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Baldwin-Wallace Selected as One of Six Pre-Release Pilot Productions of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Legendary Musical
The Baldwin-Wallace College production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is currently playing to sold out audiences.  More than 6,000 patrons will see the musical during its 12-performance run (November 6-18). The lavish show utilizes a cast of more than 50, a 35-piece orchestra and a production staff of nearly 100 students, all of whom have been working long hours to make the production a success.

R&H Theatricals, a division of  The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization, selected Baldwin-Wallace as one of six pilot productions of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA in anticipation of its eventual release into the community, regional and school theatrical market.

“While there are no plans at this time to release PHANTOM to the stock and amateur market,” said Charlie Scatamacchia, vice president for R&H Theatricals, “we want to be fully prepared for when that great day arrives. What we learn from the production at Baldwin-Wallace College and five other sites we’ve chosen will help us with the process of bringing the longest running musical in Broadway history to theaters across the country.”

Working from the very same script and score that is being enacted every night on Broadway, in London’s West End and on US national tour, the production here at Baldwin-Wallace College, along with the five other pilot productions, will provide R&H Theatricals with the roadmap for future local stagings of PHANTOM across  America.

Victoria Bussert, who heads the Baldwin-Wallace music theatre program, directs the B-W production with musical direction by Stuart Raleigh, choreography by Janiece Kelley-Kiteley, sets by Jeff Herrmann and costumes by Charlotte Yetman.

THREE CHRISTINES!  Pictured below left are Emily Leonard (left) and Libby Servais (right) who share the role of Christine Daaé in the B-W production of  PHANTOM.  Rebecca Pitcher '94 (center), played Christine on Broadway and on tour for eight years. BREAk A LEG! Below right: Emily Leonard as Christine, Phil Carroll as the Phantom and David Gregory as Raoul, one of two casts who alternate performances. The other cast includes, Libby Servais as Christine, Javar Parker as the Phantom and Paul Rawlings as Raoul.