Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Phantom Of The Opera’ To Be Recorded Live & Released In Cinemas — SkimNews
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- Universal Pictures Content Group (UPCG), LW Entertainment, and Cameron Mackintosh have partnered to produce a live recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, with the release slated for cinemas in 2027.
- Brett Sullivan, who directed the screen version of Hadestown, is set to direct the Phantom live recording for the screen.
- The Phantom of the Opera live capture will reach theatrical cinemas in 2027, bringing Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running musical to a film audience.
- Cameron Mackintosh, the veteran musical theater producer, joins UPCG and LW Entertainment on the producing team for the live recording.
Why it matters: A live cinema capture of Phantom of the Opera — a cornerstone of Andrew Lloyd Webber's catalog — puts one of musical theater's biggest titles in front of a global theatrical audience in 2027, backed by Universal's distribution and Cameron Mackintosh's producing track record.
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