Uwe Kröger

December 4, 1964 — Kamen, Germany

Uwe Kröger (born 4 December, 1964) is a German musical theatre star. He made his theatre debut in Staright Express as Rusty, followed by various rolse in Les Misérables. Kröger rose to fame in the role of der Tod (Death) in the world premiere of Kunze and Levay's 1992 musical Elisabeth. His critically-acclaimed performance led him to play as Chris in the German premiere of Miss Saigon and Joe in Sunset Boulevard. He went on to play Colloredo in Mozart!, The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera, Maxim in Rebecca, and Van Helsing in Dracula.