Long-running Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera celebrated another milestone at His Majesty’s Theatre in London last night.
The show celebrated its 37th birthday in London, having opened on 9 October 1986.
When it opened, the show won every major British theatre award, including multiple Olivier Awards. The New York production then opened on Broadway in 1988, winning seven Tony Awards.
Phantom has been seen by over 145 million people since it opened in London, and is the West End’s third longest-running show ever, only behind The Mousetrap and Les Miserables.
The current cast of the musical includes Jon Robyns as The Phantom, Lily Kerhoas as Christine Daaé, Joe Griffiths-Brown as Raoul, Kelly Glyptis as Carlotta Giudicelli, Adam Linstead as Monsieur André, Matt Harrop as Monsieur Firmin, Francesca Ellis as Madame Giry, David Kristopher-Brown as Ubaldo Piangi and Maiya Hikasa as Meg Giry.
The cast is completed by Hollie Aires, Federica Basile, Corina Clark, Michael Colbourne, Leonard Cook, Colleen Rose Curran, Lily De-La-Haye, Hywel Dowsell, Connor Ewing, Serina Faull, Florence Fowler, James Gant, Melanie Gowie, Eilish Harmon-Beglan, Yukina Hasebe, Samuel Haughton, Thomas Holdsworth, Jacob Hughes, Grace Hume, Tim Morgan, Eve Shanu-Wilson, Tim Southgate, Zoë Soleil Vallée, Jasmine Wallis, Victoria Ward, Ralph Watts, Simon Whitaker, and Andrew York; and at certain performances Paige Blankson will play Christine.
The Phantom of the Opera has music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, and additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. The book is by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the novel ‘Le Fantôme de l’Opera’ by Gaston Leroux.
Phantom’s creative team also includes Orchestrations by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber; Musical Supervision is by Simon Lee; Production Design by Maria Björnson; Set Design adapted by Matt Kinley; Associate Costume Design by Jill Parker; Lighting by Andrew Bridge; Associate Lighting Design by Warren Letton; Sound by Mick Potter; and Musical Staging and Choreography by Gillian Lynne, recreated and adapted by Chrissie Cartwright. The show was originally Directed by Harold Prince, and this production is Directed by Seth Sklar-Heyn.
The Phantom of the Opera is currently booking to 2 March 2024.
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