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THE LONGEST RUNNING SHOW IN BROADWAY HISTORY
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s International Award-Winning Musical, The Phantom of the Opera
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Main Theatre
For your information:
Building Doors open one hour prior to performance time
Length of Show: 2 1/2 hours including intermission
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Directed by Harold Prince
The U.S. National Tour Comes to the Southern Alberta
Jubilee Auditorium
in Calgary for 4 weeks only July 5-30, 2006
Casting has been announced for the Calgary engagement of
the Cameron Mackintosh/Really Useful Theatre Company, Inc.
production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the
Opera, directed by Harold Prince. The four-week engagement
will appear live on stage beginning Wednesday, July 5
through Sunday, July 30, 2006 at the Southern Alberta
Jubilee Auditorium.
John Cudia heads the 36-member company as The Phantom, with
Jennifer Hope Wills as the young soprano, Christine, and
Adam Monley as Raoul. Also featured will be Kim Stengel as
Carlotta Giudicelli, D.C. Anderson as Monsieur André, Bruce
Winant as Monsieur Firmin, Patti Davidson-Gorbea as Madame
Giry, John Whitney as Ubaldo Piangi and Kate Wray as Meg.
At certain performances, Sarah Lawrence plays the role of
Christine.
JOHN CUDIA (The Phantom) For more than ten years,
John has proudly been associated with the two longest
running shows in Broadway history, Les Misérables and The
Phantom of the Opera. He made his Broadway debut in Les
Miz, going on to perform nearly every role in the show
including the lead character Jean Valjean. John began with
Phantom as the Raoul understudy then later took over the
role. John played Raoul with both the touring and Broadway
companies while understudying and performing the role of
the Phantom. In fact, John holds the distinct honor of
being the first and only actor to have performed both
roles, Jean Valjean and the Phantom, on Broadway. Regional
credits include Tony in West Side Story, Jesus in Jesus
Christ Superstar, Freddy in My Fair Lady, Lt. Cable in
South Pacific and tenor Tony Candolino in Master Class at
such theatres as The Paper Mill Playhouse, St. Louis Rep.,
North Shore Music Theatre and Portland Stage. Most
recently, John appeared in The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber
at the Bushnell Theatre in Harford. Also in concert, John
was a featured tenor soloist with the Orchestra of St.
Peter by the Sea in his home state of New Jersey. John is
happily married to Broadway actress Kathy Voytko.
JENNIFER HOPE WILLS (Christine Daaé) recently
starred as Eileen opposite Brooke Shields on Broadway in
the revival of Wonderful Town and can be heard on the new
recording that features Ms. Shields. Other Broadway: The
Woman in White, Beauty and the Beast. Regional: A Tree
Grows in Brooklyn (Encores!); Grease!, Camelot (Paper Mill)
; Finian’s Rainbow (Walnut Street); Carousel (Pittsburgh
CLO). Jennifer holds a MM degree from Indiana University
where she appeared in The Magic Flute (Papagena), H.M.S.
Pinafore (Josephine) and The Ghosts of Versailles (Gossip I)
. She comes from a theatrical family and is proud to be
carrying that legacy forward.
ADAM MONLEY (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny) Broadway:
MAMMA MIA! (Original B‘way cast), South Pacific at Lincoln
Center. National Tours: Deaf West’s production of Big
River (Mark Twain/Voice of Huck). Other New York and
regional: Fanny Hill (Will Plenty) and Devil in the Flesh
(Jaques) at the York Theater, A Gingerbread House (Harley)
at Playwrights Horizon, A Little Night Music (Henrik) at
Northshore Music Theater, Baker’s Wife (Dominique) at
Goodspeed, Romeo and Bernadette (Romeo) at Papermill
Playhouse and Coconut Grove. Graduate of University of
Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music.
With worldwide box office sales of over $3 billion, The
Phantom of the Opera is the most successful
entertainment venture of the twentieth century, surpassing
such blockbuster films as Titanic, E.T., and Star Wars.
The winner of seven Tony® Awards, including Best Musical,
The Phantom of the Opera has been seen by over 80
million people in 119 cities in 24 countries. Worldwide,
The Phantom of the Opera consistently plays to
larger audiences and in longer engagements than any other
musical in history. On January 9, 2006, The Phantom of
the Opera became the longest-running show in Broadway
history surpassing Cats’ record-holding run of 7,485
performances. The show then celebrated its eighteenth
anniversary on Broadway January 26, 2006.
Based on the classic novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra by Gaston
Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of
a masked figure who lurks beneath the catacombs of the
Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all
who inhabit it. He falls madly in love with an innocent
young soprano, Christine, and devotes himself to creating a
new star by nurturing her extraordinary talents and by
employing all of the devious methods at his command.
The Phantom of the Opera had its world premiere on
October 9, 1986 at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London, winning
every major British theatre award including the Olivier and
Evening Standard Awards.
The New York production opened on January 26, 1988 with a
then-record advance of $18 million. The musical also won
seven Drama Desk Awards and three Outer Critics Circle
Awards. There are currently eight productions around the
world: London, New York, Budapest (Hungary), Tokyo (Japan),
Sao Paolo (Brazil), Essen (Germany), Taipei (Taiwan) and
the U.S. National Tour.
The U.S. National Tour of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
comes to the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in
Calgary July 5 - 30, 2006 as part of the Broadway
In Calgary Series. For season tickets, call 1 (866)
532-7469 or order online at
www.broadwayacrosscanada.ca.
The Calgary engagement of The Phantom of the Opera
is presented by arrangement with Live Nation.
American Express (R) Cardmembers can purchase tickets from
a block of great seats during the public selling period.
For more information visit:
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Copyright (C): Amex Bank of Canada, 2006.
www.thephantomoftheopera.com
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
July 5-30, 2006
Performance Times:
July 5 - 8:00 pm
July 6 - 2:00 pm & 8:00pm
July 7 - 8:00 pm
July 8 - 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
July 9 - 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
July 11 - 15, 18 - 22, 25 - 29 - 8:00
pm each evening
July 15 & 16, 22 & 23, 29 & 30 - 2:00
pm matinee
July 16, 23, & 30 - 7:30 pm each
evening
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