All-new Production of The Phantom of the Opera Opens June/2006
at The Venetian Resort * Hotel * Casino in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- A nation-wide search has delivered a
cast handpicked by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Hal Prince and rich in Broadway
experience for Phantom -- The Las Vegas Spectacular, which begins preview
performances in June at The Venetian Resort * Hotel * Casino in Las Vegas.
Tickets go on sale April 9, 2006, for the world's most recognized musical
theater masterpiece, which will be uniquely presented in a new, $40 million
theater at The Venetian.
The 95-minute production, which will include every song from the original,
reunites Lloyd Webber, Prince and others from the original creative team.
The roles of The Phantom, Christine and Carlotta will be double-cast due
to the challenging vocal score and performance schedule of Phantom. Donning
the infamous mask for the role of "The Phantom" are veteran stage and opera
performer Brent Barrett, seen in the smash Broadway musicals Chicago and Annie
Get Your Gun and Tony Award-winner Anthony Crivello, known for his roles on
Broadway in Kiss of the Spider Woman and Les Miserables.
Cast as the delicate ingenue "Christine" are Sierra Boggess, who was
recently seen regionally in Les Miserables and West Side Story and Elizabeth
Loyacano whose Broadway credits include Oklahoma! and The Woman in White.
Musical Diva "Carlotta" will be played by Elena Jeanne Batman, who comes
direct from the same role on Broadway, and Geena Jeffries, seen in the same
role in the San Francisco company of Phantom.
Also joining Phantom at The Venetian directly from the Broadway cast is
Tim Martin Gleason playing the role of "Raoul" as well as Larry Wayne Morbitt,
who brings 11 years of Phantom experience to The Venetian stage as Opera Great
"Piangi."
"This is a rare chance to go back and re-visit a work of art some 20 years
after it was created," said Prince, the show's original director and winner of
20 Tony Awards. "To be able to incorporate today's special effects and
technical capabilities into the timeless music and story of Phantom are a
great thrill."
"We are excited to be well on our way to staging this truly unique
production," said David Ian, Global Chairman, Theatre for Live Nation
(NYSE: LYV). "This production will exceed everyone's expectations and is a
perfect fit with our continued desire to produce world class content in one of
the greatest markets in the world."
The state-of-the-art theatre is designed by David Rockwell of the Rockwell
Group, and will harmonize with the show's original set design and serve to
transport theatergoers to the famed Paris Opera House.
"The extraordinary talent we have assembled truly complements the
once-in-a-lifetime setting," said Scott Zeiger, Executive Producer, BASE
Entertainment. "The Venetian Resort, the spectacular physical production and
this amazing cast combine to create a show that will be unrivaled on the
Strip, or anywhere else for that matter."
Phantom at The Venetian is produced by The Really Useful Theatre Company,
Inc., Live Nation and BASE Entertainment.
Tickets for Phantom at The Venetian go on sale to the public April 9, and
will be available by calling the Venetian Box Office at 866-641-7469 or
702-414-7469, or online at http://www.Venetian.com. Group tickets are available for
groups of 15 or more by calling 866-633-0195. For more information please
visit the official website: http://www.phantomlasvegas.com.
The most successful theatrical endeavor of all time, The Phantom of the
Opera has grossed more than $3 billion worldwide since its London premiere in
1986, having played more than 65,000 performances in 20 countries and 110
cities. After the opening, the musical went on to sweep the 1988 Tony Awards,
winning seven Tonys, including Best Musical as well as seven Drama Desk Awards
and three Outer Critics Circle Awards. In January 2006, it became the
longest-running show in Broadway history, surpassing another of Webber's
greatest hits, Cats.
The Phantom of the Opera features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by
Charles Hart, additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, book by Richard Stilgoe
and Andrew Lloyd Webber and orchestrations by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd
Webber. It was originally produced by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really
Useful Theatre Company, Inc.
PHANTOM LAS VEGAS CAST
Barrett, Brent - "Phantom"
Batman, Elena Jeanne - "Carlotta"
Boggess, Sierra - "Christine"
Braun, Eric - Stunt Men
Carfrae, Doug - Ensemble / "Lefevre" / "Firmin" U/S
Combs, Courtney - Dancer Swing / Dance Captain
Crivello, Anthony - "Phantom"
Dietrich, Steven - Stunt Men
Dodson, Maureen - Female Swing / "Madame Giry" U/S
Edge, Amanda - Dancer
Ewing, Bruce - Ensemble / "Piangi" U/S / "Reyer" U/S
Gleason, Tim Martin - "Raoul"
Hale, Benjamin - Male Swing / "Raoul" U/S
Hart, Marcia Cope - Ensemble / "Madame Giry" U/S
Hertzenberg, Kristen - Ensemble / "Mirror Bride" / "Christine" U/S
Hood, Steven - Male Swing
Huddleston, Amanda - Ensemble / "Christine" U/S
Jeffries, Geena - "Carlotta"
Keegan, Ted - Ensemble / "Reyer" / "Phantom" U/S
Lackey, Michael - Ensemble / "Auctioneer" / "Phantom" U/S / "Andre" U/S
Lazzaro, Luke - Dancer
Leveque, Patrick - Ensemble / "Porter" / "Marksman"
Loyacano, Elizabeth - "Christine"
Miller, Justin Lee - Ensemble / "Don Attilio" / "Passarino" / "Buquet"
Modrono, Mabel - Dancer
Morbitt, Larry Wayne - "Piangi"
Morgan, Brianne Kelly - "Meg Giry"
Noda, Erina - Dancer
Patriquin, Kevan - Stunt Men
Price, Stephen - Ensemble / "Piangi" U/S
Pryor, Nicole - Ensemble / "Confidante" / "Wardrobe Mistress"
Raun, Rebekah - Dancer / "Meg" U/S
Skala, Lawson - "Firmin"
Smith, Marc Cedric - Ensemble / Cover "Don Attilio", "Passarino" &
"Buquet"
Sobel, Joan - Ensemble / "Madame Firmin" / "Carlotta" U/S
Spencer, Rebecca - "Madame Giry"
Villei, Deana - Dancer
Walker, Jessica - Dancer
White, Danielle - Ensemble / "Carlotta" U/S
Williams, Donald - Dancer
Wolfe, John Leslie - "Andre"
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