Souvenir brochures

I'm desperately looking for any West End brochure from between 1997 and 2000. I have the October 1996 one (the 10th anniversary with golden cover), and the next in my series is the July 2000 one with Scott Davies and Charlotte Page.

The gap is especially noticeable now that I'm trying to make complete lists + post pictures of each lead role in the West End these last 25 years. The 97-00 gap is always causing troubles... So: anyone up for a trade? Wanna sell? Or, if nothing else, scan pictures and eventual cast list?

operafantomet wrote:I'm desperately looking for any West End brochure from between 1997 and 2000. I have the October 1996 one (the 10th anniversary with golden cover), and the next in my series is the July 2000 one with Scott Davies and Charlotte Page.

The gap is especially noticeable now that I'm trying to make complete lists + post pictures of each lead role in the West End these last 25 years. The 97-00 gap is always causing troubles... So: anyone up for a trade? Wanna sell? Or, if nothing else, scan pictures and eventual cast list?

Hey operafantomet,

I have the West End brochure from 1999 with Mike Sterling, Charlotte Page, and Gardar Thor Cortes...here's the link to my website page with a picture of the cover and inside. Not sure if it's one your looking for but if it is, I'd be willing to do a trade or sell!

http://devonsdomain.yolasite.com/phantom-souvenir-programs.php

Oooh, I am very interested! If I remember correctly, I have two of a slightly later brochure: Dec. 2000, with Scott Davies - Deborah Dutcher (Claire Louise Hammacott) - Matthew Cammelle. Would you be interested in a trade?

operafantomet wrote:Oooh, I am very interested! If I remember correctly, I have two of a slightly later brochure: Dec. 2000, with Scott Davies - Deborah Dutcher (Claire Louise Hammacott) - Matthew Cammelle. Would you be interested in a trade?

I actually have one that is probably just about the same...it's from 2001 and has John Own-Jones, Deborah Dutcher, and Matthew Cammelle. Hmmm....any others you have doubles of?

Oh, you have the new 2010 brochure for London, correct? I have an extra one and am selling it on Ebay but wanted to ask you in case you don't have that one either. I could have sworn Scorp got that one for you though!

Devon wrote:I actually have one that is probably just about the same...it's from 2001 and has John Own-Jones, Deborah Dutcher, and Matthew Cammelle. Hmmm....any others you have doubles of?

Oh, you have the new 2010 brochure for London, correct? I have an extra one and am selling it on Ebay but wanted to ask you in case you don't have that one either. I could have sworn Scorp got that one for you though!

I'll check when I get back home. And yes, Scorp brought me that new 2010 brochure.

operafantomet wrote:

Devon wrote:I actually have one that is probably just about the same...it's from 2001 and has John Own-Jones, Deborah Dutcher, and Matthew Cammelle. Hmmm....any others you have doubles of?

Oh, you have the new 2010 brochure for London, correct? I have an extra one and am selling it on Ebay but wanted to ask you in case you don't have that one either. I could have sworn Scorp got that one for you though!

I'll check when I get back home. And yes, Scorp brought me that new 2010 brochure.

Oh okay, that's what I thought. Yes, check when you get home and let me know. I would totally be willing to trade with you!

The only other I have two of, is the West End 10th anniversary brochure from October 1996:



But I suspect you have that one already?

operafantomet wrote:The only other I have two of, is the West End 10th anniversary brochure from October 1996:



But I suspect you have that one already?

OMG OMG gasp gasp! I have wanted this one for quite awhile now!!!!!!!! I'm totally up to trade my 1999 West End for the 10th anniversary one!!!!

Devon wrote:[OMG OMG gasp gasp! I have wanted this one for quite awhile now!!!!!!!! I'm totally up to trade my 1999 West End for the 10th anniversary one!!!!

That's awesome! I think he 10th anniversary one was the original generic brochure, to celebrate the general fame of Phantom, while celebrating 10 years in London. So you've probably seen the generic content before (same as the US generic ones), but they have added an extra cover with golden proscenium close-up, a full cast list + full number list on inside cover, plus two pages with lovely pictures of the current cast.

I'll wrap it up right away and send it to you.

operafantomet wrote:I got the "Alles über das Phantom der Oper" in the mail today, and I must say I'm a happy camper. It is lovely!

The structure and some chapters are identical to the English original (no surprise, as this is "only" a German edition), but the Viennese production photos and the Viennese libretto is unique. Ditto for some backstage and rehearsal photos. And surprise-surprise: Michael Le Poer Trench IS the photographer for the book. I have to reconsider my dislike for his work, cause the book pictures are lovely.

