Tim Martin Gleason (official website) as The Phantom
After completing a record-setting tenure as Raoul with 3 different American companies of Phantom, Tim returns to the national tour, this time as the masked man.

He began his Phantom journey with this very company in 2001 as member of the ensemble. He quickly took over the role of Raoul, which he played for over three years. He then had the honor of playing Raoul for the record-breaking Broadway Company when Phantom became the longest-running show in Broadway history. Mr. Gleason next originated the role of Raoul for Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular. In September of 2007 he rejoined the Broadway cast for an additional year and a half. With his time in all three companies, Mr. Gleason is the longest-running Raoul in American history, playing the role more than 2,600 times.

Mr. Gleason received a BS in psychology from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia and actually pursued a business career for 4 years before deciding to become an actor.

Prior to Phantom, he has originated several roles, including Romeo in Terrence Mann's musical Romeo & Juliet at Goodspeed and Adam Gernstein in The Rhythm Club at Signature Theatre, a role for which he received a prestigious Helen Hayes Award nomination. He has performed in theaters all across the country.

Mr. Gleason is a proud member of AEA. For a full list of theatres and roles, visit him online at TimMartinGleason.com.

Trista Moldovan (official website) as Christine Daaé
Trista Moldovan is delighted to join the National tour of The Phantom of the Opera. Trista most recently appeared as Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre. She had the honor of working with Julie Andrews in the John Bucchino musical Simeon's Gift. She played Cosette in the highly successful regional premiere of Les Misérables at the Pioneer Theater Company.

Off-Broadway/NYC: Sally in Me and My Girl (Musicals Tonight), Rachel in Paul Revere (Theatreworks), Seffa in Faces of War (Makor Center) and readings with Stageplays Theater Co.

Favorite regional credits include Gypsy (Louise), Nine (Carla), Born Yesterday (Billie Dawn), Carousel (Julie) and Cabaret (Sally). Television: “The Guiding Light,” “All My Children” and “As the World Turns.” Trista is a proud graduate of the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music.

Many thanks to the Talent Mine and teachers at “Camp Christine.” All the love in the world to Mom, Dad, Josh, Marisa, Steve and Vinnie. www.tristamoldovan.com

Kelly Jeanne Grant (official website) as (Alternate Christine Daaé)
Kelly Jeanne Grant is beyond thrilled to be joining the cast of The Phantom of the Opera. She was seen most recently making her Broadway debut as Kathy in the 2007 Tony Award Winning revival of Company (Revival Cast Recording - Nonesuch Records). She also performed in the cast of the National Tour of Show Boat ? (Magnolia U/S & Performed).

Other National Tours include The Secret Garden and A Grand Night for Singing. In addition to many Off-Broadway bows, some of her regional favorites are: Cabaret (Sally), Jekyll & Hyde (Lucy), Victor/Victoria (Victoria), My Fair Lady (Eliza), Evita (Mistress), and Peter Pan (Pan).

Kelly made her PBS Great Performances debut recently in the National Broadcast recording of Stephen Sondheim's Company. Current Television Commercials: Subway, Food Network, QVC, Strayer University, JCPenney.

Kelly is an avid marathon runner and gives many thanks to her Mom, Dad & Tom for their love and support. Feel free to visit Kelly online at: www.kellygrant.com.

Sean MacLaughlin as Raoul - Vicomte de Chagny
SEAN MacLAUGHLIN is proud to perform the role of Raoul.

Broadway: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Woman in White. Performed the roles of Vikram in Bombay Dreams and Armand in Elton John’s Lestat;

Off-Broadway: The Audience and Requiem for William. Some favorite regional credits include: The Kennedy Center productions of The Sondheim Celebration: Merrily We Roll Along and Ken Ludwig’s re-tooling of Tom Sawyer; Signature Theatre: the workshop of Michael John LaChiusa’s The Highest Yellow, Forum (Hero), Into The Woods (Rapunzel’s Prince), The Rink (Dino), Grand Hotel (Erik); Flat Rock Theatre: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy), The Rainmaker (Starbuck), Children of Eden (Cain /Japheth), I Love You, You’re Perfect…( Man 2); Hangar Theater: My Fair Lady (Freddy).

TV/Film: HBO’s “Something the Lord Made” (Dr Swedlin) and appeared in PBS’ Great Performances “South Pacific : In Concert from Carnegie Hall”. Sean thanks his family for their constant love and support. Member of Actors’ Equity since 1999.

