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Sarah Brightman

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Actor b. 1960 On stage 19881990

Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) is an English classical crossover soprano singer and actress. Brightman began her career as a member of the dance troupe Hot Gossip and released several disco singles as a solo performer. In 1981, she made her West End musical theatre debut in Cats and met composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, whom she later married. She went on to star in several West End and Broadway musicals, including The Phantom of the Opera, where she originated the role of Christine Daaé. Her original London cast album of Phantom was released in CD format in 1987 and sold 40 million copies worldwide, making it the biggest-selling cast album ever. After retiring from stage acting and divor…

On stage 2 productions, 2 years

1988 The Phantom of the Opera Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Prince 13,981 perf.
1990 Aspects of Love Broadhurst Theatre · Original · directed by Trevor Nunn 377 perf.

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Worked with more than once3 names

Wysandria Woolsey 2 productions
Marcus Lovett 2 productions
Lisa Vroman 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • Studio cast (1988) : Barbara Cook, Samuel Ramey, Sarah Brightman, David Rendall, Maureen Forrester, and Paul Gemignani (conductor). MCA Classics MCAD 6209.ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • Original London cast (1986) : Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Steven Barton, Michael Reed (conductor). Polydor 831 273–2 Y-2.ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • 188 Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the role of Christine in The Phantom of the Opera for his wife, Sarah Brightman. After singing the role successfully for a year and a half in London, the New York production was announced with Ms Brightman. But American Actors’ Equity declared only Michael Crawford in the Phantom’s role was indispensable and…ebooks/Citron, Stephen/Musical From the Inside Out, The - Stephen Citron.txt
  • Cast: Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Steve Barton, Judy Kaye, Cris Groenendaal, Nicholas Wyman, Leila Martin, David Romano, Elisa Heinsohn, George Lee Andrewsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Lloyd Webber had seen the 1984 East London musical version of Phantom. The producers of this show had asked Sarah Brightman to play Christine, the object of the Phantom's affections, but she had been unavailable at the time. She would later get together with the Phantom, however, when her husband, Andrew Lloyd Webber, tailored the role to…ebooks/Ilson, Carol/Harold Prince_ A Director's Journey - Carol Ilson.txt
  • In June of 1985 Lloyd Webber and his wife, Sarah Brightman, and Prince had dinner in London. Grind had closed and Prince was in the middle of what he calls "a famously over-publicized year off to nurse my wounds."2 Lloyd Webber told Prince that he was beginning to work on Phantom and asked whether he would be interested. Prince had been t…ebooks/Ilson, Carol/Harold Prince_ A Director's Journey - Carol Ilson.txt

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