The Music Box: Looking Back at Phantom on Broadway
Make it Sparkle Video with Sandra Joseph
Broadway Legend, Writer and Speaker
8:04 (runtime)
Director’s Notes
The video is from the series "Make it Sparkle" and focuses on performing in theater.
• Sandra Joseph, a history-making Broadway star, is the featured guest. She is the longest-running leading lady in the longest-running Broadway show of all time, "Phantom of the Opera."
• Sandra believes that "Phantom of the Opera" has become a global cultural phenomenon due to its universal message of unconditional love and acceptance.
• She emphasizes the importance of recognizing that we are inherently worthy and don't need to prove our right to exist.
• Sandra believes that by showing our truthful, raw, and vulnerable selves, we can make real, meaningful connections with others, which is what makes life worth living.
About Sandra Joseph
Sandra Joseph is a history-making Broadway star, a #1 international Amazon bestselling author, and a TEDx and keynote speaker. Her legendary run as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera spanned ten years and over 1,500 performances. She holds the record as the longest-running leading lady in the longest-running Broadway show of all time. Sandra has appeared on many national broadcasts including The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, The Today Show, Dateline, The Early Show, The View, and Oprah: Where Are They Now?
Sandra is a member of The Transformational Leadership Council, an invitation-only group of 125 top thought leaders. Among the luminaries that endorse her work are Jack Canfield, Mark Nepo, Martha Beck, Marci Shimoff, and Geneen Roth. Sandra is the author of Unmasking What Matters: 10 Life Lessons from 10 Years on Broadway. She is also the co-author, with five-time New York Times best-selling author Caroline Myss, of Your Creative Soul: Expressing Your Authentic Voice.
Sandra’s one-of-a-kind musical keynote program inspires audiences to live authentically, contribute their gifts wholeheartedly, and unmask what matters most in their lives and careers. She is married to actor Ron Bohmer, who played The Phantom. They perform together during keynotes, concerts, and client events either in-person or virtually from their home in San Diego, which they share with a mini-Australian Shepherd named Rocky.