#joelle gates

[marleneoftheopera]

Hi Marlene! I know this might sound a bit rude as since your old YouTube channel was taken down. I was just wondering if you could sometime upload a video of Trista Moldovan from Angel Of Music-Stranger Than You Dreamt It? If not, it’s fine! I saw a bootleg of Trista on YouTube but it’s from 11-10-12 from her run on Broadway and the quality isn’t so pretty.

Please and thank you xx

Hello! The video is up now: https://youtu.be/gYgENeOppZg

(Also, I am always behind on my asks so apologies for this being a very late reply!)

[operafantomet]

Hi! I was wondering if you had any clue as to who is Meg Giry in the September 20, 1999 bootleg with Adrienne McEwan from Broadway? It most definitely doesn’t/sound like Gerdalyn Del Carso. This is the bootleg

https://youtu.be/YwMcOPSowMM

If it's Broadway September 1999 the principal Meg Giry was Joelle Gates. She took over from Geralyn del Corso sometime in July/August that year. Might it be her? Here's a photo from c. 2000 showing how she looked in the role at that point:

(and forgive me, I have not checked the video so if the Meg in the video looks nothing like her I am blank)

Adrienne McEwan switched back and forth between being principal and alternate Christine on Broadway at this point. She was alternate in early 1998, then out for a bit, then principal in the second half of 1999, then alternate in 2000, then out for a bit, then alternate in 2001-2003. Prior to that she had been principal in the US Tour 1993-1996, under the name Adrienne McKeown. Not that you asked, but since this was the other performer you mentioned I'm just throwing it in there :)

[operafantomet]

US Megs that are seldom or never mentioned on Tumblr

Joelle Gates: Principal Meg in on Broadway 1999-2003, 2006-2007, plus u/s Meg in Oberhausen and the US Tour

Catherine Ulissey: Principal on Broadway 1990-1992. She was also a part of the original Corps de Ballet on Broadway

Tener Brown: Principal on Broadway 1993-1997. She was also a part of the original Corps de Ballet on Broadway

Geralyn del Corso: Principal on Broadway 1998-1999

Jennifer Dawn Stillings: Principal in the US Tour 1997-1998

Jennifer Gould: Principal in San Francisco 1996-1999

Ilene Bergelson: Principal in the US Tour 1992-1994

Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck: Principal in the US Tour 1994-1997

Diana Gonzales: Principal in the US Tour 1994-1996

[operafantomet]

Joelle Gates as Meg Giry and Corps de Ballet

Ballerina in Oberhausen

Meg Giry on Broadway or in the US Tour

Raoul’s nurse on Broadway

Meg Giry on Broadway, with Trista Moldovan

Same

u/s Meg Giry in Oberhausen

u/s Meg Giry in Oberhausen

[operafantomet]

Does anyone recognize this US Meg Giry?

Based on the wig, I wanna guess mid/late 1990s or early 2000s, although the colour makes me a bit in doubt. Any inputs?

Two people suggested Joelle Gates, and that seems about right. It’s also what I hoped for for a coming photoset, so hooray!

[operafantomet]

Auction paddles:  1. Joelle Gates and Kyle Barisich, Broadway (paddle 19).  2. Mona Graw, Stuttgart (paddle 22?).  3. Mary Leigh Stahl and Chuck Rule, Broadway (paddle 10).  4. Tori Cooper and Tomas Ambt Kofod, Copenhagen (paddle 12).  5. Rebecca Spencer and Kristi Holden, Las Vegas (paddle 10).  6. Unknown, Sao Paulo (paddle 23).  7. Paul Gerimon and Stephanie Tschoppe, Antwerp (paddle 50 & 31). 

[xxsparksxx]

Christine Daae could sing it, sir!

[xxsparksxx]

'Who is the understudy for this role?' 'There is no understudy, monsieur, the production is new!' 'Christine Daae could sing it, sir!'