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Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
#225Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/26/25 at 7:48am
BorisTomashevsky said: "https://ibb.co/YTV26kxD
I think I recognize Hugh Panaro and Telly Leung in that photo but even then I can’t be certain. And the rest, I have no idea. Can anyone name anyone else in the photo?"
Definitely looks like Hugh Panaro and Telly Leung in the back, but most of the rest of them look like children.
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
BorisTomashevsky
Broadway Star Joined: 4/30/22
#226Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/26/25 at 9:33am
More cast photo analysis via Reddit
Eryn LeCroy in the back.
Nkrumah Gatling
Francisco J. Gonzalez
Kevin Zambrano
Baby Byrne (who I can’t imagine isn’t going to Broadway with Cats, she was the best thing in it for me)
#227Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/26/25 at 10:09am
binau said: "Anyone else still low key excited and hoping that it turns out to be good?"
Me. I've never loved the show (though I thought the original Prince staging was a wonder). I think this sounds like it could be a fun night. And $200? I did an actual titty-shake dance when I got Ragtime tickets for $198 which I thought was such a bargain. So bring it on.
#228Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/26/25 at 10:12am
BorisTomashevsky said: "Eryn LeCroy in the back."
Hugh Panaro and Eryn LeCroy appear to be the only Phantom Broadway alumni, which is interesting, because I know of a few from the final (April 2023) company who auditioned and were not selected.
My first thought was that Hugh would be the Phantom, but then I was thinking that Eryn has likely aged out of Christine at this point and perhaps will be playing Giry, so now I'm wondering if Hugh might actually be one of the managers (he's now 61).
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
#229Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/26/25 at 3:35pm
Playbill confirms Diane Paulus is directing but reveals no other creatives.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#230Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/26/25 at 4:40pm
Well, my low key excitement turned into real excitement. This isn’t amateur hour but the real deal!!
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
phantom1978
Chorus Member Joined: 11/4/15
#231Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/26/25 at 5:32pm
I don't know why anyone would doubt that ALW would put on a good show. I've even seen the non-replica productions of POTO and they were awesome.
#232Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/26/25 at 5:53pm
phantom1978 said: "I don't know why anyone would doubt that ALW would put on a good show. I've even seen the non-replica productions of POTO and they were awesome."
Thank you for your unbiased opinion, phantom1978!
#233Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/26/25 at 6:37pm
phantom1978 said: "I don't know why anyone would doubt that ALW would put on a good show. I've even seen the non-replica productions of POTO and they were awesome."
Well I just sat through one of the worst productions of JCS in Melbourne Australia, I was yelled at, screeched, by a cast that forgot lyrics are good when you sing them separately. Not one single word without a breath. Yes this was a professional production. So Webber does allow crap to be produce.
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
Tazber's: Reply to
Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian
RUkiddingme
Broadway Star Joined: 12/9/11
#234Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/26/25 at 6:46pm
Paulis and Phantom!?!?
Talk about a mismatch
Instead of a chandelier falling she'll have 3 different casts in four different rooms looking for a light switch!
massofmen
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/10/04
#235Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/26/25 at 8:40pm
so its a haunted house.
it's an adult haunted house with musical theater theming.
this is a joke.
#236Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/27/25 at 3:03am
Is it? We barely know anything about it yet lol. My god.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Dolly80
Broadway Star Joined: 5/15/11
#237Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/27/25 at 4:34am
phantom1978 said: "I don't know why anyone would doubt that ALW would put on a good show. I've even seen the non-replica productions of POTO and they were awesome."
Bad. Cinderella.
#238Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/27/25 at 5:27am
No matter what the end product, I'm glad NYC is getting a brand new (risky) production, as opposed to a cheaper copy of the original (looking at you London).
Phantom4ever
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/17/07
#239Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/27/25 at 10:04am
You can bet on New York getting that cheap copy sooner or later, as CamMack is clearly following his Les Miz playbook of replacing the original and trotting out the new version to the rest of the world. This time, he gets to use such bizarre marketing phrases like "it's the brilliant original--better than ever!" Hmmmm. I'm sure the new tour will be on the road for a year or two and then get dumped on Broadway with same nonsense marketing, and somehow being directed by both Seth and Prince.
Phantom to me has always been inextricably linked with Maria Bjornson and Harold Prince, so I am still deeply saddened by the end of its run. However, I will be on my computer Monday morning trying to get tickets for this new Phantom thing. This board has already dismissed it as overpriced and pointless, but I am going to give it a fair shot. Heck, I need something to bring me back to New York these days.
