# Ethan Freeman

Ethan Freeman (born March 8, 1959), 65 years old, is an American stage actor and singer based in Europe. He was Born in New York. He has performed in countries all around the world, most notably Germany, Austria, Canada, and in London's West End.

## Career

Freeman has played both the title role and André in the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera, he was the fifth principal actor to portray the Phantom in the West End production. He reprised the title role in Canadian, German, and Austrian productions.
He played Javert in the West End production of Les Misérables from 1997 to 1998. He was also featured in Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert and Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary.
He originated the roles of The Beast and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde in the Vienna production of Beauty and the Beast and the Bremen production of Jekyll & Hyde. He was replaced by Steve Barton in both productions.
He played the role of Kerchak in the Hamburg production of Tarzan.
Freeman originated the role of Jafar in the Hamburg and Stuttgart production of Aladdin.

## Theatre credits

He acted in the following shows:
| Year | Show | Role | Location | Country | Notes |
| 1987 | Cats | Bustopher Jones / Gus / Growltiger | Hamburg | Germany | |
| 1988–1990 | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom of the Opera | Vienna | Austria | National premiere |
| 1991-1992 | The Phantom of the Opera | Monsieur Gilles André | London | United Kingdom | West End |
| 1992–1993 | Elisabeth | Luigi Lucheni | Vienna | Austria | World premiere |
| 1993 | Candide | Maximilian | Innsbruck |
| 1993–1995 | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom of the Opera | London | United Kingdom | West End |
| 1994 | Kismet | Haj the Poet | London | United Kingdom | BBC Concert performance |
| 1995–1996 | Beauty and the Beast | The Beast | Vienna | Austria | European premiere |
| 1995 | Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert | Ensemble | London | United Kingdom | Royal Albert Hall |
| 1996–1997 | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom of the Opera | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | National premiere |
| 1997–1998 | Les Misérables | Inspector Javert | London | United Kingdom | West End |
| 1998 | Porgy and Bess | Detective | BBC Night of the Proms | United Kingdom | Royal Albert Hall |
| 1998 | Kurt Weill Der Weg der Verheissung | Pashur | BBC Night of the Proms | United Kingdom | Royal Albert Hall |
| 1999–2000 | Jekyll & Hyde | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde | Bremen | Germany | National premiere |
| 2000 | One Touch of Venus | Withlaw Savory | West End | United Kingdom | London |
| 2000 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Pontius Pilate | Tecklenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany | |
| 2003 | Cats | Bustopher Jones / Gus / Growltiger | Berlin | Germany | |
| 2004 | Evita | Che | Bremen | Germany | |
| 2005–2006 | Robin Hood - For Love and Justice | Sheriff of Nottingham | Bremen | Germany | World premiere |
| 2006 | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom of the Opera | Essen | Germany | |
| 2006–2007 | 3 Musketiere | Kardinal Richelieu | Stuttgart | Germany | |
| 2010 | Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary | Choir | London | United Kingdom | O2 Arena |
| 2011–2013 | Tarzan | Kerchak | Hamburg | Germany | National premiere |
| 2015–2019 | Aladdin | Jafar | Hamburg | Germany | National premiere |