NY premiere of Vox Lumiere's Phantom announced

Tom Millward
Tom Millward

The New York premiere of Vox Lumiere's Phantom of the Opera, created, composed and directed by Kevin Saunders Hayes, will begin previews at off-Broadway's Daryl Roth Theatre on 16 January 2017, before an official opening on 2 February.

Mr Hayes released the following statement:

"Vox Lumiere productions have electrified audiences from Los Angeles to Mexico to Paris, and now we're ecstatic to bring this spectacularly unique experience to the New York stage. Vox Lumiere offers a riveting new kind of storytelling that is so much more than just a show. It tears down the walls between the stage and screen, and the audience and performers - and we couldn't imagine a more fitting home than the iconic Daryl Roth Theatre."
Synopsis: "An explosive mashup of new rock music, breathtaking live performances and classic silent film, Vox Lumiere's Phantom of the Opera is a completely original steampunk-inspired immersive and interactive experience for the 21st Century. Part epic concert, part interactive movie, part cutting-edge theatre, Vox Lumiere's singers and dancers serve up a fun and outrageous new twist on Phantom as they perform a fusion of original rock, pop, and EDM music, as dazzling multimedia and the 1925 silent film The Phantom of the Opera propel audiences deep into the action, drama and romance of this timeless classic."

Vox Lumiere's Phantom of the Opera is produced off-Broadway by Vox Lumiere, Kevin Saunders Hayes, Victoria Levy, Tom Smedes and Peter R. Stern.

Casting will be announced at a later date.

The Los Angeles-based Vox Lumiere currently has five touring productions in operation - 'Metropolis,' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' 'Peter Pan,' 'Silents You Can Hear' and 'The Phantom of the Opera.'

- by Tom Millward

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