The book is hardcover, and not in the best of shape, but I am so happy to finally have gotten my copy of this book I'll ignore the wear-and-tear....

It's a great book. There are some nice backstage photos. I had no idea Le Poer Trench was the photographer and had photographed Phantom before. The irony is there are MORE production pics at the back -- and better ones too -- than in the Vienna souvenir brochure.

The chapter on the actual production isn't the same as in the Perry book, of course, since it focuses on the run-up to the Vienna première and not the London show. Includes some interviews with the leads too, which are interesting to read. Goebel calls Crawford a "genius".

Scorp wrote:I had no idea Le Poer Trench was the photographer and had photographed Phantom before. The irony is there are MORE production pics at the back -- and better ones too -- than in the Vienna souvenir brochure.

Yes, that is the real tragedy - the book has lovely and many photos. The brochure mostly have grainy pictures from odd angles. Only two or three is identical in the book and the brochure (the "Down once more", where both Christine and the Phantom are mere shadows, comes to mind). I both wonder how the quality of photos taken by the same photographer could vary so much, and also who picked the photos for the brochure... Maybe it was deliberate, to make people buy the book instead?

Alas, I found no pictures of Raimund Theater with the Phantom logo.

Speaking of Le Poer Trench, I saw his name pop up in one of the Aussie brochures as well. So it seems he's photographed Phantom at more occasions.

About a half an hour left on the lot of 3 Phantom brochures I'm selling on Ebay. Snag it while you can!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160576655491&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_500wt_1156

I still have some POTO souvenir programs I'd like to scratch off my list. For some reason, I can NEVER find the Mexican or Spanish POTO brochures or the Swedish. I have looked and looked...maybe they are getting snagged off Ebay while I'm sleeping but...LOL

Was wondering if anyone has one of these they would be willing to part with? I don't have a brochure to trade with but I would pay via PayPal! Either write me here or PM me.

Thanks!!

Devon wrote:I still have some POTO souvenir programs I'd like to scratch off my list. For some reason, I can NEVER find the Mexican or Spanish POTO brochures or the Swedish. I have looked and looked...maybe they are getting snagged off Ebay while I'm sleeping but...LOL

Was wondering if anyone has one of these they would be willing to part with? I don't have a brochure to trade with but I would pay via PayPal! Either write me here or PM me.

Thanks!!

I do have the Madrid one but at present I think I want to hold onto it. It does come up from time to time on eBay. I am very interested if anyone has any pointers on how to get hold of the Swedish one, that's been one of my wants for some time.

Scorp wrote:

Devon wrote:I still have some POTO souvenir programs I'd like to scratch off my list. For some reason, I can NEVER find the Mexican or Spanish POTO brochures or the Swedish. I have looked and looked...maybe they are getting snagged off Ebay while I'm sleeping but...LOL

Was wondering if anyone has one of these they would be willing to part with? I don't have a brochure to trade with but I would pay via PayPal! Either write me here or PM me.

I do have the Madrid one but at present I think I want to hold onto it. It does come up from time to time on eBay. I am very interested if anyone has any pointers on how to get hold of the Swedish one, that's been one of my wants for some time.

Best advice I have is to keep an eye on the Swedish branch of eBay. It's called http://www.tradera.com , and various items from the Stockholm productions (the cast album, singles, stickers, brochures etc) has been listed there in the past. Search for "Phantom of the Opera", "Operafantomen", "Fantomen" and even the names of the leads. Beware that if you search for "Fantomen", tons of merchandise for the comic book hero Fantomen will also show up... He looks like this and has nothing to do with the Opera Phantom....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom

I did a search on Tradera right now, and at present there don't seem to be any Operafantomen items there. But check regularly, and you might get lucky. There's also a forum called http://www.musikal.net/index.html where Scandinavian musical nerds hang, as well as some working in the business. I posted an open request for stuff from the Swedish POTO there once, and one generous soul sent me a brochure, stickers and two buttons from Oscarsteatern. Might be worth a shot!

