Phantom's chair

Phantom backstage: Harriet Jones, West End

Phantom backstage: Layla Harrison and Harriet Jones, West End

"I've promised to post a picture of me in my Hannibal costume, so here it is. Wishing you all a lovely Friday!"

~Emmi Christensson

"Blondies in Hannibal crowns...#Meg&Christine @PhantomOpera #London #westend"

~Layla Harrison

"Me and the lovely @Layla_Harrison who played Meg today at tonights show of@PhantomOpera! #blondiesinthehouse"

And in this labyrinth
Where night is blind...

David Shannon and Gina Beck performing the title song and Music of the Night, West End

Why would I make her pay

For the sins which are yours?

Brava, brava, bravissima...

Harriet Jones and Liam Tamne, West End

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.

 So, we have a small Christines, and now we have some fairly tall:

- Renee Knapp - Hamburg/Melbourne. She's around 180 / 5'11

- Olivia Brereton - West End/UK Tour. She is around 176 / 5'9

- Susanne Elmark - Copenhagen. She's around 180 / 5'11

- LuAnn Aronson - Broadway/Far East Tour. She's around 175 / 5'9 

 Small Christines

In the all productions, there are actresses who are a bit smaller than average cast. Of course, Asian actresses are the overall smallest Christines, but the most of them appear average height compared to the rest of their casts. The onces listed here appered tiny compared to the cast:

- Julie Hanosn - Broadway. She's around 163 / 5'4".

- Ana Marina - World Tour/West End. She is around 157 / 5'2"

- Tabitha Webb - West End. She's around 156 / 5'1". I think she was the most tiny Christine in Her Majesty's Theatre.

- Teresia Bokor - Copenhagen. She is around 156 / 5'1".

Lisa-Anne Wood as Christine

Thank you, Phantom...

 London trailer vs. Hamburg trailer - part 3