Phantom of the Opera West End 01.07.2026 Matinée; Anna Zavelson, James Gant, Ashley Gilmour

Genuinely I think they ran the show faster so that they could catch the start of the England game

Anna’s voice is stunning!!!!

First time seeing Hywel Dowsell as Piangi and Len Cook as Firmin, they were both pretty good; also Will’s Auctioneer was good

Anna follows along when Carlotta is singing Think of Me, mouthing the words and sort of echoing the hand movements

She kept her arm around Raoul for a long time at the start of Little Lotte

She looks excited during Angel of Music reprise and then at the line “Look at your face in the mirror” she looks confused, which tbqh makes sense

Gant really put his face in her hair for MOTN pose and also really went for the touching, all the way up the front of her thigh

When they’re by the mirror in STYDI Anna is properly cowering and covering her head

When the Countess and Don Attilio are air-kissing Anna pulls a disgusted face

There was a lot of kissing after AIAOY

Gant growled on “the day you did *not* do”

In second Notes Carlotta fully shoved André back at one point

Len Cook forgot to say “It’s your decision” oops

Anna was really clutching the scarf and crying at the beginning of Wishing

In PONR when Anna got up from the bench to start her verse Gant checked his mask was still in place

After PONR when the guy tried to shoot the Phantom Ashley shoved his arm to protect Christine

Ashley did not jump :(

Anna threw the bouquet hard enough that it hit the organ/desk and bounced back

She’s scared but very angry

Ashley is still inert

EXCEPT that at the end when the Phantom is telling them to leave and Christine keeps turning back, on the last time when the Phantom sobbed Ashley ALSO turned back

I don’t actually gaf about doctor who or grey’s but I was completely obsessed with those characters …