Ulrich will knock on the door of the Notre-Dame three times with a staff crafted from charred wood salvaged from the cathedral’s fire-ravaged roof. He will be met with a rising tide of choir song after each knock before the doors finally swing open. Weil said he was among the first to arrive at the scene of the fire after he saw a string of fire trucks racing toward the cathedral, adding that he was shocked to see the flames. Seeing the “Notre-Dame de Paris” musical on stage for the first time, cemented that passion and she said that she has collected more than a thousand pieces of Notre-Dame memorabilia. “It’s just been like, everything — my whole life has been Notre-Dame,” said MacKinnon, who now runs her own tour company around the cathedral.

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Persons: Ulrich, Jesus Christ’s, Ariel Weil, “, Weil, ”, Emily MacKinnon, Dame superfan, Chantal Da Silva, Notre, “ It’s, MacKinnon Organizations: Notre, Dame, Paris Center, Notre Dame Cathedral, NBC, Paris Locations: Paris, Canadian, London