West End vs. Broadway: Lucy St. Louis & Emilie Kouatchou on Making History in PHANTOM

Following on from our inaugural edition of West End vs. Broadway, we have once again teamed up with our London sister site WhatsOnStage, but this time we're bringing you two trailblazers of music!
Lucy St. Louis and Emilie Kouatchou are currently making musical-theater history as the first Black performers to portray the leading role of Christine Daaé in Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA in the West End and on Broadway, respectively.
We marked this long-overdue milestone casting by bringing these two talented performers together to ask each other their own burning questions about the role. You can watch their emotional chat in the video here.

[@jackuon]

what a beautiful, special moment in theater history! i love them both!

[@iluvRENT07]

I was so emotional watching this...What a wonderful moment in theatre history! This was so beautiful to see and to see these two black women just supporting each other and understanding what this means for each other and their communities is so powerful!

[@meganomahoney5450]

I’m playing Christine in the phantom of the opera I’m a light lyric soprano stage show at my house Saturday 4 of February

[@PLOffical]

Omg thank you so much on posting this since I want that conversation for a long time

[@meganomahoney5450]

I’m playing princess jasmine in Aladdin the musical at my new house in September I’m the first white Address and in June 2023

[@johninsf1984]

This was Everything beautiful and gorgeous….. ❤

[@zannamu]

Love love love!!!

[@pspgirl123]

These two women are are my heroes 😇😇😇😇❤️❤️ phantom of the opera is my favorite show and they tied for best cristene ever

[@pspgirl123]

I love this black women magic

[@finleyforevermore]

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[@melissagarnes5157]

These African American women are my inspiration to play Christine daae. It's my dream role to play her. Who agrees 🤚? Maybe not 🚫 now but one day.

[@rebekahsegun8319]

Lucy isn't African American fyi. She's British.

[@meganomahoney5450]

I have just made my Debut as Christine in phantom of the opera concert tonight at my new house

[@meganomahoney5450]

@@rebekahsegun8319 I’m playing Christine in the phantom of the opera concert tonight