#Meghan Picerno

[youaremusic1900]

DESPERATE FICTIVE CALL!

After 3 & a half years of abuse from someone I THOUGHT was my Christine but isn't, I'm looking for the Christine from my version again! Love Never Dies US Tour base; I'm Bronson Norris Murphy base, she's Meghan Picerno; Am part of a DDONS system, & our son is here as well; he is Jake Hensen Miller based!

[marleneoftheopera]

Actresses playing Christine in both POTO and LND:

Sierra Boggess: Vegas 2006-07, London's 25th Anniversary, Broadway 2013, 2014 (POTO), London 2010-11 (LND)

Celia Graham: London 2002-03, 2005-07 (POTO), London 2010-11 (LND)

Mira Ormala: Oslo 2018 (POTO), London 2011 (LND)

Anna O'Byrne: World Tour 2009, London 2012-13 (POTO), Australia 2011 (LND)

Claire Lyon: World Tour 2012-15, 2019-20 (POTO), Australia 2011 (LND)

Meghan Picerno: World Tour 2019, Broadway 2019-23 (POTO), US Tour 2017-18 (LND)

Celinde Schoenmaker: London 2015-17, Greece 2020 (POTO), London Concert 2023 (LND)

Manon Taris: Paris 2016 (POTO, cancelled), World Tour 2023-24 (LND)

[operafantomet]

BALCONY SCENE IN LOVE NEVER DIES

Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo, West End

Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo, West End

Celia Graham and Tam Mutu, West End

Celia Graham and Ramin Karimloo, West End

Anna O'Byrne and Ben Lewis, Melbourne

Anna O'Byrne and Ben Lewis, Melbourne

Manon Taris and Luke McCall, Chinese Tour

Megumi Hamada (?) and Masachika Ichimura, Tokyo

Gardar Thor Cortes and Rachel Anne Moore, Hamburg

Gardar Thor Cortes (?) and Jazmin Gorsline, Hamburg

Gardar Thor Cortes and Meghan Picerno, US Tour

Tomas Ambt Kofod and Louise Fribo, Copenhagen

Tomas Ambt Kofod and Louise Fribo, Copenhagen

Tomas Ambt Kofod and Louise Fribo, Copenhagen

[box5intern]

Who gave him the right

[meilas]

Socks' Ultimate Phantoms list, part two

PART ONE

Phantoms, continued:

David Thaxton - Had this moment in Final Lair where it looked like he’d had a heart attack, and then Christine put her hands over his on his heart and just—🥺 David Arnsperger - Had a wild self-caress right before MOTN where he rocked backward. That's it, that's all I remember. John Cudia - I remember actively not liking his Phantom the first time I saw him, but I changed my mind at his Final Lair because it was so good. Jonathan Roxmouth - Has a slightly nasally tone and a slightly deeper voice than a lot of Phantoms. He did not have good pants. Actually the worst pants I’ve ever seen. Looks like a cinnamon roll, is not afraid to burn you if you’ve wronged him. I also don’t like how his wig looks like thinning hair at the very front. Tim Martin Gleason - Don't ask me why, I just like him okay. James Romick - Really like his voice. Does an excellent sad. Derrick Davis - Fantastic voice. Brought a touch of humanity to that awful restaged show and made it worth watching. Wish we could have seen him in Real POTO. Great ass. Brent Barrett - I remember liking him. Thomas James O’Leary - Good acting, good voice.

Jon Robyns - Makes excellent noises during the Final Lair. Good voice. James Gant - Works best with Eva Shanu-Wilson. Okay acting, but nothing else really going on. Occasional good moments.

