#Ali Ewoldt

[operafantomet]

...well, but sometimes Christine does it better...

Maria Bjørnson concept sketch, likely 1986

Claude Rains in the 1943 movie

Phantom stunt double in Las Vegas

Sara Sarres in Sao Paulo

Ali Ewoldt at the Broadway museum Madame Tussauds

Tabitha Webb in West End

Ramin Karimloo in Trieste

Ramin Karimloo in Trieste

Gerónimo Rauch in Madrid

#phantom of the opera #christine daae #erik the spook #chandelier #not another chandelier #phantom of the opera design #maria bjørnson #claude rains #sara sarres #ali ewoldt #tabitha webb #ramin karimloo #geronimo rauch

[night-unfurls-its-splendour]

Ben Crawford, "Why So Silent?" (w. Ali Ewoldt)

#phantom of the opera #poto #poto musical #poto broadway #ben crawford #ali ewoldt #why so silent? #erik the phantom #christine daae #the phantom of the opera #christine x erik #eristine #erik x christine #the red death #erik/christine #e/c #poto e/c #poto gifsets

[faded-florals]

Charity Performance Curtain Call

John Riddle as Raoul de Chagny Emilie Kouatchou as Christine Daaé Laird Mackintosh as The Phantom + special bonus of 3 former Broadway Christines: Sierra Boggess (25th Anniversary) Ali Ewoldt (30th Anniversary) Sarah Brightman

Broadway, April 14th 2023, 8pm

#Phantom Of The Opera #POTO #POTO Broadway #Laird Mackintosh #John Riddle #Emilie Kouatchou #Sierra Boggess #Ali Ewoldt #Sarah Brightman #💕🥹

[marleneoftheopera]

Broadway Principal Christine’s in Think of Me:

Emilie Kouatchou 

Meghan Picerno 

Kaley Ann Voorhees 

Ali Ewoldt 

Julia Udine 

Mary Michael Patterson

Sierra Boggess (2014)

Samantha Hill

Sierra Boggess (2013)

#emilie kouatchou #meghan picerno #kaley ann voorhees #Ali Ewoldt #julia udine #mary michael patterson #Sierra Boggess #samantha hill #poto broadway #elissa #elissa skirt #think of me #The Phantom of the Opera

[glassprism]

‘Point of No Return’ Blocking - Original vs. Re-opening

Left: Original Broadway production, 2018, Ben Crawford and Ali Ewoldt

Right: Re-opened Broadway production, 2021, Ben Crawford and Meghan Picerno

(Note that the blocking is the same in the London reopened production and the Broadway reopened production).

#Phantom of the Opera #POTO Broadway #Ben Crawford #Ali Ewoldt #Meghan Picerno #comparison gifset #gifset

[sanntafe]

🥀 “ no more memories , no more silent tears “

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quick Christine sketch cause im still in denial about phantom closing 😔

Time: 40mins

#broadway #musical theatre #sketch #drawing #musicals #christine daae #phantom #phantom of the opera #poto #ali ewoldt #le fantome de l'opera #andrew lloyd webber #theatre

[theres-music-in-you]

An exciting couple of days at POTO Broadway! Elizabeth Welch has gone on for Christine several times in the last week, pictured here with Rebecca Eichenberger as Madame Giry and Patricia Phillips as Carlotta. It also seems that Ali Ewoldt has temporarily rejoined Team Christine as an emergency cover!

First photo from Elizabeth’s Instagram (x) and second and third photos from Rebecca’s Instagram (x).

#Elizabeth Welch #Ali Ewoldt #phantom of the opera #poto broadway

[caroleditosti]

'A Child's Christmas in Wales,' Tidings of Comfort and Joy in Dylan Thomas' Reflections

This is a must-see at the Irish Rep. Hurry and get tickets while there is still time. It closes December 31st.

(L to R): (back row) Kylie Kuioka, Ali Ewoldt, Kerry Conte, (front row) Dan Macke, Jay Aubrey Jones, Ashley Robinson in A Child’s Christmas in Wales at the Irish Rep. (courtesy of Irish Repertory Theatre) Irish Repertory Theatre’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales by the brilliant Dylan Thomas, adapted and directed by Charlotte Moore hits the spot for Christmas loveliness and grace. An old-time…

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#A Child&039;s Christmas in Wales #Ali Ewoldt #Ashley Robinson #Charlotte Moore #Dan Macke #David Hancock Turner #Jay Aubrey Jones #John Bell #Kerry Conte #Kylie Kuioka #Reed Lancaster

[pureanonofficial]

@The Secret Garden revival team, there’s still time before Broadway, you can fix this. Put the songs back. 

#The Secret Garden #The Secret Garden musical #pureanonedits #pureanonmemes #As far as bad revisions to this show go this is certainly much more minor than what the West End production did with the music #however #put them BACK #Quartet is my favorite song in the show #and Race You To The Top of the Morning is an incredibly important character moment for Archie #I can't even believe you'd cut it #And they had it in the first preview! #So there's still hope #Quartet seems to get cut in every revision though sadly #they don't know they have a good thing #also GIVE IT BACK TO ALI EWOLDT SHE ROCKS IT

[wheel-of-fish]

Videos from stream 200

I've gotten a lot of requests for links to the videos we watched last night, so here's a list! Let me know if I missed anything, and thanks so much for celebrating with me!

