'The Phantom of the Opera' extends performances until March 2025

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s much-loved musical has also announced that Chumisa Dornford-May will join the company as alternate Christine Daaé from 15 March.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera has extended performances in the West End through 29 March 2025. The production has also announced that Chumisa Dornford-May will join the company as alternate Christine Daaé from 15 March.

The Phantom of the Opera currently stars Jon Robyns as The Phantom, Lily Kerhoas as Christine Daaé, Joe Griffiths-Brown as Raoul, Kelly Glyptis as Carlotta Giudicell, Matt Harrop as Monsieur Firmin, Adam Linstead as Monsieur André, David Kristopher-Brown as Ubaldo Piangi, Francesca Ellis as Madame Giry, and Maiya Hikasa as Meg Giry.

Chumisa, who will star as alternate Christine Daaé in the production, made her professional and West End debut understudying and playing Jenny in Aspects of Love at the Lyric Theatre. She most recently understudied and played Eva Perón in Evita at the Curve Theatre, Leicester. She also played Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family – Musical in Concert at the London Palladium.

The cast is completed by Hollie Aires, Federica Basile, Corina Clark, Michael Colbourne, Leonard Cook, Colleen Rose Curran, Lily De-La-Haye, Hywel Dowsell, Connor Ewing, Serina Faull, Florence Fowler, James Gant, Eilish Harmon-Beglan, Yukina Hasebe, Samuel Haughton, Thomas Holdsworth, Jacob Hughes, Grace Hume, Janet Mooney, Tim Morgan, Eve Shanu-Wilson, Tim Southgate, Zoë Soleil Vallée, Jasmine Wallis, Victoria Ward, Ralph Watts, Simon Whitaker, and Andrew York.

The show has also announced its Christmas performance schedule, which includes no performances on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Years Day. The full list is as follows.

Monday 23 December at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Tuesday 24 December at 2.30pm
Wednesday 25 December — no show
Thursday 26 December — no show
Friday 27 December at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Saturday 28 December at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Sunday 29 December at 2.30pm
Monday 30 December at 7.30pm
Tuesday 31 December at 1.00pm and 6.00pm
Wednesday 1 January — no show
Thursday 2 January at 7.30pm
Friday 3 January at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Saturday 4 January at 2.30pm and 7.30pm

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Photo credit: Jon Robyns and Lily Kerhoas in The Phantom of the Opera. (Photo by Johan Persson)