God give me courage to showu you

You are not alone...

Christine's hair

As we know, Victorian ladies prefered elaborate hairdos with a lot of fake hair braided/looped into their down.

Carlotta's hair looks like typical XIX century hairdos.

Iconically loose hair was for virgins and brides, but also for prostitutes and freer women.

That last option suitable to West End wigs. Just look at these pictures:

Victorian ladies:

West End wigs:

It's plausible a young singer would wear hair like that.

On this photo, Robyn and Leila have a classic wavy hair. Of course, in XIX century there were fashionable a long hair and combing their in fancy hairstyles.

Another things are in US. Rustic wigs remind hairstyles of opera singers like Adelina Patti. Just look at this:

Similar hairs like these, had  Samantha Hill and many more US Christines. There are characteristic curls from curling-pin. Victorian ladies hadn't curling-pin of course, so they curled hair on a poker or different hot metal.

Do you remember Mary Philbin? She was the first Christine. I think that Maria Bjornson drew lots inspiration from the first movie about Phantom, including one of Maria's iconic looks. When we look at Maria's hair, we remember Sarah Brightman's curly hair or Kristen Dale, Patti Cohenour etc.

Floating, falling, sweet intoxication

Touch me, trust me, savor each sensation...

Passing bells

and sculpted angels,

cold and monumental...

Flowers fade, the fruits of summer fade

They have their seasons, so do we

But please promise me that sometimes

You will think of me!

Club Christine, Broadway

 Meg and Christine in "Don Juan Rehearsal"

1. Lindsey Wise and Celia Graham, West End

2. Heather McFadden and Trista Moldovan, Broadway

3. Theano Makariou and Valerie Link, Hamburg

4. Unkown, Japan

"Super fun hour with these amazing women yesterday at "Club Christine". So honored and blessed to be a tiny speck in this legacy. The video will be part of Sierra Boggess' super cute video blog feature on Broadway.com called "Daae Days". She's very entertaining ya'll."

~Jennifer Hope Wills

 Les Miserables, performance at Tony Awards 2014. 

I miss so much for old production. And I really don't like this cast...

In my opinion, just a Ramin (or Caissie Levy) is good in his role. Rest of cast... Please, let the eg Mary Michael Patterson will play Cosette. And for God sake, let they will find a new Eponine! Please!

Christine's US/UK Tour costumes

Slave Girl costume on the Broadway (Samantha Hill) has a lot of beads etc. but UK (Katie Hall) costume has got much better colors - maybe you cannot see that in this picture, but it is by the bad quality. Christine and rest of ballerinas on the Broadway have got crowns and bracelets. In The Tour production, actress haven't got any jewelry. Shame, I prefer costume on the first photo, from the Broadway. On the West End, slavegirl costume is very similar to Tour costume, but actress have a jewelry, so it's look nicer. Anyway, as I said before, I really like colors from The Tours production.

Elissa costume is one of my favorite in Phantom. The difference between Broadway (on the photo is Marni Raab) version of this skirt and The Tours (Julia Udine) is for sure width of skirt. In The Tours (and on the West End), Elissa skirt is extends to downwardly and has wider sides. Generally, that Tours costume is practically identical as the costume in London. The skirt from Broadway is a little narrower than it equivalent in The Tours/on the West End. Decorating in Broadway's skirt are much more pretty than the second costume. I prefer this costume made by creators from Broadway and generally US (Las Vegas, 1st National Tour etc.).

Dressing gown is tied from the other side. If I must be honest, I cannot see in these costumes any biggest differences. I remember that in the bootleg of US Tour with Julia Udine, the dressing gown is too big for her, but it is - I hope so - a mistake made by seamstress. I prefer original costume (Harriet Jones) than this from Tours production (Katie Hall). 

I think, that we shouldn't compare these costumes to itself. Original Star Princess dress (Ashleigh Fleming) is much, much more better and much more refined than this cistume in The Tours (Julia Udine) production. Shame, that creators not given original sleeves to this dress. That's all, what I can say about it.

 As in the case the Masquerade costume that dress in the Tour is awful, cheap, without any good idea. I LOVE original wedding dress. It's real costume from XIX century. In The Tour we have just a nice skirt with ordinary, ugly, white corset. I really don't like this costume in Tours production and really shame for designers that they hadn't any good ideas for that costume.

Summing it all, PONR and WYWSHA costumes are very similar to itself in both productions. Serafimo costume in The Tours is the same as the outfit on the West End. Countess dress is different - for sure - in colors, but I cannot find any good photos to comparision. Aminta dress is the same as on the Broadway - I think. I don't see any other differences.

I prefer original costumes than these from US/UK Tour. Some of the second production are nice, but definitly original are better.

Before the show:

• Marni Raab - World Tour, US Tour, Broadway (alt.)
• Sara Jean Ford - Broadway (alt.)
• Rachel Barrell - London
• Elizabeth Welch - Broadway (u/s)
• Sierra Boggess - Royal Albert Hall, Broadway
• Samantha Hill - Broadway