I've seen a few shows multiple times, so here I thought I'd list my favourite actors/actresses in order of preference (mostly for my own amusement).
The Phantom of the Opera (x65)
Christine
1. Olivia Brereton (x14)(London)
2. Lisa-Anne Wood (x7)(London)
3. Anna O'Byrne (x2)(London)
4. Harriet Jones (x28.5*)(London)
5. Celia Hottenstein (Toronto)
6. Ashleigh Fleming (London)
7. Samantha Hill (Broadway)
8. Celinde Schoenmaker (London)
9. Marni Raab (Toronto)
10. Emmi Christensson (x7.5*)(London)
11. Sofia Escobar (London)
12. Julia Udine (Broadway)
13. Sierra Boggess (25th Anniversary Production - Film)
14. Unknown (saw at age 6 in London, no longer have the program) (Possibly Deborah Dutcher)
15. Emmy Rossum (Movie)
*March 14th Show, Harriet Jones was on through the first half of Act 1, and Emmi Christensson finished the show.
The Phantom
1. Earl Carpenter (x3)(London)
2. John Owen Jones (x3)(London)
3. Geronimo Rauch (x26)(London)
4. Hugh Panaro (Broadway)
5. Jeremy Secomb (x2)(London)
6. Ben Forster (London)
7. Kieran Brown (London)
8. Marcus Lovett (London)
9. Scott Davies (x?+11)(London)
10. Simon Shorten (London)
11. Ramin Karimloo (25th Anniversary Production - Film))
12. John Cudia (Toronto)
13. Eric Ruiz (Toronto)
14. Unknown (Possibly Scott Davies or John Owen Jones)
15. James Barbour (Broadway)
16. Gerard Butler (Movie)
Meg
1. Layla Harrison (x18)(London)
2. Cat Lane (x14)(London)
3. Morgan Cowling (Toronto)
4. Georgia Ware (x2)(London)
5. Anna Forbes (x2)(London)
6. Daisy Maywood (25th Anniversary Production - Film)
7. Jennifer Ellison (Movie)
8. Alicia Beck (x18)(London)
9. Kate Wray (Toronto)
10. Kara Klein (x2)(Broadway)
11. Daisy Alice Hulbert (London)
12. Unknown
Raoul
1. Antony Hansen (x9)(London)
2. Oliver Savile (x2)(London)
3. Nadim Namaan (x6)(London)
4. Storm Lineberger (Toronto)
5. Liam Tamne (x19)(London)
6. Hadley Fraser (25th Anniversary Production - Film)
7. Simon Thomas (x2)(London)
8. Sean Palmer (too many times)(London)
9. Kyle Barisch (Broadway)
10. Jeremy Hays (Broadway)
Carlotta
1. Fiona Finsbury (x9)(London)
2. Lyndsey Gardiner (x2)(London)
3. Lara Martins (x31)(London)
4. Rebecca Robbins (Toronto)
5. Megan Llewellyn (x4)(London)
6. Joanna Strand (London)
7. Michele McConnell (Broadway)
8. Janet Fischer (x2)(London)
9. Wendy Ferguson (25th Anniversary Production - Film)
10. Minnie Driver (Movie)
Ballet Girls (overall top 5 - not including Megs)
1. Layla Harrison
2. Anna Shircliff
3. Georgia Ware
4. Charise Renouf
5. Danielle Stephens
Wicked (x10)
G(a)linda
1. Gina Beck (x3)(London)
2. Carina Gillespie (London)
3. Tiffany Haas (Broadway)
4. Kendra Kassebaum (Toronto)
5. Kate Reinders (Broadway)
6. Emily Tierney (Edinburgh UK Tour)
Elphaba
1. Louise Dearman (x3)(London)
2. Willemijn Verkaik (Broadway)
3. Emma Hatton (London)
4. Stephanie J. Block (Toronto)
5. Eden Espinosa (Broadway)
6. Jacqueline Hughes (Edinburgh UK Tour)
Fiyero
1. Oliver Savile (London)
2. (Broadway)
3. Ben Freeman (London)
4. Samuel Edwards (Edinburgh UK Tour)
Nessarose
1. Carina Gillespie (Edinburgh UK Tour)
2. Catherine Charlebois (Broadway)
3. Katie Rowley Jones (x3)(London)
Boq
1. Richard Vincent (Edinburgh UK Tour)
2. F Michael Haynie (Broadway)
3. Sam Lupton (London)
4. Daniel Hope (London)
Les Miserables (x5)
Fantine
1. Celinde Schoenmaker (x2)(London)
2. Sierra Boggess (London)
3. Anne Hathaway (Movie)
4. Genevieve LeClerc (Toronto)
5. Lea Salonga (25th AC)
6. Na-Young Jeon (London)
Valjean
1. Geronimo Rauch (x3)(London)
2. Ramin Karimloo (Toronto)
3. Peter Lockyear (London)
Javert
1. Tam Mutu (x3)(London)
2. Earl Carpenter (Toronto)
3. (London)
Cosette
1. Samantha Hill (Toronto)