D.C. Anderson (official website) as Monsieur André
An award winning singer/songwriter/concert artist, D.C. has released 10 recordings including 2009's Close Companions, 2008's Our Story, 2006's I am Still and 2004's Ballad. Holiday music enthusiasts will enjoy all is calm, all is bright (2001). All are available at iTunes and LMLMusic.com. D.C. also conceived and produced the benefit CDs Cabaret Noel: A Broadway Cares Christmas (1993) and in my room (2010) to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (visit inmyroomontheweb.com).

Theater work includes: Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera.

National Tour: Martin Guerre, The Phantom of the Opera, Pippin, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

Regional Theatres: Steppenwolf (The Ballad of Little Jo), Northlight (Three Postcards), Rep Theater of St. Louis (The Laramie Project: Epilogue), Great Lakes Shakespeare (As You Like It), Guthrie (Martin Guerre). Also: Frank Strang (Equus), Luther Billis (South Pacific), Buddy (Follies), Voltaire/Pangloss (Candide).

youtube.com/davidcameronanderson and dcanderson.net. Proud member of Actor's Equity since 1982.

Bruce Winant as Monsieur Firmin
Bruce Winant was last seen as Pasquale in NY City Opera’s The Most Happy Fella w/ Paul Sorvino and starred on Broadway as Amos Hart in Chicago. Bruce was also featured in original Broadway casts of Fiddler on the Roof (recent revival w/Alfred Molina and Harvey Fierstein), Ragtime, Miss Saigon and My Favorite Year as well as the original LA & SF casts Les Misérables and starred as Al Jolson in the off-Broadway hit, Jolson and Company.

On film, Bruce has been “heard” as several characters in the animated hits, Robots and Ice Age and seen in Friends and Family, ’til There Was You and Mighty Aphrodite. On TV he co-starred in the TNT mini-series, “Andersonville,” the NBC mini-series, “AD Anno Domini,” was a regular on the short lived NBC series “First Years,” and appeared on “Law and Order,” “The West Wing,” “Crossing Jordan,” “Carnivale,” “thirtysomething,” “My So-Called Life,” “Star Trek: TNG,” “General Hospital” among others.

Love to Kristin, Arden and Jayce!

Kim Stengel as Carlotta Giudicelli
KIM STENGEL is the longest running Carlotta worldwide. With over 5,000 performances she has appeared as Carlotta on Broadway and throughout the U.S., Canada and Asia, including the Toronto Company until its final performance with KISS rocker Paul Stanley as the "Phantom". Ms. Stengel's extensive opera and musical theatre career has taken her around the globe.

London: The Gondoliers (Casilda) and the title role in Princess Ida. New York: Carousel (Carrie), Kismet (Marsinah), The Most Happy Fella (Rosabella) and The New Moon (Marrianne). As a lyric coloratura on the concert and opera stage, she has appeared in The Creation, Mass in C, War Requiem and Carmen.

National credits: The Sound of Music (Maria & Elsa), My Fair Lady (Eliza), Sweeny Todd (Ms. Lovett), Camelot (Guenevere), The Music Man (Marian). Ms. Stengel has also toured the world in her one-woman show and was guest performer at the 1989 Barcelona Summer Olympics.

Non-singing credits include leading roles in Uncle Vanya, Agnes of God, Pygmalion, Death of a Salesman, and the Southwest premier of The Elephant Man. She is currently in post-production for the upcoming motion-capture animated film The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn with director Steven Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson scheduled for release in December, 2011. She will portray the role of Bianca Castafiore opposite Daniel Craig, Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis. Her many entrepreneurial endeavors can be found at www.KimStengel.com.

Nancy Hess as Madame Giry
Nancy Hess was last seen on Broadway in Chicago where she played both Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly. She has also appeared for Chita Rivera in Kiss of the Spider Woman and for Bernadette Peters in The Goodbye Girl opposite Martin Short.

Other Broadway credits include: Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Me and My Girl, Singin' in the Rain, and On Your Toes.

National tours: My Fair Lady, Cats, Bob Fosse's Dancin' and The Boy Friend, directed by Julie Andrews.

Regional credits include: Anything Goes (Reno Sweeney) at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Baby (Arlene) at Pennsylvania Centre Stage, The Smell of the Kill (Nikki) at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, A Chorus Line (Cassie) at The Walnut Street Theatre, and Sunday in the Park with George (Yvonne) at L.A.'s Reprise Series, directed by Jason Alexander.

Television and film credits include Law and Order and Center Stage.

