Every production playing outside the US and the West End, production family by production family.
International productions: Spain, Mexico, Japan, Germany, Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Norway, Hungary, and Australia · Latest update: August 9, 2026
I created this guide so Phans have a central place for accurate, helpful information on where to see Phantom around the world. It is completely unofficial and not affiliated with any of the productions listed. It centralizes information from official sources, local press, and box office listings across ten countries; some sources required translation from Spanish, Japanese, German, Dutch, Romanian, Serbian, Norwegian, and Hungarian. Every effort was made to confirm details through official production and venue channels. Where something could not be confirmed, I have flagged it rather than guessed. Where I have seen a production myself, the section is marked, and those sections will keep growing with firsthand detail.
This guide covers ten countries outside the US, UK, and the immersive Masquerade NYC production (those have their own guides). For each country you'll find: production status, venue and city, the producing company, cast where it's known, how to get tickets, what language the show is performed in, and anything notable about that staging.
Sections marked "Seen in person" reflect firsthand experience on top of official sources, the same way my Masquerade and US Tour guides do. The rest are built from official production channels, local press, and box office listings, translated where needed. Firsthand sections will keep expanding as I travel.
Every production in this guide belongs to one of four "families," and knowing which one you're booking changes what you'll see:
1. Replica (the classic staging). The original Harold Prince direction with Maria Björnson's designs, the version that ran on Broadway for 35 years. Japan's Shiki company has performed it since 1988, and Rotterdam's 2028 production is being built as a replica of the original 1986 London production. With Broadway closed and the West End running its own updated iteration, these are among the few places left to see classic Phantom.
2. Bellone (the reimagined touring production). Director Federico Bellone's production premiered in English in July 2023 at the Politeama Rossetti in Trieste, Italy, produced by Broadway Italia, with Ramin Karimloo in the title role. It played Milan and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo that same year. A Spanish-language version opened in Madrid in September 2023, produced by LETSGO in partnership with Amigos Para Siempre, the company Andrew Lloyd Webber and Antonio Banderas formed in 2022, with West End alum Gerónimo Rauch originating the Phantom. Madrid closed in April 2025 after two sold-out seasons, and the production now lives on as Spain's national tour and the Mexico City production, with the same staging and creative team in both countries.
3. Mackintosh Restaged (the newer touring production). Cameron Mackintosh's reimagined production, created with Matthew Bourne and based on Laurence Connor's direction, which has been rolling out internationally around the show's 40th anniversary. Cologne is the German premiere of this version, following its Vienna run.
4. Non-Replica (fully original local stagings). Licensed productions where the local creative team builds everything from the ground up: new direction, new sets, new design. Hungary's Madách production is one of the most famous non-replicas in the world. Bucharest's National Opera production (Gary McCann sets, Răzvan Ioan Dincă direction) and Belgrade's Terazije staging (Aleksandar Denić sets, Jug Radivojević direction) are also in this family. Norway's 2027 revival is billed as a re-staging and most likely belongs here too, though the production hasn't confirmed details yet. Australia's closed Sydney Harbour spectacular was also an original staging in this family, and the only outdoor Phantom ever mounted. For phans who collect productions, non-replicas are the reason to travel: each one is a version of Phantom that exists nowhere else.
Casts listed here are current as of this guide's last update. Every production notes that covers, alternates, and swings can go on at any performance. Repertory houses (Bucharest, Belgrade, Budapest) release dates in batches rather than announcing a full run in advance, so "no future date listed" doesn't always mean a show has closed.
The International Tour is the production most people mean when they say "the World Tour." It is the replica staging that has been traveling since 2024, and in fall 2026 it finishes its China leg. This is a separate production from the North American Tour and separate again from the West End at His Majesty's Theatre. If you are trying to figure out which Phantom you are looking at, the International Tour is the one currently touring China. It is a slightly different version of the replica production from the North American Tour and the West End as it was originally produced before 2021, however all of these productions are influencing one another.