Uh, this sent me hunting for new treasures on eBay... Devon, I blame you!

http://cgi.ebay.com/1986-PHANTOM-OPERA-BROADWAY-PROGRAM-W-INSERTS-/260807268281?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb95317b9#ht_2236wt_850
Thomas James O'Leary, Diana Fratatoni and John Schroeder. Obviously not 1986, as the seller has listed it as. It's the generic US one, but this cast combo doesn't show up all that often. $9.99 is a bit pricy, though.


http://cgi.ebay.com/Scarce-Phantom-Opera-Souvenir-Program-w-2-STUBS-/130538284494?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e64b025ce#ht_500wt_1098
March 1990 on Broadway, $6.99. Anyone knows who was the leads back then? The wonderful Broadway cast site seems to have disappeared online. Boooh.


http://cgi.ebay.com/Phantom-Opera-Souvenir-brochure-program-/220804494864?pt=UK_Collectables_Theatre_Opera_Ballet_Theatre_Programmes_Brochures_Flyers_CV&hash=item3368f93610#ht_500wt_1098
Martin Smith, Jill Washington, Robert Meadmore, West End October 1989. Current price £1 - a steal. Check out the seller's other listings, s/he has lots of rare and semi rare brochures from the London production from 1986 to ca. 2005 (and don't you DARE outbit me on some of them! )
http://shop.ebay.com/jamaica_2000/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562


ETA: http://cgi.ebay.de/Alles-Phantom-Oper-Perry-George-/350470107603?pt=Belletristik&hash=item5199a571d3#ht_756wt_1083
Guys and gals... grab! The Vienna version of "The Complete Phantom" book by George Perry. Lots of rare photos, as well as the complete libretto. It's hardcover too. OK, the price is.... ahem... steep, €102,99. But it doesn't show up on eBay all that often. The seller seems to accept PayPal, and ships to European Union countries, plus Switzerland (but not Norway, grumpf... Glad I got mine earlier this year).

[quote="operafantomet"]Uh, this sent me hunting for new treasures on eBay... Devon, I blame you!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Phantom-Opera-Souvenir-brochure-program-/220804494864?pt=UK_Collectables_Theatre_Opera_Ballet_Theatre_Programmes_Brochures_Flyers_CV&hash=item3368f93610#ht_500wt_1098
Check out the seller's other listings, s/he has lots of rare and semi rare brochures from the London production from 1986 to ca. 2005 (and don't you DARE outbit me on some of them! )
http://shop.ebay.com/jamaica_2000/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562

Uh oh. Which were you bidding on? Hope we're not eyeing the same ones. lol

operafantomet wrote:Uh, this sent me hunting for new treasures on eBay... Devon, I blame you!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Scarce-Phantom-Opera-Souvenir-Program-w-2-STUBS-/130538284494?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e64b025ce#ht_500wt_1098
March 1990 on Broadway, $6.99. Anyone knows who was the leads back then? The wonderful Broadway cast site seems to have disappeared online. Boooh.

*sneaks in*
First post. Yay
That would probably be Cris Gronendaal if it was the 7th of March, 1990. Steve Barton took over the role March 19th. It's probably a generic brochure from June 1989 with a B&W insert with the headshots, would be my guess..(Either sad or scary I know that)

*goes back to lurkdom..for the moment*

operafantomet wrote:ETA: http://cgi.ebay.de/Alles-Phantom-Oper-Perry-George-/350470107603?pt=Belletristik&hash=item5199a571d3#ht_756wt_1083
Guys and gals... grab! The Vienna version of "The Complete Phantom" book by George Perry. Lots of rare photos, as well as the complete libretto. It's hardcover too. OK, the price is.... ahem... steep, €102,99. But it doesn't show up on eBay all that often. The seller seems to accept PayPal, and ships to European Union countries, plus Switzerland (but not Norway, grumpf... Glad I got mine earlier this year).

I've wanted this for a bit. Bummed they only send to the EU, but I found 6 on amazon.de for EUR 62,47 that does international shipping.

MasqPhan wrote:Uh oh. Which were you bidding on? Hope we're not eyeing the same ones. lol

Oh go ahead and bid. I have several I want, but if I don't win, I don't win. I would not have posted the link it was really important to me.

PhantomsGhost, welcome and thank you so much for the info!

ETA: won three West End brochures I didn't have in my collection:
December 1991 (Peter Polycarpou, Shona Lindsay and John Barrowman)
November 1996 (Simon Bowman, Megan Kelly, Alasdair Harvey)
November 1997 (Peter Cousens, Myrra Malmberg, Mike Sterling)

I still lack brochures for 1992, 1998, 2001 and 2002, but otherwise the list starts to look complete. Any other good buys tonight (well, it's night here anyway)?

[quote="operafantomet"]Uh, this sent me hunting for new treasures on eBay... Devon, I blame you!

HAHAHAHAHA.....sorry! Every now and then I get the "urge" for more POTO brochures! I actually have seen some of these, that one seller from the UK that posted many of those left me drooling!! :-) Oooh, if you find a Spanish or Swedish one let me know!!

