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Additional Principal Casting Announced for ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ North American Tour

Matthew Herzog

Cameron Mackintosh and LW Entertainment (formerly The Really Useful Group) are delighted to announce additional principal casting for the upcoming North American Tour of the new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical, The Phantom of the Opera.

As previously announced, Isaiah Bailey will lead the company in the title role of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ with Jordan Lee Gilbert as ‘Christine Daaé,’ and Daniel Lopez as ‘Raoul.’ They are joined on tour by Midori Marsh as ‘Carlotta Giudicelli,’ William Thomas Evans as ‘Monsieur Firmin,’ Carrington Vilmont as ‘Monsieur André,’ Lisa Vroman as ‘Madame Giry’ Christopher Bozeka as ‘Ubaldo Piangi,’ Melo Ludwig as ‘Meg Giry,’ and Alexa Xioufaridou Moster as ‘Christine Daaé, at certain performances.’

Additional casting will be announced in the coming weeks.

The new North American tour of The Phantom of the Opera, produced by Cameron Mackintosh with The Really Useful Group and NETworks Presentations, will premiere at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, MD, then will continue to major markets throughout its first touring year including Minneapolis, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and more. Additional tour cities and information can be found at ThePhantomOfTheOpera.com, the official global website for The Phantom of the Opera.

Cameron Mackintosh said, “At long last, The Phantom is back and will soon, once again, haunt theatres across North America in the revitalized brilliant original production, which continues to be a sold-out success at His Majesty’s Theatre in London. The beating heart of Phantom has always been the love triangle entwining The Phantom, Christine, and Raoul and I am thrilled to announce that we have found three exciting and contemporary new stars to rekindle the flames of our phantastic love story: Isaiah Bailey as ‘The Phantom’, Jordan Lee Gilbert as ‘Christine’ and Daniel Lopez as ‘Raoul’, ensuring your fantasies unwind as they unleash the power of the music of the night once again this autumn.”
 
Andrew Lloyd Webber said, “The Phantom made it very clear that it would not be long before his legend would, once again, be told in America. While Hal, Gillie and Maria are, sadly, no longer with us, they live on in the show we all created together. Love, passion and live theatre are what The Phantom of the Opera is all about. I still get goosebumps every time that chandelier comes alive and infuses the theatre with something that only happens when design, direction and music are completely at one. I am absolutely delighted that we are bringing this very special production back to audiences across North America.”

Biographies

MIDORI MARCH (Carlotta Giudicelli) is beyond thrilled to be making her national tour debut. She wants to thank her parents John and Sybil, her sister Naomi, her manager Rebecca and friend Janine, and all of the wonderful music educators in her life.

WILLIAM THOMAS EVANS (Monsieur Firmin) just celebrated his 32nd year as a professional actor. Broadway: Camelot, Scarlet Pimpernel (original cast and 2nd version; both cast recordings), and A Tale of Two Cities (international cast recording). He has performed in 48 states with 6 national tours including Joseph…Dreamcoat, Jekyll & Hyde, and Camelot, and over 50 regional productions. He performed Hal Prince’s Candide and Pirates of Penzance with NYC Opera and has performed Off Broadway in The Fantasticks and Desperate Measures. He played Santa Claus, for 8 years, with The Radio City Christmas Spectacular Across America, and spent 2.5 years in Las Vegas in the hit show Baz at Palazzo Theater. He played Senator Lamar Farkus for two seasons on Amazon Prime’s “Alpha House.” This one is for Mom.

CARRINGTON VILMONT (Monsieur André) was a fixture in the Broadway company of Phantom and had the privilege to celebrate several milestones with the show including its longest-running Broadway show record-breaker, its 25th anniversary, and the closing of its historic run at the Majestic Theatre. Regional credits include Pittsburgh Public, Goodspeed, North Shore Music Theatre, Maltz Jupiter. Roles originated in New York productions of the play The Second Tosca and the opera Salvation. TV/Film: “Breaking Bad”; “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”; “The Tell-Tale Heart”; “Vinyl”; “FBI”; “Alien Hearts”. Upcoming starring roles in “Quintessentials” and “The Life to Come”.  Many thanks to the thousands of artists and technicians who have made this show available to audiences around the world and to those audiences for making the show possible.

LISA VROMAN (Madame Giry). From Broadway to classics, on stage and in concert, Lisa Vroman has established herself as one of America’s most versatile voices. She starred on Broadway, Los Angeles and San Francisco in The Phantom of the Opera (Christine Daaé) and garnered theater critics’ awards for her portrayal. Her Broadway debut was in Aspects of Love and she was the first to play both Fantine and Cosette in Les Misérables.

She has starred in major productions as Marian Paroo in The Music Man, Lili Vanessi in Kiss Me Kate, Birdie in Regina, Josephine in HMS Pinafore, Anna 1 in The Seven Deadly Sins, Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, Laurey in Oklahoma, Anna Leonowens in The King and I, Mary Turner in Of Thee I Sing and Rosabella in The Most Happy Fella. Lisa appeared on PBS as Johanna in the Emmy Award winning production of “Sweeney Todd” and was featured in the London Royal Gala, Hey! Mr. Producer. She has played, sang and danced opposite Dick Van Dyke as Mary Poppins at the Hollywood Bowl Disney’s 75th, and played the role of Maria Callas in Terence McNally’s award-winning play, Master Class.

