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Waller, Kenneth H. (Lefevre/Firechief) comes to Phantom from the B'way hit Me and My Girl. He has also been seen on B'way in Sarava and Onward Victoria! and starred as Olicer Hardy in the West End's Blockheads. Stock/tour: Evita, Zorba, 1776, Kismet, Chaplin.
Dates 1/88 - 7/04

Warren, Dianna. (Ballet Chorus) a Michigan native, trained at Chicago City Ballet and Joffrey Ballet Schools. She has been in the Washington Ballet, Cleveland Ballet, Ballet Met and Das Berner Ballet Switzerland, where she performed various soloist roles. She has also guested nationally and abroad. Phantom marks her Broadway debut.
Dates 6/03 - present

Wasinak, John (Porter/Fireman) has appeared Off-Broadway in Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly and as Gonzorgo in Babes in Toyland (Avery Fisher Hall). Work in Europe includes Gus/Growltiger in Cats (Hamburg), The Phantom and Firmin in Das Phantom der Oper (tour) and Francis in the German premiere of Elegies...for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens. Broadway debut!
Dates 7/01 - present

Watanabe, Scott (Policeman) Featured in both Broadway and Los Angeles Phantom companies. Regional credits include lead and featured roles in ]Candide; Merrily We Roll Along; Evita; The Most Happy Fella; Chess; Paint Your Wagon; and The King and I. Opera credits include over 20 productions with the Los Angeles Music Center Opera.
Dates 3/94 - 5/94, 7/94 - ?/??

Weitzer, Jim (Swing, Raoul, Fireman and/or Passarino, Marksman) returns to the Majestic, where he previously played Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera. A graduate of Northwestern University, Jim also appeared in the show's national tour. Regional credits include Passion (Giorgio), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Hero) and, most recently, My Fair Lady (Freddie). Love and thanks to his family here and back home in Milwaukee, WI.
Jim Weitzer as Raoul
Dates 7/98 - 11/99, 9/00 - 12/00 (Swing); 8/01 - 11/01, 10/03 - 11/03 (Raoul); 1/03 - 6/03, 11/03 - 12/03 (Fireman and/or Passarino); 7/04 (Marksman); 6/13/05 - 7/2/05 (Swing)

Wheatley, Sharon (Page, Swing) Broadway: Cats (final cast, Jennyanydots, the Gumble Cat), The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables. National Tours: Phantom, Les Miserables, The Sound of Music. Training: CCM. Love to husband Rob Meffe and daughter Charlotte.
Dates 3/01 - 7/01 (Page), 8/01 - 11/01 (Swing)

Williams, Sally (Mme. Giry, Swing, Spanish Lady) has been with Phantom for several years, playing Madame Giry in Switzerland, Germany, U.S. nat'l tour and on B'way. Other B'way credits: The Most Happy Fella, Camelot, The Sound of Music. Favorite roles: Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd; Regina (title role); Mother Goose, Babes in Toyland; and Mom to Sam and Chris.
Dates 9/98 - 6/99, 6/00 - 7/00 (Mme. Giry); 6/99 - 7/99, 1/00 - 6/00 (Swing); 7/00 - 2/01, 7/01 - ?/?? (Spanish Lady)

Wills, Jennifer Hope(Christine Daae) recently starred as Eileen opposite Brooke Shields in the revival of Wonderful Town and can be heard on the new recording that features Ms. Shields. Other Broadway: The Woman in White, Beauty and the Beast. Regional: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Encores!); Grease!, Camelot (Paper Mill); Finian’s Rainbow (Walnut Street); Carousel (Pittsburgh CLO). Jennifer holds a MM degree from Indiana University where she appeared in The Magic Flute (Papagena), H.M.S. Pinafore (Josephine) and The Ghosts of Versailles (Gossip I). She comes from a theatrical family and is proud to be carrying that legacy forward, and it is to her father that this performance is lovingly dedicated. Thank you to everyone that has made an entire family’s dream come true! xoV.
Dates 4/20/06 - 6/22/06

Wiseman, Johanna (Innkeeper's Wife) a Juilliard graduate, made her operatic debut The Magic Flute in Caracas. She sang in A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Aspen Chamber Symphony and was a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra. She has sung with the Santa Fe Opera, Juilliard Opera Center, Collegium Novum Zurich and the American Composer's Orchestra. She was a soloist at Pope John Paul Il's mass in Central Park. Johanna recently played Fiona in a national tour of Brigadoon.
Dates 9/99

Woolsey, Wysandria (Innkeeper's Wife) appeared most recently in The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, the Canadian concert tour supervised by Mr Webber. Recently Wysandria was featured in the Broadway company of Chess. She has also been seen as Grizabella in the Vienna company of Cats and as Emma in Song & Dance as standby for Melissa Manchester. Her national tour credits include Zorba and On The Twentieth Century. By the way, its really her name.
Dates 8/89 - 3/90

Image hosted by Photobucket.comWray, Kate (Ballet Chorus) who hails from Gloucestershire, England and is a graduate of the Royal Ballet School of London, is happy to be joining her fourth production of The Phantom of the Opera. She spent two years as an original cast member of the Basel, Switzerland production then moved to the original Phantom on the West End in London. She is thrilled to join her first National Tour after spending four and a half years in Phantom on Broadway. Kate thanks her husband John for his incredible love and support.
Kate Wray as Meg
Dates 10/98 - 2/01, ?/?? - 3/03

Wyman, Nicholas (M. Firmin) Ten Broadway shows including The Phantom of the Opera (original Firmin); Musical Comedy Murders of 1940; Doubles; My Fair Lady; On the Twentieth Century. Eight feature films including Die Hard With a Vengeance; Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Funny Farm; Private Parts. One family including Beth McDonald, Caitlin, Madeline and Tommy.
Dates 1/88 - 6/90

 


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