School of Rock is currently playing at the Winter Garden Theatre. Boggess has also appeared on Broadway in It Shoulda Been You, The Little Mermaid and Master Class her West End credits additionally include Les Miserables. Phantom Paris is set to open at the Mogador Theatre in October it will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the opening of the classic musical and will be the the first time the show plays in France and in French.īoggess is a long-time Lloyd Webber collaborator, having played Christine in The Phantom of the Opera multiple times and receiving an Olivier nod for originating the role in the long-running tuner's sequel Love Never Dies. "It is an exciting challenge and a complete honor!" "I thought I knew every facet of Christine and now learning it in French takes it to an even deeper level," Boggess exclusively told. The composer's angel of music will depart his new Broadway hit School of Rock on August 8 to lead a production of The Phantom of the Opera, in French, in Paris. Never mind – there's enough excellence elsewhere that it isn't missed too much.Andrew Lloyd Webber is on record about Sierra Boggess as saying, "she’s the best, the best Christine certainly," and the three-time Audience Choice Award winner is returning to the character once more.
It has been staged in 145 cities across 27 countries and has been seen by over 130 million people, its box office sales eclipse AVATAR, TITANIC and STAR WARS and the original cast recording album remains one of the biggest selling music titles of all time. Values in terms of costumes, effects and scenery are strong, with the only disappointment the lack of the crashing chandelier set-piece apparently, the effect couldn't be staged within the constraints of the Royal Albert Hall. Andrew Lloyd Webbers THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is a worldwide entertainments phenomenon. This production includes an encore featuring appearances by Andrew Lloyd Webber and the original Phantom and Christine, Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman. The singers all give very good performances, particularly Karimloo and Boggess as Phantom and Christine respectively – there's no faulting them.
On the plus side, you get to watch the show from the comfort of your own home, so it's all a question of weighing up the positives and the negatives. Sometimes, the bigger picture is lost in favour of a moment of detail. The cameramen focus on certain parts of the action in close up and miss out other sections it's as if you're viewing the show through the funnel of somebody else's interest.
It's a vivid, spectacular show full of the requisite sumptuous sets, costumes and damn good singing, and offers pretty much everything you could wish for from a musical.Īs this is a filmed performance of a live musical, you have to remember it's not quite the same as being there. Having never had the opportunity to see PHANTOM OF THE OPERA live in the West End, I settled on the next best thing this DVD release of the show's 25th anniversary special, which took place in front of a huge audience at the Royal Albert Hall.
Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 7 / 10 Lavish spectacle Passion, obsession and chaos ensue as Christine finds herself torn between her love for Raoul and her strange pull towards the mysterious and dangerous Phantom. However, when Christine is thrust into the spotlight, she is also reunited with childhood friend Raoul. The Phantom is in love with chorus girl Christine Daaé and has been secretly training her to replace La Carlotta as the opera's reigning diva. Shunned by society, the Phantom seeks revenge in cruel and often violent acts. Starring Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess, Phantom tells the story of a deformed musical genius who lives in the catacombs of the Paris Opera House.
Filmed at the Royal Albert Hall, this stunning performance brings the show to a bigger stage and celebrates its role as one of the biggest shows in theatre history, with speeches, performances and appearances by the original cast and some of the show's most notable Phantoms, including John Owen-Jones and Colm Wilkinson. Now viewers have the chance to experience this phenomenal show right from their own screens. Fast forward 25 years and Phantom has achieved global success, millions of viewers, a film adaptation in 2004 and a musical sequel. In 1986, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera arrived on the West End stage at Her Majesty's Theatre.