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Has every actor who has played Raoul

posted 13 years ago by venus102
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gone on to play the Phantom?

[–] FletcherofLocksley 13 years ago

No. I'm not an expert, but I don't think it has happened that many times. Steve Barton (the orignal) didn't (I don't think). Michael Ball didn't. The most recent Raoul (Simon Bailey?) hasn't yet.

Out of the Phantoms I know: Anthony Warlow didn't play Raoul. Earl Carpenter, John Owen-Jones, Michael Crawford, Hugh Panaro, Colm Wilkinson...none of them played Raoul.

Don't take my word as gospel, but I think that Ramin is an exception.

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[–] Cojo-Gobar 13 years ago

I think Steve Barton did, I'm sure that Crawford was once taken ill and Barton understudied the role.

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[–] tbarry23 13 years ago

Don't take my word as gospel, but I think that Ramin is an exception.

Quite a few, actually. Gary Mauer, John Cudia, Jason Mills and Tim Martin Gleason are two I can think of who played Raoul before taken over the title role.

[–] ktphantomphan 13 years ago

Yes. Ramin Karimloo is the only one to have performed as all three of Christine's 'loves'. He has played Raoul, the Phantom and Christine's father in the film.

[–] loverboy074-Zod 13 years ago

Steve Barton played the role for quite some time on Broadway in the early 90s.

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[–] Phreaky_Margarita 13 years ago

Hugh Panaro DID play Raoul, but it was along time ago... 1990-1992. If you scroll down on this page, you can see a bunch of photos of him as Raoul: http://www.hugh-panaro.net/Phantom.htm

Plenty of Phantoms have been Raouls, but not all Raouls become Phantoms. Sometimes the actor playing Raoul understudies the Phantom; I think I heard that Steve Barton was an understudy for Michael Crawford, and Tim Martin Gleason sometimes was an understudy Phantom when he was Raoul with the U.S. Tour. I don't know if any Raouls who were understudies didn't later get promoted to Phantom.

Jim Weitzer and Michael Shawn Lewis played Raoul on Broadway a few years ago, and neither has been promoted to Phantom, but I don't know whether they ever went on as an understudy.

[–] Seymour-Pats 13 years ago

I think Hadley has a good enough voice to play the Phantom.

[–] KristenStewartForever 9 years ago

No. Steve Barton played Phantom