This third national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's megahit, directed by Harold Prince, was known as the Music Box Company. The troupe enjoyed a gala party after the evening performance, attended by a number of Phantom alumni.
We offer complete closing night coverage including exclusive backstage photos taken by cast member Michael McCoy, who played Monsieur Firmin:
The Pantages Theatre before the final show
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Backstage at the Pantages
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Wardrobe
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Backstage at the Pantages
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Backstage at the Pantages
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The elephant
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Karen Dickenson (Hair), Erin Brooke Burton (Dancer) and Michael McCoy (Monsieur Firmin)
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Michael McCoy (Monsieur Firmin) and Nancy Hess (Madame Giry)
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Luke Grooms (Ubaldo Piangi)
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Nancy Hess (Madame Giry)
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D.C. Anderson (Monsieur André) and Michael McCoy (Monsieur Firmin)
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Kim Stengel (Carlotta Guidicelli)
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Sean MacLaughlin (Raoul)
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Trista Moldovan (Christine Daaé)
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Tim Martin Gleason (The Phantom)
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Sean MacLaughlin (Raoul), Tim Martin Gleason (The Phantom) and Trista Moldovan (Christine Daaé)
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Tim Martin Gleason
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Sarah Brightman (original Christine Daaé) and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber
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Kristen Blodgette (associate musical supervisor), David Caddick (musical supervision and direction), Denny Berry (production dance supervisor) and Peter von Mayrhauser (production supervisor)
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Company members past and present: Brad Little, Kimilee Bryant, David Caddick, Lisa Vroman, Franc D’Ambrosio, Ciaran Sheehan and Fred Rose
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Paloma Garcia-Lee (Meg Giry) and Kfir (Slavemaster / Solo Dancer)
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Company members Elizabeth Welch, Lily Rose Peck, Anna Laghezza, Annika Johansson, Paloma Garcia-Lee, Triana Cristobal and Erin Brooke Burton
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Amy Marsico (production stage manager), Jason Carroll (stage manager) and Anne Michelson (assistant stage manager)
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Nancy Hess (Madame Giry)
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Sean MacLaughlin (Raoul) and fiancée Elaine Matthews (Ballet Chorus)
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Tim Martin Gleason (Phantom), Trista Moldovan (Christine Daaé) and Sean MacLaughlin (Raoul)
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Kelly Jeanne Grant (Christine Daaé at certain performances), Tim Martin Gleason (Phantom), Trista Moldovan (Christine Daaé) and Sean MacLaughlin (Raoul)
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Dara Adler (Associate Dance Captain/Ballet Chorus), William Patrick Dunne (Swing) and Joelle Gates (Dance Captain/Ballet Swing)
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Luke Grooms (Ubaldo Piangi) and Kim Stengel (Carlotta Guidicelli)
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Trista Moldovan (Christine Daaé), Tim Martin Gleason (Phantom) and Sean MacLaughlin (Raoul)
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Male dancers past and present: Kfri, Richard Toda, General Hambrick, William Patrick Dunne, David Scamardo, Harlan Bengel and Justin Peck
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Trista Moldovan (Christine Daaé), Brad Little (Former Phantom/Raoul), Lisa Vroman (Former Christine) and Tim Martin Gleason (Phantom)
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Richard Sherman, David Caddick and Elizabeth Sherman
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Nancy Hess (Madame Giry), Anne Kanengeiser (Madame Firmin) and Paloma Garcia-Lee (Meg Giry)
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Justin Lee Miller (Joseph Buquet/Firechief) and Elizabeth Welch (Princess)
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Back row: Frank Kliegel and Michael McCoy
Front row: Jane Lanier, Lily Rose Peck and Nancy Hess
Front row: Jane Lanier, Lily Rose Peck and Nancy Hess
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The Pantages Theatre
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The Phantom of the Opera's third national tour starred Tim Martin Gleason in the title role of the masked musical genius who lives in the bowels of the Paris Opers House, and falls in love with an impressionable soprano named Christine (played by Trista Moldovan). Sean MacLaughlin played Raoul.
The third national tour (Music Box Company) was the only production touring the U.S. in recent years, and played a total of 7,284 performances, spanning almost 18 years on the road.
For more information, visit www.thephantomoftheopera.com.
