Love Never Dies is now well into its second year at the Adelphi, where Celia Graham has replaced Olivier nominee Sierra Boggess as Christine Daae. Graham, a 35-year-old from Glasgow, has been with the production from the beginning, which means participating in the transition as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom of the Opera changed directors (Bill Kenwright in, Jack O’Brien out) and choreographers (Bill Deamer in, Jerry Mitchell out). Being part of a show in flux, as well as reprising a character Graham had played before in the first Phantom, were among the topics aired in a chat with Broadway.com.
You’ve taken over the role of Christine before in the first Phantom and now here you are doing it again in the sequel. How have the experiences compared?
With Phantom 1, as we call it, Sarah [Brightman] solidified the character, along with Hal [director Harold Prince], of course, so there was no changing, no messing. When we came in to play Christine, we were told where to stand because there was a formulaic characterization that they wanted to try and keep. That was a challenge in its own way, whereas with this, there ...
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Love Never Dies Star Celia Graham on Her Phantom History and Broadway Dreams
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