Lisa is a frequent guest with symphonies including San Francisco, Nashville, Philadelphia, Dallas, Utah, St. Louis, Houston, Pacific, Atlanta, Hong Kong, Cleveland, National, Florida, Cleveland, BBC Concert Orchestra, Boston Pops, Philly Pops, and the New York Pops. She is a graduate of the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam (BM, Hon. Dr. of Music, Minerva Award), Carnegie-Mellon University (MFA), and is a George London Competition winner. Lisa has become an active mentor and sought-after clinician with many colleges and universities across the country and around the world. She has acted as a judge in both the Lotte Lenya Competition for the Kurt Weill Foundation and UCLA’s Walter Jurmann Competition and regularly performs Weill’s music with symphonies throughout the country.

Recent performances have included symphony concerts celebrating the music of George Gershwin, and her 2024 Bistro Award-winning cabaret, “Ingénue…Ingé-not-so-new!”, in New York. https://www.lisavroman.com/

CHRISTOPHER BOZEKA (Ubaldo Piangi) is making his national touring Broadway debut. With the Metropolitan Opera, he has sung the Kill Chain: Mission Coordinator in Grounded, Abdallo in Nabucco, Pit Singer-Tenor 2 in Hamlet. He has sung the Duke in Rigoletto, Alfredo Germont in La traviata, the title role in Le comte Ory, Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, Rodrigo in Rossini’s Otello, Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and Adolfo Pirelli in Sweeney Todd. He recently made operatic history singing the role of Elvino in La sonnambula with Teatro Nuovo, becoming the first tenor in the United States to sing the role in the original key since it was first performed in the 19th century. He is an alumnus of the Houston Grand Opera Studio, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and Capital University.

MELO LUDWIG (Meg Giry) is so excited to make her National Tour debut with this magical and iconic show! Film: “Roommates” (Netflix, 2026), “Wiener Dog”, “Chuck”. TV: “Chad,” “The Other Two,” and more. Lots of love, sparkles, and thanks to my mom (who’s my best friend), Dadoo, Pinky, and amazing family, friends, & teachers. Forever grateful to Chelsea, David & CESD, TRC, and our incredible Phantom team. And one last thank you to my first true love – ballet! @meloludwig

ALEXA XIOUFARIDOU MOSTER (Christine Daaé, at certain performances) is thrilled to join The Phantom of the Opera legacy. First National Tour: Pretty Woman (u/s Vivian, u/s Violetta). Regional: Sing Street (Anne, Huntington Theatre). Alexa is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she was honored with the Outstanding Contribution to the Theatre Department award. @alexamoster

 

Featuring Maria Björnson’s brilliant original design, this production of The Phantom of the Opera was rapturously received by London critics when it reopened at its birthplace His Majesty’s Theatre in 2021. Both the acclaimed new London production and the forthcoming North American Tour are directed by Seth Sklar-Heyn, based on the celebrated original direction by Harold Prince with musical staging and choreography by Gillian Lynne, recreated and adapted by Chrissie Cartwright. 
 
The Phantom of the Opera is widely considered one of the most beautiful and spectacular productions in history, playing to over 160 million people in 47 territories and 195 cities in 21 languages. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s romantic, haunting, and soaring score includes “The Music of the Night,” “All I Ask of You,” “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again,” “Masquerade,” and the iconic title song. It tells the tale of a disfigured musical genius known only as ‘The Phantom’ who haunts the depths of the Paris Opera House. Mesmerized by the talents and beauty of a young soprano, Christine, The Phantom lures her as his protégé and falls fiercely in love with her. Unaware of Christine’s love for Raoul, The Phantom’s obsession sets the scene for a dramatic turn of events where jealousy, madness, and passions collide. 
 
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, originally produced by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Group, has become one of the most successful shows in the world. The original London stage production is now the second longest-running musical ever. It opened on Broadway on January 26, 1988, directed by Harold Prince. It won seven 1988 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and reigned as the longest-running show in Broadway history since January 9, 2006, when it surpassed Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, also produced by Cameron Mackintosh. The New York production played a staggering nearly 13,981 performances, been seen by 20 million people and grossed over $1.4 billion. After an unprecedented 35 record-breaking years, the Broadway production played its final performance on April 16, 2023. 
 
There have been three U.S. National Tours based on the original Broadway production. The First National Tour played Los Angeles and San Francisco for a combined total run of almost 10 years, playing 3,902 performances to 6.6 million people. The Second National Tour had an 8.5-year run playing 3,364 performances to 7.5 million people. The Third National Tour had an 18-year run, playing 7,284 performances to 16.7 million people.  The three U.S. national tours played 216 engagements in 77 cities for an unprecedented total of 36.5 years and over 14,500 performances to 31 million people – making it the most successful and longest-running touring show in U.S. history.
 
The Phantom of the Opera is produced by Cameron Mackintosh with The Really Useful Group and NETworks Presentations. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by Charles Hart, and Additional Lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. Book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the novel ‘Le Fantôme de l’Opera’ by Gaston Leroux, with Orchestrations by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Musical Supervision is by Kristen Blodgette. The Production Design is by Maria Björnson, and the Set Design is adapted by Matt Kinley with Associate Costume Design by Jill Parker, Lighting is by Andrew Bridge with Associate Lighting Design by Warren Letton, Video Design is by George Reeve, Sound is by Mick Potter. Wig and Hair Design is by Stefan Musch, Casting is by Peter Van Dam, CSA and Claire Burke, CSA for The TRC Company. The Musical Staging and Choreography is by Gillian Lynne, recreated and adapted by Chrissie Cartwright. Originally Directed by Harold Prince, this new production is Directed by Seth Sklar-Heyn.

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