Erik (The Phantom of the Opera) took roughly four hours per performance to put the prosthetics on in the original London productions. On Broadway, it was cut to roughly three, and over the years has been reduced to 45 minutes. More than one Phantom has described make-up disasters onstage. Michael Crawford recounts a story where he pulled away from the kiss at the end only to see that "[his] lower lip was now hanging off Sarah [Brightman]'s face!". To cover the flub, he pulled her back for another kiss and "took back the lips" and kept that side of his head turned away from the audience.
Art (play) Foster, Leigh Lawson, Simon Shepherd, Philip Franks, Stephen McGann, Jamie Theakston, Gareth Harris and Christopher Luscombe. During the production's West End run, the play toured the UK four times. "Art" played on Broadway in New York at the Royale Theatre from February 12, 1998 to August 8, 1999, again produced by Pugh and Connery, plus Joan Cullman. The opening cast featured Alan Alda (Marc), Victor Garber (Serge), and Alfred Molina (Yvan), who was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance. "Art" won the Tony for Best Play and went on to a 600-performance