Rare pictures 1

Seems like so long ago, I cant really remember.

All I am finding here is one with her and Craig Schulman

Here's the pics of Ron & Sandra

operafantomet wrote:

Callie Daae wrote:I'm looking for any old Sandra Joseph pics. Like from the late 90s or early 2000s.

I probably have that... But give me some clues. Which Phantoms did she perform opposite? And any particular scenes?

1998- Thomas James O'Leary

1999- Hugh Panaro

2001- Howard McGillin


Wishing, Point of No Return, Think Of Me, Final Lair, Music Of The Night, Masquerade, II Muto, All I Ask Of You

Ug, I really dont know what they were thinking with Ron and Brad Little's masks. So huge, So awkward and terrible looking. If it were me I would have tamen a scissors to them right away.

Callie Daae wrote:
1999- Hugh Panaro

Not the best quality, but here's one.

http://www.hugh-panaro.net/OG2.jpg

I'd never seen that second one of Ron and Sandra before. Very nice. I really like black and white production shots. Often, the colors are too saturated in full-color photos, and the b&w reminds me of the classic shots from the early Broadway Playbills I had as a kid.

So I guess she did perform with O'Leary toward the end of his run (I think he was there from '96 when Gaines left to '98).

I asked about this on the other board too, but I'm hoping I'll have more luck here.

Does anyone have any pictures (that operafantomet doesn't already have on her site) of Meg's Gypsy (US preferably, other countries cool too) costume? I'd settle for anything at all, even if it's just peeking out from being wedged between other costumes or super awesome close ups (which I'm pretty sure don't exist, but I figured I'd throw it out there anyway.)

SenorSwanky wrote:Yeah, they met in the 2NT. I don't think she ever performed with O'Leary, who was in the 3NT prior to Joseph being in the 2NT, as well as Broadway (and I don't think Joseph made it to Broadway while he was Phantom there, but I may be wrong).

you are. Joseph's first broadway performance was 1/29/98, during O'Leary's run. O'Leary stayed on another year.

ravnquest1 wrote:

SenorSwanky wrote:Yeah, they met in the 2NT. I don't think she ever performed with O'Leary, who was in the 3NT prior to Joseph being in the 2NT, as well as Broadway (and I don't think Joseph made it to Broadway while he was Phantom there, but I may be wrong).

you are. Joseph's first broadway performance was 1/29/98, during O'Leary's run. O'Leary stayed on another year.

Yeah, I'm starting to remember that now. For some reason, I thought O'Leary left in '98 and that Joseph didn't come on 'til '99 or '00. But then I couldn't remember who would have filled in between O'Leary and Hugh, who I know didn't start 'til '99.

Woohoo! This is my first post!

justin-from-barbados wrote:Ok, so in that pic above. Does anyone know whats up with that eyebrow?

I've never been able to figure it out. Is it a dent or a raised bit?

It is only seen in Crawford's London mask, not the Broadway or LA ones.

It looks rather odd to me because it isn't in the middle of the brow where it would make more sense to be.

Surely it is not something that was damaged, although it looks more to me like it got bumped on something and flattened.

From what I've seen, the eyebrow indention is never exactly the same on any London-era MC mask. The first few have it, but its shape varies from mask to mask. The mark is definitely intentional, though. I think it was most likely added after the original sculpture had been molded and the blanks already formed. It would be easy to re-heat each blank and press that shape by hand, anyway.

Also, here's a couple close-ups of that promotional MC Phantom photograph operafantomet posted above...My scanner's not working, so I had to snap a few pics with my digital camera instead. You can see many chips in the paint, random pin holes, and plenty of stage-wear in the full size 8x10 shot. Whenever the scanner is available, I'll post an extremely high quality version:






Cheers,

AF

Awesome closeups!

This pic is from an LA Brochure. This is an odd request, but I'm looking for the names of these ballerinas and was wondering if they're labeled in the brochure. If anyone has it.

Callie Daae wrote:This pic is from an LA Brochure. This is an odd request, but I'm looking for the names of these ballerinas and was wondering if they're labeled in the brochure. If anyone has it.

The brochure doesn't say who anyone are in the pictures, but it does include a cast list (without headshots for the ensemble). These were the original Los Angeles ballet girls:

Irene Cho (Dance captain/ballet swing)
Leslie Noriko Beadles (Ballet chorus)
Madelyn Berdes (Ballet chorus)
Rebeca Gorostiza (Ballet chorus)
Mary Alyce Laubacher (Ballet chorus)
Sylvia Rico (Ballet chorus)
Kate Solmssen (Ballet chorus)

ETA. I always found that picture funny. Before I saw a larger version of it, the head of the nearest sitting ballet girl appeared to be floating in mid-air. But then I realized the back and right arm belongs to the "floating head" and not the one we see in profile. The cleavage and left arm, on the other hand, belongs to the other girl. Quite an overlapping there!

the bottom right ballerina is Madelyn Berdes, she dated Michael Crawford while he was in LA, she was also in the commercial for Michaels album, she was walking around in the Christine Robe, behind curtains,

I will have to look who the other ones are

Thank you so so much! I was wondering if any of them were Madelyn. Lucky girl!