#240Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/27/25 at 1:03pm
I would not expect Phantom to be revived on Broadway for at least 10 years (though maybe that would be covered by the 'sooner or later').
If this is a hit and becomes a kind of 'sleep no more', there is no chance of a revival happening at the same time. If this is a complete and utter flop it will feed into a narrative that NYC is done with Phantom for a while.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#241Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/27/25 at 1:32pm
Full cast and creative team now listed in their FAQ:
https://masqueradenyc.com/instructions/
BorisTomashevsky
Broadway Star Joined: 4/30/22
#242Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/27/25 at 1:47pm
corninthesky said: "Full cast and creative team now listed in their FAQ:
https://masqueradenyc.com/instructions/"
Wow. A ton of alumni in there.
#243Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/27/25 at 2:05pm
Posting here because that website is ridiculous, that black on a waving red effect is literally giving me sea sickness.
Who is on the creative team?
Hunter Bird, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Kathy Fabian, James Fluhr, Jessie Flynn, Nicola Formichetti, Skylar Fox, Kate Lumpkin, J. J. Janas, Brett Jarvis, Marc Kimelman, Lee McCutcheon, Diane Paulus, Scott Pask, Emilio Sosa, Gypsy Snider, Ben Stanton, William Waldrop, and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Who is in the cast?
Baby Byrne, Nicholas Edwards, Gabriella Enriquez, Haile Ferrier, Nkrumah Gatling, Cooper Grodin, Maxfield Haynes, Bryan Hernandez-Luch, Satomi Hofmann, Kody Jauron, Francisco Javier Gonzalez, Maree Johnson, Tia Karaplis, Nathan Keen, Joe Kerr, Jeff Kready, Jacob Lacopo, Eryn LeCroy, Raymond J. Lee, Telly Leung, Claire Leyden, Francesca Mehrotra, Georgia Mendes, Betsy Morgan, Riley Noland, Charles Osborne, Hugh Panaro, Chris Ryan, Kyle Scatliffe, Paul Adam Schaefer, Clay Singer, Phumzile Sojola, Jeremy Stolle, Kaley Ann Voorhees, Nik Walker, Andrew Wojtal, Kevin Zambrano, and Anna Zavelson
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
#244Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/27/25 at 2:13pm
First performance on 31 July according to the text under the title on https://masqueradenyc.com/. That wasn’t there the last time I looked!
GottaGetAGimmick420
Broadway Star Joined: 12/9/23
#245Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/27/25 at 2:16pm
This PR rollout is a damn mess. The cast was put on the website this morning before the press release. They want you to be fancy enough for a dress code, but not so dressy to allow you to wear heels. They quietly amended their age policy on matinees and masks, because of the outrage.
i think it’s clear it feels as though this “revival” or “remix” is being ran by some unexperienced folks
also knowing which former cast members were auditioning and seeing which made the cut/newly cast…….. fascinating
I'm just here so I don't get fined
Audra Gypsy show watch count: 2
Dream Rose Replacements: Sheryl Lee Ralph
GottaGetAGimmick420
Broadway Star Joined: 12/9/23
#246Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/27/25 at 2:17pm
Apparently on the website it also gives a start date of July 31st
I'm just here so I don't get fined
Audra Gypsy show watch count: 2
Dream Rose Replacements: Sheryl Lee Ralph
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#247Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/27/25 at 2:25pm
GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "Apparently on the website it also gives a start date of July 31st"
Not apparently:
First Performance July 31st.
Tickets will go on sale June 30 at 10am ET
https://masqueradenyc.com/
Teasing an announcement IS a strategy, albeit a rarely used one, and this is clearly all deliberate.
This thing is gonna look great. Scott Pask on sets, Emilio Sosa on costumes, Ben Stanton on lighting. Maybe the most exciting part: choreography by Gypsy Snider (who did the circus stuff for PIPPIN) and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.
#248Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/27/25 at 2:30pm
I don't know how this is going to work or how the tracks are being split, but if Anna Zavelson isn't Christine I don't want it!*
*Dramatics, of course. But she would be lovely.
BorisTomashevsky
Broadway Star Joined: 4/30/22
#249Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
Posted: 6/27/25 at 2:37pm
FolliesCabaret said: "I don't know how this is going to work or how the tracks are being split, but ifAnna Zavelson isn't Christine I don't want it!*
*Dramatics, of course. But she would be lovely."
I’m sure she will be, they wouldn’t have her voice just to be Meg.
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