[Upcoming
Event] An Evening With The Phantom Of The Opera @ Manhattan Ballroom, Berjaya
Times Square Hotel, KL
IN CELEBRATION OF THE
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LONGEST RUNNING BROADWAY MUSICAL, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
KUALA LUMPUR, April
2018 — Let’s indulge yourself in An
Evening With The Phantom Of The Opera,
a musical concert happening on April 18th at 8.30pm at the Manhattan
Ballroom at Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Organized in conjunction
with the iconic musical’s 30th anniversary on Broadway, sing along
to classics from the musical such as the Phantom of The Opera, Music of The Night, Masquerade and All I Ask of
You, in addition to songs from other musicals, as performed by two
world-class theatre performers Michael
Cormick and Claire Lyon, who have played the leading role of Raoul and Christine in previous
productions of The Phantom of The Opera.
Phantom
Of The Opera is the longest running
show in Broadway history by a wide margin, having just celebrated its 11,000th Broadway performance on 7th July 2014. The story charts a tale
of romance and mystery as young soprano Christine is pit together in a love
triangle with the titular Phantom and
childhood sweetheart Raoul, the Vicomte de Chagny, at the Paris Opera House. Events and
entertainment specialist Milestone
Production is bringing 75 minutes of the show’s best songs— as well as
other musicals—to you.
Leading
the musical concert as the male singer is Michael
Cormick, an internationally renowned singer and actor with a diverse career
throughout Australia, the UK and Europe. Michael played the romantic lead of
Raoul in the London West End production for three years and toured with “The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber” as
the principle cast singing Phantom’s songs. He has also stared in The
Woman In White, Calamity Jane, Chess, Evita, Romeo & Juliet and more. Michael is also featured as a guest performer in the Royal
Command performances in London and the opening of the Christmas Festival at
Royal Albert Hall.
Holding
her own next to Michael is Claire Lyon,
an Australian actress, singer and recording artiste, who has played the role of
Christine in the World Tour of the musical from 2012-2015. She also continued
the role in its standalone sequel ‘Love
Never Dies’ for the Australian National Tour as both an understudy and a
performer. She toured Australia and New Zealand with international superstar
Josh Groban as his guest artist for his World Tour 'Stages Live'. She has also
recently performed in concert alongside Australian theatre legends David
Hobson. Claire’s Australia credits include the lead role Mabel in the Broadway
version of The Pirates of Penzance
which earned her a Green Room Award nomination.
These
two gifted performers will belt out tunes under the leadership of Australian music director Bernard Walz.
Bernard is a protégé of the late Dr Tommy Tycho and conducting student of the
late Professor John Hopkins. Walz has even toured with the original Phantom,
Michael Crawford, and has performed internationally for the past 25 years. A
classically-trained pianist, Bernard’s concert and cabaret performances cross
the boundaries between classical and popular genres. He is critically admired
by his peers for his highly developed sense of theatre and engaging on-stage
personality.
Bernard
will lead Michael, Claire and a local musical ensemble in crafting an
unforgettable night. So get ready to lose yourself in the enthralling music of
the night.
Proudly presented by
Milestone Production,
tickets for this concert are now open for sale. Tickets for An
Evening With The Phantom Of The Opera are priced at RM398 (VVIP), RM298
(VIP), RM238 (CAT A) and RM188 (CAT B). Ticket prices are not inclusive of 6%
GST and RM4 ticketing fee. A portion of the proceeds from the ticket sales will
be channeled to the Tuanku Ja’afar
Educational Trust. Log on to www.milestone-entertainment.com or call 03-7932 1001.
The event info is based on official
press release issued to www.wljack.com .
Published by WLJack.
