The ceremony will be streamed on the Walk of Fame’s website, Born Aug. The star is the 2,736th since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the first 1,558 stars. The ceremony comes six days before the first of Brightman’s three concerts at The Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas. Van Laast was the choreographer of the 2008 concert, “Sarah Brightman: Symphony in Vienna.” Kouatchou plays Daaé in the Broadway production of “The Phantom of the Opera,” the first Black actress to play the role.

ceremony in front of the Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. Tony winning-actress Kristin Chenoweth, Emilie Kouatchou and Anthony Van Laast are scheduled to join Brightman in speaking at the 11:30 a.m. He was born and raised in Oregon, lived in Los Angeles for quite a long time and now calls New York City his home.A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled Thursday honoring recording artist Sarah Brightman, the world’s biggest-selling soprano, pioneer of the classical crossover music movement and originator of the role of Christine Daaé in both the West End and Broadway productions of “The Phantom of the Opera.” To celebrate the hit musical's milestone, Resident Artist Justin 'Squigs' Robertson sketched a portrait of Jöback and Ewoldt as well as originals Crawford and Brightman, with a glorious nod to Phantom's many stars over its 30 years on the Great White Way.Ībout the Artist: With a desire to celebrate the magic of live theater and those who create it, and with a deep reverence for such touchstones as the work of Al Hirschfeld and the wall at Sardi’s, Squigs is happy and grateful to be among those carrying on the traditions where theater and caricature meet.

The current cast of Broadway's longest-running musical is led by Peter Jöback in the title role alongside vlogger Ali Ewoldt as Christine and Aladdin alum Rodney Ingram as Raoul. The Phantom of the Opera marked this week's occasion with a number of special events, including a star-studded red carpet leading up to a special anniversary show featuring the attendance of Phantom creatives and alumni cast as well as a special post-show onstage presentation with musical numbers by surprise guest artists. The hit musical has been dazzling Broadway crowds since opening in 1988 with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman in the leading roles. Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera makes history on January 26, officially celebrating 30 years at the Majestic Theatre.

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