Phantom's chair

 The first POTO Broadway Playbill

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... 

 Maria Kesselman, West End (u/s)

I like that movie costume. We must remember, that Phantom was always elegant man. Shame that he hasn't hat. Phantom in the movie looked like hero of harlequin story, but this outfit is very good.

His vest is perfect.

I hate that. Hate, hate, hate. He isn't a Red Death! Orginal Red Death's costume was a symbol of Leroux's Masquerade, so I don't understand why they changed it? Where is that beautiful hat? Where are these perfect ornaments? Gerik looks like a matador. And his mask is awful. Sorely lacking here a skull mask.

Why he carry that saber? 

 Well,  this everything no make sense. From the beginning a song, we knows that, this man isn't  Piangi. Anyway, this mask is cheesy. He looks like a matador. Again. I prefer much more the original Don Juan costume. 

I still don't understand why they tried to make him a "hot and sexy". 

Ok, I accepted that Phantom wanted be a handsome, but without exaggeration!

Costumes always are a important things in a movies, so for me, these movie characters (like Phantom or Christine) are to much "perfect".

Phantom was a haughty and elegant man! 

I totally hate he's costume in movie, without that first.

Anywhere you go let, me go too...

Angel of music, who deserves this?