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In 1990, Guillaume was cast in the Los Angeles production of The Phantom of the Opera, replacing Michael Crawford in the title role. Guillaume was the first Black actor to portray the character. Television As Benson in Soap, 1977
Guillaume made history in 1990 as the first African-American performer to play the title role in The Phantom of the Opera when he took over from Michael Crawford in the Los Angeles...
Obit. by Andy Lefkowitz • Oct 24, 2017. Robert Guillaume. (Photo: Getty Images) Robert Guillaume, the Emmy-winning and Tony-nominated star who is distinguished in theater circles as the...
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May 2, 1990 · Actor Robert Guillaume on Tuesday stepped into the mask of the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical at the Ahmanson Theatre, only two days after original Phantom Michael Crawford took...
Even though Robert Guillaume was an accomplished and experienced Broadway musical performer, there was some controversy when he replaced the original Phantom (Michael Crawford) in the first Los Angeles company of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "The Phantom of the Opera," becoming the first black actor to play the role.