2. Jade Davies (London)
3. Samantha Dorsey (x3)(London)
Eponine
1. Helen Owen and Sarah O'Connor (both London)
2. Melissa O'Neil (Toronto)
3. Carrie Hope Fletcher (London)
4. Samantha Barks (Movie and 25th AC)
5. Carolina Gregory (London)
Marius
1. Perry Sherman (Toronto)
2. Craig Mather (London)
3. Jamie Ward (London)
4. Eddie Redmayne (Movie)
5. Rob Houchen (x2)(London)
6. Nick Jonas (25th AC)
Matilda (x22)
Matilda
1. Lara McDonnell (x6)(London)
2. Brooklyn Shuck* (Broadway)
3. Clara Read (London)
4. Evie Hone (London)
5. Anna-Louise Knight (x2)(London)
6. Jenna Weir (Toronto)
7. Violet Tucker (London)
8. Hannah Levinson (Toronto)
9. Lollie McKenzie (x2)(London)
10. Tasha Chapple (x3)(London)
11. Lizzie Wells (x2)(London)
12. Milly Shapiro (Broadway)
* The first half of act one of this show (March 18th) was Fina Strazza, but Brooklyn impressed me so much with what I did see of her that she made the list. I don't feel that I saw enough of Fina to put her on the list at all.
Lavender
1. Emily Robbins (x3)(London)
2. Jaime Adler (London)
3. Eva Trodd (x4)(London)
3. Evie Sneath (London)
4. Lily Blackwell (London)
5. Riley O'Donnell (x2)(Toronto)
6. Ynez Williams (London)
7. Frenie Acoba (Broadway)
Miss Honey
1. Miria Parvin (x7)(London)
2. Alison Luff (Broadway)
3. Haley Flaherty (x6)(London)
4. Lauren Ward (Broadway)
5. Charlotte Scott (London)
6. Paula Brancati (x2)(Toronto)
Miss Trunchbull
1. Eric Craig (Toronto)
2. Dan Chameroy (Toronto)
3. Bertie Carvell (Broadway)
4. Craig Els (x5)(London)
5. Alex Gaumond (x4)(London)
6. Oliver Brooks (London)
Mrs Wormwood
1. Darcy Stewart (Toronto)
2. Lesli Margherita (x2)(Broadway)
3. Kim Sava (Toronto)
4. Kay Murphy (x6)(London)
5. Rebecca Thornhill (x4)(London)
Favourite Shows
1. Zorro the Musical (London)
2. Mrs Henderson Presents (London)
3. A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (x2)(Broadway, Toronto)
4. Matilda the Musical (x21)(Broadway, London)
5. The Phantom of the Opera (x59) (London, Broadway, Toronto)
6. Sweeney Todd (London)
7. Wicked (x10) (London, Broadway, Toronto, UK Tour (Edinburgh))
8. Les Miserables (London, Toronto)
9. Top Hat (London)
10. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (London)
Favourite Musical Theatre Performers
1. Emma Williams
2. Olivia Brereton
3. Lizzy Connolly
4. Layla Harrison
5. Harriet Jones
6. Gina Beck
7. Lara McDonnell
8. Anna O'Byrne
Favourite Ballets
1. Romeo and Juliet (National Ballet of Canada)
2. Winter's Tale (Royal Ballet)
3. Alice in Wonderland (National Ballet of Canada/Royal Ballet)
3. Frankenstein (Royal Ballet
4. Giselle (National Ballet of Canada)
Favourite Dancers
1. Olivia Cowley (Royal Ballet)
2. Evgenia Obraztsova (Bolshoi/Mariinsky)
3. Lauren Cuthbertson (Royal Ballet)
4. Matthew Golding (Royal Ballet)
5. Francesca Hayward (Royal Ballet)
6. Alexander Campbell (Royal Ballet)
7. Elena Lobsanova (NBoC)
8. Guillaume Cote (NBoC)
9. Heather Ogden (NBoC)
10. Matthew Ball (Royal Ballet)
The Phantom of the Opera (x65)
Christine
1. Olivia Brereton (x14)(London)
2. Lisa-Anne Wood (x7)(London)
3. Anna O'Byrne (x2)(London)
4. Harriet Jones (x28.5*)(London)
5. Celia Hottenstein (Toronto)
6. Ashleigh Fleming (London)
7. Samantha Hill (Broadway)
8. Celinde Schoenmaker (London)
9. Marni Raab (Toronto)
10. Emmi Christensson (x7.5*)(London)
11. Sofia Escobar (London)
12. Julia Udine (Broadway)
13. Sierra Boggess (25th Anniversary Production - Film)
14. Unknown (saw at age 6 in London, no longer have the program) (Possibly Deborah Dutcher)
15. Emmy Rossum (Movie)
*March 14th Show, Harriet Jones was on through the first half of Act 1, and Emmi Christensson finished the show.
