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Post by son on Jan 9, 2009 10:35:51 GMT 9.5
Question: Does anyone know anything about a Sharyn Whinney working in either this or any other production of Phantom? Well she wasn't in the 96-97 production that came to Brisbane, consulted the program and couldn't find her. |
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Post by farmgirlnz on Jan 9, 2009 12:05:45 GMT 9.5
Goodness, it pays to be old ;D Having just come across this thread, I went searching for and just found my Michael Crawford Phantom programme from LA, and the programme (and booklet) my Mother got when she went to see Phantom in Melbourne in 1990. She came back from that trip raving about this absolutely gorgeous young man who sang the role of Phantom ;D I refused to believe anyone could be better than Michael (what a fool I was  ), so I stomped out and bought Centre Stage to make the comparison. I saw the light ;D! |
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Post by Injeanious on Jan 9, 2009 12:29:39 GMT 9.5
Yep, I also raved about Anthony in 1990, only to find that no-one here had ever heard of him! Mind you, a lot of people still haven't. And perhaps that was one of the causes of the poor ticket sales in Auckland???
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Post by Joshrls on Jan 9, 2009 17:44:35 GMT 9.5
The thought of that make me shudder
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Post by Marie-Cris on Jan 9, 2009 18:13:39 GMT 9.5
That's putting out the fire with gasoline.
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((guess who turned 62 yesterday?))
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Post by unwinding_fantasy on Jan 9, 2009 20:20:32 GMT 9.5
Urgh. I don't care to think about that.
Nik, I also couldn't help but wonder if this is some strange trial run for the upcoming sequel. *shudders*
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Post by sanderella59 on Jan 10, 2009 7:55:25 GMT 9.5
Maybe the Australian theatre going public is a little more discriminating than we thought. HSM to close early |
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Post by unwinding_fantasy on Jan 10, 2009 10:16:05 GMT 9.5
I like the female cast member who doesn't want to be named.  |
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Post by killerbananas on Jan 10, 2009 16:22:47 GMT 9.5
I like how they pushed that John Frost's shows just keep selling tickets, while teenybopper shows just fail.
((HSM- failtrain?))
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Post by killerbananas on Jan 10, 2009 16:32:53 GMT 9.5
Point. But that wasn't Australia...
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Post by killerbananas on Jan 10, 2009 16:41:05 GMT 9.5
I'll be competely and utterly screwed over if LPS changes *crosses fingers*
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Post by killerbananas on Jan 10, 2009 16:46:13 GMT 9.5
Well it still means that it's going well, so hopefully it will have a normal last show as it has at all the other Australian cities and we don't have another LAS on our hands  |
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Post by killerbananas on Jan 10, 2009 17:01:36 GMT 9.5
If you've jinxed it Nik.....
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Post by davidp on Jan 10, 2009 18:22:13 GMT 9.5
Perth will be fine  |
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Post by Fredus on Jan 11, 2009 21:23:42 GMT 9.5
Just don't cross the fingers on your left hand, and be glad I'm not coming to Perth. I have a black cat - and he crosses my path all the time |
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Post by poppy on Jan 11, 2009 21:31:26 GMT 9.5
...and don't break any mirrors!
...or spill salt!
oi I could go on for days...
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Post by unwinding_fantasy on Jan 11, 2009 21:32:21 GMT 9.5
It was interesting to read that he'd described ticket sales for Perth and Adelaide as "exceeding target". Not the most effusive praise, that's for sure. Certainly no mention of "box office records" as there were for Melbourne and Sydney. This is why Anthony should come to Melbourne and never ever leave. Ever. |
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Post by poppy on Jan 11, 2009 21:35:35 GMT 9.5
I totally agree!
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Post by roguecannon on Jan 12, 2009 6:10:34 GMT 9.5
Doesn't Ant live in Melbourne already??
I'm sure he doesn't live in Sydney.
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Post by Injeanious on Jan 12, 2009 6:39:15 GMT 9.5
I'm sure he lives in Sydney - Mosman?
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Post by poppy on Jan 12, 2009 11:01:58 GMT 9.5
Yes he lives in Sydney but has a house or two here in Melbourne.
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Post by neh on Jan 12, 2009 12:41:24 GMT 9.5
I still associate him with Woolongong! Can't help it...
But it would be magical-ness if Phantom could return for a sustained Melbourne run, but that's just me wishing for a B'way atmosphere on Aussie shores - again!
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Post by killerbananas on Jan 12, 2009 13:25:58 GMT 9.5
I'm sure he lives in Sydney - Mosman? I don't think they have the Mosmon place any more...but he primarily lives in Sydney, with (I think) just the one other house in Melb. Unwinding- Yes. Yes he should. |
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Post by poppy on Jan 12, 2009 14:48:55 GMT 9.5
He still has the farm here as well.
I thinks!
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Post by roguecannon on Jan 12, 2009 19:18:45 GMT 9.5
Back slightly on topic, does anyone here know the sequence of this company after LADS? What is the order of countries they are going in? Because I'm guessing this is an English cast, and it might not work too well if they go to countries where English is not exactly their first country Unless of course they are replacing all the cast and its just the company thats going on... |
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Post by mayyox on Jan 12, 2009 19:34:12 GMT 9.5
The production is going to tour Asia after Australia, with the first stop being Taipei, Taiwan. (Read that from the local Taiwan paper.) There'll be major changes to the casts, of course, but it'll stay as an English production. This isn't the first time phantoms toured Asia. I think the last Asian POTO tour is about 2~3 year ago and starred Brad Little as the Phantom and Marni Raab as Christine. Our adorable Ana was the alt. Christine in the tour. Few of our current Australian cast members were in the production as well. (Nadia, John O'May, Jackie Rees...etc.) Japan has their own POTO production, in Japanese, still running after 20 years.  There is also going to be revival of Korean production of the Phantom sometime this/next year. There is a rumoured Russian production which is still just speculations at this stage. It's going to be a busy year for phantom!  |
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Post by neh on Jan 12, 2009 19:46:20 GMT 9.5
Nads did the Brad Little tour?! Good gravy, how old was she- 16 or something?!
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), so I stomped out and bought Centre Stage to make the comparison.
There is also going to be revival of Korean production of the Phantom sometime this/next year. There is a rumoured Russian production which is still just speculations at this stage.
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