#emma grimsley

[operafantomet]

Christines in front of their posters (tag yourself, I’m Sandra)

Emma Grimsley, Restaged US Tour

Kiara Sasso, Sao Paulo

Claire Lyon, World Tour

Sofia Escobar, West End

Emmi Christensson, West End

Sandra Joseph, Broadway

Celinde Schoenmaker, West End

Holly-Anne Hull, West End

Emilie Lynn, World Tour

Katie Travis, Restaged US Tour

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Since Megan Ort was a swing in the World Tour, did Christine Alternates Clara Verdier & Caitlin Finnie cover the Princess Track on the days they were in the ensemble? They wore the Princess costume during the Curtain Call

Yes, they did. As mentioned a couple of times previously: if you are an alternate or standby in the city where you live, you can visit family, do classes, do other gigs, hang out with friends etc. when not performing. Thus alternates and standbys usually don't perfom unless they go on for the lead role they are covering.

Being on tour means you have less opportunity to live a normal life when not performing, and most of the people you know will be on stage anyway. So for tours the Christine alternates are usually seen in the ensemble when not playing Christine. (there is obviously also an economical perspective here, making it more lucrative to perform than just hang around, but I guess that goes without saying)

So yes, Caitlin Finnie and Clara Verdier could thus be seen in the Princess costume at curtain call when not going on as Christine. Same was the case with the Restaged UK and US Tour, as well as the previous UK (replica) Tours. Here's Josie Walker, alternate in the UK Tour in 1993:

...and Emma Grimsley (Christine alternate) and Jordan Ensign (Christine understudy) with Carmen Vass (Carlotta understudy) in the Restaged US Tour:

In the Restaged Tour the alternate position was an unofficial one, as the performer didn't have set dates at all times. They had a more flexible schedule than dictated by Equity, and thus they were all called covers or understudies or just simply listed as "Princess". But you could still expect to see them as Christine 1-3 times a week.

[phantomchristinesworld]

Lucy and Emma 

[operafantomet]

This is probably 100% what I would do if I found a giant poster of myself in POTO costume. NO SHAME! 

Katie Travis, Restaged US Tour

Emma Grimsley, Restaged US Tour

Chris Mann, Restaged US Tour

Ben Forster and Celinde Schoenmaker, West End

Sandra Joseph, Broadway

Scott Davies, West End

Saulo Vasconcelos, Sao Paulo

Emilie Lynn, World Tour

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Alternate looks of the dressing room in the Restaged Tour

Emma Grimsley and Abbie Mentz, US

Emma Grimsley and Derrick Davis, US

Grace Morgan and Hannah Florence, US

Degas poses, US

Julia Udine and Ben Jacoby, US

Closeup of masks next to the mirror

Side view of door and clothes

Closeup of the mirror

[nerdywriter36]

A year ago today, I saw Phantom for the very first time!

Restaged US Tour with all of its, uh...interesting choices or not, I still had the time of my life and cried like a baby 😂

[kelseyridge13]

Show up by surprise
At the back door. Background: Romeo + Juliet dir. Baz Luhrmann
Text: “Back Door” Music & lyrics: Kaitlyn Davis Additional lyrics: Emma Grimsley

[kelseyridge13]

If I take a leap, I hope you’ll catch me. Cause I’m falling harder than I should. Don’t think about tomorrow. We’re living now. Background: Romeo + Juliet dir. Baz Luhrmann Text: “Back Door”  Music & lyrics: Kaitlyn Davis Additional lyrics: Emma Grimsley