Gary Mauer
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Gary Mauer is an actor who most recently starred in the third national tour of The Phantom of the Opera
playing the role of the Phantom. On Broadway, Gary starred as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagney in Phantom and played the role of Enjolras in Les Misérables
. He has also appeared in numerous regional shows, including playing Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar
. From April 30, 2007 through May 19, 2007, Gary filled in for Howard McGillin
, the actor who currently stars as The Phantom in Phantom, on Broadway. Gary has a B.F.A in Musical Theater from the University of Arizona
in Tucson, and currently resides in New Jersey
with his wife, actress Elizabeth Southard, and his two children. He can be heard on several CDs, including Bravo Broadway and Broadway's Fabulous Phantoms. In 2007, he recorded his own album, This Is the Moment, which includes "The Music of the Night", from The Phantom of the Opera, and "Bring Him Home", from Les Misérables. Gary is a lyric tenor
who can currently be seen as part of the Bravo Broadway series in concerts throughout the United States with various symphonies.
The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)
The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux.The music was composed by Lloyd Webber, and most lyrics were written by Charles Hart, with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. Alan Jay Lerner was an early collaborator,...
playing the role of the Phantom. On Broadway, Gary starred as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagney in Phantom and played the role of Enjolras in Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
. He has also appeared in numerous regional shows, including playing Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
. From April 30, 2007 through May 19, 2007, Gary filled in for Howard McGillin
Howard McGillin
Howard McGillin is a Tony-nominated stage, screen and television actor, perhaps best-known for being the world's longest running Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera....
, the actor who currently stars as The Phantom in Phantom, on Broadway. Gary has a B.F.A in Musical Theater from the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
in Tucson, and currently resides in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
with his wife, actress Elizabeth Southard, and his two children. He can be heard on several CDs, including Bravo Broadway and Broadway's Fabulous Phantoms. In 2007, he recorded his own album, This Is the Moment, which includes "The Music of the Night", from The Phantom of the Opera, and "Bring Him Home", from Les Misérables. Gary is a lyric tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
who can currently be seen as part of the Bravo Broadway series in concerts throughout the United States with various symphonies.