Isaiah Bailey will star as the Phantom in the national tour of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ that will launch from Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre this fall. Jordan Lee Gilbert will play Christine Daae and Daniel Lopez will play Raoul.
The three principal cast members were announced on Thursday, exactly three months before the touring production opens on Nov. 7. Broadway.com was first to report the news. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.
The production has been billed as a “revitalized” version of the show that is based on the production that opened in London in 2021. It will feature a 38-person cast and a 14-person orchestra.
“The just-announced cast of The Phantom of the Opera launching from Maryland [is] giving us EVERYTHING!” said Ron Legler, president of the F