She said that Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical was the first play she ever saw on Broadway. Oscars slim down will hand out 8 awards ahead of broadcast SMA hosts Wonder and Inspiration Venice and the Arts of Islam show In a recent interview on the TODAY show, Kouatchou discussed how her role is breaking barriers in a predominantly white theatre industry.Įl Anatsui s Shard Song solo to launch Efie Gallery's Dubai space
The Chicago actor stepped into the role as Christine full-time on 26 January 2022 after she was initially cast as the understudy in October 2021.
Average ticket price for Phantom last week was about $83, a bargain compared to the average prices commanded by such musicals as Funny Girl ($175), Hamilton ($197), Into the Woods ($112) and MJ ($152), among others.Emilie Kouatchou has made history as the first Black actor to play Christine Daaé in Broadway’s “The Phantom of the Opera.” 11, the most recent figure available – receipts for the long-running show could be as low as half (or less) of what could be earned at the Majestic, and certainly lag behind more recent musicals such as Hamilton, Into The Woods, MJ, Moulin Rouge! and Six, and even behind other Broadway stalwarts as The Lion King and Wicked. While the musical still grosses hundreds of thousands of dollars per week – $867,997 for the week ending Sept. Reported estimates of the Broadway productions grosses over the years exceed $1 billion.Īmong its trove of Tony Awards in 1988 were Best Musical, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Crawford), Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Judy Kaye), Best Direction of a Musical (Harold Prince), Best Scenic and Costume designs (Maria Björnson) and Best Lighting Design (Andrew Bridge). Among the records set by the musical over the years is first Broadway production to hit 10,000 performances (in 2012). The musical made stars of, or at least cemented the theater legacy, of stars Michael Crawford, as the Phantom, and Webber’s then-wife Sarah Brightman as Christine. With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, and a libretto by Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe, and produced by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Group, Phantom opened in London’s West End in 1986 and, two years later, on Broadway, with direction by Harold Prince. The musical has long played at the Shubert Organization’s Majestic Theatre. Jimmy Fallon Confirms "I'm In!" To Reprise 'Almost Famous' Film Role For Broadway Musical In Drop-By Performances - Update
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