NEWS TICKER
Published on
August 9, 2016
New Faces Join Phantom Cast - August 2016
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douglasmayo
Ben Forster as The Phantom Of the Opera. Photo: Matt Crockett The Phantom Of The Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber's unstoppable worldwide mega-hit is heading towards its 30th birthday in London's West End and a few new faces are joining the cast.
Continuing in their current roles are Ben Forster as The Phantom, Celinde Schoenmaker as Christine Daae, Nadim Naaman as Raoul, Megan Llewellyn as Carlotta and Jacinta Mulcahy as Madame Giry.
From Monday 5 September 2016, new cast members will include Siôn Lloyd (Titanic, The Bodyguard) as Monsieur Firmin; Mark Oxtoby ( Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Oh What A Lovely War!) as Monsieur Andre; Paul Ettore Tabone (Love Never Dies) as Piangi and Daisy Hulbert (National Moravian-Silesian Ballet) as Meg.
The Phantom Of The Opera has won over 70 major theatre swards including seven Tony awards on Broadway and three Olivier Awards in the West End. It is the first stage production to reach world-wide grosses of USD$6 billion, surpassing major films like Avatar, Titanic, Jurassic Park and Star Wars, and has been seen by over 140 million people in 35 countries and 160 cities in 15 languages.
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