#poto greece

[pureanonofficial]

Raoul's proposal in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (GREECE)

[phantomchristinesuk]

Amy Manford in her 3 Christine wigs

(West end, Australia, Greece)

Pictures: Amy Manford instagram

[operafantomet]

THE GOLD STATUES IN MASQUERADE

In the version designed by Andrew Riley (Romania, Norway, Greece, Middle East Tour) the middle mirror set is flanked by four gold sculptures - two at the mantle, and two next to the mantle, carrying candelabras. During Masquerade the candelabra sculptures breaks free and dance with the other guests - which is a nice surprise. So here is a photoset devoted to that!

Norwegian promo video

Norwegian promo video

Norwegian promo video

"Gold statue" dancing, Oslo 2018

Norwegian promo video

"Gold statues" backstage in Oslo 2019

"Gold statues" backstage in Athens 2023

"Gold statues" backstage in Riyadh 2023

"Gold statues" in place, Thessaloniki 2020

"Gold statues" in place, Athens 2023

"Gold statue" dancing, Riyadh 2023

"Gold statue" dancing, Riyadh 2023

Harriet Jones and ballerinas in Riyadh 2023

(extra shout-out to the crazy gold makeup in Oslo!)

[wheel-of-fish]

Nadim Naaman, Harriet Jones & Tim Howar | Thessaloniki 2023

[marleneoftheopera]

The proposal during ‘All I Ask of You’, featured in the original Romanian, Oslo, and Greek productions.

[theres-music-in-you]

HELP I know this is Nadim and Georgia but who is the guy on the left? I’m 99% sure he’s the new Raoul in the Greek/Middle East tour.

[lucygold95]

Happy Birthday, Andrew! And Happy 50 Musical Years!

https://twitter.com/OfficialALW/status/1638496738146148353?t=LWNE4vLXTu4VKaRj2ugL3g&s=19

[ballerinadellamusica]

Confirmed cast members for the Middle East tour:

Rachel Bird

David Burilin

Ester Cameron

Grace Chapman

Maria Conneely

Paul Erbs

Daniel Jagusz-Holley

Michael Kirby

Ebony Jayne Kitts

Rhidian Marc

Rebecca Ridout

Nikki Skinner

These people have been confirmed to be part of the tour by their agents or Spotlight cvs.

[hermes-whistle]

Georgia Wilkinson greece

[averycuteknight]

Just watched phantom of the opera up close and man, am I obsessed with the sewer man

[glassprism]

What goes into the decision behind running a replica vs. non-replica POTO? Does it boil down to costs or contracts or is it related to artistic license? And even when they run non-replica, it still says ALW's Phantom, so how much still has to run true to his original?

For the decision-making, it just depends on the production! There are some versions that could probably afford to do the replica production, but choose not to because they want to explore other interpretations or because they have always done non-replicas. For example, musicals in Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Finland have traditionally always done non-replicas, so when they put Phantom on, it's no different. Within this category too are other reasons - for example, several of these productions are also in repertoire theaters, meaning they have multiple different shows cycling in the same theater across the year, so it's also about using the space wisely.

For other productions, yes, cost is a big reason. This is more the case in countries where musical theater is not as established, such as Italy, Norway, or Greece; here, it's easier to not have to pay the licensing costs or production to put on the replica and just make a version that is cheaper and likely to recoup the money back. But that doesn't mean artistry or creative license is not a factor, and creators of productions on a lower budget have still talked about how they wanted the opportunity to reinterpret the material.

As for the second question, the show has to use the same music, story, and lyrics (with some leeway for translations) as the replica, but the sets, costumes, choreography, and blocking can change. If you look at any non-replica of ALW's, they are still playing the same music, singing the same songs, and following the same general story; it's just the visuals and the blocking that changes, and even the latter has to stay within the boundaries of the story (no Christine going back to the Phantom at the end, for example). If everything changes, then you're not a non-replica, you're just a totally different version, e.g. the Ken Hill version, the Yeston/Kopit version.

Not that that's stopped some high school productions from trying to insert their new and improved lines.

[operafantomet]

...my music.... my music... 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)

[britishchick09]

a list of poto productions in 2023/24

(because i'm losing track of all of them!)

west end

broadway (soon to be rip...)

japan

australia (rip)

greece

sweden

korea (coming soon!)

china (cs)

italy (cs)

vienna (cs)

romania (cs)

spain (cs)

[marleneoftheopera]

Photos from POTO Thessaloniki, featuring Dougie Carter and Georgia Wilkinson.

[theres-music-in-you]

HARRIET JONES AND GEORGIA WILKINSON ARE PLAYING CHRISTINE IN POTO GREECE

[wheel-of-fish]

It’s been quite the year, Phandom. Wishing you a happy new year and an even happier 2021.