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Hugh Panaro (born February 19, 1964) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his work in Broadway stage musicals, most well known for his role in The Phantom of the Opera being in over 2,000 performances in the Broadway production.
The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, and a libretto by Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe. Based on the novel by Gaston Leroux, it tells the tragic story of beautiful soprano Christine Daaé, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious and disfigured musical genius living in the subterranean labyrinth beneath the Paris ...
He played the lead role of The Phantom in the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera for five years. He made his Broadway debut in 2007 in Les Misérables as the understudy for Jean Valjean and Javert. His first principal role on Broadway was the title role in Shrek the Musical.
Davis Gaines (born January 21, 1954, Orlando, Florida) is an American stage actor and baritone.He has performed as The Phantom in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera over 2,000 times, on Broadway, on tour, in Los Angeles, and in San Francisco.
On May 12, 2014, Lewis assumed the role of the titular Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. This made him the first black actor to play the role on Broadway and the third worldwide. [35] He succeeded Hugh Panaro and joined fellow returning cast member Sierra Boggess, who returned as Christine on the
Kevin Gray replaced Barton and became the first Asian American Phantom on Broadway, he also played the role on tour. Before playing the Phantom he played Raoul on Broadway; Thomas James O'Leary played the Phantom from 1996 to 1999 on Broadway. Also played the role on tour in 1995. Ron Bohmer played the Phantom on the second US national tour.
On January 26, 2013, Karimloo joined John Owen-Jones, Peter Joback, and Hugh Panaro to sing the title song from The Phantom of the Opera with Sierra Boggess and "The Music of the Night" for the encore of Phantom 's 25th anniversary on Broadway. He also played a small role in the action film Vendetta.
Colm Wilkinson (born 5 June 1944), also known as C. T. Wilkinson, is an Irish singer and actor who is best known for originating the lead role of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables (in the West End and Broadway) and for creating the title role in The Phantom of the Opera (1985) preview at the Sydmonton Festival and the original Canadian production.