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Hugh Panaro currently stars in the title role of The Phantom of The Opera on Broadway. This marks his third time playing the iconic masked role, as well as having previously played Raoul.
The Phantom of The Opera - official site "Hughie redefines the role. He brings this sexy creature to the front, but he also has this childlike persona that could break down like a five-year-old at any moment. He’s breathtaking." - Stephen Buntrock Celebrating Phantom's 23rd Birthday On Broadway with Hal Prince I think it's such a classic piece with classic themes...the love triangle... basically between two men who could have been the same person except one was born with a deformity and had the same capacity to love as the rich, wealthy, good-looking one, but because of his affliction, people don't see beyond that. And I think that's such a powerful theme. I think that's why the show attracts so many people. Because we all have our wound, whether it's some we wear on our face or, you know, a childhood trauma or whatever, I think everyone identifies with the Phantom in some way because of that sense of pain. - Hugh Panaro The Phantom (Broadway) 1999 and 2003-2005 As Raoul, Vicomte de Changy (Broadway 1990 - 1992) With Raoul, the best thing was crawling out of the "lake" all wet with your shirt ripped up -- you get a lot of fan mail. With the Phantom, the worst thing is never really getting all the prosthetic glue off my face; sometimes I answer the phone the next morning and my ear sticks to the receiver. But the best thing is the emotional extremes I get to play. It's free therapy. Oh yeah, and I get the last curtain call....I sing everyone's part backstage, so I guess I could do any of them. But they still won't let me play Christine! (from InTheater, April 1999) The Phantom of the Opera | Schedule | Bio | Concerts | Resume | Recordings | Video Interviews & Press | Gallery | Fans | Links | FAQ/Site Staff | Contact | HOME This web site is maintained for Hugh Panaro by Paula Lemire Launched on August 12, 2005 - Last updated on September 8, 2010 There have been 783,008 visits as of September 8, 2010 |
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