Fall 2026 is the final stretch of the China leg. It finishes in Shanghai with a limited season built around Phantom's 40th anniversary, billed as the grand finale of the largest Mainland China tour the production has ever staged, which began back in 2024.
Three cities carry the fall leg:
The Shanghai season runs 80 performances across roughly 10 weeks. It closes out the China leg, and it's the stop most fans are trying to reach.
The tour doesn't end in Shanghai. After the China leg it takes a brief hiatus, then continues on to other parts of the world, including Abu Dhabi. Manila and Hong Kong are rumored as future stops but haven't been announced. I'll add dates here as they're confirmed.
The biggest news for this leg is that Ramin Karimloo returns to the role of The Phantom for the Shanghai season. His casting is tied directly to the 40th anniversary celebration, and it is the reason the Shanghai finale carries the weight it does. Samuel Wyn-Morris plays The Phantom at certain Shanghai performances, and he leads the Wuhan and Chengdu stops.
| Role | Actor |
|---|---|
| The Phantom | Ramin Karimloo, with Samuel Wyn-Morris at certain performances |
| Christine Daaé | Bebe Moss |
| Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny | Ralph Watts |
| Carlotta Giudicelli | Raquel Suarez Groen |
| Ubaldo Piangi | Thabiso Masemene |
| Madame Giry | Melina Kalomas |
| Meg Giry | Claire Lander |
| Monsieur André | Curt Olds |
| Monsieur Firmin | John Ellis |
| Role | Actor |
|---|---|
| The Phantom | Samuel Wyn-Morris, understudy Stanley Allyn Owen |
| Christine Daaé | Bebe Moss, with Caitlin Finnie at certain performances |
| Carlotta Giudicelli | Raquel Suarez Groen |
| Ubaldo Piangi | Thabiso Masemene |
| Madame Giry | Melina Kalomas |
| Meg Giry | Claire Lander |
| Monsieur André | Curt Olds |
| Monsieur Firmin | Nicholas Pound |
If you followed the tour earlier in its run, the fall principals will read as a noticeable turnover. Grace Roberts as Christine, Rory McCollum as Raoul, and Marni Raab as Madame Giry all finished their contracts on June 7, 2026. That departure date is why the finale cast is built around new names, with Karimloo brought in specifically for the anniversary season in Shanghai.
The same Federico Bellone production that ran in Madrid and Italy/Monte Carlo was brought to Mexico City by veteran producer Morris Gilbert (OCESA), opening November 6, 2025 at the newly remodeled Teatro de los Insurgentes. This was the first Phantom in Mexico City in about 25 years.
Closing September 20, 2026. The show extended repeatedly since opening and, as of July 2026, had passed 300 performances. Ticketmaster México releases performances gradually rather than posting the full run at once, so check back regularly for new on-sale dates.
Teatro de los Insurgentes, Av. de los Insurgentes Sur 1587, San José Insurgentes, Mexico City. Produced by Morris Gilbert / OCESA, using the Bellone staging with musical direction by Julio Awad.
| Role | Actor |
|---|---|
| The Phantom | Edward Salles; Luis Caballero Dussauge "Potro" alternates (often Sundays) |
| Christine Daaé | Lina de la Peña |
| Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny | Luis Anduaga |
| Carlotta Giudicelli | Cristina Nakad |
| Ubaldo Piangi | Jonathan Rubén |
| Madame Giry | Alicia Paola |
| Meg Giry | Emily Valdés |
| Monsieur André | Beto Torres |
| Monsieur Firmin | Andrés Pichardo |
The company includes 27 national performers and 15 live musicians. Casting is subject to change.
Ticketmaster México (ticketmaster.com.mx) and the box office. Prices range from roughly $1,062 MXN up to $3,294–3,844 MXN for VIP. Advance purchase discounts of about 20 percent have been advertised.
