Anna O'Byrne as Christine, Love Never Dies

Just love, just live and give what you can give...

 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... 

Best Sierra's roles.

Picture is from her facebook.

Love Never Dies, backstage, Japan

 Love Never Dies, Copenhagen 2012

I don't like the costumes in this version.

 Romantic idiot

Those two people are gone...

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Christine's dressing gowns

Dressing gown is my favorite Christine's costume in the musical. I just love that contrast between Phantom and Christine, when he took her to his Kingdom of Music. We have the archetype here. The archetype of good and evil. Good, immaculate is white and evil, darkness is black. Into the bargain this music..  It's like a temptation to fall. Dark passion, something erotic... I know that not everyone sees this scene like me, but can you try imagine Christine in this moment in ...I don't know...pink costume? Or yellow? No. Do you remember the video with Colm Wilkinson and Rebecca Caine? Exactly...

Original

We've got here the photos of Marni Raab from Broadway and Robyn North from West End. The only difference between these costumes are decorating on the material. I don't know what can I say about this, because original dressing gown is really perfect. I love a threnody of this costume and that contrast between white dressing gown and colorful corset.

Hungary non-replica

This dressing gown is ugliest. The upper portion looks like jacket on usual white dress. Sleeves're preety but there are too short. That's all what I can say positive about this costume. I definitely don't like it. On these pictures are - I think - Eszter Biro and Linda Kiraly.

2004 movie

My favorite Emmy's costume in the movie. This is exactly that definition of this situation of Christine and Phantom, that I said before. Really nice, big contrast between these characters. Good angel and bad angel. I like that corset. If I could change something in her costume, I would do it less transparent, especially the skirt. I wrote once the note about costumes in this movie, and I say once again, that this is young lady in the same stockings with adult man.

Polish non-replica

Everyone say, that this costume is awful. Well, I like it. Maybe sleeves are too long, but is pretty cool. Nice threnody and hue of white. Skirt is too wide by these valance. Maybe it isn't the best dressing gown, but the idea on this costume was pretty good.

On the photos are Edyta Krzemień and Kaja Mianowana.

Czech non-replica

As I said before, It is the best non-replica's dressing gown. Beautiful trim of skirt. Pretty sleeves. Big, big, big plus. I love it. This costume really reminds me XIX century's clothes. Bravo for the creator of this. Basically, the show in Praga has the best non-replica's costumes. I see in this - once again -  inspiration of Maria Bjornson's projects. On the photo is Michaela Gemrotova.

Love Never Dies, London

Beautiful costume. It is very similar to Rose's outfits from Titanic. The beginning of XX century. Sleeves are so pretty and these valance... You know, I just really love the West End's designers. Great material.

Summing all of this, I can only say that Maria Bjornson was a real genius, and designers from West End are the best of the world.