
He succeeds ‘Phan’ favorite Jay Armstrong Johnson, who joined the cast in April 2018. Riddle is the twentieth man to officially take over the role of Raoul in the Broadway production. Riddle is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, hails from Ohio and resides in New York City. Other credits include Cinderella’s Prince in Into the Woods at Town Hall, The Secret Garden in Concert at Lincoln Center and the National Tour of Evita. He most recently originated the role of Hans in Disney’s Frozen and previously made his Broadway debut as Young Anton in The Visit.

This September, they will assume the roles of Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny and Monsieur André, respectively.īeginning Wednesday, September 11, PHANTOM will first welcome Mr. The New York production will also welcome two Broadway favorites, John Riddle ( Frozen, The Visit) and Bradley Dean ( Dear Evan Hansen, A Little Night Music, Spamalot). Picerno also has the distinction of having originated the role of Christine in the North American premiere of Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. This October, Meghan Picerno, currently thrilling audiences worldwide as Christine Daaé in the new World Tour of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, will make her Broadway debut as Christine. Each and every performance extends its astonishing record. The New York production has played an unprecedented, record-breaking 31 Years and over 13,000 performances to more than 19 million people at New York’s Majestic Theatre (247 West 44th Street).


The longest-running show in Broadway history, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is one of the most successful stage productions of all-time. Producers Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Group announced today three principal cast changes for Broadway’s blockbuster phenomenon, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, directed by theater legend, the late Harold Prince.