Wednesday to Friday at 8:00 pm; Saturday at 5:00 pm and 8:30 pm; Sunday at 1:00 pm and 5:30 pm. Runtime is about 2 hours 30 minutes with an intermission.
Performed in Spanish. Reviews of the production credit the translation to Álvaro Cerviño, the same Spanish adaptation used in the original 1999 Mexico City staging, which means the Mexican production sings different lyrics than the Spain tour (which uses the Silvia Montesinos adaptation). Pre-opening press had credited Montesinos here too, but that appears to have been recycled from the Spain materials. If you saw the 1999 production, the lyrics will feel like coming home.
Spain has a new, reimagined production directed by Federico Bellone. It started as a resident show at the UMusic Hotel Teatro Albéniz in Madrid, where it ran two sold-out seasons and drew more than 300,000 spectators before closing for good on April 20, 2025. From there it became Spain's first-ever national Phantom tour, hitting more than 20 cities.
Running (touring). The tour extends into early 2027, including a January 2027 stop in the Canary Islands. Confirmed stops include:
Touring, city by city. Produced by LETSGO in collaboration with Amigos Para Siempre. Some venue listings credit the promoter as Phantom Entertainment, S.L.
| Role | Actor |
|---|---|
| The Phantom | Daniel Diges (tour); Gerónimo Rauch originated the role in Madrid |
| Christine Daaé | Ana San Martín (tour); Talía del Val (Madrid) |
| Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny | Guido Balzaretti |
| Monsieur André | Enrique R. del Portal |
Gerónimo Rauch previously played the Phantom in London's West End. Casting rotates and is subject to change without notice.
Official site: musicalelfantasmadelaopera.com. Also available through venue box offices, tomaticket.es, and instanticket.es. Prices vary by venue and city.
Performed in Spanish. Lyrics translated and adapted by Silvia Montesinos, who is also the production's associate director. The character is referred to as "Erik."
Gekidan Shiki (the Shiki Theatre Company) has performed Phantom in Japan since its 1988 Japanese premiere, using the classic Harold Prince staging. Per Shiki's own numbers, the show has drawn roughly 8 million cumulative attendees across more than 8,000 performances, making it Shiki's third most-performed title behind The Lion King and Cats.
Running and expanding into new venues:
The Fukuoka engagement (Canal City Theatre) closed April 5, 2026, with the production moving on to Nagoya from there.
MTG Nagoya Shiki Theatre [Atsuta] in Nagoya, plus Osaka Shiki Theatre and venues to be confirmed for Yokohama and Tokyo. Produced by Gekidan Shiki, by arrangement with LW Entertainment Ltd.
Shiki uses a large rotating repertory cast and publishes the specific weekly lineup on their own site rather than announcing fixed principals far in advance. Check shiki.jp closer to your travel date for the actual week's cast.
Official site: shiki.jp. Also available through Lawson Ticket (l-tike.com) and Ticket Pia (t.pia.jp).
Performed in Japanese. Japanese book by Keita Asari, translation by Shinsuke Ando, direction by Harold Prince.
This is Cameron Mackintosh's reimagined "new production" of Phantom (created with Matthew Bourne, based on Laurence Connor's original direction), and it's the German premiere of this specific staging. It's also the first time Phantom has played a German stage in over a decade. The production follows a successful run in Vienna at the Raimund Theater and moves into the Musical Dome after Moulin Rouge! relocates to Hamburg. The timing lines up with the 40th anniversary of the original London production.
Upcoming. Previews begin November 5, 2026. Official German premiere is November 15, 2026.
Musical Dome Köln, Cologne, which also marks its own 30th anniversary in 2026. Produced by ATG Entertainment Germany.
| Role | Actor |
|---|---|
| The Phantom | Anton Zetterholm |
| Christine Daaé | Lisanne Clémence Veeneman; Lillian Maandag alternates at selected performances |
| Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny | Tobias Joch |
| Carlotta Giudicelli | Katharine Allen |
| Madame Giry | Patricia Nessy |
| Meg Giry | Laya Höfling |
| Monsieur André | Timo Verse |
| Monsieur Firmin | Claus Dam |
Anton Zetterholm and Lisanne Clémence Veeneman both reprise their roles from the Vienna production.
