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Meet John Martin Bengtsson who saw Phantom of the Opera for the first time at Oscarsteatern in Stockholm in his teens. Since seeing that first performance with Mikael Samuelson as the Phantom, being part of the show has been one of John Martin's professional goals. In this episode he'll give you an insight in the past three years that the spent with The Phantom of the Opera, first as ensemble/Passarino and Peter Jöback's understudy in the Stockholm revival production, then as Raoul in the Gothenburg non-replica production and finally during the season 2018-2019 as alternate Phantom and ensemble in Copenhagen. How does he feel about auditions? Which is his favorite Phantom costume? And least favourite? What was it like to be part of a non-replica production? And what happened during one of the previews in Copenhagen with the Hannibal poster? Listen and find out. All the best! Phantomology Podcast.Since the episode was recorded John Martin Bengtsson has also been emergency cover for the role of the Phantom in The World Tour of The Phantom of the Opera.