Phantom of the Opera to be filmed live in West End for 2027 cinema release
The Phantom of the Opera will be filmed live in the West End for release in cinemas around the world in 2027. WhatsOnStage reported the plan on 7 October 2026, two days before the show's 40th anniversary gala in London.
The gala takes place at His Majesty's Theatre on 9 October 2026. Curtain is at 6:30pm, according to The Phantom of the Opera. The production has run in London since 1986.
Broadway star Jordan Donica leads the anniversary company as the Phantom. Beatrice Penny-Touré stars opposite him as Christine Daaé. Rhys Whitfield plays Raoul. The anniversary cast performs through to 21 November 2026.
The wider company includes Sierra Boggess as Carlotta and Matt Bateman as Piangi. Joseph Millson plays Monsieur André, with Ian Pirie as Monsieur Firmin. Joanna Riding is Madame Giry and Millie Lyon is Meg Giry.
The 2026 shoot will be the first time the show has been filmed live at His Majesty's Theatre. It is a co-production between LW Entertainment, Cameron Mackintosh Limited and Universal Pictures Content Group. Brett Sullivan directs the screen capture, Dione Orrom produces it, and Helen Parker, executive vice-president of the Universal Pictures Content Group, is executive producer.
Past performers from four decades will join the current company on stage for a special curtain call at the gala. Proceeds from gala ticket sales will be matched by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation and the Mackintosh Foundation. The money will launch the Phantom 40th Scholarship Programme.
For fans, this means two ways to catch the anniversary company. Tickets for the London production are on sale to 2 October 2027, from £25 with no booking fee. A new remix of the 1986 Original London Cast Recording lands digitally on 9 October, with vinyl and CD editions on 6 November.
Andrew Lloyd Webber remixed the recording from the original analogue master tapes for the first time. The 2026 Mix restores unreleased sections and adds rare material from his personal archive.
Since opening, the show has been seen by 160 million people in 229 cities and in 23 languages, according to the production. It has won more than 70 major awards, including two Olivier Awards and seven Tony Awards. The original cast album was the first in British musical history to enter the charts at number one.
The original London staging was directed by Harold Prince and runs for 2 hours and 30 minutes. In New York it passed Les Misérables with 6,680 performances to become Broadway's second longest-running show.
