Happy 40th Anniversary Phantom!

On Friday 9 October Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera celebrated forty years at His Majesty’s Theatre, London, with a spectacular Gala performance. Celebrated alumni artists from the past four decades joined the current company on stage for a very special finale performance.

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“This intensely poignant evening proved why Phantom of the Opera still captivates us 40 years on”

(Dominic Cavendish, The Daily Telegraph)

The stars arrive to celebrate Phantom’s 40th Anniversary!

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s romantic, haunting and soaring score includes Music of the Night, All I Ask of You, Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, Masquerade and the iconic title song.

The international anniversary cast is performing until Saturday 21 November, led by Jordan Donica as The Phantom and Beatrice Penny-Touré as Christine Daaé, Rhys Whitfield as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny, Sierra Boggess as Carlotta, Matt Bateman as Piangi, Joseph Millson as Monsieur André, Ian Pirie as Monsieur Firmin, Joanna Riding as Madame Giry and Millie Lyon as her daughter, Meg. At certain performances the role of Christine will be played by Colleen Rose Curran.

Now booking until October 2027!

All proceeds from the ticket sales of the Gala Performance will be matched by both the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation and the Mackintosh Foundation. Collectively, the proceeds will be used to launch a new Phantom 40th Scholarship Programme. The Programme will fund professional training at leading performing arts schools across the UK, removing barriers to entry and supporting talented young students pursuing a career in music and the performing arts.

The Programme will be run by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation and will open for applications for the 2027-28 academic year. More details on how to apply will be announced in due course.

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation is one of the UK’s leading charities funding arts education scholarships. Beatrice Penny-Touré, who will play Christine Daaé at the Gala Performance, is a former Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation scholar.

Formed in 1988, The Mackintosh Foundation supports a wide range of charitable activities. Its core focus is theatre training and education, whilst also supporting a diversity of causes including medical research, community development, the environment, homelessness and education.

Universal Pictures Content Group (UPCG), LW Entertainment and Cameron Mackintosh announced that Andrew Lloyd Webber’s PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is to be filmed for the first time at its original London home, His Majesty’s Theatre, in front of a live audience.

The live capture of the iconic West End production is a co-production between UPCG, Cameron Mackintosh Limited and LW Entertainment. The film will be released in cinemas internationally in 2027 with further details announced in due course. Directed for the screen by Brett Sullivan (Hadestown), the live capture is produced by Dione Orrom (Six: The Musical Live!). EVP Universal Pictures Content Group Helen Parker serves as Executive Producer.

The filming forms part of a milestone year for PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, which will celebrate 40 years at His Majesty’s Theatre on 9 October 2026 with a very special Gala performance. The film will capture the anniversary Gala performance, including celebrated alumni artists from the past four decades joining the current company on stage for a special curtain call.