Love Never Dies Alum Paul Ettore Tabone & More Join Ben Forster in West End's The Phantom of the Opera

The West End’s The Phantom of the Opera is about to welcome some new faces. Beginning September 5, Paul Ettore Tabone, Siôn Lloyd and Mark Oxtoby will join the cast as Piangi and Monsieurs Firmin and Andre, respectively. On that same day, current ensemble member Daisy Hurlbert will assume the role of Meg Giry.

The production is currently headlined by Superstar winner Ben Forster. The four new performers will take over for Michael Matus, Christopher Dickins, John Ellis and Alicia Beck.

Tabone previously appeared as Squelch in Love Never Dies in the West End and in Hamburg. A “Young Artist” for the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation, his opera credits include Rigoletto, Turandot and Madama Butterfly. Lloyd can currently be seen in Titanic at the Charing Cross Theatre; he originated the role of Brian in the West End production of Avenue Q. Oxtoby’s previous credits include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in the West End. Prior to The Phantom of the Opera, Hurlbert served as a company member of the National Moravan-Silesian Ballet in the Czech Republic.

The current London cast of The Phantom of the Opera also includes Celinde Schoenmaker as Christine Daae, Nadim Naaman as Raoul, Megan Llewellyn as Carlotta and Jacinta Mulcahy as Madame Giry. Harriet Jones plays Christine at select performances. The long-running musical celebrates its 30th anniversary at Her Majesty’s Theatre in October.