Special thanks to Tara Rubin Casting and Harden-Curtis Associates. She made her opera debut this winter in New York City Opera’s Candide. She comes directly from the original cast of Hal Prince’s Prince of Broadway, after being part of the original Japanese tour. KALEY ANN VOORHEES (Christine Daaé at certain performances) is thrilled to be back in Phantom, where she made her Broadway debut as the youngest person to play Christine in the New York production. Born outside of Chicago and raised in Pleasantville, NY, she has a BA in Psychology from Yale University. Other credits include Luisa in The Fantasticks (Off-Broadway), Maria in West Side Story (first national tour), Lili in Carnival! (Musicals Tonight) and the national tour of Les Misérables. She also appeared in the original cast of the current Lincoln Center Theater production. She joins direct from playing Tuptim in the Chicago Lyric Opera production of The King & I. Mackintosh’s first Broadway revival of Les Misérables as Cosette.
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Much love and gratitude to Kate, Charlotte, Moses, CGF Talent, the ISO and the Crawford & FitzGibbons clans.Īli Ewoldt made her Broadway debut in 2006 in Mr. Ben has also starred in over twenty regional theatre productions ranging from Che in Evita (Studio Tenn), Starbuck in 110 in the Shade (Ford’s Theatre), Luther Billis in South Pacific (Ogunquit Playhouse), Frederick Barrett in Titanic (MUNY) and Jud Fry in Oklahoma! (Fox Theatre). Phantom marks Ben’s sixth Broadway show and he is beyond grateful to be able to jump into this iconic role. Salt), the titular character in Shrek The Musical, Big Fish (Edward Bloom u/s, Don Price), Les Misérables (Javert/Valjean u/s) and On the Twentieth Century (Bruce Granit u/s).
His Broadway credits include last season’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Mr. The timeless story, the unforgettable score, and an undeniable obsession that could never die.īEN CRAWFORD (The Phantom of the Opera) was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona and received a BFA in Music Theatre from The University of Arizona.
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The production is planning to return with its full orchestra, playing the show's original orchestrations.Phantom of the Opera Broadway Cast June 2018
Musical supervision and direction is by David Caddick and orchestrations are by David Cullen and Webber. Production design is by the late Maria Björnson, lighting is by Andrew Bridge, and sound by is Mick Potter, with original sound by Martin Levan. Phantom is directed by Harold Prince, who passed away in the summer of 2019, and choreographed by Gillian Lynne, who passed away in the summer of 2018. He falls madly in love with an innocent young soprano, Christine, and devotes himself to creating a new star by nurturing her extraordinary talents and by employing all of the devious methods at his command. Based on the classic novel Le Fantôme de L'Opéra by Gaston Leroux, it tells the story of a masked figure who lurks beneath the catacombs of the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all who inhabit it. The Phantom of the Opera features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, and a book by Richard Stilgoe and Webber. Kouatchou is the first Black performer to play the role of Christine in the Broadway production. Joining the roster of leading players are Sara Esty, who will take on the role of Meg Giry (which she was scheduled to assume in April 2020), and Emilie Kouatchou, who will be the Christine at certain performances. All were playing their roles when theaters shut down in March 2020. Once again leading the company will be Ben Crawford as The Phantom, Meghan Picerno as Christine Daae, and John Riddle as Raoul, alongside Bradley Dean as Monsieur André, Craig Bennett as Monsieur Firmin, Raquel Suarez Groen as Carlotta Giudicelli, Maree Johnson as Madame Giry, and Carlton Moe as Ubaldo Piangi. Casting is set for the return of Broadway's Broadway The Phantom of the Opera, resuming performances at the Majestic Theatre on October 22.
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