The Phantom of The Opera and Love Never Dies: The L Word Style

Cast

Bette Porter as The Phantom

Tina Kennard as Christine

Henry Young as Raoul

Peggy Peabody as Madame Giry

Helena Peabody as Meg

Joyce Wischnia as Firmin

Phyllis Knoll as Andre

Marina Ferrer as LeFerve

Shane McCutcheon as Daroga/The Persian

Alice Piescezki as Darius

Jenny Schecter as La Carlotta

Tim Haspel as Piangi

Jodi Lerner as Philippe, Raoul’s Brother

Carmen De La Pica Morales as Reyer

Kate Arden as Buquet

Tasha Williams as Chief of Police

Angelica as Gustave

(A/N: The characters will be known by the names they are called in the L Word except for Bette and Tina and Phyllis and Joyce. The names on the right are the characters from Phantom and Love Never Dies)

Prologue

(The Stage of the Paris Opera, 1917)

(The contents of the opera house is being auctioned off. An AUCTIONER, PORTERS, BIDDERS and HENRY, now in thirty six and looking tired, but still bright in eye. The auction commences with a blow from the AUCTIONER’s gavel)

AUCTIONER:

Sold. Your number, sir? Thank You.

Lot 663, then, ladies and gentlemen: a poster for this house’s production of ‘Hannibal’ by Chalumeau.

PORTER:

Showing here.

AUCTIONER:

Do I have ten francs? Five then. Five I am bid. Six, seven. Against you, sir, seven. Eight. Eight once. Selling twice. Sold, to Henry, Vicomte De Chagny.

(A new bidder arrives and stands by the covered chandelier. HENRY looks up at the late arrival and is shocked to see ANGELICA staring at him)

Lot 664: a wooden pistol and three human skulls, from the 1831 production of ‘Robert le Diable’ by Meyerbeer. Ten francs for this. Ten, thank you. Ten francs still. Fifteen, thank you, sir Fifteen I am bid. Going at fifteen. Your number, sir?

665, ladies and gentlemen: a papier-mâché musical box, in the shape of a barrel-organ. Attached, the figure of a monkey in Persian robes playing the cymbals.This item, discovered in the vaults of the theatre, still in working order

PORTER:

Showing here

AUCTIONER:

May I start at twenty francs? Fifteen, then? Fifteen I am bid?

(HENRY looks at ANGELICA, who looks directly back with sadness in her eyes)

Sold, for thirty francs to the Vicomte De Chagny. Thank you sir