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Cleveland, David P. (Porter/Marksman, Swing,
Auctioneer) returns to the Broadway company of Phantom after
performing with the national touring company. He recently toured as
the Phantom in Ken Hill's The Phantom of the Opera. His regional
credits include three years with the Denver Center Theatre Company
and title roles with Seattle Empty Space Theatre.
Corbino, Maurizio (Porter/Fireman/Marksman) made
his musical theatre debut with the Los Angeles Company of Phantom.
He had studied voide with Adele Addison at the Manhattan School of
Music. Other credits include Berstein's Chichester Pslams (NY Phila.),
Off-Broadway: Eduardo in Camila, Honor Song for Crazy Horse, St.
Valentine's Day, Kismet, White Hat & The Damsel. Grazie, Mamma!
Crescent, James BIO NOT FOUND
Cryer, David F. is a veteran of 13 Broadway shows, including more than 1,000 performances of Peron in Evita. A graduate of DePaul University, he was the Red Shadow in The Desert Song, Rutledge in 1776, the Celebrant in Bernstein’s Mass, Ari in Ari and received a Theatre World Award for Come Summer. He was Detroit’s Best Actor for his Sweeney Todd. He was in the films Escape From Alcatraz and American Gigolo and on TV in “Dallas,” “Wonder Woman,” “The Magician,” “Spenser: For Hire,” “Law & Order,” “Our Town” and “As the World Turns.” David was a soloist with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and with his wife Britt Swanson he directed Mass for Seattle Opera. Their children are Rachel, Daniel, Carolyn and Billy. His older children are Robin and Jon.
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Caskey, Marilyn (Carlotta, Mme. Giry) Member
of Actors' Equity. Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera (Carlotta),
The American Clock (Doris, Isabel), Utter Glory of Morrissey
Hall (Elizabeth). Canada: Sunset Boulevard (Norma Desmond).
National: Man of La Mancha (Aldonza, National Broadway Theatre
Award nomination). Paper Mill, Coconut Grove: Rags (Rebecca); Coconut
Grove: Berlin to Broadway (Carbonell, Outstanding Performance); Arena
Stage: Passion Play (Kate), Three Sisters (Natasha), Candide (Cungonde),
The Importance of Being Earnest (Gwendolyn), Imaginary Invalid (Angelique),
As You Like It (Phoebe), Happy End (Lillian, broadcast on PBS), Isn't
It Romantic(Harriet). Regional: Twelfth Night (Olivia), Arabian
Nights, Merton of the Movies (Montague Girl), Stepping Out (Vera),
Heartbreak House (Elly). Opera: Die Fledermaus (Rosalinda), Daughter
of the Regiment (Marie). Also: Camelot (Guenevere) at Pittsburgh
CLO; Kiss Me, Kate (Lilli) at Pittsburgh CLO and Goodspeed;
A Helluva Town: The Bernstein Revue at Rainbow and Stars (Bistro,
Outstanding Performance). TV: “Law & Order.”
Cerveris, Marisa (Ballet Chorus) Among the last
dancers to be handpicked by George Balanchine to join the New York
City Ballet. Marisa has also appeared as guest artist with companies
in Spain, France and the US. She danced with Markarova & Co.
on Broadway and as Louise in the national tour of Carousel
directed by Nicholas Hytner. 
Cho, Irene (Ballet Chorus) appeared on Broadway
and in the national tour of The King and I with Yul Brynner. Off Broadway
she was featured in Funny Feet. Other credits include Papermill Playhouse's
Sayonara; The Joffrey Ballet Concert Group; Cleveland Ballet; American
Ballet Comedy; commercials and the TV pilot for Its Showtime at the
Apollo. 
Clark, Harriet M. (Ballet Chorus, Dance Captain/Swing)
a native New Yorker, was a member of ABT under the direction of Mikhail
Baryshnikov. She was a soloist with the Pacific Northwest Ballet and
danced on Broadway in Makarova and Company. Harriet wishes to thank
her parents, her wonderful husband, and her two beautiful boys, Michael
and Duncan, for their love and support. 
Cohenour, Patti (Christine Daae) is honored to
return to B'way and dedicates her performance in loving memory of
her mother. Recent: solo album To An Isle in the Water, producer Thomas
Z. Shepard; released on Sterling Records. Adeline in Sweet Adeline
for City Center's Encores! Series. Critically acclaimed for her portrayals
in the original B'way companies of The Phantom of the Opera
(Christine), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Rosa Bud) and Big River
(Mary Jane Wilkes). Clarence Derwent Award and Tony nomination for
Drood, Drama Desk nominee for Big River and Drood, and the Theater
World Award for Big River and La Boheme. B'way debut: A Doll's Life.
