Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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.
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 ...
The current longest-running musical on Broadway is The Phantom of the Opera, which opened in 1988 and played its final performance in 2023. [ 129 ] M denotes a musical and P denotes a straight play .
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
Broadway's "Phantom of the Opera" has once again made history. The longest-running show on Broadway has its first Black Christine, played by Emilie Kouatchou.
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.
Broadway’s groundbreaking musical “Phantom of the Opera” has once again made history. The musical is the longest-running show on Broadway, celebrating 34 years last month.