“good things get better, bad get worse. wait- i think i meant that in reverse.”
“deep talks, long walks, telephone calls. thoughts shared, souls bared, private names, all those photos up on the walls ‘with love’. ”
“what’s the good in being good if everyone is blind, and you’re always left behind?”
“anywhere you go let me go too. love me, that’s all i ask of you.”
“faces! drink it in, drink it up till you’ve drowned in the light, in the sound. but who can name the face?”
“i chose, and my world was shaken, so what? the choice may have been mistaken; the choosing was not. you have to move on.”
“the tune seems sad, but are the words sad? what’s he saying? is he praying? and why does it get to me?”
“and i don’t know what i feel and i don’t know what i know. all i know is i feel something different.”
“i’ve been a lot of places, yes i’ve travelled near and far… but now i know that home is where you are.”
“in the depths of her interior were fears she was inferior, or something even eerier. But no one dared to query her superior exterior.”
“i can’t promise you fair sky above. can’t promise you kind road below. but i’ll walk beside you, love, any way the wind blows.”
“to know how it ends and still begin to sing it again, as if it might turn out this time. i learned that from a friend of mine. ”
“he told me how he loved me, how he needed and or valued me.”
“why don’t we tell him that we don’t have the answers? and that life can be grim, life’s not all about him. and things rarely go according to plan. tell him things happen for no damned good reason, and his lack of control kills what’s best in your soul.”
company/into the woods/the phantom of the opera/sunday in the park with george/the band’s visit/catch me if you can/ follies/hadestown/falsettos/
This highlights video features Michael Crawford as The Phantom, Dale Kristien as Christine, and Michael Piontek as Raoul. It is by and far the best footage of Crawford in the show to date, with the ability to see more details such as facial expressions.
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Rebecca Luker, legendary Broadway actress and former Christine Daae in the Broadway production, has passed away today at the age of 59.
Rebecca’s theatrical credits are endless, she earned three Tony Award nominations across her career, and she played many leading roles such as Magnolia in Show Boat (Tony Nom), Maria in The Sound of Music, Marian in The Music Man (Tony Nom), Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins (Tony Nom), and many more.
She also played Christine Daae in the Broadway production of “The Phantom of the Opera”. She began as an understudy to Sarah Brightman in 1988, soon after became an alternate, and in 1989 became the principle Christine. She played the role until 1991.
This video is pretty poor quality, but it is the only video currently available of Rebecca Luker and even though it’s not great, I’d like to share it in her memory and to give a glimpse of this legendary actress as Christine.
Rebecca Luker, legendary Broadway actress and former Christine Daae in the Broadway production, has passed away today at the age of 59.
Rebecca’s theatrical credits are endless, she earned three Tony Award nominations across her career, and she played many leading roles such as Magnolia in Show Boat (Tony Nom), Maria in The Sound of Music, Marian in The Music Man (Tony Nom), Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins (Tony Nom), and many more.
She also played Christine Daae in the Broadway production of “The Phantom of the Opera”. She began as an understudy to Sarah Brightman in 1988, soon after became an alternate, and in 1989 became the principle Christine. She played the role until 1991.
This audio is a beautiful soundboard of her on Broadway, opposite the original Raoul-the late Steve Barton-as The Phantom. It’s a great recording and they both give incredible performances.
![The Phantom of the Opera [1925] commission (2022)Art by: Frank Cho](https://64.media.tumblr.com/42d207b63e140ae73205ce20cb50b9df/df3a35c88d4f9871-52/s1280x1920/666cf153689e7b0fdda67da94c89fab61e939fe6.jpg "The Phantom of the Opera [1925] commission (2022)Art by: Frank Cho")
![“Think of Me” - The Phantom of the Opera [x]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/32f66dc5810018eea3b09cd3fe0ced71/tumblr_ms9i3ehoiG1sff208o1_1280.jpg "“Think of Me” - The Phantom of the Opera [x]")
