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Interviews in my Phantom Interview Series so far

Nadim Naaman

Eve Shaun-Wilson

Raphael Wong

Scott Davies

David Christopher-Brown

Antonio Orler

Adam Robert Lewis

Margherita Toso

Aaron Pryce-Lewis

Lauren Molina

Greer Rivers

Drafted for the end of this month is a cast member who was with the show for ten years across five different productions👀

⚠️*TRIGGER WARNING* - Violent threats⚠️

If this individual appears in your comments or DMs, I strongly recommend you block immediately and do not engage. The screenshots and his AI generated letters should explain why. He has harassed several other Phans, and it escalated with me to actual threats of violence.

"Dean Rochford" on Facebook and his various accounts on YouTube have been blocked/hidden for online harassment and death threats he sent to me between 19-20 April 2026. This individual and his threats have been reported to multiple police agencies because it turns out...threatening to harm or kill someone online is still a crime.

This was about me not responding quickly enough or sincerely enough to his 48 messages in 4 days, and politely/professionally asking he refrain from dark or threatening attempts at humor. See below.

Additional threats/harassment to other Phans:

Please DO NOT contact this individual or dogpile. Let the authorities handle it. This information is being shared to alert others. If you have been harassed and/or threatened by this person, I encourage you to report it to your local law enforcement office. Most have online reporting tools for this type of abuse. If you are located in the US, I also recommend you report via the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at www.ic3.gov.

Based on statements in their messages and their YouTube videos, this individual appears to be in or from the UK. If you are also in the UK and have been harassed or threatened, please report it to the Met Police via their Internet Crime reporting tool at met.police.uk.

This individual might be a minor and might have developmental disabilities or be neurodivergent. They do not appear to distinguish between reality and fantasy. However, none of that excuses the behavior, and it absolutely does not allow said individual to harass and threaten others.

This serves as an overdue reminder that the Phantom of the Opera is NOT REAL. It is a story. A story that has taken many forms and has many passionate fans. Acting like this is not only wholly inappropriate, it has consequences…Serious ones.

At this point, most of us in the POTO corner of Tumblr have dealt with @/ouat90, a rando who posts mostly AI slop of women being bridal carried by men, targeted harrassment of a community theatre in Brooklyn, NY and his own former high school in the Midwest, and complaining about how he thinks Black women can't play Christine Daaè in Phantom of the Opera (despite the fact that at this point at least six of them have professionally, to say nothing of how they always could and just weren't given the opportunity for way too long).

I've learned, almost by accident, over the last few days that this guy isn't some new rando out of nowhere when it comes to pulling this stuff. He's been a malignant presence in various theatre fan communities for over a decade, pulling mostly the same stuff. This post, and the identifying information therein, contains nothing this guy hasn't put out there himself. My point in sharing this isn't to start a counter-harassment campaign. It's that this guy will not go away but is very easily identifiable when you know what to look for, and I feel that people in the spaces he digs into should be prepared so he can be blocked/kicked out as necessary.

Look how terrible this is.

She's not even trying to escape. And if she is, she's doing a terrible Job.

You want to talk facts?

Phantom doesn’t take place in America or during the Great Depression. The musical is sometimes vague but usually settles on 1881.

FDR wasn’t the president when phantom takes place.

But in 1878, Marie Selika Williams, an opera singer, was the first black artist to perform in the White House.

Am I seeing this discourse on my dash in the year of our lord Andrew 2026

Christine Daae is a fictional character

I’ll say it again but fancier

Christine Daae is a fictional character

Anyone can play Christine. And they have, and they’ve been amazing

The requirements are:

Know how to act, sing, and dance

That’s it, that’s literally it

Don’t come to our house and start saying that a person of any race, gender, religion, sexual preference, etc etc etc cannot play a character in Poto because of historical accuracy.

No idea who this person is, they’re either a bot or a 13 year old, there have been some notorious racists and bigots in this community that are more well known but this rando decided they wanted to get added to the mix! They seem to be making racist and fatphobic comments and insulting community and high school theatres. They’re also trying to say they’re important in the theatre community (if that’s true then I’m playing Eurydice in the west end next month since we seem to be playing make believe) and it’s just very strange, but I suppose if you don’t know how to make content then rage baiting is probably your only option.

It’s just giving jealousy, like they didn’t get the role they wanted so they’re lashing out on tumblr?? For some reason

“It’s unrealistic” yeah because a phantom hiding in an opera house and training a young woman from behind a mirror then dropping a chandelier on the audience is sooo realistic. (Props to @brendadaaedestler )

Again, no idea who this is but I feel like people should be careful with them, they’re definitely not actually going to blacklist you or whatever but I’d be worried about them harassing others who don’t share their opinions or fight back against them. While it’s fun to argue and see their ridiculous responses, it’s best to block and not engage or keep your engagements limited (I say as I already commented on their stuff but I’m a hypocrite)

The best thing to do is ensure they do not become a part of this community, there is NO place for bigots here and if you share these beliefs then you can fuck right off

They have blocked me (yippee saves me the trouble) but please let me know if they say any more random shit because I’d love to see it and make sure everyone is aware.

Genuinely what does this even mean

Look how terrible this is.

She's not even trying to escape. And if she is, she's doing a terrible Job.

You want to talk facts?

Phantom doesn’t take place in America or during the Great Depression. The musical is sometimes vague but usually settles on 1881.

FDR wasn’t the president when phantom takes place.

But in 1878, Marie Selika Williams, an opera singer, was the first black artist to perform in the White House.

Look how terrible this is.

She's not even trying to escape. And if she is, she's doing a terrible Job.

My top 8 favourite Jonathan Roxmouth moments

1. The organ playing when they arrive at the lair - Roxmouth is a talented pianist and it feels like he actually knows what he’s doing at the organ, instead of just banging on it like some phantoms

2. “Listen” - He puts an emphasis on the word and gestures to his ear and it’s adorable

3. Gate sprawl - ‘nuff said

4. The reach - A visible “oh shit she’s falling moment”

5. “Is this what you wanted to see?” - It’s so sassy that you can see the sass without hearing a word

6. The cape cover - It’s just adorable don’t @ me

7. The stomp - I love the emphasis and the childish stomp of the foot.