New Cast Announced for The Phantom of the Opera North American Tour

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

Isaiah Bailey will lead the company in the title role of 'The Phantom'. He is joined on tour by Jordan Lee Gilbert as ‘Christine Daaé’ and Daniel Lopez as ‘Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny'.

Mr. Bailey dons the iconic mask directly from appearing in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar starring Cynthia Erivo at the Hollywood Bowl, having previously toured in Disney’s The Lion King and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

Ms. Gilbert makes her national tour debut in the role of ‘Christine Daaé.’ Her opera credits include the roles of ‘Susanna’ in Le Nozze di Figaro, ‘Zerlina’ in Don Giovanni,and ‘Drusilla’ in L’incoronazione di Poppea.

Mr. Lopez’s credits include Into the Woods (Hollywood Bowl), Hood (Asolo Rep), and has played the roles of ‘Fabrizio’ in The Light in the Piazza, and ‘Tony’ in West Side Story.

To mark this special announcement, the trio went underground to be photographed by Matthew Murphy in the Crypt of the Church of the Intercession in Harlem, NYC.

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.

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