Christine's Masquerade mask

Anna O'Byrne as Christine, Love Never Dies

Sassy Christines

Phantom backstage: Anna O'Byrne, London

 Ben Lewis and Anna O'Byrne in Love Never Dies, Australia

Famous POTO pairs

Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman

The first Phantom and Christine. Michael is amazing actor, Sarah has incredible voice (her acting is really average). They both were remembered by world of theatre, plus Sarah is famous singer, so a lot of fans likes this musical because of her. 

Because of the fact that they are the first POTO characters, they both in a certain sense sign up in the history because of the fame of the show.

Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum

Probably the most famous POTO pair in the world. They played Phantom and Christine in 2004 movie, and they did it horrible. Their acting is awful, interpretation is totally different than in the theatre show. Phantom is hot and sexy, Christine is stupid and naive. For me, they both cannot sing, but this is another matter.

Almost all the people in the world associate the musical with they. And of course about 60% "real" fans who watched only the movie, says that poor Emmy-Christine should choose Hot-And-Sexy-Phantom. No comment.

Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess

Ramin and Sierra are promoted wherever possible. Their "romance" started in Love Never Dies, where Ramin played Phantom and Sierra played Christine. I think that they were friends before the production started, but I'm not sure of that. Anyway, for the good promotion for Love Never Dies, Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber, chose they both to 25th Anniversary of Phantom.  

For the new phants, Ramin and Sierra are number one. 

I like these both. Maybe for me they are not the best , but Sierra is fantastic Christine (in the Royal Albert Hall show, for now on the Broadway, she is phenomenal), Ramin is good Phantom.

Ben Lewis and Anna O'Byrne

They are not the famous like Ramin and Sierra, but associating with each other. Phantom and Christine in Australian Love Never Dies. They look really nice together. After the role of LND Christine, Anna git the role in the original POTO in London (good decision), Ben unfortunately(hmmm) not. He has really nice voice, but his face in the show... 

Christine's Aminta costumes

Original

A lot of POTO actress says that this costume is their favorite. I like it too. I think, that this outfit is perfect to Don Juan, because when Christine wear it, she looks like real spanish girl. In The Tours (and sometimes in Poland), Christine dancing a pasodoble on the table (in Poland, Christine danced with Phantom - on the floor of course!). I love these colors, these ornaments, skirt...

I really like when - how to we say in Poland - "she can breath" haha. She looks then really erotic. I love the boots to this costume.

Hungary non-replica

I don't know what I think about it. That costume is interesting. Generally is pretty, but I'm not so sure that it's suit to PONR. It doesn't looks like spanish or any XIX century outfit. I can see a many girls on the streets in similars dresses so...Maybe if would be a other colors...

2004 movie

As I said before, Emmy looks like Carmen. Beautiful corset. That skirt should be more wider, sleeves more longer. Shame, that this outfit hasn't more ornaments. It's nice, but not to his opera, not to this musical.

Polish non-replica

This costume had to be similar to movie dress, but...

Sleeves are nice, lack any ornaments, artificial waist. Frill on the skirt is really pretty. Rose is good idea.

Anyway, this outfit reminds me a Zorro costume.

As you probably you thinking, I prefer original costume. Outfit from Hungary is weird, from movie is nice but it is not to this musical, polish outfit is unsuccessful replica movie costume.

Anna O'Byrne as Jenny Lind in Barnum

 Romantic idiot

Those two people are gone...

Chris Brown photography: Amintas

1. Anna O'Byrne 

2.Claire Doyle 

3. Gina Beck

4.Katy Treharne

5. Ashleigh Fleming

"#Throwback Thursday...genius designer Gabriela Tylesova and I in my dressing room at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne, during tech of LOVE NEVER DIES. This isn't the necklace we ended up using in the show - Gab was trialling different sizes with the neckline of the Peacock gown. (This is one of my favorite LND pictures!)'"

~Anna O'Byrne

Anna O'Byrne curtain call, West End

Anna O'Byrne: "ThrowbackThursday! Random fact: with the mint green cape and long wig, this *almost* takes the cake as my favorite costume in Phantom...almost!"