Luke Grooms (official website) as Ubaldo Piangi
Luke Grooms is thrilled to be joining the cast of The Phantom of the Opera! Newport, Tennessee born, Luke has earned a name for himself in the operatic world performing some 30+ opera roles including Rodolfo, Nemorino, and Des Greiux. In 2008 he joined The Metropolitan Opera roster and has sung with prestigious opera companies including New York City Opera, Baltimore Opera, Opera Orchestra of New York at Carnegie Hall, Glimmerglass Opera, Des Moines Metro, Chautauqua Opera, Sarasota Opera, and many more.

Theater credits include: Dwight/God in the New York premiere of Jerry Springer: The Opera, Carnegie Hall and at Speakeasy Stage Company; Going Hollywood, The Old Globe directed by Jerry Mitchell; various cabarets in New York City and Fire Island.

He is featured on the recording, Divas of a Certain Age, on Albany records. For more, go to www.lukegrooms.com. Luke is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association.

Paloma Garcia-Lee (official website) as Meg Giry
Paloma Garcia Lee is thrilled to be joining The Phantom of the Opera national tour.

Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera (Meg u/s, Swing).

Regional: West Side Story (Graziella). Paloma is a recent graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts in both the acting and dance departments. Paloma joined the Broadway company of The Phantom of the Opera at the young age of 17, making her one of the youngest performers ever hired for the production. Paloma has studied with American Ballet Theater, The Princeton Ballet School, Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Spirit in Motion Ballet Theater.

She has performed at the legendary Radio City Music Hall and overseas in Hong Kong, China.

Endless Thanks to God, my incredible parents, family and friends, and NCSA.

Dara Adler as Ballet Chorus (Assistant Dance Captain)
Paul Taylor Dance Company, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Pennsylvania Ballet, Lincoln Center Festival, Juilliard Opera, Carnegie Hall, Katherine Dunham Documentary Project, Library of Congress.

I would like to acknowledge Joe Rubin and Monica Landry for their unyielding support in my professional career and personal evolution.

Emily Adonna as Ballet Chorus
Emily Adonna is thrilled to be returning to the National Tour of The Phantom of the Opera. Previous credits include the Broadway Company of The Phantom of the Opera and the National Tour of Carousel directed by Nicholas Hytner. Emily was also a member of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and participated in the Tokyo International Choreography Competition dancing in classical pieces choreographed by Bill Iha.

Lawrence Asher as Stagehand
Broadway & TV: The Most Happy Fella.

Off-Broadway: The Chosen, The Rise of David Levinsky, The Proposition.

National Tours: My Fair Lady, The Music Man.

Favorite roles: Sweeney Todd, Hajj, Pirate King, Figaro (Mozart).

Love and thanks go to wife, stage manager Jenifer Shenker, his sisters and parents.

Harlan Bengel (official website) as Slavemaster ["Hannibal"], Solo Dancer ["Il Muto"]
Harlan Bengel is thrilled to return to The Phantom of the Opera.

Credits: Broadway company of The Phantom of the Opera, National Tour of My Fair Lady, San Francisco Ballet and Tulsa Ballet. Regional: Carousel, Brigadoon, Miss Saigon, 7 Brides, Music Man, West Side Story.

Thanks to my beautiful wife Jennifer for all her support; I love you.

Erin Brooke Burton as Ballet Chorus
Erin Brooke Burton, a native of Florida, performed with Ballet Theatre of Pennsylvania, Bravo Ballet, and the Eglevsky Ballet. She trained at the Joffrey Ballet School.

After touring with the national company of Phantom, she made her Broadway debut in Phantom.

She thanks her family for their loving support.

Triana Cristobal as Ballet Chorus
Triana Cristobal is a recent graduate of the Kirov Academy of Ballet and is thrilled to be joining The Phantom of the Opera cast.

Prior to joining Phantom, she performed with the Cincinnati Ballet.

She'd like to thank her family, teachers, and friends for all their guidance and support throughout the years.

Joelle Gates as Ballet Chorus (Assistant Dance Captain)
Joelle comes directly from the Broadway Company of The Phantom of the Opera where she played the role of Meg Giry.

Favorite regional credits include: West Side Story, On The Town, Phantom (Belladova), La Cage Aux Folles, Chess and Kiss Me, Kate.

Joelle is a recent graduate of The Juilliard School.

Satomi Hofmann (official website) as Spanish Lady ["Don Juan Triumphant"]
Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera (Madame Giry).

Satomi starred in EFX opposite Phantom originator Michael Crawford and, later, David Cassidy. Credits include: Midsummer... (Titania), Man of La Mancha (Aldonza), Seussical (Mayzie), Joseph... (Narrator). TV: “Earth to America” (TBS), “Family Guy Live.”

Proud member of AEA. Love to my family and my friends, who are my family. www.satomihofmann.com

Annika Johansson as Page ["Don Juan Triumphant"]
Annika Johansson, a Texas native, is honored to join the cast of Phantom.

