#passarino

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The Carlotta and Passarino content that nobody asked for but everyone needs.

Kelly Glyptis (Carlotta) & Simon Whitaker (Passarino) in Phantom of the Opera, West End, 2024.

From @or-what-you-will and @hyperfixatra's latest. Stay tuned for a release (very, very soon!)

[wheel-of-fish]

LOOK AT HIM THOUGH

me: this is a pretty big work deadline we have also me: but what if we made reaction gifs of greg mills' face

[devil-takethe-hindmost]

hi hello just crawling back in here to say that soulmates are real and the only proof i have is the way jeremy stolle and elizabeth welch look at one another

for someone who hates raoul so much he really embodies the “i love my gf” and 100% himbo golden retriever aspect of him

[opera-ghost]

Do you have opinions on Ted Keegan Piangi?? I love it so much because I think he plays Piangi a bit goofier and more ridiculous than is standard and I really like that interpretation.

yes my opinion is that i love him

[finalthreshold]

carrington vilmont was on for passarino on 1/23 and mixed up the lyrics in don juan triumphant. they handled it super smoothly though!

[jennyfair7]

✨MAGIC✨

Don Juan in Italy

[ballerinadellamusica]

2024-2025 cast list (with understudies):

Phantom - Dean Chisnall

- 1st cover - James Gant (auctioneer)

- 2nd cover - Michael Colbourne (hairdresser)

- 3rd cover - Connor Ewing (swing)

Christine - Lily Kerhoas

- Alternate - Eve Shanu-Wilson

- 1st cover - Colleen Curran (page)

- 2nd cover - Jess Michelmore (princess)

Raoul - Joe Griffiths-Brown

- 1st cover - Michael Colbourne (hairdresser)

- 2nd cover - Fergus Dale (marksman)

Carlotta - Joanna Ampil

- 1st cover - Zoë Soleil Vallée (confidante)

- 2nd cover - Lily Allen-Dodd (wildwoman)

Firmin - Martin Ball

- 1st cover - Tim Morgan (lefevre)

- 2nd cover - Leonard Cook (buquet)

- 3rd cover - Hywel Dowsell (don attilio)

Andre - Adam Linstead

- 1st cover - Samuel Haughton (reyer)

- 2nd cover - Will Hawksworth (swing)

- 3rd cover - Hywel Dowsell (don attilio)

Madame Giry - Helen Hobson

- 1st cover - Victoria Ward (madame firmin)

- 2nd cover - Melanie Gowie/Janet Mooney (wardrobe mistress)

Piangi - David Kristopher-Brown

- 1st cover - Hywel Dowsell (don atillio)

- 2nd cover - David Burilin (passarino)

Meg - Millie Lyon

- 1st cover - Serina Faull (strawberry)

- 2nd cover - Jasmine Wallis (trident)

Ballet Chorus: (I will update with other ballet girl costumes when I can confirm who was who)

Johnny Randall (Hannibal dancer/shepherd/gala dancer)

Nicholas Hepher (Hannibal dancer/shepherd/gala dancer)

Anya Alindada (principal dancer il muto/gypsy)

Florence Fowler

Molly Hall

Mandy Kwan

Swings:

Eilish Harmon-Beglan (ballet)

George Arvidson

Embla Bishop

Emily George

[phantoonsoftheopera]

“Understudy Love: Elizabeth and Jeremy”

Elizabeth Welch (Princess, Christine u/s) and Jeremy Stolle (Passarino, Phantom u/s) are two of the Broadway ensemble members that have been such a joy to follow on social media. With the show closing, I felt compelled to create a piece for them as thanks - incorporating bits of their real lives to personalize it (in this case, Jeremy playing his ukulele as he did in many backstage videos, and several Prince references in Elizabeth’s costume since we are both huge fans of his)

[the-cat-at-the-theatre-door]

I know that at least two Jellylorums were also Christines in "Phantom" (Marni Raab and Sara Jean Ford)--would you happen to know who some of the others were?

Are you looking specifically for Jellylorums that were previously Christines, or more like the general Phantom - CATS or CATS - Phantom pipeline? I can give you a decent list of both, since we'd be atom smashing two hyperfixations together.