Christines: Lisa Vroman - An "older" Christine. Great chemistry with Franc D'Ambrosio. Initiated a gentle hand-holding during the ring return with him which was an excellent choice that I don’t often see. Made some other excellent choices throughout the show in reacting to what was happening around her. Looks like she could kill you, is a cinnamon roll except when she’s going to kill you. Elizabeth Southard - Another "older" Christine. Love her. The best chemistry with Gary Mauer, her irl husband. Also had great chemistry with Jim Weitzer, who was her Raoul. Very, very good actor. Looks like a cinnamon roll, is a cinnamon roll but only for her husband, otherwise she can and will kill. Luzia Nistler - Love her voice. Austrian. (Like German, but elegant.) Emilie Kouatchou - I wanted to like her. But she has a ton of vibrato and she sounds like a child. I also don't care for her acting. She looked like she was only doing what she was told, rather than reacting to things happening around her. Meghan Picerno - I don't remember anything about her. I saw her live right after the reopening. Celinde Schoenmaker - I've only heard audio of her but I remember liking her. Kanisha Feliciano - Good Wishing. Looks fabulous in the blue dress. I love her wigs more than any other Christine. Hers doesn’t look like a frizzy mess. Lucy St Louis - She played a very sympathetic Christine, and has such a beautiful voice. Lily Kerhoas - fierce. Loved the anger she had in Final Lair. Holly Anne-Hull - too much vibrato Paige Blankson - too much vibrato

Raouls: Christopher Carl - Didn't get to see much of him owing to the fact that the boots he's in are Phantom-centered highlights. The little I have seen of him has been excellent though. Ciaran Sheehan - I like him better as Raoul than as the Phantom. He was ready to throw hands. Has a very stilted way of singing that reminds me of the few clips of Colm Wilkinson, but sounds better than Colm. Willing to troll his associates irl. Bronson Norris Murphy - A. Dorable. The best. Looks like a cinnamon roll, is a cinnamon roll. Could probably do a murder if pushed far enough. Have heard audio and now seen a boot and he’s a protective Raoul. Hands down my favourite Raoul. John Riddle - Saw him live right after the reopening. I don't remember anything specific about him. Paul Schaefer - Nice chest. Matt Blaker - meh

[glassprism]

Christines twirling in the Star Princess costume:

Elizabeth Welch, Oberhausen

Unknown, Japan

Amy Manford, London

Colby Thomas, Hamburg

Meghan Picerno, Broadway

Kaitlyn Davis, US Tour

Robyn North, London

Tamara Kotova, Moscow

[marybeatriceofmodena]

❤️ Christine Daaé

Honestly I would have added more but I had to stop at some point lmao

Rebecca Caine: She has a voice that can actually rival Carlotta's, and her Christine was every inch the romanesque, passionate heroine and you could totally see why the Phantom and Raoul were both in love with her. And she is PISSED in the Final Lair, and it's glorious.

Patti Cohenour: AN ACTUAL ANGEL. Graceful, kind, compassionate, airy, without ever coming off as a deer in the headlights, and with a golden voice to boot and a Think of Me cadenza of her own.

Julie Hanson: Look, I don't like Susan Kay's take on Christine for a variety of reasons. Julie Hanson took one look, removed everything about Kay!Christine that was annoying, gave her a nice little spine of her own while keeping the childlike quality which all culminates in a haunting finale where you can tell she'll be traumatized for life, and it takes the tragedy to another level.

Rachel Barrell: She felt very Victorian to me? Could be the looks since she has a very "Victorian" face, if that makes any sense. And if anything, I know people will disagree with me but I remember my first impression of Christine reading the Leroux novel was pretty much like how she portrayed her in the musical - yeah, Leroux!Christine was scared shitless, both at the situation and what she could end up doing or being forced to do, but she also had a backbone of steel, she had anger about the whole situation and wasn't afraid to show it, and she didn't take any shit from anyone. Rachel embodied that perfectly.

Kristi Holden: A dreamy but nervous Christine, who's still able to overcome her fear of the Phantom to give him the scrap of love he needed so badly in order for the good to overcome the bad, and who was somehow even better in the World Tour than in Las Vegas (and she was already quite good there).

Anna O'Byrne: Her voice can be a little all over the place, but she basically took the tormented side of Christine and upped it to eleven. And she's absolutely gorgeous to boot.

Samantha Hill: Not the strongest vocal-wise, but she basically thought every single gesture up to the last without ever over-acting, all the while being an adorable little ball of charm.

Elizabeth Welch: If I had to sum up her Christine, all the odds are against her, and she decides to be even kinder as a result. I wouldn't say her Christine is in love with the Phantom (granted, I haven't seen her with Jeremy Stolle yet and Hugh Panaro doesn't really lend to a more romantic take on the story), but it makes her kindness for Panaro's little asshole of a Phantom (affectionate) all the more poignant.