Recent credits include Cathy in The Last 5 Years (Penfold Theatre Co.); Hope Cladwell in Urinetown; Cinderella in Into The Woods.

Training: Abilene Christian University.

Love and gratitude to God, my family, and Amarillo Little Theatre.

Kfir (official website) as Slavemaster [“Hannibal”], Solo Dancer [“Il Muto”]
KFIR is Israeli born.

He trained with the Royal Academy of Dancing and the American Ballet Theatre, and has performed lead roles in many ballets including Romeo & Juliet, Swan Lake, and Giselle.

He was a principle dancer with the Alabama Ballet and has danced throughout the USA and Japan.

Anna Laghezza (official website) as Ballet Chorus
Anna Laghezza trained at the School of American Ballet and went on to dance professionally with Miami City Ballet, Minnesota Dance Theater, the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, James Sewell Ballet, and BalletNY.

She has performed roles in works by Balanchine, Tudor, Ashton, Lubovitch, Wheeldon, Sewell, Houlton, and Rhoden.

Elaine Matthews as Ballet Chorus
Elaine Matthews danced professionally with Pennsylvania Ballet, where she performed as a soloist in Le Travail, Cinderella and Company B.

Favorite credits: Bloody Lies (Nina) at Midtown International Theater Festival, West Side Story (Anita), Fiddler on the Roof (Chava), Grease (Cha Cha) and Oklahoma! (Gertie/Dream Laurie).

She studies acting with Robert McCaskill and voice with Kimberly

Justin Lee Miller (official website) as Joseph Buquet, Firechief
JUSTIN LEE MILLER created the role of Buquet in the Original Las Vegas cast of The Phantom of the Opera.

Opera Companies: Los Angeles Opera, Lyric Opera Chicago, Opera-Comique, Paris.

U.S. National Tours: Strike Up the Band, Kiss Me Kate, Porgy and Bess.

NYC: Kismet (Encores!).

Regional Theater: Weston Playhouse, North Carolina Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Music Theatre of Wichita, and the Paper Mill Playhouse.

Greg Mills (official website) as Hairdresser ["Il Muto"], Marksman
Greg Mills is thrilled to be joining the cast of The Phantom of the Opera.

Broadway: The Woman in White.

Regional: Evita (Che); JC Superstar (Jesus); Miss Saigon (Chris); Aida (Radames).

Love and thanks to my family and my beautiful wife, Bridget.

Kristi Patricia as Ballet Chorus
Kristi Patricia is a native of Sherrill, NY.

Kristi studied ballet under the Royal Academy of London and earned her BFA in Dance from SUNY Purchase.

Favorite roles: George Balanchine's Tarantella, Serenade, Romeo and Juliet and Beauty and the Beast.

Much love to Mom, Dad, Joseph, Bear and Napoleon.

Lily Rose Peck as Ballet Chorus
Lily Rose Peck, a native of Santa Fe, NM has trained with The Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, DC and The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater School in New York.

Lily has performed with The Santa Fe Opera, The Sean Curran Company and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.

Gregory Emanuel Rahming as Don Attilio [“Il Muto”]
Broadway: On the Town.

Off-Broadway: Tenderloin.

Regional: Show Boat (Joe), My Fair Lady (Alfred Doolittle).

Opera: leading roles for NYCO national tour, Glimmerglass, Florida Grand, Mobile, Memphis, Indianapolis Opera.

Roles: Figaro, Papageno, Escamillo, Marcello, Sharpless and Porgy.

A recitalist worldwide, he has won numerous awards, including the Luciano Pavarotti Competition.

Thomas Schumacher as Monsieur Reyer, Jeweler [“Il Muto”]
THOMAS SCHUMACHER has, for over twenty years, called Minneapolis home and has played leading roles in many productions for Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. Favorites include: Les Miz, Beauty and the Beast, Phantom and Anything Goes.

Credits at the Ordway in ST. Paul include: A Grand Night for Singing and I Love a Piano as well as numerous productions for Minnesota Opera. Career highlights are dancing at Radio City Music Hall and touring nationally with Carol Channing in Hello Dolly!

He holds a B.A. from Yale and has been a member of Actor’s Equity since 1978.

Pamela Shandrow as Wardrobe Mistress, Confidante [“Il Muto”]
Pamela Shandrow is excited to be joining her first touring company, and is proud that it will be with Phantom.

Chicago credits: The Music Man, Drury Lane Oakbrook (Ethel Toffelmeier); Mikado, Pheasant Run (Peep Bo).

Regional: Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre.

