we are back with Peter Joe back
Broadway's Phantom of the Opera how are
you I'm good how are you I am great I
saw you a few weeks ago it was a big
night in your life and in the life of
Broadway and in the life of phantom and
enjoy but burn everybody the 30th
anniversary had a great night so now
that it's happened I'm sure there's a
lot of anxiety building up to it how
does it feel that you got through that
and how was that night for you I mean
yeah it's it was a big night for me
I mean being from Sweden and chosen to
do it at the 30th anniversary was really
big for me and also to perform for
Andrew and hail again and camera was
there and all the other great people
yeah so yeah it was it was good but I
was prepared and I felt I felt proud
afterwards and I party was great you
should you're a fantastic phantom thank
you what I love about this show is that
I've seen so many really talented actors
play the Phantom and and you really do
have a lot of ability to bring yourself
to him you know it's a character who's
covered for most of the show but you
really are able to see the personality
there's a lot of physicality to it
obviously the singing amazing singing on
your part what did what do you think is
the key to phantom or your phantom or I
just you know when I was asked to
audition for it in 2012 and the 25th
anniversary happening longer I I was a
bit surprised that he asked me to do
phantom because I have just under like
the first you vinay leads and stuff like
in London before so I thought they were
going to ask me to do route and then I
felt no I don't want to tell another of
those and then they said nobody want to
try you for phantom and that was not a
role that I thought would be mine ever
you know and then and then I went over
to see it and and I just it was
something with the character that
touched me in a different way the time I
saw it then because I just I just
recently had been to rehab and you know
worked on my childhood and so there are
so much things that connected to me like
I was abused when I was decayed and and
so what I felt was like if I can do this
role and focus on the abuse child and
what happens to someone who are abused
and and you know when they grow up the
self-centeredness trying to survive and
also make him very Vaughn
because underneath everything he's still
a child you know that's what he is
Wow I actually didn't realize any of
that really uh that was freeze a lot to
it
and then I played it for six months and
then Cameron asked me to stay and I said
I was there was enough for me in London
and then but I said if you if you could
consider having me somewhere else I
would say yes and I said where Rena said
you know my childhood dream is to be on
Broadway and and he called me the day
after and said can you go next Wow Wow
and you're back through March 31st so
Phantom is in beautiful shape at the
Majestic Theatre it's been there for 30
years what is it like walking into and I
love the stage door the majestic - is
that a great long very classic Broadway
experience what is it like I've got all
the garbage yeah yeah walking by the
garbage - go do your show that's classic
rotten story what does it like every
night when you walk into that stage door
and you're getting ready to do the show
know when I was 10 my first job was the
sound of music and I met this Swedish
actress called Ola salat
who was one of the first Swedish people
on Broadway and she told me about this
place magic place called Broadway in New
York and I was like oh my god I have to
do it if she can do it I can do it so
just walking into the theater the first
time was like my god I made it you know
I'm here and it was possible for a
Swedish person to make it here and and
you know because of dedication working
hard and and I'm I'm so impressed with
all the people here I'm so humble you
know people work so hard here and it's
so inspiring and I've grown so much
working here and just coming back you
know being asked to come back doing this
it's been amazing
so you're gonna treat us with a song I
know a classic song yeah I think we know
this song this is this is I mean this is
maybe a bit the most famous song in
Broadway history I mean this might be
the song cool it's called the music of
the night yes do you know it you got it
all down I think so
okay well let's uh let's get a peak of
your phantom yeah
[Music]
nice time sharpens heightens each
sensation darkness stirs it wakes
imagination silently the senses abandon
their defense slowly gently night
unfurls its splendor grasp it sense it
tremulous and tender turn your face away
from the garish light of day turn your
thoughts away from cold unfeeling and
listen to the music of the night
let your mind start a journey through a
strange new world from parts of the
world you knew before
let your soul take you where to be
only then can you belong to me floating
falling sweet intoxication touch me
trust me savor each sensation let the
dream begin let your darker side give in
to the power of the music that I wrote
the power of the music of the NA
[Music]
you alone can make my song take flight
help me make the music
[Music]