Cameron Mackintosh is delighted to present a spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera at Wales Millennium Centre from 4 December 2012 to 12 January 2013

Cameron Mackintosh presents a spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webbers The Phantom of the Opera at Wales Millennium Centre

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Date published: 25th Jan 2012

Earl Carpenter to play the role of The Phantom and Katie Hall to play Christine

Cameron Mackintosh is delighted to present a spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webbers The Phantom of the Opera at Wales Millennium Centre from 4 December 2012 to 12 January 2013. The Phantom of the Opera will star Earl Carpenter as The Phantom and Katie Hall who will play the role of Christine.

The production will make its Welsh premier Christmas 2012 as part of the UK tour which will open in Plymouth next March. Tickets for the production at Wales Millennium Centre will go on sale 1 March 2012.

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''.

Earl Carpenter recently played the role of Javert in the West End production of Les Misérables and also played the role in the 25th Anniversary tour of the show. He has also played The Phantom in the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera as well as the starring role of Darryl Van Horne in The Witches of Eastwick at the Prince of Wales Theatre, also in the West End. His touring credits include Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard.

Katie Hall was a boot camp contestant for the BBC1s search for Nancy in Id Do Anything and was a final round contender for Andrew Lloyd Webbers search for the Eurovision entry, Your Country Needs You, also for BBC1. After leaving the Id Do Anything competition she was immediately cast to cover the role of Christine in The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majestys Theatre and is now the alternate Christine in the production. Katie has also played the role of Cosette in Les Misérables at the Queens Theatre in the West End, on the 25th Anniversary tour and also at the O2.

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 and Sound Design by Mick Potter. The production is overseen by Cameron Mackintosh and Matthew Bourne.

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.

The production 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.

Tickets for The Phantom of the Opera go on sale on 1 March 2012.