THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Majestic Theatre

Opened on Broadway: January 26, 1988
Closing: April 16, 2023
Performances: 13,974 (as of 4/11/23)

Director: Harold Prince
Choreographer: Gillian Lynne
Book: Richard Stilgoe & Andrew Lloyd Webber
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
​Lyrics: Charles Hart
​Runtime: 2hr. 30min. (1 Intermission)

Opening Night Cast:
  • The Phantom: Michael Crawford
  • Christine Daaé: Sarah Brightman (Patti Coenhouer was Christine as some performances)
  • Raoul: Steve Barton
  • Madame Giry: Leila Martin
  • Meg Giry: Elisa Heinsohn
  • Carlotta Giudicelli: Judy Kaye
Current Cast:
  • The Phantom: Ben Crawford
  • Christine Daaé: Emilie Kouatchou (Julia Udine is Christine Mon Evening & Sat Matinee)
  • Raoul: John Riddle
  • Madame Giry: Maree Johnson
  • Meg Giry: Sara Esty
  • Carlotta Giudicelli: Raquel Suarez Groen
Understudies:
For The Phantom: Joseph DePietro, Ted Keegan, Weston Krukow, Greg Mills. Paul A. Schaefer, Jeremy Stolle
For Christine: Marni Raab, Julia Udine, Elizabeth Welch
For Raoul: Joseph DePietro, Weston Krukow, Greg Mills, Paul A. Schaefer, Jeremy Stolle
For Madame Giry: Satomi Hoffmann & Janet Saia
For Meg: Polly Baird & Erica Wong
For Carlotta: Satomi Hoffmann, Patricia Phillips, Janet Saia

Actors/Actresses Who've Played in this Show:
The Phantom: Michael Crawford, Cris Groenendaal, James Romick, Brad Little, Marcus Lovett, Mark Jacoby, Howard McGillin, Timothy Nolan, Hugh Panaro, John Cudia, Norm Lewis, James Barbour, Peter Jöback, Laird Mackintosh, Ben Crawford

Christine: Sarah Brightman, Rebecca Luker, Sandra Joseph, Elizabeth Southard, Laurie Gayle Stephenson, Sara Jean Ford, Karen Culliver, Samantha Hill, Jennifer Hope Willis, Rachel Zatcoff, Mary Michael Patterson, Marni Raab, Trista Moldovan, Julia Udine, Ali Ewoldt, Kaley Ann Voorhees, Megan Picerno, Emilie Kouatchou

Raoul: Steve Barton, Tim Martin Gleason, Jim Weitzer, Michael Shawn Lewis, Gary Martin, Ciarán Sheehan, Sean MacLaughlin, Jeremy Hays, Jordan Donica, Rodney Ingram, Jay Armstrong Johnson, John Riddle
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Madame: Leila Martin, Ellen Harvey, Leila Martin, Cristin J. Hubbard, Maree Johnson, Rebecca Eichenberger 
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Meg: Elisa Heinsohn, Carly Blake Sebouhian, Paloma Garcia-Lee, Heather McFadden, Polly Baird, Kara Klein, Kelsey Connolly, Sara Esty

Carlotta: Judy Kaye, Liz McCartney, Elena Jeanne Batman, Marilyn Caskey, Rebecca Eichenberger, Patty Goble, Julie Schmidt, Anne Runolfsson, Geena Jeffries, Patricia Phillips, Leigh Munro, Lynn Abeles, Heather Hill, Michele McConnell, Raquel Suarez Groen

Film Cast:
Gerard Butler as The Phantom
Emmy Rossum as Christine Daaé 
Patrick Wilson as Raoul
Miranda Richardson as Madame Giry
Jennifer Ellison as Meg Giry
Minnie Driver as Carlotta Giudicelli

Tour Cast:
Isaiah Bailey as The Phantom
Jordan Lee Gilbert as Christine Daaé 
Daniel Lopez as Raoul
Lisa Vroman as Madame Giry
Melo Ludwig as Meg Giry
Midori Marsh as Carlotta Giudicelli
Synopsis:
Far beneath the majesty and splendour of the Paris Opera House, hides the Phantom in a shadowy existence. Shamed by his physical appearance and feared by all, the love he holds for his beautiful protégée Christine Daaé is so strong that even her heart cannot resist.