Note: starting January 17, 2027, the title role changes to Milan van Waardenburg.
ATG (atgtickets.de) and Eventim. Tickets start at €59.99. Print-at-home is free; postal delivery adds €5.90. Hotel-and-ticket packages are available through Travelcircus.
Performed in German. German translation by Michael Kunze.
A large-scale, homegrown production at the Bucharest National Opera (Opera Națională București), directed by Răzvan Ioan Dincă and conducted by ONB director Daniel Jinga. It first premiered March 31, 2023 and has become a signature ONB event, performed with a live 70-member orchestra.
Repertory revival. Ran 14 sold-out performances in January 2026. Returns for the fall 2026–2027 season with 13 performances: September 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 20, and 21, 2026, all at 18:30. The first six performances of this run sold out within 24 hours through the priority-access registration system.
Opera Națională București, Bulevardul Unirii nr. 22, Sector 3, Bucharest. Produced by ONB under license from Cameron Mackintosh Ltd., arranged through The Really Useful Group.
| Role | Actor |
|---|---|
| The Phantom | Adrian Nour |
| Christine Daaé | Irina Baianț |
| Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny | Kyrie Mendél |
| Carlotta Giudicelli | Rodica Ștefan |
| Ubaldo Piangi | Andrei Petre |
| Madame Giry | Judith State |
| Meg Giry | Alina Petrică |
| Monsieur André | Cătălin Petrescu and Ernest Fazekaș (alternating) |
| Monsieur Firmin | Radu Ion |
| Monsieur Reyer | Cosmin Seleși |
| Monsieur Lefevre | Cătălin Petrescu |
| Joseph Buquet | Ionuț Burlan |
| Child Phantom | David Ioan Petrescu |
Performed with the full ONB Orchestra, Chorus, and Ballet.
Official: tickets.operanb.ro and the ONB box office. You can also register for release alerts at thephantomoftheopera.ro/alerta. Buy only through official channels: there was a fake-ticket scam around the January premiere.
Performed in Romanian. Translation and adaptation by Ernest Fazekas.
Serbia has had two separate Phantom productions. The one that's ongoing is the resident Serbian-language staging at Pozorište na Terazijama (Theatre on Terazije), the first Balkan production of the show, which premiered in October 2017 and is directed by Jug Radivojević. A separate English-language touring production (Broadway Entertainment Group) played a limited season at Belgrade's Sava Centar in April 2025, but that engagement has closed.
The Terazije Serbian-language production is in active repertory. It returned after a pause, played performances in late November 2025 (the 29th and 30th), and continues into 2026, with a performance confirmed for May 24, 2026. As a repertory house, Terazije releases dates in rolling batches rather than a full advance schedule.
Pozorište na Terazijama, Belgrade, produced in arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd. (The closed 2025 English-language run was at Sava Centar, produced by Broadway Entertainment Group with local organizers Ticket Vision and Locals Experience.)
| Role | Actor |
|---|---|
| The Phantom | Slobodan Stefanović and Dušan Svilar (rotating); Nikola Bulatović historically |
| Christine Daaé | Nevena Đoković and Mirjana Nedeljković (rotating); Marta Hadžimanov and Mirjana Matić historically |
| Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny | Slaven Došlo and Ivan Marković |
| Carlotta Giudicelli | Snežana Savičić Sekulić |
| Ubaldo Piangi | Ljubomir Popović |
| Madame Giry | Ivana Popović |
| Monsieur André | Dušan Šida |
| Monsieur Firmin | Milan Antonić |
Creative team — Conductor: Vesna Šouc. Choreographer: Konstantin Kostjukov. Set design: Aleksandar Denić. Costumes: Tatjana Radišić.
