#paul schaefer

[justaphan]

“so how would you summarize the POTO plot”

[meilas]

I'm clearing old notes off my phone so please enjoy some modern Phantoms based on actor portrayal vibes and inside jokes.

Derrick Davis - the type of person who would bring you flowers at work if you had a bad day. (They might have come from the gas station across the street, but it's the thought that counts.)

Saulo Vasconcelos - the type of person to bring mini muffins to the neighbourhood bake sale.

Jeremy Stolle - the type of person who would wear open toe sandals with calf high white socks to church.

Cooper Grodin - the type of person who would charge you a gym membership and make you hire him as a personal trainer at a gym he built in his garage using secondhand equipment from the 70s. [This version is based on his restaged take on the character, not the Masquerade version.]

Franc D'Ambrosio - the type of person who would sing "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" unironically. [Look, when you've heard him sing "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" you just know.]

Thiago Arancam - the type of person who would start a farm and grow nothing but beets, just because he heard that beets can be used in place of road salt.

Paul Schaefer - the type of person who shops for wallpaper.

Uwe Kroger - the type of person who would buy up a bunch of cemetery plots and then sell them to you in threes and above retail value. [This one wasn't on my phone, I made it up just now.]

[wheel-of-fish]

It's been almost a year since Phantom closed on Broadway, and I miss these folks.

Ben Crawford | Kanisha Marie Feliciano | Ted Keegan Emilie Kouatchou | Laird Mackintosh | Greg Mills Bronson Norris Murphy | John Riddle | Paul A. Schaefer Jeremy Stolle | Julia Udine | Elizabeth Welch

[litloverscorsetlaces]

Recent Phantoms I've Watched in 1-2 Sentences

[Mostly in the order I've recently watched them, which is random.]

Ted Keegan: A legend. Very much "I know how I want to interpret this character and I will do it consistently well over 20+ years and still make you cry each time."

Jeremy Stolle: The acting is always there, but the voice comes and goes? King of mishaps.

Paul Schaefer: I've only seen one vid of him. His Phantom is literally diabolical up to the very last minute and it's...interesting.

Ben Crawford: Great voice before the post-COVID struggles, but questionable acting decisions. Oddly enough he grew more as an actor as his vocals declined.

Dean Chisnall: Such a shy and sensitive Phantom who sings every note with ease! He wins the award for best reptilian stomach crawl during STYDI.

Laird Mackintosh: He was a solid understudy in the 2010s, but I was awed by how he totally owned the role as a cover in 2023 up to closing. He really brings the heat in the first lair.

James Barbour: Ruined by the legal issues and the fact that I saw him as Rochester first.

Killian Donnelly: He's the perfect combination of sensitive acting and a great voice. Always sticks the landing in the final lair, but he does it a different way each time so every performance feels new.

Tim Martin Gleason: He has the most beautiful hands and I love how soft and tender he becomes after the kiss. He genuinely wants Christine and Raoul to escape safely, like what??

Norm Lewis: If Erik was your dad...but also your toddler?

[hollywood-vampires]

[cdaae]

Happy 35th Anniversary

[mistressofthelair]

Curtain call pics of all the current Broadway phantom understudies.

I'm going to miss them all very dearly🥀

P1-2: Ted Keegan

P3-4: Laird Mackintosh

P5-6: Jeremy Stolle

P7-8: Greg Mills

P9-10: Paul Schaefer

*📷 by me*

[opera-ghost]

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phantom of the opera broadway audio gift - march 1st, 2023

ben crawford, julia udine, paul a. schaefer

[untracked audio]

CAST: ben crawford (phantom), julia udine (alt. christine), paul a. schaefer (raoul), nehal joshi (andre), craig bennett (firmin), maree johnson (giry), raquel suarez groen (carlotta), chris georgetti (u/s piangi), polly baird (u/s meg)

notes: click here for visual notes/thoughts. audio is relatively clear - i was with a friend so you may hear some extra rustling (but very minimal) / few whispered reactions. also, i could've sworn the board said that trista moldovan was on for carlotta, but she was listed on the playbill insert as wardrobe mistress/confidante, and i somehow lost the picture i took of the board. i'm not too familiar with trista and raquel's vocals so if anyone is able to make the distinction please let me know!