![]() ![]() This time though, he wanted to add the kind of music that would have been heard at the Opéra Garnier in the late 19th century. In 1984, Hill revived his musical version of The Phantom of the Opera. ![]() It differed from the later version of Ken Hill’s musical, in having a modern musical score by Ian Armit (who also worked with Hill on his production of The Curse of the Werewolf) in addition to excerpts from the opera Faust by Charles Gounod. ![]() It was directed by John Blackmore, designed by Clare Lyth, with musical direction by Gary Yershon. This first production was produced at The Duke’s Playhouse in Lancaster on 26 July 1976, where it proved to be a hit. The show started off as a production at Morecambe Pier as the first staged musical version, but was also first staged when Hill was working as Director of Productions for the Newcastle Playhouse. Hill's musical inspired the award-winning Andrew Lloyd Webber musical version of the story, although he never received any formal royalty for it.Īs Ken Hill rummaged through a used bookstore, he picked up a copy of Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera novel and eventually produced it as a stage musical. This new production is overseen by Matthew Bourne and Cameron Mackintosh.Ĭameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom Of The Opera is directed by Seth Sklar-Heyn and is presented by Opera Australia in association with The Really Useful Group.Hill’s Phantom of the Opera was the first musical version of the story by Gaston Leroux and has enjoyed financial success. Joining them is the talented ensemble cast including Elliot Baker, Anton Berezin, Laura Bianchi-Bishop, Eleanor Blythman, Gavin Brown, Ben Clark, Bridget Costello, Andrew Dunne, Lewis Francis, Christina Gibbs, Claudia Hastings, Olivia Jenkins, Daniel Koek, Naomi Livingston, Josephine Lonergan, Aaron Lynch, Imogen-Faith Malfitano, Kayleigh Marven, Emma McFarlane, Lachlan O’Brien, Brittany Page, Edward Smith, Anna Stephens, Tod Strike, Troy Sussman, Raphael Wong, Jack Wunsch and Elisha Zion Lee.ĭirected by Laurence Connor with choreography by Scott Ambler, set design by Paul Brown, Tony Award®-winning original costume design by Maria Björnson®, lighting design by Tony Award®-winner Paule Constable and sound design by Mick Potter, The Phantom of the Operahas music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart (with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe), book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber, orchestrations by David Cullenand Andrew Lloyd Webber. Madame Giry is played by Jayde Westaby, while classical crossover artist Paul Tabone plays as Ubaldo Piangi, and newcomer Mietta White plays young ballerina Meg Giry. The talented Australian cast is led by Josh Piterman in the coveted lead role of the Phantomwhile Amy Manford takes on the role of the ingénue Christine Daaé and Blake Bowden plays Raoul Vicomte de Chagny.Īustralian musical theatre stalwart David Whitney plays Monsieur Firmin, Andy Morton returns to the stage as Monsieur Andrè and soprano Giuseppina Grech plays Carlotta Guidicelli. The Phantom of the Opera will play at State Theatre Arts Centre Melbourne from 2 November. New dates have just been released across the summer for the Arts Centre Melbourne season, where audiences will experience one of the most successful and much loved musicals of all time. Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera is making its way to Melbourne in just 3 weeks after its record breaking season at the Sydney Opera House. ![]()
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