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Final scene in POTO Greece, with Amy Manford

Pairing this imagery with Nadim Naaman’s take on the ending:

“We finish the story as three damaged and emotionally scarred individuals. Nobody ‘wins’. There is more of an understanding and sympathy towards the Phantom … Raoul respects the compassion ultimately shown to him and Christine.”

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*Blows a kiss to the Palais Garnier* For Christine. *Yeets a self-help book down into the sewers* For Erik.

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In celebrations of Broadway’s 32nd anniversary (WOOOOT), here’s a throwback to previous anniversaries at The Majestic Theatre. Highlights:

5th anniversary (1993): In the lead roles: Mark Jacoby, Karen Culliver (Luann Aronson), Hugh Panaro

10th anniversary (1998): After-party with cast and crew. In the lead roles: Thomas James O’Leary, Tracy Shayne (Adrienne McEwan), Gary Mauer.

17th anniversary (2005): This was largely a private event for cast and crew, at Restaurant Azalea, and of course with the mandatory cake. In the lead roles: Hugh Panaro, Sandra Joseph (Julie Hanson) and John Cudia

20th anniversary (2008): New poster design with odd model Phantom in mist. Even the Phantom seemed confused over that choice… Cast and crew celebrated at the Dream Hotel in NYC, with champagne and the madatory cake. In the lead roles: Howard McGillin, Jennifer Hope Wills and Tim Martin Gleason

21th anniversary (2009): All the “legal at last” jokes… Hitting 8,732 performances, and just prior a new sound design technology had been installed. A cake was presented on stage, and the actual celebrations for cast and crew also took place on stage. In the lead roles: Howard McGillin, Marni Raab (Elizabeth Loyacano) and Tim Martin Gleason.

22nd anniversary (2010): A cake was presented on stage. In the lead roles: John Cudia, Jennifer Hope Wills (Marni Raab) and Ryan Silverman.

25th anniversary (2013): Phantoms from both sides of the pond representing, including John Owen-Jones, Peter Jöback and Ramin Karimloo. Live broadcasting in social media. LOTS OF CONFETTI. A cake was presented on stage. For the after party, an impressive array of alumni participated. In the lead roles: Hugh Panaro, Sierra Boggess (Samantha Hill) and Kyle Barisich.

27th anniversary (2015): Norm Lewis, Broadway’s first (and so far only African-American Phantom, extended his run to participate in the 27th anniversary. A blizard postponed the celebrations. In the lead roles: Norm Lewis, Julia Udine (Kaley Ann Voorhees, Jeremy Hays.

29th anniversary (2017): Finally a new staircase publicity photo from the anniversary, in the vein of the first anniversary ones. Other than that, this celebration seemed to be kept low-key, saving the razzle-dazzle for the upcoming 30th anniversary the year after. In the lead roles: James Barbour, Ali Ewoldt (Kaley Ann Voorhees) and Kyle Barisich.

30th anniversary (2018): Honoring Hal Prince. Lightshow at Empire State Building. Live broadcasting in social media. Mask exhibition with reimagined Phantom masks. Lots of new promo photos of the leads. And a lot of new costumes! Sarah Brightman appeared on stage, and costumes was also put on display at the Pierre Hotel (Red Death, Wishing) and at BroadwayCon (Masquerade trio). In the lead roles: Peter Jöback, Ali Ewoldt (Kaley Ann Voorhees) and Rodney Ingram.

(also, this photoset took a long time to make, with the cast lists, info and sources, please credit if sharing on other platforms…)

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Happy 32nd anniversary to Phantom Broadway!

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400 Followers Giveaway!

First off, THANK YOU to everyone who follows me! It’s been wonderful being part of an online Phandom community again after taking a break for over a decade, and it warms my heart to know that so many people from all over the world still love this story/these characters after so long! 💖

Now, on to the good stuff! The prizes are souvenir brochures from various POTO/LND productions (sorry for the glare in the photos).

1) POTO Broadway (2006) - Howard McGillin/Sandra Joseph/Tim M Gleason

2) POTO London (2010) - John Owen-Jones/Sofia Escobar/Will Barratt

3) LND London (2011) - Ramin Karimloo & Tam Mutu/Celia Graham/David Thaxton

4) POTO Restaged US Tour (2013) - Mark Campbell/Julia Udine/Ben Jacoby

5) LND US Tour (2017) - Gardar Thor Cortes/Meghan Picerno/Sean Thompson/Mary Michael Patterson

Rules/How to Enter:

1) Follow this blog! (No spam/giveaway blogs)

2) Age 18+ or have parent/guardian permission to receive mail from a stranger on the internet 😂 I’ll cover all shipping charges - US or International.

3) Reblog this post by Saturday, February 1st! Likes do not count. Multiple reblogs are great but only one entry per person.

4) Have your asks/PMs open.

5) You’ll be entered to win ANY of the prizes. If you have a preference, let me know in the tags, but prize choice will be determined by the order winning names are drawn. (So no guarantees!)

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7) On Sunday, February 2nd I’ll choose 5 winners using a random generator and contact them via PM. If I don’t hear back in a day or two, I’ll chose another winner.

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