Behind the scenes at The Phantom of the Opera | Dressing Room confessions | Time Out London

Time Out went behind the scenes at one of London's top theatre productions to find out how the magic is made.
We chatted to Kelly Mathieson, who plays Christine, about her costumes, wigs and friendship with the Phantom himself.
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[@rhiannonj2918]

Wow, wait. A sunrise?? The dress looks like a sunrise. I'm shook

[@RealAngelOfMusic]

oh, what I'd give to be like her... 🥺 Christine is my biggest dream role and I'd give everything to play her

[@maidetezcanthechannel]

Can you interview with Ben Lewis too? Love you guys

[@nedraleggett5436]

I love Ben Lewis. Lucky her.

[@cassidyzollinger260]

I love her accent ❤ And she's an amazing Christine

[@eleanor2732]

I saw her perform in Phantom last year and she was absolutely amazing!

[@MsPestkaa7]

Everything looks so beautiful, I so wish I could go to see that one day!

[@lianasoares8052]

She makes a good Christine, too. ☺️😊

[@marymurphy503]

still young so that may be my future. i love the thetre

[@esther1578]

She's amazing! She is available for video shoutouts, meet and greets, etc through Broadway Plus!

[@theatresofty]

I wish they would show how her gala dress is put in =(

[@ajayjackson7727]

this was interesting, phantom has to be the best show on the planet

[@marymurphy503]

i have always wanted to be in the phantom of the opera.

[@Sam-em7co]

me too! that's honestly my life goal and my dream career, especially in phantom

[@lianasoares8052]

The Phantom of the Opera (2004) is my favorite movie & musical of all time.

[@DJKBELL]

Does anyone know where to watch these other phantom performances as a professional recording? I have the 25th anniversary dvd but would like to see this one and more

[@Annesglitter]

I didn’t know you bake wigs

[@ausername5410]

How else are you going to eat them?

[@Annesglitter]

@a username 🤣🤣🤣

[@lukegreen5341]

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[@lainea8628]

i thought they have there own makeup artist. so they makw there own makeup?

[@Annesglitter]

I think only the phantom needs a makeup artist, but they need hair managers because they can’t do it alone

[@ausername5410]

I noticed that while I was watching behind the scenes at Frozen on Bway. I noticed that Caissie was doing her own makeup, and was surprised. I guess that’s a normal thing, though!

[@pip1278]

I'd say that most of the time, actors do they own make up. Unless it's something special like the Phantom or Elphaba getting green, they all do their make up (I'm not a professional at all though, it's just something I noticed with all the backstage stuff you can find on internet 😉)

[@Annesglitter]

Unless you’re elphaba, or the phantom I think they do their own makeup. Unless it’s honestly really complicated

[@RealAngelOfMusic]

I thought that too, it was so foreign to me 🤭 at my theater everyone, from main character to choir kid gets their makeup done by professionals

[@darkangelw8472]

Please, was the Phantom set in the Victorian era? Love the musical and the clothes

[@RealAngelOfMusic]

yes, it was🤗

[@therealameliabedelia7821]

The majority is set in the 1880s, so towards the end of the Victorian era. The “present day” section at the beginning is set in the early 1910s so that bit is Edwardian era.

[@bethanbaker7066]

​@@therealameliabedelia7821Is it the 1910s I thought it was supposed to be around 1900 or something at the starts since that was when the book was written. I know the book is a little confusing on when the main story is set with things supporting the 1870s, 1880s and 1890s with some things such as gas lighting and electricity etc. Or is the musical doing it differently from the book?

[@bethanbaker7066]

​@@therealameliabedelia7821I can afirm to the dresses actually looking correct for the 1880s the only thing that irks me is Christine's hair, beautiful as it is, it should be worn up she isn't a child even though she is very very young, I believe she is maybe supposed to be around 16 to 18 or in that region at least in the book to my memory.

[@therealameliabedelia7821]

@@bethanbaker7066 The installments that became the novel was first printed in newspapers in 1909 and the novel itself published in 1910. So it leans more towards the 1910s than 1900. The date given for the beginning of the musical via Wikipedia is 1911, which I don’t remember being specifically mentioned in the musical. But you also have to consider the passage of time from the visual of Raoul in the musical. If the auction section was set in 1900, only twenty-some years would have passed since the main events of the story. As it is, 30 years is pushing it for how old they make Raoul look at the auction, let alone only twenty. The movie adaption of the musical adjusts it so the auction takes place in 1919.

[@iosifpateroulis1081]

very cute, nice bod