Cast vlogs Daae Days with Sierra Boggess (ep. 2 | ep. 5) Dear Daae with Ali Ewoldt (ep. 4 | ep. 6) John Cudia's video diary (ep. 1 | ep. 2 | ep. 3)

Character studies Hugh Panaro Gardar Thor Cortes Peter Jöback

Holiday stuff Phantom Australia cast sings carols Broadway cast sings "All I Want for Christmas" Opera owners sing "I Have a Little Dreidel" Opera owners sing "All I Want for Christmas"

Various Stolle videos Raoul Vine Backstage makeup Backstage costumes Backstage warmups and rituals Mahna Mahna

Favorite fan edits Hugh had a bad day (@box5intern) Hugh and "ignorant FøöLé" (@box5intern) YK Seoul alternate ending (@box5intern) Saulo hands (@box5intern) Howard McGillin yelling "AHHH" over and over (@glassprism) Yankee Doodle LND (@glassprism) Hold on for one more day (@les-gnossiennes-fantomatiques)

Misc. behind-the-scenes Laird Mackintosh shares Phantom Broadway secrets Kelly Mathieson dressing room confessions

Actor performances Ted Keegan - "Music of the Night" Emilie Kouatchou - "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" Norm/Ben/Howard/Hugh - "Music of the Night" Emilie Kouatchou & Jordan Donica - "All I Ask of You"

Miscellaneous Peter Karrie—warring ducks Phantom trying to dock his boat during winter (Chris Fleming) Cocktails with Paul Schaefer: masquerade margarita Cocktails with Paul Schaefer: sweet intoxication Vintage promotional video (Crawford/Brightman) Sierra, Peter and Norm helping Ramin with sound check

#phantom of the opera #saturday streams

[operafantomet]

When Christine's Hannibal "Slavegirl" bodice is extra +++

Be it the tailoring, the GOLD, the beading or just overall style. For example the super low cut and gold of the early European versions, the US ones in general and Sarah Brightman's original Broadway bodice in particular, the extra gold on the newest South Korean ones, and the pretty insane hourglass shape and all the gold of the German ones... aaaah.

Luzia Nistler, Vienna

Marika Lansen, Scheveningen

Inger Olsson Moberg, Stockholm

Ali Ewoldt, Broadway

Sarah Brightman, Broadway

Son Ji Soo, Daegu

Colby Thomas, Hamburg

Raquel Paulin, Sao Paulo

Lori Broderick (?), Hamburg

(original design by Maria Bjørnson)

#phantom of the opera #christine daae #luzia nistler #marika lansen #inger olsson moberg #ali ewoldt #sarah brightman #son ju soo #colby thomas #raquel paulin #lori broderick #hannibal slavegirl

[night-unfurls-its-splendour]

Ben Crawford and Ali Ewoldt, Act II Unmasking

#phantom of the opera #poto #poto musical #poto broadway #ben crawford #ali ewoldt #all i ask of you #erik the phantom #christine daae #the phantom of the opera #christine x erik #eristine #erik x christine #erik/christine #e/c #poto e/c #poto gifsets #act ii unmasking

[andrewlloydwebber]

Phantom, recreated

Unknown "Bacchus" and Evgeny Zaytsev (Moscow), recreated by Gustavo Ceccarelli and Henrique Moretzsohn (São Paulo revival)

Meg Chilcott and Maree Johnson (Australia), recreated by Ali Ewoldt and Maree Johnson (Broadway)

Lorraine Chappel and Sarah Ryan (UK tour), recreated by Sara Esty and Emilie Kouatchou (Broadway) AND Ellie Young and Holly Anne Hull (West End revival)

Jonathan Roxmouth and Meghan Picerno (Third World Tour), recreated by Thiago Arancam and Daruã Góes (São Paulo revival)

Rob Pitcher and Elizabeth Welch (Oberhausen), recreated by Paul Ettore Tabone and Kelly Mathieson (West End)

#the phantom of the opera #phantom of the opera

[ldflow3r]

this is purely an appreciation post for the 2011 25th Anniversary Phantom of the Opera Final Lair Scene:

First of all, Sierra, Ramin, and Hadley are what make this so amazing. They all gave such a fabulous performance here, it is what makes this scene so so good in my opinion.

Second, all of their costumes are incredible. But, Sierra's christine wedding dress is infamous for being ridiculously heavy and difficult to move in. So, that just makes her jaw-dropping performance even more impressive.

Third, Hadley's faces in this scene are spectacular. Watch this scene again and just watch him the entire time, it's great.

Fourth i guess? wow this got away from me fast: Ramin just sells this character and this scene so hard. Like, I've never seen a better Phantom performance, and this goes for all of them. His acting is so thoroughly nuanced, and his voice is obviously phenomenal. He truly conveys this character in such an honest, realistic way. Also, how he is able to go from guttural screaming to soft, gentle singing will never be real to me.

