Pia Douwes in costume as Elisabeth in Elisabeth das Musical, 1992

Proof why "Elisabeth" and "Sweeney Todd" are the same musical.

They both have:

- Tod(d)

- Beauty treatments as an important element of the main character's life

- Prologue, where the ensemble sings about the main character repeating their name for a hundred times

- André Bauer at some point

- Unhealthy affection leading to death

- Lack of vital food product of animal origin

- Murder with a sharp weapon

- Scene in a mental institution

- Great promoter who doesn't care what to sell

- Child abandoned by their parents

- Prostitution

- Main character has traveled a lot

- Despotism of the authorities

- Convicted criminal

- Questionable hair care products

- One of the main characters hasn't seen his wive at least for 15 years

- Popular catering establishment

- Character, who found a job as a waiter

- Trial scene

- Fake Italian

- Somebody burned alive

- Murder of a cat

Christy Altomare as Anya in Anastasia (March 31, 2019) aka the last time Crossing a Bridge was ever performed professionally

Und Rebeccas Geist schwebte unsichtbar durch das Haus und kam mir nah. Und da war mir klar, ich entgeh’ ihr nur, wenn ich weiß, was hier g e s c h a h .

Engel in schwarz

Grace Roberts as Christine Daae, the Phantom of the Opera World Tour, 2024

Mayerling

JONATHAN BAILEY as RICHARD II