Hugh Panaro, Nik Walker, Telly Leung, Kaley Ann Voorhees, More Cast in Phantom Revival, Masquerade

Sing once again with them. The forthcoming immersive revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, titled Masquerade, will begin previews July 31 at a venue located at 218 W. 57th Street.

As previously reported, Tony-winning Pippin director Diane Paulus will helm the forthcoming production, which will feature faces familiar to the Phantom鈥檚 universe, as well as new voices.

The newly announced cast will include Baby Byrne, Nicholas Edwards, Gabriella Enriquez, Haile Ferrier, Nkrumah Gatling, Cooper Grodin, Maxfield Haynes, Bryan Hernandez-Luch, Satomi Hofmann, Kody Jauron, Francisco Javier Gonz谩lez, 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.

Notably, the cast includes several actors who starred in Phantom when it ran on Broadway, particularly Panaro, who played the title role in over 2,000 performances; Voorhees (a former Christine); and Stolle (another former Phantom).

Masquerade, according to press notes, "blurs the lines of reality, bringing audiences inside and closer than ever before to the strange affair of the Phantom of the Opera鈥攁 mystery never fully explained. From the highest rooftop to the subterranean lair deep below the Opera Populaire, guests will be invited to experience the music of the night more intimately than ever before. And when the iconic chandelier rises again above New York City, it will provide more than 'a little illumination,' with a dazzling display of over 30,000 crystals provided by Preciosa, the Official Crystal Partner of Masquerade."

The newly announced creative team of Masquerade will also include 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, and William Waldrop.

Tickets can be purchased beginning 10:00 AM EST on June 30 at .

Director Paulus won the 2013 Best Direction of a Musical Tony for her work on the revival of Pippin. She has also been Tony-nominated for her direction of Jagged Little Pill, Hair, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, and Waitress. Notably, Paulus is married to Randy Weiner, one of the producers behind the long-running immersive show Sleep No More. The two of them directed an immersive Midsummer Night's Dream, called The Donkey Show, that ran at American Repertory Theater, where Paulus is artistic director.

Masquerade is based on the original musical The Phantom of the Opera with music by Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, and a book by Stilgoe and Lloyd Webber. Masquerade is presented by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Limited.

As previously reported, an immersive production of Phantom of the Opera has been teasing its arrival for several months now, beckoning "phans" far and wide with Easter eggs and hints both online and around New York City. The Phantom even made an appearance at the recent 2025 Tony Awards.

Tickets to Masquerade, as well as the full six-week calendar of dates for the initial celebration of the Phantom鈥檚 Homecoming to New York, will be available June 30.

Before it closed, Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera was the longest-running show in Broadway history, running for 35 years鈥攊t's a ranking it still maintains. The original production ran at the Majestic Theatre, home to the Audra McDonald-led revival of Gypsy.

The original Broadway production also featured musical staging and choreography by Gillian Lynne, scenic and costume design by Maria Bj枚rnson, lighting design by Andrew Bridge, and sound design by Martin Levan with David Caddick as music director. Cameron Mackintosh and Lloyd Webber's The Really Useful Group served as producers. The late Harold Prince directed.

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The Broadway staging of the London-originated show won seven 1988 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Previews on Broadway began January 9, 1988, with an official opening January 26. The original Broadway cast featured Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Judy Kaye, and the late Steve Barton.

The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running show in Broadway history January 9, 2006, when it surpassed the nearly 18-year run of Cats. The production鈥檚 nearly 14,000 performances were seen by 19.5 million people and grossed $1.3 billion. Phantom was the largest single generator of income and jobs in Broadway and U.S. theatrical history. In the New York production alone, an estimated 6,500 people (including 450 actors) were employed during its more than three-decade run.

Though it closed on Broadway, Phantom still continues to run worldwide in several tours and sit-down productions. A North American tour will begin November of this year. A scaled-down version of the original production, with a smaller orchestra and redesigned sets, reopened after the COVID-19 shutdown in London's West End. It features direction by Seth Sklar-Heyn, based on the celebrated original direction by Harold Prince with choreography by Gillian Lynne, recreated and adapted by Chrissie Cartwright. The staging also features production design by Maria Bj枚rnson, redesigned by Matt Kinley. Phantom is still running at the His Majesty's Theatre.