The Phantom
1. Earl Carpenter (x3)(London)
2. John Owen Jones (x3)(London)
3. Geronimo Rauch (x26)(London)
4. Hugh Panaro (Broadway)
5. Jeremy Secomb (x2)(London)
6. Ben Forster (London)
7. Kieran Brown (London)
8. Marcus Lovett (London)
9. Scott Davies (x?+11)(London)
10. Simon Shorten (London)
11. Ramin Karimloo (25th Anniversary Production - Film))
12. John Cudia (Toronto)
13. Eric Ruiz (Toronto)
14. Unknown (Possibly Scott Davies or John Owen Jones)
15. James Barbour (Broadway)
16. Gerard Butler (Movie)
Meg
1. Layla Harrison (x18)(London)
2. Cat Lane (x14)(London)
3. Morgan Cowling (Toronto)
4. Georgia Ware (x2)(London)
5. Anna Forbes (x2)(London)
6. Daisy Maywood (25th Anniversary Production - Film)
7. Jennifer Ellison (Movie)
8. Alicia Beck (x18)(London)
9. Kate Wray (Toronto)
10. Kara Klein (x2)(Broadway)
11. Daisy Alice Hulbert (London)
12. Unknown
Raoul
1. Antony Hansen (x9)(London)
2. Oliver Savile (x2)(London)
3. Nadim Namaan (x6)(London)
4. Storm Lineberger (Toronto)
5. Liam Tamne (x19)(London)
6. Hadley Fraser (25th Anniversary Production - Film)
7. Simon Thomas (x2)(London)
8. Sean Palmer (too many times)(London)
9. Kyle Barisch (Broadway)
10. Jeremy Hays (Broadway)
Carlotta
1. Fiona Finsbury (x9)(London)
2. Lyndsey Gardiner (x2)(London)
3. Lara Martins (x31)(London)
4. Rebecca Robbins (Toronto)
5. Megan Llewellyn (x4)(London)
6. Joanna Strand (London)
7. Michele McConnell (Broadway)
8. Janet Fischer (x2)(London)
9. Wendy Ferguson (25th Anniversary Production - Film)
10. Minnie Driver (Movie)
Ballet Girls (overall top 5 - not including Megs)
1. Layla Harrison
2. Anna Shircliff
3. Georgia Ware
4. Charise Renouf
5. Danielle Stephens
Wicked (x10)
G(a)linda
1. Gina Beck (x3)(London)
2. Carina Gillespie (London)
3. Tiffany Haas (Broadway)
4. Kendra Kassebaum (Toronto)
5. Kate Reinders (Broadway)
6. Emily Tierney (Edinburgh UK Tour)
Elphaba
1. Louise Dearman (x3)(London)
2. Willemijn Verkaik (Broadway)
3. Emma Hatton (London)
4. Stephanie J. Block (Toronto)
5. Eden Espinosa (Broadway)
6. Jacqueline Hughes (Edinburgh UK Tour)
Fiyero
1. Oliver Savile (London)
2. (Broadway)
3. Ben Freeman (London)
4. Samuel Edwards (Edinburgh UK Tour)
Nessarose
1. Carina Gillespie (Edinburgh UK Tour)
2. Catherine Charlebois (Broadway)
3. Katie Rowley Jones (x3)(London)
Boq
1. Richard Vincent (Edinburgh UK Tour)
2. F Michael Haynie (Broadway)
3. Sam Lupton (London)
4. Daniel Hope (London)
Les Miserables (x5)
Fantine
1. Celinde Schoenmaker (x2)(London)
2. Sierra Boggess (London)
3. Anne Hathaway (Movie)
4. Genevieve LeClerc (Toronto)
5. Lea Salonga (25th AC)
6. Na-Young Jeon (London)
Valjean
1. Geronimo Rauch (x3)(London)
2. Ramin Karimloo (Toronto)
3. Peter Lockyear (London)
Javert
1. Tam Mutu (x3)(London)
2. Earl Carpenter (Toronto)
3. (London)
Cosette
1. Samantha Hill (Toronto)
2. Jade Davies (London)
3. Samantha Dorsey (x3)(London)
Eponine
1. Helen Owen and Sarah O'Connor (both London)
