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Phantom at 40: We chat to Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Andrew Lloyd Webber and more
We had a special conversation with the stars of the show as it reaches four decades in the West End
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London
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12 October 2026
Welcome to this bonus episode of the WhatsOnStage Podcast.
On Friday night, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera turned 40 – with the event seeing a special reunion between original stars Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, performing on the very stage that wowed audiences back in 1986.
We chatted to the pair, Lloyd Webber, Cameron Mackintosh and current stars Jordan Donica and Beatrice Penny-Touré on the show’s red carpet as this musical blockbuster hits four decades in London.
Sarah Crompton and Alex Wood host a weekly series on all things theatrical. News, views, frank exchanges and lists offer an unmissable guide to what’s happening on stage (and in film and on television) now, in the past and in future.
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