Format: NAME OF PERFORMER - Role in Phantom (Role in Cats)

Sorted by part played in PotO - I won't be naming all locations of productions these individuals were in for the sake of some kind of brevity. Since you asked mainly for Jellylorums who have been Christine, I have taken the liberty to BOLD them for easy reference.

(Note that this is not an extensive list - just a bulky one - I was already getting too long in the tooth haha)

MAIN TRIO

Sarah Brightman - Christine Daaé (Jemima - OLC)

Nikki Ankara - Christine Daaé (UK 1st Tour) (Jellylorum - London)

Celia Graham - Christine Daaé (Jellylorum - RCCL, Palladium, UK Tour 2016 etc)

Theresa Borg - Christine Daaé (Jellylorum - Circus Tour 1999)

Maree Johnson - Christine Daaé (Guest Grizabella - Circus Tour 2000)

Myrra Malmberg - Christine Daaé (Young Grizabella - Gothenburg 1989 non-replica)

Katie Knight-Adams - Christine Daaé (Swing - UK Tour 1993, Jemima - London)

Mia van den Eykel - Christine Daaé (Jellylorum - Aus/Asia Tour 1995)

Iren Bartok - Christine Daaé (Jellylorum - London)

Zoe Curlett - Christine Daaé (Jellylorum - UK Tour 2003 - 2009)

Debra Stables - Christine Daaé (Jellylorum - London)

Josie Walker - Christine Daaé (Grizabella - London and UK Tour 1993)

Renée Knapp - Christine Daaé (Jennyanydots/Griddlebone - Amsterdam)

Lydia Gerrard - Cover Christine (Cover Jellylorum and Grizabella - Asia Tour 2022)

Marti Webb - Christine Daaé (Grizabella - London)

Colleen Besett - Christine Daaé (Jennyanydots - Berlin and Dusseldorf)

Els Bongers - Christine Daaé (Booth Singer - Amsterdam)

Teresa de Zarn - Christine Daaé (Sillabub - Broadway)

Diane Fratantoni - Christine Daaé (Swing - Broadway, cover Cassandra, Etcetera, Grizabella, Jellylorum / Griddlebone, Rumpleteazer, Sillabub)

Marina Prior - Christine Daaé (Jellylorum - Sydney 1985)

Steve Barton - Raoul/The Phantom - (Munkustrap Original Vienna)

Richard Todd Adams - Raoul/The Phantom (Cats Chorus)

Jeremy Hays - Raoul (The Rum Tum Tugger)

Bronson Norris Murphy - Raoul/Others - (Asparagus/Gus/Bustopher)

Brad Little - The Phantom (Old Deuteronomy)

Mark McKerracher - The Phantom (Old Deuteronomy)

Pierre-Yves Duchesne - The Phantom (Old Deuteronomy)

Ian Jon Bourg - The Phantom (Asparagus/Gus/Bustopher)

Ethan Freeman - The Phantom (Asparagus/Gus/Bustopher)

Peter Polycarpou - The Phantom (Asparagus/Gus/Bustopher)

Scott Davies - The Phantom (Asparagus/Gus/Bustopher)

Phyllida Crowley Smith - Meg Giry (Victoria)

Emma Harris - Meg Giry (Victoria)

Emmanuelle Guélin - Meg Giry (Victoria)

 Karin Seyfried - Meg Giry (Jennyanydots)

Julie Carlton - Meg Giry (Electra)

Sharyn Winney - Meg Giry Understudy/Ballet Corps (Tantomile, Sillabub, Swing)

Kathleen Mullin - Meg Giry (Rumpleteazer, Swing)

Kimberley Partridge - Meg Giry (Jemima)

Jeehyun Noh - Meg Giry (Jemima)

Claire Lander - Meg Giry (Jemima)

OTHER PARTS

Peter Kevoian - Monsieur Reyer (Asparagus/Gus/Bustopher)

Greg Castiglioni - Ubaldo Piangi (Asparagus/Gus/Bustopher)

Tony McGill - Assistant Conductor (Asparagus/Gus/Bustopher)

Andrew Keelan - Passarino (Walking Cover/Asparagus/Gus/Bustopher)

Wim Van Den Driessche - Monsieur Firmin (Asparagus/Gus/Bustopher)

Gareth Snook - Monsieur Andre (Asparagus/Gus/Bustopher)

John Dewar - Swing (Asparagus/Gus/Growltiger)

John Ellis - Ubaldo Piangi (Old Deuteronomy)