Notable NYSF productions of La Boheme, Pirates of Penzance and Drood
London. 
Cook, Donn (Piangi) created his role for the
national touring company in 1990 and reprised it on Broadway in 1994.
He is best known for his portrayal of Valjean in Les Mis both
on Broadway and national tour. His performence has been aclaimed "powerfully
compelling, a standard of musical excellence." Other credits include
Metropolitan Opera finalist; Chicago Lyric Opera' Detroit, Illinois,
West Palm Beach and Miami symphonies; Bravo Broadway; Stars of Broadway.
He also produces/directs his own production for the USO/Department
of Defense Overseas Shows. His "Christmas on Broadway" traveled to
Japan in 1995. 
Crabtree, Cornel (Solo Dancer) Broadway debut.
Former member of New York City Ballet. Principal dancer for Miami
City Ballet, Joffrey Ballet. Has appeared on television in PBS’
“Dance in America” series and “Live From Lincoln
Center” broadcasts of New York City Ballet. Trained at the School
of American Ballet and San Francisco Ballet School. Love to Jenna.
Crawford, Michael (The Phantom) won London's
Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as The Phantom,
his fourth consecutive staring role in a major West End musical following
Barnum (for which he won his first Olivier Award), Billy
and Flowers for Algernon. A star of stage, screen and television
in England, Michael is perhaps best known to American audiences for
his co-starring roles in the films Hello Dolly!: A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum; The Knack; The Jokers; How I Won
the War; The Games; Hello and Goodbye; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
and Condorman. Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, he began his professional
career as a soprano in Benjamin Britten's Let's Make an Opera.
Numerous TV appearances and over 500 radio broadcasts later found
his the popular star of the British television program "Not So Much
a Programme, More a Way of Life," winning the Variety Club Award for
Most Promising Actor. That same year he also received the British
Film Academy Award as Best Newcomer for The Knack. Michael
has also starred on the West End in No Sex Please, We're British
and Same Time, Next Year, on British television in numerous
programs including "Private View" and "Audience" for the BBC's "Play
for Today" series in the hit comedy series "Chalk and Cheese" for
Thames Television. He won critical acclaim and numerous awards, including
being voted the Funniest Man on Television by readers of London’s
TV Times and Television Actor of the Year by the London
Sun for his starring role in the long-running BBC-TV comedy series
“Some Mothers Do ’ave ’em.” The Phantom
of the Opera marks his first appearance on the New York stage
since his 1967 Broadway debut in Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy.
He was most recently awarded the OBE (Order of the British Empire)
and named Show business Personality of the Year by the Variety Club
of Great Britain. His first solo album, The Michael Crawford Album.
recently earned his a platinum record and is soon to be issued in
the United States. 
Croskery, Virginia (Princess, Swing) returns
to the Broadway company of The Phantom of the Opera after performing
with two Phantom touring companies. Opera credits include L'Elisir
d'Amore (Ginnetta/Adina understudy) opposite Pavarotti in Philadelphia,
and numerous productons with Lyric Opera of Chicago. She has performed
with the St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Minnesota, Milwaukee, Haifa
and Winnipeg Symphonies. 
Cudia, John (Raoul) Before joining the Broadway
company, John played Raoul and performed the role of The Phantom with
the national tour. As Raoul, he was twice nominated for a National
Broadway Theatre Award. He made his Broadway debut in Les Misérables,
playing such roles as Enjolras and Jean Valjean and proudly holds
the honor of being the first actor to have performed both roles -
Jean Valjean and The Phantom - on Broadway. Regional credits include
Tony in West Side Story, Lt. Cable in South Pacific,
Freddy in My Fair Lady, Anthony in Master Class and
Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar at Paper Mill, St. Louis Rep.,
Pioneer Theatre Co. and Portland Stage. John was a featured soloist
with the Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea in his home state of New
Jersey. He received his B.A. from Fordham, where he studies opera.
Love and thanks to PVM, family and friends and especially Kathy. 
Culliver, Karen (Christine Daae) On Broadway
she played Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera,
Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Lucille Ballard
in Meet Me In St. Louis. Off Broadway Karen was Luisa in The
Fantasticks (filmed for Lincoln Center). Touring credits include
Christine in The Phantom of the Opera, appearing in Chicago,
Los Angeles and San Francisco. In California she has been Rosabella
in The Most Happy Fella, Magnolia in Show Boat, Lily
in The Secret Garden, Adriana in