#raphael wong

[passariinos]

I posted some highlights already but here is the full audio of this show for anyone who wants to give it a listen. Def recommend it they’re a great trio! :))

[cdaae]

Raphael Wong was kind enough to do an interview with me on his time with Phantom🥰

[marleneoftheopera]

Some good Phantom moments from 2022:

Phantom anniversaries! Broadway’s 34th anniversary also marked Emilie Kouatchou’s first official principal Christine show (which also made her the first black principal Christine on Broadway).

Sydney Harbour! The first outdoor production of Phantom, complete with a chariot, fire, and ‘Point of No Return’ in the rain.

Unofficial photos! Melanie Gowie (London Phantom dresser and former Carlotta) and Greg Mills (Broadway swing) continue to stun with their unofficial backstage/onstage photos.

Live performances! Probably the biggest one was at the Queen’s Jubilee.

Raoul’s, Raoul’s, and more Raoul’s! While John Riddle killed it in Titanique, Jordan Donica, Paul Schaefer, and Jason Forbach all took turns as principal Raoul. Jordan’s return also marked the first time more than one black actor was in the trio at the same time on Broadway.

Restaged Tour! After being put off for a year, the Australian Restaged Tour finally opened featuring former London cast members Josh Piterman, Amy Manford, and Bridget Costello.

Non-replicas! Several non-replicas had performances this year, including Hungary. Budapest also had (or eventually will have) their first big cast change since the production opened over 20 years ago. 

Korean production! Cast was officially announced for Phantom’s return to Korea.

Chinese production! The first production to actually be performed in Mandarin.

Diversity, Role Swaps, AND New Productions! Besides seeing some real progress in diverse casting across the board, there were also tons of former cast members that returned to various productions (mos tof the time due to Covid cases). Australia saw Josh Robson (Sydney Harbour Phantom) as Raoul and Claire Lyon (former World Tour Christine) show up in Melbourne. They both had to re-learn the show as it’s different staging and did so in less than two days.

[hermes-whistle]

Bridget Costello Australia

Last night was Bridget's last scheduled Christine show, along with raphaels

[youhavebeentraceyd]

2/9 POTO AUS 16/02/23 - Carlotta TOM + Extra

Being in the front row (brag) it was really cool to clearly see the performer’s expressions. You can’t see it in the video but Giuseppina has incredible control of her eyebrows. At particular beats she would raise one of them so high with a sour face and it was amazing.

I sadly never saw Raphael Wong as the Phantom, but I did enjoy his performance as Joseph Buquet every time. In fact when I first saw the production back in October, and I didn’t know he was a phantom understudy, I remember hearing him sing this part and thought “daaang he is overqualified for this minor role”.

[panicinthestudio]

Further reading:

HKFP: Leader of Hong Kong opposition party fined HK$1,000 for collecting money in public place without permit, March 17, 2023

HKFP: HSBC terminates bank accounts of Hong Kong opposition party League of Social Democrats without giving reason, June 2, 2023

[nosuda-cringe]

Buzzsaw made his apparition on the zombie au!! He seems a little bit more unhinged than what I remember....

Chars- @rainbowaudi

[seenartists]

PHOTOGRAPHER ALVIN KEAN WONG 

BEHIND THE BLINDS 

FEATURING ACTOR RAPHAEL LUCE 

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[badmovieihave]

Bad Movie I have The 355 (2022)

[roadtohell]

i know many (many) aspects are objective downgrades from the original but restaged phantom still slaps

[fant-asm4]

someone on twitter (@/pr3cipitation) asked for d20 fancasts, but you can only use people who have also been in dropout shows. it ate away at my brain for so long i did all of the Intrepid Hero PCs with the added challenge of not assigning any of the IH in the casting and i’m so proud of my thoughts i’m sharing them here too:

Fantasy High

Fabian Aramais Seacaster - Oscar Montoya

Kristen Applebees - Carolyn Page

Adaine Abernant - Surena Marie

Gorgug Thistlespring - Omar Najam

Riz Gukgak - Brian David Gilbert

Fig Faeth - Jasmine Bhullar

The Unsleeping City

Pete “the Plug” Conlan - E. R. Fightmaster

Sofia Bicicleta Lee - Christine Medrano

Ricky Matsui - Desmond Chiam

Kingston Brown - B Dave Walter

Kugrash - Josh Ruben

Misty Moore/Rowan Berry - Elaine Carroll

Cody Walsh - Ross Bryant

Iga Lizowski - Izzy Roland

A Crown of Candy

King Amethar - Ify Nwadiwe

Sir Theobald Gumbar - Mike Trapp

Chancellor Lapin Cadbury - Grant O’Brien

Princess Jet - Krystina Arielle

Princess Ruby - Aabria Iyengar

Liam Wilhelmina - Alex Song-Xia

Cumulous Rocks - Connie Chang

Queen Saccharina - Sephie Valentine

A Starstruck Odyssey

Norman Takamori/Skip - Freddie Wong

Riva - Lily Du

Big Barry 6 - Jon Gabrus

Sundry Sydney - Jess Ross

Margaret Encino - Vic Michaelis

Gunnie Miggles-Rashbax - Raphael Chestang

Neverafter

Rosamund du Prix - Becca Scott

Gerard of Greenleigh - Tao Yang

Mother Timothy Goose - Sam Reich

Ylfa Snorggleson - Rekha Shankar

PiB - Erika Ishii

Pinocchio - Jaquis Neal

[passariinos]

