Welcome to the Appendix, a section of the Boxkeeper site dedicated to the Madame Giry's of other productions in movies, television, theater, and yes, even ice skating performances!

Phantom of the Opera on Ice

Two Russian ice skaters as Madame Giry from the ice skating show of The Phantom of the Opera.

Ken Hill's Phantom of the Opera

Carolyn Marcell

Laurie Franks - Ms. Franks joined Equity in 1951 while in Graduate School at Cincinnati's College of Music. In New York, she became soloist with the Mastersingers performing at Radio City; she landed a spot on the National Tour of Fanny, and then performed on Broadway in Copper & Brass, Bells Are Ringing, Happy Town, and later as Janein the Off-Broadway hit Leave it to Jane. She performed in Australia as Marion in The Music Man, Adriane in the National Tour of The Boys from Syracuse, and at Jones Beach in Around the World in 80 Days. Other Broadway credits include the replacement of Agnes Gooch in the original Mame, Pleasures and Places, Applause, Human Comedy, Anya, Something More, Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall, Grass Harp, Voices, Bad Habits, and the revival of Caberet with Joey Grey. National Tours include Robber Bridegroom, Quilters, and Big River. She has over 250 Equity shows to her credit, the latest being Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? as Sister Lee, and is a two time recipient of the Gypsy Robe.

Suzanne Grodner - Ms. Grodner recently performed the title role in Educating Rida at the Dorset Theatre Festival, and Clara in I'm Not Rappaport at Pittsburg Public Theatre. Other credits include Dorine in Tartuffe, Sister Robert Anne in Nunsense and Teresa in How the Other Half Loves (Asolo State Theatre), Emma in Tintypes, and Sorel in Hay Fever (Festival Playhouse), and roles in Quilters, Chicago, West Side Story, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. She performed in Alaska with Jack Cook's Brown Bag Theatre, served as Children's Acting Coatch and Assistant Director in Mickey Zinkovich's film Hidden Signs and is a member of the Art and Work Ensemble in New York.

Madame Giry's on Television, Film, and other Media

The Phantom of the Opera television mini-series (1990) - Marie-Therese Orain
Return of the Phantom computer game (1993) - voiced by Lynne Siglar, 3-D modeling by Yvonne Chenoweth
Il Fantasma dell'opera (1998) - Lucia Guzzardi

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