The London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera will follow its landmark 40th anniversary celebrations by welcoming three new principal cast members to the stage at His Majesty’s Theatre later this month.
From 23 November, Kimberly Blake will join the production as Carlotta, alongside Kate Graham as Madame Giry and Luke Kempner as Monsieur André with Ashley Gilmour returning as Raoul.
They will join the continuing cast of Jordan Donica as The Phantom and Beatrice Penny-Touré as Christine Daaé, Matt Bateman as Piangi, Ian Pirie as Monsieur Firmin and Millie Lyon as Meg Giry, with Colleen Rose Curran as Christine at certain performances.
The cast is completed by Harry Apps, George Arvidson, Michael Baxter, Embla Bishop, David Burilin, Polly Clarke, Leonard Cook, Hywel Dowsell, Connor Ewing, Lila Falce-Bass, Florence Fowler, James Gant, Emily George, Melanie Gowie, Molly Hall, Will Hawksworth, Matt Hayden, Nino Hepher, Mandy Kwan, Verity Marlow, Tim Morgan, Inguna Morozova, Skye November, Taylor Pardell, Johnny Randall, Rachel Spurrell, Jasmine Wallis, Victoria Ward and Alicia Wong.
The production is currently booking up to 2 October 2027.
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 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 more than 70 major theatre awards, including seven Tonys and four Olivier Awards, the musical was the first stage production to reach worldwide grosses of $6 billion. The show has been seen by over 160 million people in 58 territories and 205 cities in 21 languages.
Angela Thomas
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