POTO Melbourne - December 22 2022

Raphael Wong (u/s), Claire Lyon (e/c), Josh Robson (e/c)

[cdaae]

Josh Robson, Raphael Wong, and Claire Lyon

[marleneoftheopera]

Josh Robson as emergency cover Raoul in Australia.

[thisisnotthenerd]

do you ever give yourself ideas that seem like they shouldn't take much time in execution and then end up taking up way too much time?

anyway we're back with the first real entry for thisisnotthenerd's d20 stats of 2024. this time we're talking:

cast appearances by episode count

season count is one thing; there's only 21 of those so far. by contrast, we've had 222 episodes of d20 as of 1/16/2024. by may 2024 we'll have finished fhjy and hit 241.

by the current count, the intrepid heroes' full seasons account for 128 episodes of the total 222, or around 57.6% of the total episode count. if you add the fantasy high oneshots, it bumps up to 59.4%, and if you consider that we're adding 20 to the count with fhjy, by may 2024, intrepid heroes episodes will make up 62.6% of the dimension 20 catalog.

anyway here's the cast list:

the uncontested winner is brennan lee mulligan with 211/222 episodes. 95% attendance. the only times he hasn't been there are: the 4 episodes of shriek week, the 6 episodes of coffin run, and the gencon mismag oneshot.

in second place is lou wilson, with 151/222 episodes. this is every intrepid heroes season (128/222), plus 3 sidequests (4+10+6) and 3 oneshots.

in third, sweeping her way with the most recent season, is siobhan thompson with 147/222, after the ih seasons, 3 oneshots and 2 sidequests (6+10)

in fourth, we have ally beardsley with 144/222, after the ih seasons, 2 oneshots, and 2 sidequests (10+4)

very close in fifth, we have zac oyama, with 143/222, after the ih seasons, 4 oneshots, and 2 sidequests (6+6).

in sixth is emily axford, with 138/222, from 126 ih episodes, 2 oneshots, and one sidequest (10)

and in seventh is brian murphy, with 130 episodes, from the ih seasons and 3 oneshots.

after this we have a steep drop off, since the ih episodes make up 57% of the total count, and will make up 61% by the end of junior year. anyway next is aabria iyengar, with 48 episodes, a little over half which she gm'd (26).

next is erika ishii, with 37 episodes. they've been in 5 sidequests (6+4+10+6+10) and one oneshot.

to finish off the top ten, rekha shankar and izzy roland are tied with 26, since both have been in three sidequests [(6+10+10) and (10+6+10) respectively]

the last of the three cree, in 11th place, is matthew mercer, with 18 (6+6+6) episodes, 6 of which he gm'd

after which is carlos luna and mike trapp with 12, though carlos has been behind the scenes as crew in many more.

13th is taken up with another tie, this time between danielle radford and becca scott, who each have 11, though their splits are different, since danielle has been in 2 sidequests and a oneshot (4+6+1), while becca has been in 1 sidequest and 1 oneshot (10+1)

after this we get into the mass groups:

with 10 episodes there's a couple of options for how they got to that point, but less options for 6 and 4

10 episodes: ify nwadiwe (6+4), lily du (6+4), katie marovitch (10), sam reich (10), raphael chestang (10), grant o'brien (10), persephone valentine (10), omar najam (10), oscar montoya (10), surena marie (10), rashawn nadine scott (10), and jasper william cartwright (10)

next is griffin mcelroy, with 7 episodes, because he did the RTX oneshot along with tiny heist.

6 episodes: amy vorpahl, justin mcelroy, travis mcelroy, clint mcelroy, jessica ross, marisha ray, krystina arielle, b. dave walters, jasmine bhullar (GM), anjali bhimani, alex song-xia, freddie wong, hank green

4 episodes: gabe hicks (GM), dani fernandez, monét x change, alaska thunderfuck, bob the drag queen, jujubee

and last but not least, our oneshot only friends: brian david gilbert, michelle nguyen bradley, noxweiler berf, and markeia mccarty

and that's all for this time! check out the spreadsheet to see where the data comes from and every individual checkbox that i had to click for this to be fully accurate.

[seenartists]

PHOTOGRAPHER ALVIN KEAN WONG 

ESQUIRE KAZAKHSTAN

FEATURING ACTOR RAPHAEL LUCE

WWW.SEENARTISTS.COM @seenartists​