Illusions of Grandeur

PARIS 2016

First up is something rare and unusual--clips from the sitzprobe for the never realized Paris production. The following summary of the history of the Paris production--as well as the clips themselves--are provided by @glassprism:

The Paris production was set to open in October 2016 at the Mogador Theatre and to play until sometime in 2017, coinciding with Phantom's 30th anniversary,  Unfortunately a fire broke out about a week before the production was going to open and burned away the floor and some of the sets and equipment. Rebuilding everything would have pushed Phantom's opening into the next year, and as the theater already had a number of shows lined up already, it was decided to cancel Phantom rather than move all the other productions back.

Our Paris cast is Garðar Thór Cortes as the Phantom, Sierra Boggess as Christine and Bastien Jacquemart as Raoul. The production libretto is in French--so a first chance to hear a stage Phantom sing and speak in his native language!

The sitzprobe footage we will see is predominantly composed of the cast standing in front of microphones and performing in street clothes (sadly no costumes…)

The picture below is from Sierra Boggess' Instagram circa 2016, and shows a dress rehearsal of the Paris production, taken the day before the fire.

WORLD TOUR 2025/2026

The second act of the stream will be Hi-Def Harry Mills clips from the current World Tour. The clips are from three different shows, and feature three different Christines.

The first clip is MOTN from 2025, with Grace Roberts as Christine.

The second clip is Final Lair from 2025, with Caitlin Finnie as Christine and Rory McCollum as Raoul.

The third clip is Final Lair from 2025, with Grace Roberts as Christine and Rory McCollum as Raoul.

The fourth and final clip is a complete Act Two from 2026, with Kayleigh Marven as Christine and Rory McCollum as Raoul.

So a bountiful beneath a moonless sky amount of Final Lairs (again and then again...) featuring fan favorite Harry Mills as the Phantom and three lovely Christines! 

The clips vary in quality; some close-ups get a bit blurry and some clips feature static or moving watermarks.

Thank you so much to Celina/GlassPrism for sourcing these clips which make their premiere on Saturday Streams, and for the screencaps below.

As always, the stream will be on cy.tube and shy anons are welcome!

⭐Link and password will be posted here at 8:45 the day of the stream.

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⭐ Screencaps by @glassprism

2025 MOTN--Mills/Roberts

2025 Final Lair--Mills/Finnie

2026 PONR--Mills/Marven