Berkhamsted is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, in the Bulbourne valley, 26 miles north-west of London. The town is a civil parish with a town council within the borough of Dacorum which is based in the neighbouring large new town of Hemel Hempstead.
Alex Brightman (no relation, repeat: no relation) was born in 1987 to an American mother also named Brightman in Saratoga, Calif., who worked at a dialysis clinic. Still, Brightman and “The Boss” have enjoyed toying with the press' fascination with the name.
At a Christmas Eve performance, Brightman slammed into the show's giant sandworm backstage at a full sprint — when a door hadn't opened, Brightman tried an ill-fated alternate route — leaving him with a concussion. “I didn't realize what had happened,” he said. “I figured I just banged my head.”
His second wife, English soprano Sarah Brightman, he met in 1981 when she joined the cast of Cats. In 1986, he wrote the role of Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera for her. They married in 1984, but were separated by 1990.
Brightman starred as Christine Daaé in Lloyd Webber's adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera on October 1986. Once again, the role of Christine was written specifically for her.
Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She began her career as a member of the dance troupe Hot Gossip and released several disco singles as a solo performer.
International singing superstar, Sarah Brightman is the world's biggest selling Soprano. She pioneered the classical crossover music movement and is famed for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves. Sarah is the only artist to have simultaneously topped the Billboard dance and classical music charts.
Brightman is the oldest of six children of businessman Grenville Geoffrey Brightman (1934 –1992) and Paula Brightman. She was raised Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England. At age three, she began taking dance and piano classes and went on to perform in local festivals and competitions.
In the end, Lloyd Webber wielded his clout and she opened the musical in 1988 at the Majestic Theatre. Her performance was just as "mesmerizing" here as it was there, but Brightman was coolly received and denied a Tony Award nomination as Best Actress in a Musical.
From the charts to the climate crisis, opera singer Sarah Brightman reflects on her career. The soprano made her theatre debut in the West End in Cats in 1981. Today she has sold more than 25 million albums and two million DVDs.
Sarah Brightman is currently touring across 1 country and has 16 upcoming concerts. Their next tour date is at Altria Theater in Richmond, after that they'll be at The Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem. See all your opportunities to see them live below!
Today, she remains among the world's most prominent performers, with global sales of 30 million units having received more than 180 gold and platinum awards in over 40 countries. Born and raised in Berkhamsted, England, Sarah began singing and dancing at the age of three.
Star Alex Brightman, who earned a Tony Award nomination for his performance, sustained a concussion during the musical's Dec. 24 performance. The actor reported on Instagram that he “will be out of the show until I can get an 'all clear' from a doctor.