Nathan Patrick Morgan - Jeweler/Ubaldo Piangi Cover (Swing, Chorus, Asparagus/Gus/Bustopher, Old Deuteronomy, etc)

Saverio Pescucci - Dancer/Ensemble (Alonzo)

Sharon Wheatley - Replacement Page/Swing (Jennyanydots)

Katharine Heaton - Swing and Understudy (Swing/Jellylorum)

Karl Morgan - Dancer in the 2004 Film (Pouncival 1998)

Chrissy Brooke - Ballet Girl (Chorus Cat in 2019 Film)

Marisa Paull Gorst - Dancer/Ballet Girl (Swing)

Marise Dusheiko - Ballet Girl (Victoria)

Harriet Ho Yin Chung - Ballet Girl (Swing)

Myrthes Monteiro - Ensemble (Jemima)

Lucius Wolter - Ensemble (Walking Cover)

Matt McFarlane - Understudy Phantom/Raoul in Love Never Dies (Munkustrap)

Bradley Delarosbel - Unknown (Likely Ensemble) (Admetus/Macavity)

Stephen Morgante - Unknown - likely ensemble (Skimbleshanks/Swing)

Anton Luitingh - Resident Director/Possibly Played Raoul (Munkustrap)

And technically, Jack Rebaldi was supposed to play Monsieur André in the Theatre Mogador production of PotO, but that was tragically cut short and never came to fruition (justice for that cast).

[glassprism]

Could you plz explain the origin of the names Elissa, Star Princess, and Aminta? TY!

If you want to go solely by the musical, the names "Elissa" and "Aminta" come from the libretto:

We have reached the great choral scene in which Hannibal and his army return to save Carthage from the Roman invasion under Scipio. HANNIBAL is UBALDO PIANGI; ELISSA, Queen of Carthage (his mistress) is CARLOTTA GUIDICELLI. Laughing, DON JUAN puts on PASSARINO's clothes and goes into the curtained alcove where the bed awaits. Although we do not know it yet, the Punjab Lasso has done it's work and SIGNOR PIANGI is no more. When next we see DON JUAN, it will be the PHANTOM. Meanwhile we hear AMINTA (CHRISTINE) singing happily from the distance.

There are also historical reasons for the names; ALW and co. did not just pull those names out of a hat. Elissa is one of the names of Dido, the founder of Carthage, well known if you're into Roman mythology and the works of Virgil. It does make the premise of Phantom's Hannibal rather inaccurate, as Hannibal (also a historical figure) was not around when Elissa/Dido was, but you know, it's opera.

Aminta, meanwhile, is derived from one of the many adaptations based around the figure known as Don Giovanni or Don Juan. ALW's Don Juan Triumphant seems to take it's plot inspiration from Mozart's Don Giovanni, but the name Aminta comes from an earlier adaptation, The Trickster of Seville, where Aminta is one of several of Don Juan's conquests.

The "Star Princess" is a different matter, since it's name does not appear in the libretto or in Maria Bjornson's original design, and in Leroux's novel Christine wears something totally different. (There are very likely people who wore something like Christine did in historical costume balls but I'm not looking up the names of those.) It seems that the name is a backstage one that made it's way into the fandom, and there are likely other names for the dress too that just aren't as popular ("the Masquerade dress", "the sunset dress", etc.).

[passarinhodigital]

Tumblr to me has kept the pure internet essence, I feel like it's not intoxicated by the modern and nonsense social media.

The internet in the actuallity it's not horrible, I have an instagram, tiktok and twitter account. But the thing here is that not everybody know how to use their phones or social media conciously, it is made that way so your brain can't focus because of all the empty stimulation that it receives.

So now I decided that I'm going to switch to a flip phone. I may be cheating a little bit, because it has internet, whatsapp and a android operative system, but the flip phone is designed on a way that you only use it for the essential.

And I also decided to create a new tumblr blog, so I can stimulate my creativity by writing here, sharing my personal experiencies.

Probably this won't get too far, but I like the experience of using the internet in a more personal way, I feel that you can enjoy more details.

Kisses, Passarino.

