Sarah is most famous for her role in
'The Phantom of the Opera', one of the
most popular musicals of all time.
The show opened in 1986 and is still
running in the West End. Sarah played
Christine Daae, the chorus girl who
caught the eye of the Phantom, played
by Michael Crawford.
I have some very vague memories of the
song 'The Phantom of the Opera' being
in the charts many years ago. I didn't
know then that it would be the first
musical I ever listened to. It's a shame
that I won't get to see Sarah in Phantom;
she gave up doing musicals several years
ago, and also she has said that she would
not be in a Phantom movie if it was made.

Sarah did not achieve instant recognition for her role as Christine, most of the critics were dubious at first (though this is common with good modern musicals). When Phantom was to open on Broadway the Americans did not want Sarah to play Christine because she was not well known. But ALW threatened not to do the show unless Sarah kept her role, and so in the end she dazzled audiences on the other side of the Atlantic too. No other Christine since has made such an impact in the part as Sarah did.


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