Taipei, Taiwan I International Tour (5/14/2026) Review
The main trio I saw was Harry Mills, Caitlin Finnie, and Rory McCollum
One of the things I noticed right away was that the mics for the ballet corps and ensemble are dialed up, so you can really hear them at parts of the show. In my opinion, this really added another dimension to the show and I loved it :D
I love how all the props really filled the stage, I usually find a lot of productions around the world to sometimes have really sparse stages, not this one!!
Stagehands playing cards in the elephant!!
Raquel!Carlotta going “No…” in a sarcastic tone when Lefèvre announces his retirement
Instead of saying “Good luck. If you need me, I shall be in Frankfurt!” Lefèvre says “I shall be in Hualien (another county in Taiwan)!” Funnily enough, Hualien is a popular retirement location in Taiwan
Caitlin!Christine sitting very daintily on her knees in the corner 💕
In love with Caitlin’s voice, very Disney princess coded
And similarly, Rory!Raoul is Disney prince coded, very strong Prince Phillip vibes and super soft voice <3
Marni makes for a much gentler Mme. Giry in comparison to the other actresses I’ve seen, gentler in her way of talking to the girls but definitely still has that stern teacher aura lol
Harry is such a hands Phantom, SO MUCH HANDS in title song, literal dream come true
Caitlin looks backwards multiple times and seems nervous going down to the lair, but Harry always leads her back to him. He’s also constantly checking with his lantern for her safety <3
A perfect 10/10 cape swoosh + insane hands during self caress— Harry is there anything you can’t do?!
Mutual caresses during MOTN… obsessed
Multiple pen flourishes from Harry!Phantom when he’s writing at the organ during STYDI
The unmasking sequence was kinda funny, cuz Christine reached out once, missed, then looked at the score like “oooh, whatcha writing?”, then locked back in and took the mask off
I think Harry might’ve accidentally said Delilah twice. Instead of saying “prying Pandora” he said “prying Delilah.” A lil mistake, not much to it, I just remember it lol
Harry fell down to his knees HARD, the crawling afterwards made it seem like the man genuinely broke his kneecaps 😭
Yes, Harry is more crawling than slithering, struggling to even crawl actually (I love) :)
Caitlin basically backing away the whole time
During punjab lasso scene, Harry!Phantom has Caitlin!Christine completely engulfed in his cape with his arm around her, when the ballet corps screamed upon seeing them, he basically grabs her hand and makes a run for it lol
A lot of interactions between Rory!Raoul and big+small Giry in the managers’ office. Meg with a lingering hand on Raoul’s arm, a conversation between Raoul and Mme. Giry.
Rory!Raoul is very much a realist in my interpretation. He took all the notes and began a detailed scan of the handwriting on all of them, then went to Mme. Giry to double check with her. He’s already done with this Phantom bullshit lol
Amazing croaking from Raquel!Carlotta
Caitlin is adorable in Serafimo’s outfit <3
I felt like I was watching a romance movie sequence during AIAOY, these two are so lovey dovey throughout! Caught myself smiling during it
And then immediately we get sad lil meow meow hours. Harry you can’t do this to me!! The way he lowered his head and covered his ears, he wanted OUT
Harry is now officially the king of maniacal laughter, cuz WOAH he really did sound deranged when he laughed as phantom
Rory!Raoul basically wrapping his arms around Caitlin!Christine’s waist and lifting + spinning her out of the way of the chandelier
Again, a beautiful and filled out stage for Masquerade
No laughter from the crowd for the skeleton outfit reveal 😔
More lovey-doveyness from Raoul and Christine
The partygoers whispering “Christine!” in warning/worried tones when Christine is walking towards the Phantom
Back in the Managers’ office, while everyone is freaking out, Rory!Raoul is just tired of everything lol. He’s literally looking up at the ceiling, probably wondering if he could just get out of here and simply get married with Christine or smth
Caitlin seems to give off more of a terrified and tired Christine, less fierce than the other Christines I’ve seen
I love the one chorus member in the rehearsal, he literally started laughing before Reyer even gave his corrections for Piangi, then immediately laughed again after Piangi’s failed attempt
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful Wishing from Caitlin, her range is simply incredible
His pants legitimately looked painted on during the graveyard scene, whoever did the costume fittings THANK YOU SO MUCH 🤤
No fireballs here in Taipei due to strict theatre rules, so it genuinely just looked like the phantom is throwing tear gas at them 😭
Love that Harry maintained Thabiso!Piangi’s accent for a good while before slowly going back into his own voice. His vocal control is insane
So much trembling hands from Harry, this man is so overwhelmed hearing Christine sing Don Juan I think he came multiple times under the cloak
Caitlin really makes for a seductive Aminta
The blocking for Raoul and Christine telling the police and managers to stand down looked out of place to me here, not sure why
While most phantom actors say the second “why” louder than the first, Harry whispered it instead, it kind of gave me the chills
Harry!Phantom is fully deranged in this Final Lair, and it matches well with Caitlin!Christine who just looks so tired
Harry slammed barb down to the floor hard, poor barb
Rory wasn’t wetted down or even misted down for Final Lair, I want to see him sopping wet c’mon!!
Harry is sprawled out in his throne when Caitlin just crumbles to her knees with “I gave my mind blindly”
This is immediately followed by him whispering “You. Try. My. Patience.” in an almost threatening way.
No airplane hands during the kiss, they were more bent at Caitlin’s waist and hovering, like he’s scared to touch her
During the ring return, he straightened up like he thought he still had a chance, only for him to pause when she holds the ring out to him
Omg the way his hands engulfed her hand
Pressed his lips to the ring in his lips and whispering “I love you, Christine…” before falling to his knees and grabbing the veil
He straight up ignored the two rowing away, so caught up in his own sorrow… someone just kill me
Overall, I think Harry’s acting choices for Phantom is very similar to James Gant’s for the majority of the show, and I loved it cuz I loved James Gant’s phantom very much 🫦
Harry really shines in Don Juan and Final Lair
This performance felt more R/C to me, Caitlin seems to see Harry’s phantom more as a protector/parental figure daddy, and there was a lot more chemistry between Caitlin and Rory. One of the few shows where I was able to easily point out which pairing they leaned toward.