I was extremely saddened to hear that Rob Guest had a massive stroke on Tuesday night and then of his passing this morning. I have watched him in numerous stage productions and most recently saw him as the Wizard of Oz in Wicked. He was an amazing actor and of all his roles I think his role in Phantom of the Opera with Marina Prior was my personal favourite. His role in Phantom of the Opera went for over 7 years, he gave over 2300 performances. His death is a huge loss for Australian Theatre. After listening to a number of radio interviews from people connected to him through many different ways, I believe we have lost one beautiful human being. He was only 58 years old.