by NYBroadwayTours | Mar 25, 2019 | Blog, Broadway
Broadway's longest running show The Phantom of the Opera is not only still playing to packed houses on Broadway, in London's West End, and around the world with its critically acclaimed iconic original staging (from Hal Prince). In addition, Schools, community, and Regional Theaters everywhere are also putting on their own staging of the iconic musical.
This weekend, students from the HB APA – Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts in Orange County, California performed their production of PHANTOM. Following their closing performance, the company and the audience were treated to a very special surprise guest in the audience…. The legendary, the one and only, and the original "Phantom" himself Michael Crawford. He came up on stage for a speech shared some memories of doing the show in London, on Broadway, and LA, and even sang a little for the audience.
In addition to Crawford, veteran Broadway and LA company cast members Dale Kristien (who originated "Christine" in the LA company) and Natasha MacAller also appeared in the audience.
Check out the curtain call and photos below.
How awesome is this? Maybe one day these students will get to reprise this iconic show on the stage of either London's Her Majesty's Theatre or Broadway's Majestic Theatre.
Photo and Video Special: Original Star Michael Crawford Visits Orange County High School PHANTOM Production
This weekend, Michael Crawford made a surprise appearance at the Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts' production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA in Orange County, California. After watching the performance, Crawford appeared on-stage and met with the students to congratulate the cast, orche…
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by NYBroadwayTours | Apr 16, 2018 | Blog, Broadway
HE’S HERE!!! Speaking of The Phantom of the Opera, tonight the Broadway company welcomes Ben Crawford (recently seen as “Mr. Salt” in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Broadway) as he begins to haunt audiences donning the half white mask as the title role at the Majestic Theatre. He succeeds Swedish star and the show’s 30th Anniversary masked man himself Peter J?back (who played his final performance back on March 31st, 2018).
Filling in these past few weeks as “The Phantom” was Laird Mackintosh (who usually plays the role of Opera manager “Monsieur Andre”) 8 times a week.
Break a leg tonight Ben!!
Happy Trails Peter!!
Ben Crawford Is the New Star of Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera
Power-voiced stage alum Ben Crawford begins his run in Broadway’s longest-running musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s?The Phantom of the Opera, on April 16. The talented …
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by NYBroadwayTours | Mar 10, 2018 | Blog, Broadway
BREAKING NEWS: Broadway veteran Ben Crawford (recently in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) has been tapped to become Broadway’s newest masked man in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera this Spring. He will begin haunting the Majestic Theatre 8 times a week beginning April 16th, 2018.
For Ben Crawford (nope no relation to the show’s Tony winning original star Michael Crawford), he will make history as the 16th main actor to play the title role full time and the 21st total (which includes 5 actors who played limited engagements in the role on Broadway).
The show’s current and 30th Anniversary “Phantom” himself Sweden sensation Peter J?back will take his final bow at the end of this month of March.
Congrats Ben!!
Who is excited?
Breaking: Ben Crawford Will Be the New Man in the Mask in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA on Broadway
Producers Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Group announced today a new leading man for the Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Harold Prince. The longest-running show in Broadway history, and one of the most successful worldwide stage production…
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by NYBroadwayTours | Jan 30, 2017 | Blog, Broadway
An additional Broadway performer he met was Lilla Crawford (“Annie” from the 2012 revival of Annie The Musical and “Little Red Riding Hood” from the film version of Into The Woods) and her sister Savvy Crawford (who will be starring as “Young Amelie” in Am?lie On Broadway).
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