[simp-is-here]

The Point of No Return: Barbatos x Fem reader

Summary: Diavolo decided that before your departure from Devildom he would get everyone together for a production of a human world musical. When the main cast member becomes sick you suddenly find yourself singing with your hidden lover

Warning: Suggestive actions/ lyrics, probably ooc Barbatos, use of the name Christine in certain parts cause that’s the character you play, fake violence towards you (he’s playing the Phantom who is pretty insane)

(A/N: OKAY PLEASE LISTEN!! I know this whole thing would fit more with Lucifer or basically anyone else. But Barbatos was who was in my mind when the idea happened so I’m sticking with it, he’s probably gonna be pretty ooc but I enjoy the idea of him letting out stuff he’s kept away in a way that makes people think it’s part of the show. So please don’t judge this too heavily, Also I took inspiration from watching different productions of this song. And I’m going by the lyrics I find they may not be what’s in certain productions but they should be I think. I hope you like it)

This was different, far more different than rehearsals, when you did this scene with Lucifer you’re nerves weren’t jumping like they were right now. Sitting atop a chair you waiting for his entrance.

“Passarino- Go away for the trap please set and wait for it’s prey.” Barbatos’ voice filled the silence of the stage, and filled your head

You turn your head away from the audience and watch as he walks in with his black robes covering his whole body.

“You have come here. In pursuit of your deepest urge, in pursuit of that wish which till now has been silent.” He took a step closer as you stood up from the chair, watching his every movement

“Silent.” His voice hushed more

“I have brought you. That our passions may fuse and merge.”

He opened his arms wide and gestured to the surroundings, you stood your guard as rehearsed many times before.

“In your mind you’ve already succumbed to me, dropped all defences”

“Completely succumbed to me.”

He came up behind you and made the two of you face the audience, trailing his hands from your head down to your shoulders but keeping them just far enough away that he’s not touching your body directly.

“Now you are here with me. No second thoughts, you’ve decided.”

He leaned more towards you now, circling his arms around your waist and holding on tightly.

“Decided.”

He let go and began to walk a couple of circles around you, making you spin aswell as you followed his movements exactly.

“Past the point of no return, no backward glances. Our games of make believe are at an end.”

He drifted over to the opposite end of the table, beckoning you to follow him. Even if it wasn’t scripted you still would have followed him, yearning for his touch.

“Past all thoughts of “if” or “when”. No use resisting.” Barbatos sat on the wooden chair, opening his arms for you to sit atop his lap

“Abandon thought and let the dream descend.”

When you sat on his lap you faced the audience, remembering that you’re not alone and you’re supposed to be playing a character you stroked his covered cheek from behind you. He grasped your wrist and positioned you to look at the audience with a hand grasped around your throat.

“What raging FIRE shall flood the soul? What rich desire unlocks it’s door?”

He trails the hand on your throat higher to grasp your chin, forcing you to look at him.

“What sweet seduction lies before us?”

You can feel his gaze on you. Your other hand goes toward the one on your chin, holding it as lightly as possible.

“Past the point of no return. The final threshold. What warm unspoken secrets will we learn?” He turns you back to face the audience again, his voice sending chills down your spine

“Beyond the point of no return?” With that line you shot out of your spot on his lap, to the opposite end of the table like you’re supposed to

You stop and put a contemplating look on your face before turning back to him.

“You have brought me, to that moment when words run dry. To the moment when speech disappears into silence.”

You look at him with want that wasn’t faked, he showed the possessiveness he’s been holding back since rehearsals first began, so you’ll show him how much you craved to be near him in front of everyone.

“Silence.”

You did a quick turn back to face the audience, looking towards the wall at the back so you weren’t looking at anyone in the crowd.

“I have come hear, hardly knowing the reason why. In my mind I’ve already imagined our bodies entwining defenceless and silent.”

You trailed your hands up your wait locking them together at your breasts while tilting your head upwards seeing only the dark behind your closed eyelids.

“Now I am here with you, no second thoughts. I’ve decided.” You took slow sensual steps forwards, trying to talk to him through the lyrics of the song

“Decided.”

“Past the point of no return, no going back now. Our passion play has now at last begun.”

You now faced Barbatos across the table, your hands rubbing across the top of it as you laid your body on it.

“Past all thought of right or wrong. One final question.” With your eyes never leaving him you advanced slightly towards him, being just out of reach for the both of you to be with one another

“How long show we two wait before we’re one?” You turned onto your back on the cold surface, holding one hand over your heart while the other grasped at the skirt of your dress

“When will the blood begin to race, the sleeping bud burst into bloom. When will the flames at last CONSUME us?” While you spread your upper body across the table the sound of his chair hitting the stage filled the air as he grasped your wrists tightly before pulling you to him.

