I'm going to see POTO in Wien too! Who would you like to see play the lead roles? I hope Drew Sarich gets to finally play the Phantom!

i think there is a very strong chance that drew sarich will be cast as the phantom in some form. he is a VBW favorite after all... BUT

we all need to understand that mark seibert will be playing the phantom in the vienna revival of the phantom of the opera. like it or not, there is no situation where this will not be the case. i don't have insider information, but i still know it is going to happen and you have to accept that this is 100% true because i know it for a fact. this is not wishful thinking or manifestation on my part. this is not dreamcasting, this is not speculation, this is not ironic. i am not saying it because i think he will be amazing or because i'm a fan of his or because i even want to it to be true. it is just going to happen. mark seibert's life and career have led him to this point, it's inevitable, it's destiny. when mark seibert's parents gazed down at newborn baby mark seibert, in their hearts they knew there was simply no way he would not play the title role in das phantom der oper at the raimund theatre. the naysayers can hope and wish and speculate all they want, but their efforts are futile. they're lying to themselves. if he had to even audition, it was a mere formality. mark seibert is going to play the phantom in the vienna revival. there is no scenario where he is not cast as the phantom. there is no logical, ethical, spirtual, moral, reasonable, astrological, or legal reason for mark seibert to not play the phantom. when whoever plays christine looks at her face in the mirror, mark seibert will be there inside. i have never been more certain of anything in my life. with each passing day, life gets more and more confusing, the world becomes a scarier place. but i can always comfort myself with the knowledge that there is one constant thing i know will always be true: mark seibert is going to play the phantom in vienna.