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The last 10 London understudy Christine’s:

Beatrice Penny Toure, 2021-22

Anouk van Laake, 2021-

Corinne Cowling, 2019-20

Bridget Costello, 2017-19*

Maria Coyne, 2016-17

Lisa Anne Wood, 2014-16*

Ashleigh Fleming, 2012-14

Claire Doyle, 2011-12

Katy Treharne, 2009-11*

Katie Hall, 2008-09*

*They have gone on to be alternates and/or principals in the same and/or other productions.

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PHANTOM OF THE OPERA CHALLENGE | 10 performers

› [8/10] Jennifer Hope Wills

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Christine, Christine, don’t think that I don’t care…

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Ali Ewoldt x Costumes

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Hugh being an absolute menace (with Julie Hanson, 2003)

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Broadway 2013 - Peter Jöback, Samantha Hill and Jeremy Stolle x

Special mentions:

#1: Peter touches Samantha’s cheek #2: Peter offers Samantha the bouquet quite violently #4: Jeremy has to help a little bit to get the noose around his neck #5: Samantha rests against Jeremy’s chest before she protects him #6: Samantha refuses the veil #7: Samantha whimpers during ‘you try my patience’

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Jan Hartley-Morris as Christine in Phantom of the Opera

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Music of the Night

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A year ago today, Corinne made her Christine debut!

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Say you’ll share with me one love, one lifetime. Lead me, save me from my solitude. Say you want me with you here, beside you. Anywhere you go let me go too. Christine, that’s all I ask of —

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for rachelbarrells

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Kelly Mathieson and David Thaxton (?), West End

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You know what will make you feel better, Christine? If you lay on my chest while I hold you and we both look out into the beyond.

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   Past the point of no return,              The final threshold -        The bridge is crossed,          So stand and watch it burn…               We’ve passed the point of no return…

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Ali Ewoldt and Kaley Ann Voorhees (from the latter’s Instagram)

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Christine’s rooftop scene photoset for lucygold95

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@creatorsofcolornet event seven: wardrobe

Actors of Color who played Christine Daaé: Ali Ewoldt (First Asian-American Christine on Broadway) and Lucy St Louis (First Black Christine on the West End)

A love letter to all past, present, and future actors of color on The Phantom of the Opera, which opened 35 years ago today (October 9, 1986)

original design by Maria Björnson. This set also features Irish actor Killian Donnelly and Mexican actor Rodney Ingram.

Edit: Caption amended. Thank you @marxisthozier (can’t seem to tag you)!