His name is Stephan Tewksberry. And Stephen is no stranger to the title role in "The Phantom of the Opera".
Tewksberry played the lead in the present Broadway touring company until Richard Todd Adams stepped into the role in mid-June 2008.
Tewksberry was on hand because Adams had just returned from a week's vacation to visit his wife and brand new baby in Chicago. Adams perhaps got a respiratory infection on the plane, or with his family.
I agree with Kristin's comment in the previous post. The second-act understudy was much more appropriate for the role because he appeared not to have matinee idol good looks, and took on the physicality of the role with such gusto.
Thanks, Julie Furlong, for solving our mystery!!!
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awesome! thanks for finding all that out! he was stellar.
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