[quote="operafantomet"]

Scorp wrote:

Devon wrote:I still have some POTO souvenir programs I'd like to scratch off my list. For some reason, I can NEVER find the Mexican or Spanish POTO brochures or the Swedish. I have looked and looked...maybe they are getting snagged off Ebay while I'm sleeping but...LOL

Was wondering if anyone has one of these they would be willing to part with? I don't have a brochure to trade with but I would pay via PayPal! Either write me here or PM me.

I do have the Madrid one but at present I think I want to hold onto it. It does come up from time to time on eBay. I am very interested if anyone has any pointers on how to get hold of the Swedish one, that's been one of my wants for some time.

Best advice I have is to keep an eye on the Swedish branch of eBay. It's called http://www.tradera.com , and various items from the Stockholm productions (the cast album, singles, stickers, brochures etc) has been listed there in the past. Search for "Phantom of the Opera", "Operafantomen", "Fantomen" and even the names of the leads. Beware that if you search for "Fantomen", tons of merchandise for the comic book hero Fantomen will also show up... He looks like this and has nothing to do with the Opera Phantom....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom



Thanks for all the advice and links to the sites! One question though....the "MusikalNet" seems to be all in Swedish and I don't know the language (wish I did!). Could you perhaps guide me a bit on this site? Do people post in English at all? I'm afraid when I start getting into topics and links I'm not going to know where to navigate too..LOL

operafantomet wrote:

MasqPhan wrote:Uh oh. Which were you bidding on? Hope we're not eyeing the same ones. lol

Oh go ahead and bid. I have several I want, but if I don't win, I don't win. I would not have posted the link it was really important to me.

PhantomsGhost, welcome and thank you so much for the info!

ETA: won three West End brochures I didn't have in my collection:
December 1991 (Peter Polycarpou, Shona Lindsay and John Barrowman)
November 1996 (Simon Bowman, Megan Kelly, Alasdair Harvey)
November 1997 (Peter Cousens, Myrra Malmberg, Mike Sterling)

Aaaaah, so it's YOUR fault I didn't win the Peter Cousens one How dare you outbid me! I want that one as it is one of the best casts I saw in London. Funny that you picked those brochures though as those were the exact casts I saw when I saw the show for the first three times.

operafantomet wrote:
Oh go ahead and bid. I have several I want, but if I don't win, I don't win. I would not have posted the link it was really important to me.

ETA: won three West End brochures I didn't have in my collection:
December 1991 (Peter Polycarpou, Shona Lindsay and John Barrowman)
November 1996 (Simon Bowman, Megan Kelly, Alasdair Harvey)
November 1997 (Peter Cousens, Myrra Malmberg, Mike Sterling)

Ah so we didn't bid on any of the same items.
I won:
May 1990 - Peter Karrie, Jill Washington, Michael Cormick
June 1992 - Peter Karrie, Shona Lindsay, John Barrowman
Someone outbid me on the other(Feb 1993) Peter Karrie, Shona Lindsay, Simon Burke.
Cough - Yeah, like no one would have expected me to bid on these. lol):

Congrats on the ones you won Anea. Sorry Scorp.

I can't believe it, I couldn't stop myself I've stayed away from Ebay for quite some time but yesterday I just went mad with all those brochures. I got a whole bunch, some of them for only £1 since nobody showed any interest in them.

Dave Willetts, Jan Hartley Morris, Michael Cormick
Dave Willetts, Jill Washington, Mario S Frangoulis
Ethan Freeman, Jill Washington, Clive Carter
Special 10th Anniversary Brochure-Simon Bowman, Nikki Ankara, Alasdair Harvey
Peter Cousens, Myrra Malmberg, Mike Sterling
Scott Davies, Charlotte Page, Matthew Cammelle
John Owen-Jones, Celia Graham, Robert Finlayson

Nice shopping EarlFan.

MasqPhan wrote:

operafantomet wrote:
ETA: won three West End brochures I didn't have in my collection.

Ah so we didn't bid on any of the same items.
I won:
May 1990 - Peter Karrie, Jill Washington, Michael Cormick
June 1992 - Peter Karrie, Shona Lindsay, John Barrowman
Someone outbid me on the other(Feb 1993) Peter Karrie, Shona Lindsay, Simon Burke.
Cough - Yeah, like no one would have expected me to bid on these. lol):

Congrats on the ones you won Anea. Sorry Scorp.

I bid on some of those, but as I wrote it was not a matter of life and death. I enjoy hunting for Phantom brochures, so it would not be fun to complete the collection totally and not have any more to search for! Haha. I decided that if I bid on 6-7 different ones, I should at least win one or two. It was pure serendipity. So Scorp, extra spooky these were your three first casts!! Sorry for outbidding you, though... You can come to Norway and see it anytime... no?

