The Phantom of the Opera US Tour

[justincharacter]

Posted: 8/19/13 at 2:33pm

The site has been launched with information: http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/ustour/

Any word on who's been cast?

The Chicago run has been extended by two weeks due to popular demand.









Updated On: 8/20/13 at 02:33 PM

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 8/19/13 at 2:35pm

I second that question. Is this an Equity production?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 8/19/13 at 2:39pm

Millie, yes: http://www.aarising.com/forums/showthread.php?28780-The-Phantom-Of-The-Opera-(Tour)-%96-Equity-Chorus-Call-Dancers-(NY)

Justin, it's cast, not casted.

[suestorm]

Posted: 8/19/13 at 2:39pm

nice

Updated On: 8/19/13 at 02:39 PM

[justincharacter]

Posted: 8/19/13 at 2:41pm

@Lizzie Gah! I just noticed, thanks!

[justincharacter]

Posted: 8/19/13 at 10:52pm

Bump! Hm, no one knows anything?

[bdboston]

Posted: 8/19/13 at 11:17pm

I was told that Linda Balgord will be Madame Giry and Edward Staudenmeyer will be one of the managers.

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 8/20/13 at 12:01am

Can we add "The" to the title of this thread?

#PetPeeve

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Updated On: 8/20/13 at 12:01 AM

[shrekster224]

Posted: 8/20/13 at 2:00am

Celia Hottenstein, who graduated from Boston Conservatory this year, will be first cover for Christine.

Maybe Kyle Barisch is leaving the Broadway company to lead as Raoul on tour?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 8/20/13 at 9:37am

Maybe Kyle Barisch is leaving the Broadway company to lead as Raoul on tour?

Dear god, I hope not.

[ravnquest1]

Posted: 8/20/13 at 10:44am

"Edward Staudenmeyer will be one of the managers."

Ed will be Andre.

[PTOPhan]

Posted: 8/20/13 at 10:32pm

I think Kyle would make a great Phantom!

Most cities don't have tickets on sale yet except for subscriptions. I'm planning to follow the show to the first relatively close city where I can find it -- probably Philly. However, I'm worried about sellouts because of subscriptions. Boston seems to be almost loaded up already, and the tickets just went on sale to the public.

[bdboston]

Posted: 8/20/13 at 11:10pm

Actually, Boston tickets are not yet on sale to the general public. Subscribers and Broadway Across America members have access to extra tickets, but that's about it. Plus, they recently changed the Boston dates. It was originally slated to be here for 5 weeks; now it's down to 4.

[Tsao5]

Posted: 8/21/13 at 12:39am

I would not be surprised if the Phantom is an actor who has already played it (maybe someone from London).

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 8/21/13 at 2:31am

Well it won't be John Owen-Jones or Earl Carpenter. Marcus Lovett?

[PTOPhan]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 12:10am

I think it's time to put Anthony Crivello back in the role after he played it so successfully for the whole run in Las Vegas. However, because he's in his 50's, he runs counter to the new trend of younger Phantoms who have graduated from playing Raoul -- maybe that's why we haven't seen him since the production closed in Las Vegas.

[BenjaminNicholas2]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 1:34am

Re: Crivello

Obviously, you didn't see Brent when he played the Phantom for the opening of the Vegas company. He was EONS better than Anthony, could enunciate properly and killed it with Boggess as his leading lady. Best combo in that show I've ever seen.

Crivello was phoning it in worse than the Broadway cast of Chicago for the last couple years he was doing the Vegas production. I could barely understand most of his singing and his high notes were a trainwreck.

He got lazy. He does NOT need another shot at the show.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 6:31am

PTOPhan, were you thinking of Providence? Boston tickets aren't on sale to the general public yet since it isn't till June of next year. I was told they'd go on sale in the winter. I did look at Providence, and most of the seats I was looking at for weekends in the orchestra were scattered singles.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 9:26am

I think it's time to put Anthony Crivello back in the role after he played it so successfully for the whole run in Las Vegas.

I saw him three times in Vegas and while he was entertaining, I will have to say NO NO NO NO NO. That performance (sorry) STAYED IN VEGAS.

[OperaBwayLover]

Posted: 8/27/13 at 5:35pm

I'm thinking they have finished ensemble casting or are in the process of finishing it up. One of my friends just announced on facebook that he will be going on tour with the show. Said friend started out in the Vegas production, then did a stint in New York, so I'd say it's legit and Equity.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 8/27/13 at 5:39pm

Congrats to your friend! As for Equity, I posted a notice earlier in the thread.

[Wildcard]

Posted: 8/27/13 at 5:46pm

No to Crivello please. He was the worst Phantom I'd ever seen

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 8/27/13 at 7:31pm

It's also going out under a full Production Contract, so though it is indeed designed to load in and out easier than the Hal Prince production, we still won't be seeing split-weeks and one-nighters for a while.

Since so many of the venues it will end up going to will already have the pick points and rigging in place from the last tour it would almost make sense to re-instate the falling chandelier for the U.S. (I know it won't happen, but we can dream).

[PTOPhan]

Posted: 8/30/13 at 11:41pm

AEA AGMA SM, I'm with you on reinstating the falling chandelier. Frankly, it doesn't seem that hard to do, especially if you confine it to the stage. A Phantom production without a crashing chandelier is almost as bad as a "Sound of Music" without nuns!

[trpguyy]

Posted: 8/31/13 at 11:03pm

I have it on good authority that the chandelier will be more impressive that the current UK production (including falling). Mackintosh admits that the shaking chandelier is rather underwhelming.