Phantom of the Opera adds three new West End cast members

Three new performers are joining the West End cast of The Phantom of the Opera from 23 November 2026. Cameron Mackintosh, the show's producer, has announced that Kimberly Blake will play Carlotta, Kate Graham will play Madame Giry and Luke Kempner will play Monsieur André. WhatsOnStage first reported the casting.

Ashley Gilmour is also returning to the production, this time as Raoul. The show runs at His Majesty's Theatre in London, where it has been performed since 1986.

The announcement follows the show's 40th anniversary gala on 9 October 2026. Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, both former stars of the production, joined the current company on stage for a special curtain call that night.

The current London company is led by Jordan Donica as the Phantom and Beatrice Penny-Touré as Christine Daaé. Colleen Rose Curran will also play Christine at certain performances. A "booking period" is the range of dates on which tickets are on sale, and the production has now extended its London booking period to October 2027.

The anniversary has also brought a run of books. The show's official site lists Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera: A Behind-the-Mask Look at the Global Phenomenon, which was published on 27 October 2026 with a foreword by Lloyd Webber himself. It came out in the US from Crown and Ten Speed Press and in the UK from Ebury Press, with an audio edition from Penguin Random House Audio.

Two other titles are part of the same anniversary programme. Our Strange Duet by Erin A. Craig is a young adult retelling that follows Christine's story. It was released on 1 September 2026 and spent eight consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Christy Webster's Phantom of the Opera Little Golden Book retells the musical for younger children.

The official site also says that productions of the show have played to 160 million people since 1986. Those audiences were spread across 229 cities in 54 territories, and the show has been performed in 23 languages.

For anyone who has seen the show, the new names mean the Carlotta, Madame Giry and André roles are about to change hands. For anyone who has not, the London run has now been booked into late 2027, and the cast list is the thing to check before buying tickets.