2. Melissa O'Neil (Toronto)
3. Carrie Hope Fletcher (London)
4. Samantha Barks (Movie and 25th AC)
5. Carolina Gregory (London)
Marius
1. Perry Sherman (Toronto)
2. Craig Mather (London)
3. Jamie Ward (London)
4. Eddie Redmayne (Movie)
5. Rob Houchen (x2)(London)
6. Nick Jonas (25th AC)
Matilda (x22)
Matilda
1. Lara McDonnell (x6)(London)
2. Brooklyn Shuck* (Broadway)
3. Clara Read (London)
4. Evie Hone (London)
5. Anna-Louise Knight (x2)(London)
6. Jenna Weir (Toronto)
7. Violet Tucker (London)
8. Hannah Levinson (Toronto)
9. Lollie McKenzie (x2)(London)
10. Tasha Chapple (x3)(London)
11. Lizzie Wells (x2)(London)
12. Milly Shapiro (Broadway)
* The first half of act one of this show (March 18th) was Fina Strazza, but Brooklyn impressed me so much with what I did see of her that she made the list. I don't feel that I saw enough of Fina to put her on the list at all.
Lavender
1. Emily Robbins (x3)(London)
2. Jaime Adler (London)
3. Eva Trodd (x4)(London)
3. Evie Sneath (London)
4. Lily Blackwell (London)
5. Riley O'Donnell (x2)(Toronto)
6. Ynez Williams (London)
7. Frenie Acoba (Broadway)
Miss Honey
1. Miria Parvin (x7)(London)
2. Alison Luff (Broadway)
3. Haley Flaherty (x6)(London)
4. Lauren Ward (Broadway)
5. Charlotte Scott (London)
6. Paula Brancati (x2)(Toronto)
Miss Trunchbull
1. Eric Craig (Toronto)
2. Dan Chameroy (Toronto)
3. Bertie Carvell (Broadway)
4. Craig Els (x5)(London)
5. Alex Gaumond (x4)(London)
6. Oliver Brooks (London)
Mrs Wormwood
1. Darcy Stewart (Toronto)
2. Lesli Margherita (x2)(Broadway)
3. Kim Sava (Toronto)
4. Kay Murphy (x6)(London)
5. Rebecca Thornhill (x4)(London)
Favourite Shows
1. Zorro the Musical (London)
2. Mrs Henderson Presents (London)
3. A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (x2)(Broadway, Toronto)
4. Matilda the Musical (x21)(Broadway, London)
5. The Phantom of the Opera (x59) (London, Broadway, Toronto)
6. Sweeney Todd (London)
7. Wicked (x10) (London, Broadway, Toronto, UK Tour (Edinburgh))
8. Les Miserables (London, Toronto)
9. Top Hat (London)
10. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (London)
Favourite Musical Theatre Performers
1. Emma Williams
2. Olivia Brereton
3. Lizzy Connolly
4. Layla Harrison
5. Harriet Jones
6. Gina Beck
7. Lara McDonnell
8. Anna O'Byrne
Favourite Ballets
1. Romeo and Juliet (National Ballet of Canada)
2. Winter's Tale (Royal Ballet)
3. Alice in Wonderland (National Ballet of Canada/Royal Ballet)
3. Frankenstein (Royal Ballet
4. Giselle (National Ballet of Canada)
Favourite Dancers
1. Olivia Cowley (Royal Ballet)
2. Evgenia Obraztsova (Bolshoi/Mariinsky)
3. Lauren Cuthbertson (Royal Ballet)
4. Matthew Golding (Royal Ballet)
5. Francesca Hayward (Royal Ballet)
6. Alexander Campbell (Royal Ballet)
7. Elena Lobsanova (NBoC)
8. Guillaume Cote (NBoC)
9. Heather Ogden (NBoC)
10. Matthew Ball (Royal Ballet)
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