they get the musical theater fever. Andrew Lloyd Webber may be bidding farewell to The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway but his presence on the Great White Way is far from over. The cast is led by eminent musical actor Brad Little, who joined the show's Broadway cast in 1996 as the Phantom, and Emilie Lynn as Christine.īrad Little says he hopes their show can stimulate the development of musicals in China. The longest-running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber ’s The Phantom of the Opera debuted in 1988, winning seven Tony Awards® including Best Musical. It is expected to give 64 performances to Chinese audiences since its debut in Beijing last Wednesday. Twenty-nine years after its premiere in London, Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'The Phantom of the Opera' is now being staged in Beijing for the first time. DERRICK DAVIS (The Phantom) has covered the role of Billy Bigelow in the Broadway production of Carousel, created the role of Dr. A set photo of The Phantom of the Opera in Beijing.

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