Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera premieres at Arts Centre Melbourne tonight after its record-breaking season at the Sydney Opera House.
The production is due to wow audiences in Melbourne across the summer where they will experience one of the most successful and much-loved musicals of all time. The Phantom of the Opera will play at State Theatre – Arts Centre Melbourne until 5 February 2023
The talented Australian cast is led by Josh Piterman in the coveted lead role of the Phantom, while Amy Manford takes on the role of the ingénue Christine Daaé and Blake Bowden plays Raoul Vicomte de Chagny.
Australian musical theatre stalwart David Whitney plays Monsieur Firmin, Andy Morton returns to the stage as Monsieur Andrè and soprano Giuseppina Grech plays Carlotta Guidicelli. Madame Giry is played by Jayde Westaby, while classical crossover artist Paul Tabone plays Ubaldo Piangi, and newcomer Mietta White plays young ballerina Meg Giry.
Joining them will be the talented ensemble cast including Elliot Baker, Anton Berezin, Laura Bianchi-Bishop, Eleanor Blythman, Gavin Brown, Ben Clark, Bridget Costello, Andrew Dunne, Lewis Francis, Christina Gibbs, Claudia Hastings, Olivia Jenkins, Daniel Koek, Naomi Livingston, Josephine Lonergan, Aaron Lynch, Imogen-Faith Malfitano, Kayleigh Marven, Emma McFarlane, Lachlan O’Brien, Brittany Page, Edward Smith, Anna Stephens, Tod Strike, Troy Sussman, Raphael Wong, Jack Wunsch and Elisha Zion Lee.
Hit after hit punctuates the thrilling score, from the stunning romance of Music of the Night, Think of Me and All I Ask of You to the splendid Masquerade and brilliant title song. Now, you can hear them all in a spectacular new production that has stunned critics across the United Kingdom and North America.
Directed by Laurence Connor with choreography by Scott Ambler, set design by Paul Brown, Tony Award®-winning original costume design by Maria Björnson®, lighting design by Tony Award®-winner Paule Constable and sound design by Mick Potter, The Phantom of the Opera has music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart (with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe), book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber, orchestrations by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
This new production is overseen by Matthew Bourne and Cameron Mackintosh. Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera is directed by Seth Sklar-Heyn and is presented by Opera Australia in association with The Really Useful Group.
The Phantom of the Opera
State Theatre – Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Season: 4 November 2022 – 5 February 2023
Bookings: www.artscentremelbourne.com.au
For more information, visit: www.phantomoftheopera.com for details.
Image: Josh Piterman and Amy Manford star in The Phantom of the Opera – photo by Daniel Boud