Who played the first phantom of the opera in the west end?
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Michael Patrick Smith Michael Crawford
The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)
Who played the first phantom of the opera in the west end?
The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) Michael Crawford Erik (The Phantom of the Opera) Ramin Karimloo Colm Wilkinson Christine Daaé Sarah Brightman Phantom of the Opera (1976 musical) Andrew Lloyd Webber Sierra Boggess
The production, still <b>playing</b> at Her Majesty&#39;s, celebrated its 10,000th ... with Lloyd 
Webber and the <b>original Phantom</b>, Michael Crawford, in attendance. It is the 
second longest-running musical in <b>West End</b> (and world)&nbsp;... Michael Patrick Smith, CBE (born 19 January 1942), known by the professional 
stage name of ... This <b>was</b> his <b>first</b> leading man role on the <b>West End</b> stage and 
helped to cement his career as both a singer and showman. ... performance of 
The <b>Phantom of the Opera</b> in London alongside composer Andrew Lloyd Webber
. Erik is the title character from Gaston Leroux&#39;s novel Le Fantôme de l&#39;<b>Opéra</b> (
1909), best known ... His <b>first</b> idea is that he is an employee of the <b>Opera</b>; 
however, when the <b>Phantom&#39;s</b> knowledge of the <b>Opera</b> ... Karimloo <b>played</b> both 
Raoul and The <b>Phantom</b> in the London <b>West End</b>, as well as The <b>Phantom</b> in the 
<b>West End</b>&nbsp;... Ramin Karimloo is an Iranian-Canadian <b>actor</b> and singer, recognised mainly for 
his work in London&#39;s <b>West End</b>. He ... It <b>was the first</b> act to the sequel of The 
<b>Phantom of the Opera</b>. He <b>played</b> the role alongside Sierra Boggess when the 
sequel&nbsp;... Colm Wilkinson (born 5 June 1944), also known as C. T. Wilkinson, is an Irish 
tenor and <b>actor</b>, ... Wilkinson <b>was</b> offered the role for the show&#39;s debut on the 
<b>West End</b>, but instead chose to ... the title role in the <b>original</b> Toronto production 
of The <b>Phantom of the Opera playing</b> at the Pantages Theatre (now Ed Mirvish 
Theatre). Meghan Picerno currently <b>plays</b> Christine in The <b>Phantom of the Opera</b> on 
Broadway. Kelly Mathieson currently <b>plays</b> Christine at the <b>original</b> theatre, &#39;Her&nbsp;... Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) is an English classical crossover 
soprano, singer, ... Her <b>original</b> London cast album of Phantom <b>was</b> released in 
CD format in 1987 and sold 40 ... of The <b>Phantom of the Opera</b>, but will possibly 
also appear in London&#39;s <b>West End</b> or the New York City Broadway production as 
well. <b>Phantom of the Opera</b> is a 1976 musical with book and lyrics by Ken Hill. It is the 
<b>first</b> musical ... Hill&#39;s <b>Phantom of the Opera was the first</b> musical version of the 
story by Gaston Leroux and has enjoyed financial success. ... on developing a 
grand scale version of his Phantom in the <b>West End</b>, and offered to produce it. In 
fact&nbsp;... On 11 February 2012, <b>Phantom of the Opera played</b> its 10,000th show on 
Broadway. With over 13,400 London productions it is the second longest-running 
<b>West</b>&nbsp;... Sierra Marjory Boggess (born May 20, 1982) is an American theater actress and 
singer. She is ... Sierra has been involved in several productions of The <b>Phantom</b> 
<b>of the Opera</b> beginning with the Las Vegas production in ... This time she joined 
the <b>West End</b> company at the Queen&#39;s Theatre and took over the role of Fantine.
Michael Crawford
The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)