It' too bad that there aren't more fedora photos. I actually really prefer that classic shot... That overall look is so iconic and intriguing.

ladygodiva wrote:the bottom right ballerina is Madelyn Berdes, she dated Michael Crawford while he was in LA, she was also in the commercial for Michaels album, she was walking around in the Christine Robe, behind curtains,

I will have to look who the other ones are

Which album?

With Love. She's also on the album cover.....

ladygodiva wrote:the bottom right ballerina is Madelyn Berdes, she dated Michael Crawford while he was in LA, she was also in the commercial for Michaels album, she was walking around in the Christine Robe, behind curtains,

Eerie! Or maybe just cool. Or both.

It is very cool indeed, they had dated on and off in LA during his two runs in LA,

He dated a lot of dancers, because they like him were very rigid in their disiplined, the dancers kept their bodies in peak performance so did Michael, Michael did pilates to keep in shape, and as we know was at the theatre very early his mind was allways on the task at hand his performance

Is it just me, or does this look more like Patti Cohenour than Dale?

No, it isn't just you - I think it looks like Patti too. But I haven't really memorised what Dale looks like so I'm not sure how accurate that is... It's just one of those pictures that, when I first look at it, I think "Is that Patti?"

Callie Daae wrote:Is it just me, or does this look more like Patti Cohenour than Dale?

https://2img.net/h/i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/LittleLotte15/DaleKristienMasq.jpg

To me it looks more like Dale Kristien. There's something about the solid bone structure of the face... On the other hand, I've only seen a handful pictures of both ladies, so it might be what I'm used to looking at and who I "know" the pictures are of... The bodice also correspond with what Sarah Brightman wore on Broadway (very short, without the tabs continuing over the skirt). So who knows.

Did the picture come from a brochure originally? I remember someone posted it in one of the old POTO forums, saying it was Dale Kristien. But I forgot to ask where it originated from. Anyone knows? It's not in the LA brochure, I can tell that much. But it's not from the original Broadway brochure either.

That's definitely Cohenour, not Kristien, so it's probably from Broadway, not LA.

it is for sure Patti Cohenour

Thanks for the confirmation everyone! I feel proud of myself for noticing the mistake!

good for you,

BFF (Best Friends Forever, despite what some might insinuate...)


1. Sarah Brightman and Elisa Heinsohn, B'way 1988
2. Rebecca Luker and ?, early B'way
3. Tua Åberg (?) and Martina Langas, Stockholm ca. 1990
4. Japan... I never learn who is who in pictures, there's been so many
5. Newer Japan (ca. 2008)
6. Claudia Cota and Silvina Tordente (?), Buenos Aires 2009



7. Sandra Joseph and... arm... erm... Kara Klein? B'way ca. 2006
8. Julia Goodwin and Nadia Komazec, World Tour ca. 2009
9. Original Japanese cast, Tokyo 1989 (God, the original production looked so fantastic)
10. Luzia Nistler and Alexandra Young-Schmidt, Vienna ca. 1989
11. Katie Knight-Adams and Heidi Ann O'Brien, West End ca. 2004
12. Rachel Barrell and Claire Tilling (?), West End ca. 2006



13. Sarah Brightman and Janet Devenish, original West End 1986
14. Celia Graham and Hayley Driscoll, West End 2003
15. Charlotte Paige and ?, West End (or Uk tour?), ca. 2000
16. Japan (see 4.)



17. Marina Prior and Sharon Millerchip, original Australian cast, Melbourne ca. 1990
18. Japan (see 4.)
19. Irasema Terrazas and Laura Morelos, Mexico ca. 1999
20. Japan (see 4.)

More from the Markus Tylor book:

1. Maria Kesselman, original Christine understudy
2. Yvette Davies, original Carlotta understudy
3. Alison Townsend, original corps de ballet member, in the cellars of HMT
4. Peter Bishop, original Phantom double
5. A very smashed original mask


ETA: Rebecca Caine from rehearsals in London, March 27 1987:

Going through this thread after having not been here for nearly six months has been like Christmas coming early!

I hate to show up and immediately throw a request out, but does anybody have a bigger/better quality version of this picture?



(It's Christina Tan in Australia in the early to mid-'90s, if that helps.)