Phantom tickets go on sale in Milton Keynes

Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s phenomenal musical The Phantom of the Opera have gone on sale at Milton Keynes Theatre.

The Phantom of the Opera was triumphantly unveiled at the Theatre Royal Plymouth in February 2012, and now as part of a national tour will be arriving at Milton Keynes Theatre for 5 weeks only - 24 Oct - 24 Nov. Tickets go on general on sale on Wed 04 April. The Phantom of the Opera will star Earl Carpenter as The Phantom and Katie Hall who will play the role of Christine.

Cameron Mackintosh said ‘’After 25 phenomenal years and a glorious celebration of the show’s success at the Royal Albert Hall at the start of this month, I’m delighted to announce that a spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical will open its National Tour next March in Plymouth. With an exciting new design and staging, retaining Maria Björnson’s amazing costumes, be the first to surrender to the music of the night and fall in love with the Phantom in his new guise all over again’’

Alongside Earl Carpenter and Katie Hall, Simon Bailey will star as Raoul, Angela M. Caesar as Carlotta, Andy Hockley as Monsieur Firmin, Simon Green as Monsieur Andre, Elizabeth Marsh as Madame Giry, Vincent Pirillo as Ubaldo Piangi, Hannah Cadec as Meg Giry and Olivia Brereton as Christine at certain performances.

The company also includes Alistair Barron, Rosie Bell, James Bisp, Greg Castiglioni, Cindy Corinne Ciunfrini, Caroline Crawley, Rachel Crocker, Michael Diana, Liesl Dowsett, A C Garcia, Hannah Grace, Henry Grant Kerswell, Sam Harrison, Sophie Hartley, Kirk Jameson, Sarah Joyce, Lauren Lotz, Lee Ormsby, Siani Owen, David Phipps-Davis, Claire Platt, James Pullum, Leigh Rhianon Coggins, Emma Roberts-Simms, Ben Sleep and Richard Woodford.

This spectacular new production is directed by Laurence Connor, with Choreography by Scott Ambler, Set Design by Paul Brown, Costume Design by Maria Björnson, Lighting Design by Paule Constable with Video and Projection

Design by Nina Dunn for Knifedge, Sound Design by Mick Potter and Musical Supervision by John Rigby. The production is overseen by Matthew Bourne and Cameron Mackintosh.

The Phantom of the Opera became the longest running show in Broadway history on 9 January 2006 when it celebrated its 7,486th performance, surpassing the previous record holder Cats. This coincided with the Broadway and the US national touring company celebrating an unprecedented 20,000 performances in the United States. In October 2010 the London production celebrated its 10,000th performance.

The Phantom of the Opera has won over 60 major theatre awards, including seven Tonys on Broadway and three Olivier Awards in the West End. It won the ‘Most Popular Musical Audience Award’, voted by the public, in the 2002 Laurence Olivier Awards. The Phantom of the Opera, which opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre on 9 October 1986 starred Michael Crawford as The Phantom and Sarah Brightman as Christine. It is produced by Cameron Mackintosh by arrangement with The Really Useful Group.

Worldwide, The Phantom of the Opera has grossed over £3.2 billion. The box office revenues are higher than any film or stage play in history, including Titanic, ET, Star Wars and Avatar. It has been seen in 145 cities in 27 countries and played to over 130 million people. The Phantom of the Opera is currently showing in London, New York, Budapest, Las Vegas, and Kyoto. For more information visit www.thephantomoftheoperatour.com.

Booking for ATG Theatre Card members opens on Mon 02 Apr and general sale on wed 04 Apr. This is sure to be the hottest show of the season – make sure you book early at Milton Keynes Theatre Box Office, Call 0844 8717652 (bkg fee) or visit www.atgtickets.com/miltonkeynes (bkg fee)