Valerie Link: Her Christine is an adorable puppy person who likes everyone and can be genuinely shocked and hurt when people are, say, mean to her (which makes Nicky Wuchinger pushing around people who are rude to her all the more satisfying, because, really, HOW DARE YOU)

Lauri Brons: Imagine if Anne Shirley was in Phantom of the Opera. That's it, that's Lauri Brons's Christine.

Lisa-Anne Wood: Another nervous Christine, who gets frightened pretty easily, is the shy side, but push her around, and she will let you know how much she DOES NOT LIKE IT, which gives for a nice little character arc.

Mary Michael Patterson: Subdued but with lovely facial expressions, she plays a Christine that seems humble, calm and shy at first but who has a backbone of steel if you poke her too much.

Tamara Kotova: Gorgeous voice, lovely facial expressions - she's basically the Russian Rebecca Caine in some regards, because you could totally see why the Phantom and Raoul would be as besotted as they are with her.

Emmi Christensson: She improved SO MUCH from the West End to Stockholm, intelligent and mature but with a nice arc of her own.

Meghan Picerno: I personally liked her better on Broadway than in the World Tour, where I was kind of meh about her, but her take-no-shit Christine worked pretty well with Ben Crawford's crazy ball Phantom (who I'll admit can be a bit of an acquired taste) and John Riddle's serious but loving Raoul. Plus, opera voice!

Sybille Glosted: I made no secret of how great the Copenhagen revival cast was, and she was no exception. Beautiful voice, detailed, thought-out performance that just tells a narrative with gestures, responded to her fellow actors instead of just going through the motions.

Holly-Anne Hull: So many interesting details I've never seen with Christine before, plus, she's adorable.

Kanisha Marie Feliciano: Beautiful, beautiful voice, and such lovely facial expressions that give her a bit of a cinematic quality - I could easily see her transfer well from stage to screen.

Send me ❤️ and a role in a musical and I’ll give you my favorite performers in the role.

[wheel-of-fish]

i voted! i'd like a gif of that iconic lnd kiss after the title song performance! ♥♥

Your follow-up request was for Gardar and Meghan, so here they are!

[cdaae]

World tour come back when?🥺

[unimportant-ramblings]

Meghan Picerno at the Phantom final performance (via Instagram)

[smbyt]

Goshhhhhhhhhh, this Erik is damning cuteeeeee 😭

[filthybonnet]

I liked one of Meghan Picerno's stories and she sent me a heart back! Thing is I don't even remember doing this or which story it was. I loved Emilie but I'm still sad I didn't get to see Meghan.

[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)

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Everybody's getting lifted backstage!

Rob Pitcher and Elizabeth Welch, Oberhausen

Miki Nakamura and Max Niemeyer, Oberhausen

Paul Tabone and Kelly Mathieson, West End

Ana Marina and Alexander Lewis, World Tour

Matt Blaker and Harriet Jones, West End

Darua Goes and Fred Silveira, Sao Paulo

Celinde Schoenmaker and Harriet Jones, West End

Jonathan Roxmouth and Meghan Picerno

Oliver Savile and Scott Davies, West End

[box5intern]

My Vol. 1 Broadway Christines. Because I do think there will be a Vol. 2. I feel so lucky about these Christines, though. I saw the Broadway production for the first time in 2005 or 2006 (I’m not at home to look at my playbills so I can’t say for sure) and then for the last time (for the current production because lol I don’t think it’s the last time I’m seeing the show) yesterday. I had a feeling both the Overture and “Wishing” would take me out, and they did. I adore Emilie’s performance and was so grateful to have her be the one to (screaming seagull meme) HELP ME SAY GOODBYE. I’m cheesy your honor and no I won’t apologize. Anyway. Look at these queens. This isn’t a ranking post. It’s to celebrate them all.

[opera-ghost]

it's honestly amazing how love never dies, in its most recent iteration with the US tour, did so much to improve upon the original london production

the sets look beautiful, the music still goes hard, the lyrics were reworked, and they had an extremely talented cast with great chemistry

and despite it all, it still managed to be one of the worst things i've ever seen. absolutely nothing can save that dumpster fire, and i think that's beautiful