

Tenor Moe debuted at Carnegie Hall with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 2013 and has performed with the Oregon Symphony, Walla Walla Symphony, Aspen Music Festival, Napa Music Festival, Savannah Voice Festival, Opera in Williamsburg, Charlottesville Symphony Society, and the Martina Arroyo Foundation.Īfter concluding his run with Phantom, Barbour will be starting production on his solo show Ghosts of The Majestic, which begins performances in 2018. Notable opera credits include Marzelline in Fidelio (Opera Carolina), Frasquita in Carmen (Opera San Antonio, Venture Opera), Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro (Opera on the James), and Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi (Opera on the James, DiCapo Opera).

Soprano Groen appeared Off-Broadway as Roxanne Conti in iFigaro (90210)! and as Grand Dame in Vox Lumiere’s Phantom of the Opera. Details for the celebratory January 24 performance will be announced in the coming weeks. She succeeds current alternate Rachel Eskenazi-Gold, who plays her final performance November 5.Īndrew Lloyd Webber's The Really Useful Group and Cameron Mackintosh will officially celebrate the anniversary with a special performance Janu(two days prior to the actual anniversary date).

Kayley Ann Voorhees, recently seen in Prince of Broadway, will return to play the role of Christine at certain performances beginning the week of November 6. They assume the roles of Carlotta and Piangi, respectively, succeeding Michele McConnell and John Easterlin.Īli Ewoldt (the first Asian-American actor to assume the role of Christine on Broadway) and Rodney Ingram (a dual citizen of Mexico and the United States who plays Raoul) will continue in their roles.īoth Groen and Moe are making their Broadway debuts and join current cast members Mackintosh (Monsieur André), Craig Bennett (Monsieur Firmin), Maree Johnson (Madame Giry), and Kara Klein (Meg Giry), all of whom will continue in their roles for the anniversary. Joining the company October 30 are two performers from the opera world: Raquel Suarez Groen and Carlton Moe.

(From December 25 to January 13, The Phantom will be played by Laird Mackintosh, who currently plays the role of Monsieur André.) A successor, who will be named shortly, will begin performances January 15, 2018, just prior to the musical's 30th anniversary. With a run approaching three years, James Barbour will play his final performance as the masked Phantom December 23.