“Past the point of no return. The final threshold.” Barbatos held you right against him, one hand being led by one of yours atop your left breast while his other trailed your thigh, slightly going under the fabric of your dress

You hovered your open mouth along where he neck would be, resisting the temptation to kiss it. He squeezed your breast roughly while he trailed his hand higher in your thigh making you gasp against him.

“The bridge is crossed so stand and watch it burn.” He turned you around so you were on your knees infront of him parting from your body.

It brought you back that the two of you weren’t alone, and you still had to play your roles.

“We’ve passed the point of no return.”

You threw down the hood, revealing Barbatos’ half masked face. You straighten your posture to act startled and shuffle a little bit back on the table, with a turned body you go to get off of the table like scripted but stop when the sound of his voice comes back.

“Say you’ll share with me one love, one life time. Lead me, save me from my solitude.” You turned back to him at the sound of the softness you heard. He gripped your waist gently as he continued

“Say you want me with you here, beside you.” His thumbs stroking your sides confirmed that he wasn’t just singing these lyrics

He was talking to you through them, you inhaled a bit at the realization as a tear slipped down your cheek. You stroked his face with your thumbs to show that you felt the same.

“Anywhere you go let me go too. Christine, that’s all I ask of-“

You pulled the mask off his face and watched as he showcased panic and anger before grabbing you and running offstage, ending the duet.

As soon as the two of you got backstage and out of sight from everyone he pulled you into a kiss. You ran your fingers through his hair and pulled him as close to you as possible, tears escaping down your face, his grip on your hips was so tight you knew to expect marks tomorrow.

The joy you felt that he let out how much he actually felt for you in front of everyone was almost overwhelming, he’d always been so focused on how your relationship would affect everyone that the two of you kept it hidden. Behind closed doors so much that you doubted he even had feelings for you sometimes.

But the way he’s holding you right now, the way his words spoke to you, it was all the affirmation that you needed right now. Pulling away from the kiss you leaned towards his ear and whispered to him.

“I love you too.”

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(Please do not post my work anywhere else without mentioning that it’s written by me)

Thank you for reading. If you have any requests just send them to me and I’ll try to write them to the best of my ability

And remember you are a fantabulous human being and that is my opinion to which you can not change my opinion so better just accept that you’re an amazing person who is doing a fantastic job. Keep up the great work. Have a good day or night or whatever you’re reading this at

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[wheel-of-fish]

TODAY, Nov. 6: ONGOING STREAM MARATHON

I'm queuing up a bunch of bootlegs for anyone to drop in and watch whenever! I will be in and out throughout the day myself but will try to update this post with whatever is playing next. There will be no intermissions, and please keep the chat focused on the videos and Phantom only. Thanks! (You can also hide the chat if you don't want to deal with people today!)

Link: https://cytu.be/r/saturdaystreams

Password: totinos

SHOWING HERE:

Noon EST: Stolleboot (fanmade mashup where Jeremy Stolle plays the Phantom, Raoul, Passarino and Piangi)

2:05 p.m. EST: John Owen-Jones, Rachel Barrell, Oliver Thornton (London 2005)

4:10 p.m. EST: Fred Silveira, Giulia Nadruz, Henrique Moretzsohn (São Paulo 2019)

6:25 p.m. EST: Earl Carpenter, Eve Shanu-Wilson, Connor Carson (London 2023)

8:10 p.m. EST: Ted Keegan, Emilie Kouatchou, John Riddle (Broadway 2023)

10:15 p.m. EST: David Shannon, Gina Beck, Simon Bailey (London 2010)

12 a.m. EST (Nov. 7): Norm Lewis, Sierra Boggess, Jeremy Hays (Broadway 2014)

As always, shy anons are welcome. For more info, please see the Saturday Streams FAQ.

[devil-takethe-hindmost]

this might be the biggest downgrade in history

wait no the massacre of the star princess is worse

[torontophantom]

The Phantom of the Opera - 35th Anniversary Live on Broadway

Not usually one to post this sort of thing, but considering the historical significance I couldn’t not. Please enjoy.