Congrats to everyone on your wins. How fun this collection made everyone pop out of their non-buying modus.

Devon wrote:Thanks for all the advice and links to the sites! One question though....the "MusikalNet" seems to be all in Swedish and I don't know the language (wish I did!). Could you perhaps guide me a bit on this site? Do people post in English at all? I'm afraid when I start getting into topics and links I'm not going to know where to navigate too..LOL

I think everyone understands English over at musikal.net. You can post an open request in a new thread ("Skriv nytt inlägg" in upper left corner), about what you're looking for and how you eventually want to pay/trade. I think I wrote that I looked for everything sans the cast recording from the Swedisn production, and that I was up for a trade, but could also pay people. Make it as easy as possible for others to help you out.

When you click the "Skriv nytt inlägg", you have to fill in name, email address, title and your post. You also need to fill in the capthca. The press "Publisering" in the lower left corner. The site now asks if you want to go back to main site or read your new post.

Hope that helps!

operafantomet wrote:

Devon wrote:Thanks for all the advice and links to the sites! One question though....the "MusikalNet" seems to be all in Swedish and I don't know the language (wish I did!). Could you perhaps guide me a bit on this site? Do people post in English at all? I'm afraid when I start getting into topics and links I'm not going to know where to navigate too..LOL

I think everyone understands English over at musikal.net. You can post an open request in a new thread ("Skriv nytt inlägg" in upper left corner), about what you're looking for and how you eventually want to pay/trade. I think I wrote that I looked for everything sans the cast recording from the Swedisn production, and that I was up for a trade, but could also pay people. Make it as easy as possible for others to help you out.

When you click the "Skriv nytt inlägg", you have to fill in name, email address, title and your post. You also need to fill in the capthca. The press "Publisering" in the lower left corner. The site now asks if you want to go back to main site or read your new post.

Hope that helps!

Yes! Thank you so much for the help![b]

A very, very pretty London brochure on English eBay, featuring Karimloo, Benn Harris/North and Rathgeber. Starting price is £0.99, and there's 5 days left. It's a gorgeous item, so grab it if you don't have it. Seller only ships within the UK, though. Boooh.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Phantom-Opera-London-Souvenir-Brochure-/160618938375?pt=UK_Collectables_Theatre_Opera_Ballet_Theatre_Programmes_Brochures_Flyers_CV&hash=item2565a28007#ht_652wt_1162


Another good buy: "Complete POTO" in hardback, a 1988 West End brochure with Willetts/Moore/Ball, and a UK tour program from 2000 featuring Sterling/Dutcher/Lake. Starting price is £6.49 (but it seems this seller also only ships within the UK):
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COMPLETE-PHANTOM-OPERA-BOOK-2-PROGRAMMES-/330587787974?pt=UK_Collectables_Theatre_Opera_Ballet_Theatre_Programmes_Brochures_Flyers_CV&hash=item4cf89152c6


I know *someone* here collects Peter Karrie stuff. Here's a West End brochure from 1993 which should feature Peter Karrie and either Shona Lindsay or Jill Washington (cast change happened ca. august). Low starting price, £0.99. But again, only UK shipping:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Phantom-Opera-Theatre-Programme-1993-/280707979778?pt=UK_Collectables_Theatre_Opera_Ballet_Theatre_Programmes_Brochures_Flyers_CV&hash=item415b7fda02#ht_500wt_1098

The pretty funky Essen picture brochure and cast program, with two stickers and two postcards. Current price is €2,37, and the seller accepts PayPal - but ships within Germany only.
http://cgi.ebay.de/Musical-Phantom-Oper-Programmheft-Essen-/250853019002?pt=Zirkus_Variete_Theater&hash=item3a68014d7a#ht_500wt_1098


VERY pretty Hamburg brochure, quadratic and with awesome photos. It's the early version of the one with Schulze/Thomas on the cover, in the boat scene. Pictures taken from unusual angles, and lovely closeups. Also comes with a cast program. Current price €1, but no PayPal, and shipping within Germany:
http://cgi.ebay.de/Programmheft-PHANTOM-OPER-Stella-Hamburg-/290585957392?pt=Fanartikel_Kleinartikel&hash=item43a845d410#ht_1490wt_1083


Another lovely Hamburg brochure. The MOTN picture on the cover is one of my all-time favourites. There are some blurry and some awesome photos within. This also comes with a cast program. Current price €1. Accepts PayPal, and ships to many corners of the world:
http://cgi.ebay.de/PHANTOM-OPER-Neue-Flora-Buch-HAMBURG-1992-WEBBER-/360375310609?pt=Noten_Songbooks&hash=item53e80ad911#ht_2886wt_1083