Love and thanks to all my family! XOXO

Sally Anne Swarm as Innkeeper's Wife ["Don Juan Triumphant"]
Sally Anne Swarm, direct from Tommy Tune's Dr. Dolittle, performed Tintypes (Anna Held) for Lincoln Center's Archives.

Broadway/Tour: Cats (Jennyanydots, Jellylorum, Grizabella), Donald O'Connor's Show Boat, Leslie Caron's Can-Can, Richard Burton and Richard Harris' Camelot including HBO Assistant Choreographer.

Opera/Oratorio: Hansel and Gretel (Gretel), Fauré Requiem.

Thanks to MANY ...

Andrew Varela (official website) as Auctioneer, Monsieur Lefevre
Broadway: Roundabout's 2008 Tony-nominated Sunday in the Park with George (Jules), Les Misérables (Jean Valjean), Little Women (Professor Bhaer), King David.

National Tours: Little Women (Prof. Bhaer), Les Misérables (Jean Valjean), Evita, Cats.

AEA member since '91.

For Susan and Oscar. I love YOU! AndrewVarela.com

Kirk Vaughn-Robinson (official website) as Fireman, Monk ["Don Juan Triumphant"]
Opera: The Magic Flute (Papageno), Sorg/Whitewater Opera; Andrea Chenier (Mathieu), Cincinnati Opera; Romeo et Juliette (Gregorio) and Il Barbiere de Siviglia (Fiorello), Dayton Opera.

Musical Theatre: The Fantasticks (El Gallo); Man of La Mancha (Don Quixote); My Fair Lady (Freddy Eynsford-Hill). Cincinnati Pops (guest soloist), Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Artist.

Kirk is also an accomplished sculptor. www.kirkvaughn.com

Carrington Vilmont (official website) as Passarino ["Don Juan Triumphant"]
Broadway: Phantom. Off-Broadway: The Second Tosca. Regional: Half A Sixpence (Goodspeed), Cabaret (Pittsburgh Public), The Telephone and The Medium (Hawaii Opera Theatre).

Film/TV: Death In Love (2008 Sundance); The Tell-Tale Heart, Romance Languages, Flight of the Conchords.

Graduate of Northwestern University.

Elizabeth Welch (official website) as Princess
Elizabeth Welch, Colorado native, is thrilled to join Phantom and her first National tour.

Regional: Les Misérables (Cosette), The Taffetas (Peggy), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), West Side Story (Maria).

Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro (Susanna), Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Olympia), L'Elisir d'Amore (Adina).

Love and thanks to everyone…

Kyle Barisich as (Vacation Cover)
Kyle Barisch recently played Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera.

Regional: Titanic, South Pacific at Hollywood Bowl.

Co-creator: A Touch of Vegas. Performs audience warm-up for "Regis & Kelly" Studied at USC & Manhattan School of Music. Also a published food writer.

Thanks to his parents and AJB.

William Patrick Dunne as (Swing)
AEA Member since 1973, William began as a child actor on television and commercial work, continuing to a twenty-year international ballet career.

He has performed in over 25 musicals and plays nationally and on Broadway.

Inspirational people…Patsy Ruth, Jack Copeland, Peggy Chambers and my Buddha Carl Ferguson.

Michael Scott Harris as (Swing)
Regional: Pirates! (Paper Mill, Goodspeed), The Full Monty (North Shore), A Little Night Music, Jekyll & Hyde, Beauty and the Beast, Scarlet Pimpernel (Music Circus). M.M. in voice from U. of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Regional finalist: Metropolitan Opera Competition.

Rob Lorey as (Vacation Cover)
Disney's Beauty and the Beast (B'way/ national tour), Aspects of Love (B'way/Toronto), the American in Chess (Toronto), Show Boat (national tour/London).

Regional work includes: Cabaret, The Fantastics, La Cage aux Folles. Soloist for West Side Story Suite (NYC Ballet) and South Pacific at Carnegie Hall.

Rob can be heard on several Disney soundtracks, and he has a masters in Social Welfare from Hunter College.

Laureen Vigil as (Swing)
Virginia Opera; Die Fledermaus (Adele), West Side Story (Maria), Metropolitan Opera Guild; Il Barbiere de Siviglia, Anchorage Opera; Hansel & Gretel (Gretel), Ash Lawn; Don Pasquale (Norina), Don Giovanni (Zerlina), Carousel (Carrie), Connecticut Opera; La Cenerentola (Clorinda), Virginia Symphony (guest soloist).

BME Univeristy of New Mexico, MM Arizona State.

Scott Watanabe (official website) as Passarino, Policeman
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