Mark Campbell in "Phantom" tour

So in regards to Mr. Campbell in the "Phantom' tour, did Cameron Mackintosh do his usual thing of firing an actor, or did he really quit? I'm assuming that no actor would leave such an amazing job for "personal reasons" unless they are in seriously ill health, but who knows. Any inside info on what happened?

Maybe he is ill, maybe a family member is ill. The new guy sounds great, and hopefully he does well in the role. Beyond that, I don't really care about the change. It has been the production its self that has been getting mixed to negative reviews, word on Campbell himself has been mixed to good.

This would be the second time in a row that the man originally cast as the main role in a show directed by Lawrence Conner was fired not too long after opening. Conner directed Lawrence Clayton as Valjean in the national tour...............people said he could not sing part...........HE (Clayton) even said he could not sing the part................did not get good reviews.........and was let go. In this case, Mr. Campbell had not gotten particularly good reviews and in a repeated pattern, seems to have been let go......probably Mackintosh's decision.........nip the casting mistake in the bud before launching to other cities.

Did not care for Mark at all. I don't understand why Cameron does this. Lawrence Clayton was awful! The reinvented shows are working, but not his choice in casting. I hope he learns from this.

Saw the show three times in MN, once with the new Phantom (Cooper) and twice with Mark. Mark was FAR better than Cooper was...in voice and acting. The first time I saw it with Cooper I hated it but Mark's Phantom totally made the show work for me.

Too bad he didn't work out...but the best thing about the show is the Carlotta.

Geez. Mackintosh really is something. He makes terrible casting decisions (i.e. a baritone in a tenor role, people who are the completely wrong physical type), and then fires people when he suddenly decides he doesn't like them despite numerous auditions and weeks of rehearsal. I mean, he seriously is trigger happy with firing people. It's ridiculous. I feel bad for Mark Campbell, who is just his latest victim it seems.