Kouatchou will make her Broadway debut as the Christine alternate, making her the first Black actor to portray the role on Broadway. New to the cast are Emilie Kouatchou and Sara Esty. Bradley Dean, Craig Bennett, Raquel Suarez Groen, Maree Johnson and Carlton Moe will also all return to their roles. 22, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh announced Tuesday.īen Crawford, Meghan Picerno and John Riddle will reprise their leading roles as the Phantom, Christine and Raoul, respectively. Note: The original Broadway cast doubling is indicated, but these parts may be split among the ensemble.Almost the entire pre-pandemic company of “The Phantom of the Opera” will return to the musical when it resumes performances at the Majestic Theatre on Oct. Male Dancer-Slave Master-Little to none-strong dancing roleįemale Corps de Ballet-Little to none-strong dancing role The Phantom-High Baritone with a full-voice range of at least two octavesĬhristine Daae-Soprano with a G (below middle C) and a top E Two Epicene Men (a hairdresser and Jeweler)Įnsemble: The Ballet Chorus of the Opera, Stagehands, Policemen, Attendants Wardrobe Mistress/ Confidante (in Il Muto) Joseph Buquet, chief stagehand of the Opera Monsieur Lefèvre, the previous owner of the Opera Meg Giry, Madame Giry’s daughter, member of the ballet chorus, Christine’s best friend Monsieur Reyer, the chief répétiteur/director of the Paris Opera Ubaldo Piangi, leading tenor of the Opera, Carlotta's husband Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny, patron of the Opera, childhood sweetheart of ChristineĬarlotta Giudicelli, the Prima Donna of the Opera The Phantom, a composer and magician known as the Opera Ghost A 2004 film adaptation, helmed by Joel Schumacher and starring Gerard Butler in the title role, Emmy Rossum as Christine Daaé and Patrick Wilson as Raoul, grossed $154 million worldwide.
The original cast recording was the first in British musical history to enter the charts at number one and worldwide album sales now exceed 40 million.
The show has played to over 140 million people in 35 countries in 166 cities around the world, winning over 70 major theatre awards, grossing an estimated $6 billion.
Phantom won the 1986 Olivier and 1988 Tony Awards for Best Musical, with Michael Crawford taking home Best Actor in a Musical at both ceremonies. It is the longest-running show in Broadway history. The Broadway transfer officially opened at the Majestic Theatre on January 26, 1988, where it remains to this day. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical version of The Phantom of the Opera is one of the most successful pieces of entertainment of all time, produced in any media.ĭirected by Harold Prince, with sets and costumes by Maria Björnson and starring Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, Phantom opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre on October 9, 1986, where it continues to captivate audiences after 30 years and more than 12,000 performances.
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