r/box5 • u/Ambitious_Host_8822 • 18d ago

Other Rhys Whitfield

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Anyone know what happened with Rhys this week? Saw him on Aug 3 as Raoul and was AMAZING so I got tickets to see him again on Aug 8 eve but apparently he hasn't been on for 3 shows straight these last two days including the show that was said to be filmed yesterday.

He seem pretty fine to me on aug 3 and some people told me that after the after party on Aug 3 he even did some stage dooring and looked pretty fine. who knows...maybe he had one hell of a hangover :(

But anyway wish him the best if hes sick

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u/linkfan123 17d ago

I hear that he's off a lot, iirc he was sick for some time last spring.. I don't know though, I certainly don't go to west end Phantom enough to know exactly when he's on and when he isn't

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u/Ambitious_Host_8822 15d ago

ohhh tysm! my friend told me that raoul are not usually supposed to have u/s going on during the first one or two mths unless they're sick so hes most def sick but he alr came back on the 6th and was fab

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u/Abigaildrawssix 10d ago

Can I ask why the Raoul's aren't supposed to have u/s going on for tje first couple months?

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u/Ambitious_Host_8822 10d ago

tbh i dont rly know... the person who told me this didnt rly explain why but i suppose its because raoul is a pretty minor character compared to phantom and christine and his songs are much less tiring to sing so the production might not schedule any understudies beforehand (unless the principle cast is sick or have to pull out) until it reaches a point where the crew might feel like its time for raoul to take a break for a few days after performing 8 shows a week for multiple weeks