NEWS: London Production of The Phantom of the Opera Celebrates 15,000 Performance

The special milestone was reached on Saturday 8th June 2024.

(c)Matt Crockett

The news of the celebration, makes Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical only the third production in the West End to reach 15,000 following on from The Mousetrap and Les Misérables. The show premiered at Her Majesty’s Theatre (now His Majesty’s Theatre) on 9th October 1986 and is currently booking until Saturday 29th March 2025.

Currently, the London production of the musical stars Jon Robyns as The Phantom alongside Lily Kerhoas as Christine Daaé, Joe Griffiths-Brown as Raoul, Kelly Glyptis as Carlotta Giudicell, Matt Harrop as Monsieur Firmin, Adam Linstead as Monsieur André, David Kristopher-Brown as Ubaldo Piangi, Francesca Ellis as Madame Giry and Maiya Hikasa as Meg Giry. At certain performances, the role of Chistine Daaé is performed by Chumisa Dornford-May.

Meanwhile, the company 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, Eilish Harmon-Beglan, Yukina Hasebe, Samuel Haughton, Thomas Holdsworth, Jacob Hughes, Grace Hume, Janet Mooney, Tim Morgan, Eve Shanu-Wilson, Tim Southgate, Zoë Soleil Vallée, Jasmine Wallis, Victoria Ward, Ralph Watts, Simon Whitaker, and Andrew York.

Based on the novel ‘Le Fantôme de l’Opera’ by Gaston Leroux, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s score includes:  Music of the Night, All I Ask of You, Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again and Masquerade. Lyrics for the musical are by Charles Hart, and Additional Lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. It features a book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber, with orchestrations by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The creative team also includes: Musical Supervision by Simon Lee, Production Design by Maria Björnson and the Set Design is adapted by Matt Kinley with Associate Costume Design by Jill Parker. Lighting is by Andrew Bridge with Associate Lighting Design by Warren Letton, Sound is by Mick Potter. The Musical Staging and Choreography is by Gillian Lynne, recreated and adapted by Chrissie Cartwright. Originally Directed by Harold Prince, this production is Directed by Seth Sklar-Heyn.

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