The Phantom of the Opera - 35th Anniversary Live on Broadway January 26, 2023 - The Majestic Theatre New York City

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Cast: Ben Crawford (The Phantom of the Opera), Emilie Kouatchou (Christine Daaé), Paul A. Schaefer (u/s Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny), Raquel Suarez Groen (Carlotta Giudicelli), Craig Bennett (Monsieur Firmin), Nehal Joshi (Monsieur André), Maree Johnson (Madame Giry), Carlton Moe (Ubaldo Piangi), Sara Esty (Meg Giry), Carrington Vilmont (Auctioneer), Jim Weitzer (Monsieur Reyer/Hairdresser), Tug Watson (u/s Jeweler), Laird Mackintosh (Monsieur Lefèvre/Firechief), David Michael Garry (Joseph Buquet/Don Attilio), Jeremy Stolle (Passarino), Kfir (Hannibal Solo Dancer), Weston Krukow (u/s Il Muto Solo Dancer), Kanisha Marie Feliciano (Page), Chris Georgetti (Porter/Fireman), Trista Moldovan (Spanish Lady), Satomi Hoffmann (Wardrobe Mistress/Confidante), Elizabeth Welch (Hannibal Princess), Kelly Jeanne Grant (Madame Firmin), Janet Saia (u/s Innkeeper's Wife), Jason Forbach (e/c Marksman)

Notes: Recorded from the Front Mez. The person beside me was enjoying some theatre snacks throughout the show, so apologies for any disturbances as a result of this. I also missed the very beginning of the Entr'acte, but there's a few other masters out there should you want to do an insert. Includes the full speeches during curtain call (including the boos when they mention the closing), and the shout out to the swings. We missed you Greg!

Truly a magical night, with absolutely amazing energy. As others have said, Emilie's "Wishing..." might be the best I've ever seen.

And to the guy outside the theatre with the sign asking for an extra Playbill, who I graciously gave my extra to, only to then notice him tuck it into his jacket and continue to stand there gathering more of the limited edition Playbills: the Opera Ghost is not pleased...

- O.G.

(•}•)

[glindaupland]

35th Anniversary - Audio Gift

finally finished cleaning up my 35th anniversary audio so here’s a gift if you’d like another version among the bunch released

The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber) - Broadway January 26, 2023 - 35th Anniversary

This includes a full video of Ben Crawford’s speech at curtain call (and you can hear me being extra crazy at certain parts haha). Please credit mirrorbluenight as the master if l added to trading lists, but gift upon request. Full cast and notes under cut!

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CAST: Ben Crawford (The Phantom of the Opera), Emilie Kouatchou (Christine Daaé), Paul A. Schaefer (u/s Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny), Raquel Suarez Groen (Carlotta Giudicelli), Craig Bennett (Monsieur Firmin), Nehal Joshi (Monsieur André), Maree Johnson (Madame Giry), Carlton Moe (Ubaldo Piangi), Sara Esty (Meg Giry), Carrington Vilmont (Auctioneer), Jim Weitzer (Monsieur Reyer/Hairdresser), Tug Watson (u/s Jeweler), Laird Mackintosh (Monsieur Lefèvre/Firechief), David Michael Garry (Joseph Buquet/Don Attilio), Jeremy Stolle (Passarino), Kfir (Hannibal Solo Dancer), Weston Krukow (u/s Il Muto Solo Dancer), Kanisha Marie Feliciano (Page), Chris Georgetti (Porter/Fireman), Trista Moldovan (Spanish Lady), Satomi Hoffmann (Wardrobe Mistress/Confidante), Elizabeth Welch (Hannibal Princess), Kelly Jeanne Grant (Madame Firmin), Janet Saia (u/s Innkeeper's Wife), Jason Forbach (e/c Marksman)

NOTES: 35th anniversary performance, fully tracked. The energy from the audience was such an incredible thing to experience. There's LOTS of cheering! Emilie's Wishing got an extended applause with some standing ovations and was one of the best performances of it I've ever seen. Some rustling can be heard at the start of each act as I try to set up and avoid being seen by ushers. Had to hush some people talking behind me at one point and you occasionally hear the guy behind me laughing like a snake. But hey you also have to hear me laugh, awww, and even slightly cry from being overwhelmed by the performance so I'm also guilty. A video of curtain call and Ben Crawford's full speech is included. Please gift upon request.