Official: bilet.pozoristeterazije.com and the theatre box office.
Performed in Serbian. Translation and adaptation by Slobodan Obradović.
Phantom returns to Oslo's Folketeateret, produced by Scenekvelder, following a sold-out Norwegian premiere run there in 2018.
Upcoming. Premieres Thursday, September 2, 2027, running to approximately November 5, 2027.
Folketeateret, Storgata 21-23, Oslo. Produced by Scenekvelder / Folketeateret Oslo AS, ticketed through Eventim.
No cast has been announced yet for the 2027 run in available sources. Check back closer to the on-sale date.
Eventim.no and folketeateret.no. Hotel-and-ticket packages available through Showpakker.no.
The 2018 Norwegian premiere was performed in Norwegian, and the 2027 revival likely follows the same pattern, but the marketing I found uses the English title "Phantom of the Opera" and doesn't explicitly restate the performance language. Confirm before assuming either way.
Phantom returns to the Netherlands for the first time in nearly 35 years, staged as a replica of the original 1986 London production. That makes Rotterdam a genuinely important entry on this list: with Broadway closed and the West End running its own updated iteration, this will be one of the few places in the world to see the classic staging. It's also a homecoming project: producer Iris van den Ende's father originally brought Phantom to the Netherlands.
Upcoming, not yet running. Opens spring 2028, likely February or March, at the Nieuwe Luxor Theater in Rotterdam. Ticket sales are expected to open sometime in 2027. Auditions drew nearly 1,400 musical and opera performers, described by creative director Maurice Wijnen as a bigger response than even The Lion King saw.
Nieuwe Luxor Theater, Rotterdam, with weekly performances Thursday through Sunday once the run begins. Produced by MediaLane Theater (CEO Iris van den Ende) in collaboration with LW Entertainment (CEO James McKnight) and GWB Entertainment.
Not yet cast or announced.
Not yet on sale. Fans can join the "De Front Row" membership program for €30 in ticket credit and guaranteed presale access, through luxortheater.nl or phantominluxor.nl.
Confirmed by the producer to be performed in Dutch.
Hungary's long-running production plays at the Madách Theatre (Madách Színház), directed by Tamás Szirtes, and it's one of the most famous non-replica productions of Phantom in the world. This is not the Prince staging and not a licensed copy of it: the Madách built its own direction, sets, and design from the ground up, which is exactly why phans who collect productions make the trip to Budapest. It has now passed its 1,000th performance and continues to play to full houses, making it one of the longest-running Lloyd Webber titles at the Madách alongside Cats.
In active repertory; the next announced run is November 28 – December 12, 2026. Like Bucharest and Belgrade, the Madách releases performance dates in batches through its season programming rather than publishing a long advance calendar, so check current listings rather than assuming a gap means the show has closed.
Madách Színház, 1073 Budapest, Erzsébet krt. 29-33. Directed by Tamás Szirtes.
| Role | Actor |
|---|---|
| The Phantom | Attila Csengeri, Victor Posta, Sándor Sasvári (rotating) |
| Christine Daaé | Barbara Fonyó, Renáta Krassy, Andrea Mahó (rotating) |
Zsolt Homonnay, Gábor Bot, Bálint Magyar, Sándor Nagy, and Mónika Sáfár appear in other roles. Repertory casts shift between performance blocks, so confirm the current lineup on the theatre's listing for your specific date.
jegymester.hu, jegy.hu, and the Madách Színház box office (madachszinhaz.hu).
Performed in Hungarian.
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour (HOSH) is Opera Australia's annual outdoor spectacular, performed on a floating stage over the water at Fleet Steps, Mrs Macquaries Point, with the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as the backdrop. When Phantom joined the series in 2022, it became the first major outdoor production in the show's history. The production returned in 2026 for the show's 40th anniversary, so it has now had two seasons, both directed by Simon Phillips with set and costume design by Gabriela Tylesova and lighting by Nick Schlieper, the same team behind the Australian production of Love Never Dies.
