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Booking for The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre has been extended up to 4 March 2023 with a new performance schedule to take effect from 3 October this year.
As previously announced from 1 August, the hit show’s current Phantom and Christine, Killian Donnelly (Kinky Boots, Adelphi Theatre, Les Misérables, West End and UK and Ireland tour) and Lucy St Louis (Motown The Musical, Shaftesbury Theatre, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Aldwych Theatre) will be joined by previous ensemble member Matt Blaker (Jersey Boys, international tour, Carousel, Kilworth House) as Raoul and Kelly Glyptis (The Sound of Music, Into The Woods, North American tours) as Carlotta.
The continuing cast will also include Matt Harrop (Me and My Girl, Chichester Festival Theatre, Cats European tour) as Monsieur Firmin, Adam Linstead (Fiddler on the Roof, Playhouse Theatre, Les Misérables West End) as Monsieur André, Greg Castiglioni (The Woman in White, Titanic The Musical, Charing Cross Theatre) as Ubaldo Piangi, Francesca Ellis (Company, Gielgud Theatre, Mamma Mia! international tour) as Madame Giry, and Ellie Young as Meg Giry. At certain performances Holly-Anne Hull (The Phantom of the Opera UK tour, Loserville, Union Theatre) will play Christine Daaé.
The cast is completed by Hollie Aires, Connor Carson, Corina Clark, Edward Court, Michelle Cornelius, Lily De-La-Haye, Hywel Dowsell, Serina Faul, James Gant, Eilish Harmon-Beglan, Emma Harris, Yukina Hasebe, Thomas Holdsworth, Olivia Holland-Rose, Jacob Hughes, Grace Hume, James Hume, Tim Morgan, Michael Robert-Lowe, Eve Shanu-Wilson, Tim Southgate, Anouk Van Laake, Jasmine Wallis, Rafe Watts, Skye Weiss, Simon Whitaker, Lizzie Wofford and Andrew York.
The extended booking period announcement was accompanied by the release of the Christmas schedule which includes performances up to Christmas Eve, and no performances on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Produced by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Group Ltd, The Phantom of the Opera features music by Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart and additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe.
Based on the classic gothic novel Le Fantôme de l’Opera by Gaston Leroux, the musical boasts a book by Stilgoe and Lloyd Webber, with orchestrations by David Cullen and Lloyd Webber, musical supervision by Simon Lee and production design by Maria Björnson.
The set design is adapted by Matt Kinley with associate costume design by Jill Parker, lighting by Andrew Bridge, associate lighting design by Warren Letton, and sound by Mick Potter. The musical staging and choreography is by Gillian Lynne, re-created and adapted by Chrissie Cartwright. Originally directed by Harold Prince, the production is directed by Seth Sklar-Heyn.
The Phantom of the Opera opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre on 9 October 1986 starring Michael Crawford as The Phantom and Sarah Brightman as Christine.
The winner of over 70 major theatre awards, including seven Tonys and four Olivier Awards, The Phantom of the Opera was the first stage production to reach worldwide grosses of $6 billion. The show has been seen by 145 million people in 41 countries and 183 cities in 17 languages.
Angela Thomas
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