To finish, "Angel of music, you deceived me," is my favorite line in the entire show. And Sierra delivers it so genuinely, it never fails to take my breath away. It is so good!

If I haven't made it obvious already, I love this production of Phantom, and I really like the show itself. It really, really has it's flaws, and don't get me started on Love Never Dies, but I enjoy it's music and it's story and it's characters. This specific cast is probably my favorite, but there are many others I also really enjoy. The 2018 Broadway Company is another that comes to mind that I also adore, with Ali Ewoldt, Peter Jöback, and Rodney Ingram.

I would really love if this youtube channel would upload more of the show, even though i could watch the show on my own perfectly fine lmao

#the phantom of the opera #phantom of the opera #ramin karimloo #sierra boggess #hadley fraser #phantom of the opera 25th anniversary #musical theater #musical theatre #gotta have both #Youtube

[glassprism]

Hi! You may have answered this before, and if you have, I'm sorry for asking a question you have already asked.

Do you know the age range for Christine actresses? Like how old the oldest actress was when they played here. I know the youngest has been 18 and I know Kaley Ann Voorhees (I remember her specifically since she was the Christine when I saw it on Broadway) was one of those. (I'm excluding Emmy Rossum from this since I'm talking strictly stage show).

I'm curious because she's always been a dream role, but I think I might be reaching the age of being too old {25}. Even if I am, though, I'll be content with doing it in the privacy of my own home. Lol.

So first, I just kind of want to say that I'm really worried for the state of the industry if you and others start thinking that 25 is "too old" to play Christine. (This is what happens when you keep casting younger and younger, CamMack and co.!)

Now, as for your actual question: I think we should separate it into two related but still somewhat different categories: who are the youngest and oldest Christines ever (basically the minimum and maximum age ranges, good as little factoids of knowledge) and what is the general age range (probably more useful for someone actually looking to get the role).

To start with the first, a couple of corrections! The youngest Christines have actually been around 16-17 years old, and no, I'm not including Emmy Rossum in this: actresses like Katie Hall and Amy Nuttall were 16 when cast as understudies and 17 when they performed the role, while Kaja Mianowana, Paulina Janczak, and Marta Hadžimanov were 17 when cast as principals (though typically sharing the role with a somewhat older actress). Additionally, actresses like Olivia Safe, Sarah Bakker, Julie Goodwin, and Amy Hudson Holder, were 18 to 19 years old when cast as understudies or alternates. Kaley Ann Voorhees was actually 20 years old, not 18, when she was first cast in Phantom, making her comparatively older than some of the others on this list, though she was still the youngest actress to play Christine on Broadway.

Now as for the oldest, those would probably be Barbara Fonyo who was 50 when she ended her run, as well as Lisa Vroman, who was 47, and Jill Washington, who was 46, when they ended theirs.

However, the general age range of Christines, I'd say, is probably mid 20s to 30s, and you'll typically see that in casting calls where, if they specify an age range, will say something like "20-29" and what-not. I have said that it seems productions are casting younger, and honestly it seems like every new Christine is only in her 20s, but there have been several actresses cast in the show in their 30s even in the last decade or so: Valerie Link in Hamburg (34), Ali Ewoldt on Broadway (34), and Meghan Picerno in the World Tour and Broadway (maybe 34/35).

But ultimately, your actual age will matter less than what age you can play as (e.g. some people can play teenagers and young adults into their 30s and 40s) and, more importantly, your skills when it comes to singing, acting, and (to some extent) dancing. That should ultimately be the focus when trying to become Christine, not your age!

#GP gets asks #anonymous

[eriksangel666]

The Phantom Tribute That Could Have Been

Phantom of the Opera on Broadway resided at the Majestic Theatre in New York City, which was the same theatre where South Pacific premiered. One of the reasons Lloyd Webber wanted it as he told his then wife Sarah was because "This is where they sang Some Enchanted Evening."

Broadway does anniversary tributes all the time. Frozen and Escape to Margaritaville paid homage to Oklahoma, and of course there's the famous Hamilton video from when A Chorus Line turned 40 years old. So that got me to thinking (to paraphrase Ali Ewoldt)...what would a Phantom tribute to South Pacific look like?

First, the ballet dancers sing the French reprise of Bali'hai. The notes would float through the theatre and maybe we could have a short pas de deux to compliment the hypnotic music. Next, we have Raoul, Andre, Firmin, Joseph Bouquet, and Piangi sing There is Nothing Like A Dame while admiring the preening Carlotta. Raoul doesn't often get to be comedic, so let's give him a chance with this one. And then finally, we have Erik and Christine perform the duet reprise of Some Enchanted Evening to conclude with something swoon worthy.

I think that would've been beautiful. Don't you agree?

#phantom of the opera #poto #andrew lloyd webber #sarah brightman #south pacific #rodgers and hammerstein cinderella #there is nothing like a dame #some enchanted evening #raoul #piangi #carlotta #andre #firmin #joseph bouquet #erik #christine daae #musicals #musical theatre #hamilton #oklahoma #a chorus line #frozen #escape to margaritaville