If there is one thing to say about the Christine wigs used in Norway/Greece/The Middle East... it is that - apart from being blonde - it never looks the same from country to country. Here's some glimpses of that.
Mira Ormala, Oslo 2018: Updo and golden coin headdress in Hannibal, curly wig with side-parted hair for the majority of the show, and a separate up-do wig with beads and tiara for Masquerade.
Astrid Giske, Oslo 2018-2019: Basically the same as Mira Ormala, but her main wig was shorter, and with bigger and fewer curls. The twist over the forehead was also usually bigger and taller. A very similar look was worn by u/s Charlotte Brænna.
Amy Manford, Athens and Thessaloniki 2020: Updo without headdress in Hannibal, long and curly wig with middle-parted hair and twisted strands of hair over the temples and meeting in the back. Same look for Masquerade, without beads or tiara. Co-star Celinde Shoenmaker sported the same style during this run.
Harriet Jones, Athens and Thessaloniki 2023: Long, wavy wig, a lot less curls than the 2020 Greek wigs. Middle-parted hair and locks pulled over the temples and meeting in the back. Same wig for Masquerade, but the tiara made a comeback. I am in doubt whether she did an updo in Hannibal, but at least her co-Christine did.
Georgia Wilkinson, Athens and Thessaloniki 2023: Overall same styling as Harriet Jones, but a much blonder shade, and definitely an updo for Hannibal.
Georgia Wilkinson, Riyadh 2023: Marilyn Monroe just entered the chat! Shorter, curlier and warmer-toned wig, with side-parted hair. It looks like the wig was worn like this for Hannibal and Masquerade too, but with a tiara in Masquerade. The same look was worn by Harriet Jones and Bridget Costello.
Although I feel like you've seen every Phantom, Christine, and Raoul, can I just ask if there are actors and actresses you haven't seen a bootleg of but want to?
Oh, so many, there are lots of cast members who weren't recorded, or fully recorded, and who I would love to see or hear. A short list (and I do mean this is short, because I basically eliminated anybody who had a full bootleg of them, whether audio or video, solely for the sake of my sanity):
Phantoms: Andre Schwartz, Juan Pablo Skrt, Nicholas Nkuna, Kalle Sepp, Hugo Laporte, Nikolai Dogramadzhiev, Vladimir Grudkov, Momchil Stepanov, Joel Zerpe, Daniel Koek
Christines: Maria Kesselman, Raissa Katona, Tua Aberg, Johanne Brochmann, Lori Broderick, Gay Willis, June Crowley, Tamra Haydn, Amy Jo Arrington, Beverley Worboys, Annalene Beechey, Susanne Elmark, Agnete Munk Rasmussen, Lana English, Amy Hudson Holder, Mona Botha, Magdalene Minnaar, Mercedesz Csampai, Tereza Marshall, Mirjana Matić, Anne-Marine Suire, Micaela Sjöstedt, Hanna Ulvan, Mira Ormala, Charlotte Brænna, Vesela Delcheva, Raquel Paulin, Cassandra Lemoine, Sara Ollinen
Raouls: Brennan Holder, Tobias Ahlsell, Jonathan Böiers
New single released today in honor of London’s upcoming anniversary on Sunday!
Of course, JOJ has played the Phantom in London (2001-05, 2010-11, 2015-16) and the UK Tour (2012).
Mira was an u/s Christine in the original London production of Love Never Dies and was principal in Oslo for a few performances before she had to bow out.
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1. to 4. Irina Ioana Baiant and Adrian Nour, Romania 2015
5. and 6. Astrid Giske and Espen Grjotheim, Norway 2018-2019
7. Mira Ormala and Espen Grjotheim, Norway 2018
8. Astrid Giske and Espen Grjotheim, Norway 2019
9. to 11. Astrid Giske, Norway 2018-2019
12. and 13. Astrid Giske and Andreas Hoff, Norway 2019
14. and 15. Amy Manford and Ben Forster, Greece 2020
16. Georgia Wilkinson and Dougie Carter, Greece 2023
17. Harriet Jones and Tim Howar, Greece 2023
(MOTN in Romania / Norway / Greece, designed by Andrew Riley)