


He'd been casting for six months while I had been working on "The Day After Tomorrow" in Montreal.


I walked in and he asked me to screen test in New York on Saturday. I wanted her to be a real as if it were a film that wasn't a musical. He was very happy when I told him I hadn't seen the show, I was uncolored by the theatrical interpretation of the character. It was something that Andrew Lloyd Weber very much wanted. A highly skilled singer, the thought of landing Christine was a dream she never thought possible.Įmmy Rossum: It was very surreal. She sang at The Met in New York when she was only seven. Emmy Rossum had been a learned singer from childhood. Fine condition.Auditioning for Christine was a real test of nerves and confidence. However, the actor's best known role was as Shiekh Hosein in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). He also appeared in several reoccurring roles in television, such as Charles Grandmercy in Mogul (1967), the Storyteller in Jackanory (1968), and Joseph Bonaparte in Napoleon and Love (1974). He had a successful start in his acting career, appearing in two Hammer Horror films: The Phantom of the Opera (1962) and The Kiss of the Vampire (1962). 1932) is a British character actor, first appearing in the television mini-series A Tale of Two Cities (1957) as Charles Darnay. Herbert Lom was noted for a precise, elegant pronunciation of English. Another very important role was the one he had in Ladykillers. He could play sinister villains like he did in Night and the City (1960) or comedy roles, as in the Pink Panther movies (as Peter Sellers' long-suffering boss), beginning with A Shot in the Dark (1964). Other strong roles included Captain Nemo in The Mysterious Island (1961), Moslem leader Ben Yussuf in El Cid (1961), and the title role in The Phantom of the Opera (1962). He was cast twice as Napoleon in The Young Mr. Czech stage actor HERBERT LOM (1917-2012) moved to England in1938. Photograph Signed: "Edward De Souza" and "Herbert Lom" in black felt tip. The renowned actors sign their names on a still from The Phantom of the Opera
