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.
Marcus Lovett founder of the non profit organization, JoinedHands. Marcus Lovett Marcus Lovett is an American singer and actor who was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. An actor, singer and athlete from childhood, Lovett graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with honors. His classmates included the actress Ming Na Wen. Lovett then immediately joined the original Broadway production of "Les Miserables". He simultaneously appeared on ABC's "One Life to Live". Additional Broadway and West End roles included leads in "Aspects of Love", "Phantom of the Opera", and "King David", and Off-Broadway plays and musicals, including the Bruce Hornsby show, "SCKBSTD". He originated the