Closed. Two seasons have been staged: March 25 to April 24, 2022, and March 27 to May 3, 2026. The 2026 season was extended and had seats added to every performance due to demand. No future season has been announced, but HOSH rotates titles annually and has now brought Phantom back once, so a third season someday is plausible. Watch opera.org.au for future HOSH announcements.
Fleet Steps, Mrs Macquaries Point, Sydney, on a purpose-built over-water stage. Produced by Opera Australia as part of the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour series, supported by Destination NSW and the International Foundation for Arts and Culture.
2022 season
| Role | Actor |
|---|---|
| The Phantom | Joshua Robson |
| Christine Daaé | Georgina Hopson |
| Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny | Callum Francis |
| Carlotta Giudicelli | Naomi Johns |
| Ubaldo Piangi | Paul Tabone |
| Madame Giry | Maree Johnson |
| Monsieur André | Martin Crewes |
| Monsieur Firmin | Michael Cormick |
Phans reading my Masquerade NYC guide will recognize that last name: the same Maree Johnson who came home from playing Madame Giry on Broadway for this production now plays Madame Giry at Masquerade.
2026 season
| Role | Actor |
|---|---|
| The Phantom | Jake Lyle |
| Christine Daaé | Amy Manford |
| Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny | Jarrod Draper |
| Carlotta Giudicelli | Giuseppina Grech |
| Ubaldo Piangi | Daniel Belle |
| Madame Giry | Debora Krizak |
| Meg Giry | Jayme Jo Massoud |
| Monsieur André | Martin Crewes (returning) |
| Monsieur Firmin | Brent Hill |
Jake Lyle's casting is a genuine Cinderella story: a 22-year-old classical voice student discovered during ensemble auditions and cast in the title role for his professional musical theatre debut. Amy Manford previously played Christine on the West End and the Australian in-theatre tour, and Jarrod Draper — Raoul — is a Wiradjuri man and the first Indigenous graduate of WAAPA's music theatre course.
Performed in English.
| Country | Family | Status | Venue / City | Dates | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | Bellone | Running, closes September 20, 2026 | Teatro de los Insurgentes, Mexico City | September 20, 2026 | Spanish |
| Spain | Bellone | Running (tour) | Touring, multiple cities | Through early 2027 | Spanish |
| Japan | Replica | Running / expanding | Nagoya, Osaka; Yokohama & Tokyo 2027 | Nagoya opens July 5, 2026 | Japanese |
| Germany | Mackintosh Restaged | Upcoming | Musical Dome Köln, Cologne | Previews Nov 5, 2026; opens Nov 15, 2026 | German |
| Romania | Non-Replica | Repertory, active | Opera Națională, Bucharest | Sept 3–21, 2026 run | Romanian |
| Serbia | Non-Replica | Repertory, active | Pozorište na Terazijama, Belgrade | Ongoing into 2026 | Serbian |
| Norway | Likely Non-Replica (unconfirmed) | Upcoming | Folketeateret, Oslo | Premieres Sept 2, 2027 | Likely Norwegian (unconfirmed) |
| Netherlands | Replica (1986) | Upcoming | Nieuwe Luxor Theater, Rotterdam | Spring 2028 (est.) | Dutch |
| Hungary | Non-Replica | Repertory, active | Madách Színház, Budapest | Next run November 28 – December 12, 2026; further dates released in batches | Hungarian |
| Australia | Non-Replica | Closed (archive) | Fleet Steps, Mrs Macquaries Point, Sydney | Seasons: 2022 and Mar 27–May 3, 2026 | English |
Disclaimer: This guide is completely unofficial and not affiliated with any of the productions listed. Casts, dates, and even whether a show is running can change quickly. Always confirm current details through the official production and venue channels before booking travel.