The Phantom of the Opera has won over 70 major theatre awards, including seven Tony’s on Broadway and four Olivier Awards in the West End. It won the ‘Magic Radio Audience Award’, voted by the public, in the 2016 Laurence Olivier Awards. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, which opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre on 9th October 1986 starred Michael Crawford as ‘The Phantom’ and Sarah Brightman as ‘Christine.’ It is produced by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Theatre Company Limited.
The Phantom of the Opera became the first stage production to reach worldwide grosses of $6 billion. Revenues far surpass the world’s highest-grossing film “Avatar” (at $2.8 billion), as well as such other blockbusters as “Titanic”, “The Lord of the Rings”, “Jurassic Park” and “Star Wars”. Worldwide, over 140 million people have seen THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA in 37 countries and 172 cities in 16 languages.
The Phantom of the Opera has played in London, New York, Budapest, and on tour in the US.
CAST
Josh Piterman – The Phantom
Kelly Mathieson – Christine Daaé
Bridget Costello – Christine Daaé at certain performances
Danny Whitehead – Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny
Britt Lenting – Carlotta Giudicelli
Ross Dawes – Monsieur Firmin
Richard Woodford – Monsieur Andre
Jacinta Mulcahy – Madame Giry
Paul Ettore Tabone – Ubaldo Piangi
Georgia Ware – Meg Giry
Philip Griffiths – Monsieur Reyer/Auctioneer
Tim Morgan – Monsieur Lefevre / Don Attilio
Hadrian Delacey – Joseph Buquet
Manon Taris – Confidante (Il Muto)
Kris Manuel – Firechief
Paul Erbs – Passarino/Hairdresser
Simon Whitaker – Jeweller (Il Muto)
Ellen Jackson – Wardrobe Mistress
Andrei Teodor Iliescu – Slavemaster
James Butcher – Porter/Lion Man/Assistant Dance Captain
Katy Hanna – Wild Woman (Hannibal)
Ben Tyler – Soldier (Hannibal)
Corinne Cowling – Princess (Hannibal)
Victoria Ward – Madame Firmin
Alistair So – Policeman in the Pit
Sophie Caton – Page (Don Juan Triumphant)
Zoe Arshamian – The Ballet Chorus of the Opera Populaire
Sophie Cottrill – The Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire
Morven Douglas – The Ballet Chorus of the Opera Populaire
Danielle Stephens – The Ballet Chorus of the Opera Populaire
Anna Shircliff – The Ballet Chorus of the Opera Populaire
Claire Tilling – The Ballet Chorus of the Opera Populaire
Grace Castle – Ballet Swing
Matthew Barrow – Swing
Adam Robert Lewis – Swing
Eleanor Sanderson-Nash – Swing
Rebecca Ridout – Swing
John Stacey – Swing
Scott Davies – Standby Phantom
CREATIVE TEAM
Harold Prince – Director
Cameron Mackintosh – Producer
Andrew Lloyd Webber – Composer, Book, Co-Orchestrator
Gillian Lynne – Musical Staging & Choreography
Charles Hart – Lyrics
Richard Stilgoe – Book & Additional Lyrics
Maria Björnson – Production Designer
Andrew Bridge – Lighting Design
Mick Potter – Sound Design
Martin Levan – Original Sound Design
David Cullen – Co-Orchestrator
David Caddick – Musical Supervision & Direction
Really Useful Theatre Co. – Producer
The Phantom of the Opera
Her Majesty’s Theatre
London