Ethan Freeman

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Ethan Freeman is an American stage actor and singer based in Europe. He has performed in countries all around the world, most notably Germany, Austria, Canada, and in London's West End.

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Ethan Freeman
Born
United States
Education Yale University
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Known for The Phantom of the Opera

Career

Freeman has played both the title role and André in the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera , he was the fifth principal actor to portray the Phantom in the West End production. He reprised the title role in Canadian, German, and Austrian productions. [1] [2]

He played Javert in the West End production of Les Misérables from 1997 to 1998. He was also featured in Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert and Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary . [2]

He originated the roles of The Beast and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde in the Vienna production of Beauty and the Beast and the Bremen production of Jekyll & Hyde . He was replaced by Steve Barton in both productions. [2]

He played the role of Kerchak in the Hamburg production of Tarzan . [3] [4]

Freeman originated the role of Jafar in the Hamburg and Stuttgart production of Aladdin . [2] [4] [5]

Theatre credits

He acted in the following shows: [6]

YearShowRoleLocationCountryNotes
1987 Cats Bustopher Jones / Gus / GrowltigerHamburgGermany
1988–1990 The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera ViennaAustriaNational premiere
1991-1992Monsieur Gilles AndréLondonUnited KingdomWest End
1992–1993ElisabethLuigi LucheniViennaAustriaWorld premiere
1993CandideMaximilianInnsbruck
1993–1995 The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera LondonUnited KingdomWest End
1994 Kismet Haj the PoetBBC Concert performance
1995–1996 Beauty and the Beast The Beast ViennaAustriaEuropean premiere
1995 Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert EnsembleLondonUnited Kingdom Royal Albert Hall
1996–1997 The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera Toronto, OntarioCanadaNational premiere
1997–1998 Les Misérables Inspector Javert LondonUnited KingdomWest End
1998 Porgy and Bess DetectiveBBC Night of the PromsRoyal Albert Hall
Kurt Weill Der Weg der Verheissung Pashur
1999–2000 Jekyll & Hyde Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde BremenGermanyNational premiere
2000 One Touch of Venus Withlaw Savory West EndUnited KingdomLondon
Jesus Christ Superstar Pontius Pilate Tecklenburg, North Rhine-WestphaliaGermany
2003 Cats Bustopher Jones / Gus / GrowltigerBerlin
2004 Evita CheBremen
2005–2006Robin Hood - For Love and Justice Sheriff of Nottingham World premiere
2006 The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera Essen
2006–20073 MusketiereKardinal RichelieuStuttgart
2010 Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary ChoirLondonUnited Kingdom O2 Arena
2011–2013 Tarzan Kerchak HamburgGermanyNational premiere
2015–2019 Aladdin Jafar

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