John Cudia will assume the title role in the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera on July 27, succeeding Howard McGillin, who is bowing out on July 25 after a run of 10 years and a record-setting total of more than 2,450 performances. Phantom continues its run at the Majestic Theatre, directed by Harold Prince.

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Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, will play the West End’s Adelphi Theatre before bowing on Broadway probably at the Neil Simon Theatre, according to London’s The Daily Mail. As previously announced, the musical, directed by Jack O’Brien, will likely star Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess.

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Love Never Dies, the upcoming sequel to the international musical hit The Phantom of the Opera, appears set to premiere at Toronto's Canon Theatre in October, according to Variety. Featuring music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, who co-wrote the book with Ben Elton, and lyrics by Glenn Slater, the show will start rehearsals in London this fall, with direction by ...

Ryan Silverman is set to play the part of Raoul in Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera. The actor, who previously performed the role in the Las Vegas production of the musical, will succeed current star Tim Martin Gleason on April 24. Gleason’s final performance will be on April 23.

Silverman appeared in the Vegas production, from August ...

Broadway veteran Nancy Hess will join the Broadway cast of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running show in Broadway history. Hess will step into the role of mysterious ballet mistress Madame Giry, a role she performed in Phantom’s national tour from February through November 2008. Her first performance at the Majestic Theatre is February ...

Further details are leaking about Phantom: Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, which just celebrated its 21st anniversary on Broadway. According to Brit gossip columnist Baz Bamigboye of The Daily Mail, The Little Mermaid star Sierra Boggess has been cast as Christine in the show, with plans afoot to launch the show ... Read More...

Andrew Lloyd Webber has big plans for his most popular character, telling the Times of London that he hopes to open a long-awaited sequel to The Phantom of the Opera simultaneously in London, on Broadway and in an Asian city, possibly Shanghai. Titled Phantom: Love Never Dies, the sequel takes place in Coney Island and will be ready for the ... Read More...

After a summer stint in the Broadway company of The Phantom of the Opera, John Cudia will return to play the title role in the show's national tour, beginning November 14 at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. The hit musical will play Tampa until November 22 and begin a six-week holiday engagement at the Orpheum Theatre in San ... Read More...

Marni Raab will assume the role of Christine in the Broadway company of The Phantom of the Opera on August 20, replacing Jennifer Hope Wills, who will depart for maternity leave on August 16. Wills is expected to return to the company in June 2009. From August 18 to 20, the role will be played by current Christine alternate Elizabeth ... Read More...