Special anniversary cast announced as PHANTOM OF THE OPERA celebrates 40 years in West End
As the phenomenally successful PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is about to celebrate a landmark 40th Anniversary at its original London home, His Majesty’s Theatre, Cameron Mackintosh has announced a sensational international cast who have been put together to play for a special, limited birthday season.
The 40th Anniversary cast will be led by Broadway star Jordan Donica as The Phantom and Beatrice Penny-Touré’s acclaimed Christine Daaé, with Rhys Whitfield returning to the production as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny.
One of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA’s most loved Christines and one of Broadway’s great leading ladies, Sierra Boggess, who starred in the 25th Anniversary production at the Royal Albert Hall in London and also played Christine in Love Never Dies, is now returning as the Prima Donna, Carlotta, opposite Matt Bateman as Piangi. Sierra’s co-star of Love Never Dies, Britain’s Joseph Millson will be playing Monsieur André alongside Ian Pirie as Monsieur Firmin, with the much-loved Joanna Riding as Madam Giry, and Millie Lyon as her daughter, Meg. At certain performances, the role of Christine will be played by Colleen Rose Curran.
The brilliant original staging of Hal Prince, choreographed by Gillian Lynne, was revised for the post-Covid re-opening of the production in 2021 by Seth Sklar-Heyn and Chrissie Cartwright, and the original stage and costume design by the legendary Maria Björnson was thrillingly restored and updated with even more spectacular effects by Matt Kinley and Jill Parker, dazzlingly lit by Andrew Bridge with associate lighting design by Warren Letton, sound by Mick Potter, and musical supervision by Simon Lee.
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.
Cameron Mackintosh said: “I’m thrilled that this special birthday season of Phantom at His Majesty’s Theatre will be led by such a sensational cast alongside a brilliant ensemble - this is certainly going to be one of the finest casts ever of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s beloved musical! Only two musicals in history have run continuously to packed houses for over 40 years… and counting, and I am very proud to be the producer of them both (the other being Les Misérables). The extraordinary resurgence of interest from young audiences all over the world to see this timeless gothic romance has been mirrored in the continued popularity of Andrew’s iconic score, which is now being excitedly discovered by new generations. I have no doubt that the music of the night will be thrilling audiences for many more decades to come and I’m delighted that the show that Andrew and I embarked on ‘just for the fun of it’ has become a phenomenon beyond our imaginations. Our gratitude to the public knows no bounds.”
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