“MASQUERADE” ANNOUNCES SIXTH EXTENSION; AUSTIN COLBY, DERRICK DAVIS, NICHOLAS EDWARDS, AND MORE JOIN THE CAST
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DRAMA DESK AWARD
&
OFF-BROADWAY ALLIANCE AWARD WINNER
“MASQUERADE”
EXTENDS FOR A SIXTH TIME
THROUGH JANUARY 2027
AUSTIN COLBY, DERRICK DAVIS, NICHOLAS EDWARDS
AND MORE JOIN THE CAST
New York, NY (June 16, 2026) – Today, Randy Weiner, producer and co-creator of the Drama Desk Award and Off-Broadway Alliance Award winning immersive hit Masquerade, announced the show will extend for a sixth time through 2027. Masquerade will now play through January 31, 2027 at 218 West 57th Street.
Additionally, the production announced Courtney Balan (Vacation Cover), Mark Banik (Firmin), Austin Colby (Phantom), Derrick Davis (Phantom), Nicholas Edwards (Phantom), Claire Leyden (Christine), Stephanie Jae Park (Vacation Cover), Tanner Quirk (Vacation Cover), Stephanie Reuning-Scherer (Vacation Cover), and Gregory Lee Rodriguez (Raoul) will join the company of Masquerade. Colby will play ‘Phantom’ through July 23.
Masquerade is based on the original musical Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe and book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Masquerade is presented by arrangement with LW Entertainment.
Production photos can be found HERE.
Performances for Masquerade take place evenings Tuesday – Sunday with matinee performances on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are on sale now at www.masqueradenyc.com. From the revels of the masked ball, into dressing rooms a breath away from the cast, and even down through mirrors into the deepest corners of the Phantom’s lair, Masquerade invites you to experience the iconic story and score, even stranger (and more phantastically) than you’ve dreamt it.
Last month, Masquerade – The Orchestral Score was released and is available in-venue only. The vinyl contains brand new compositions from Lloyd Webber.
Masquerade – The Orchestral Score is a newly recorded work that invites listeners deep into the world of mystery, romance, and spectacle that is Masquerade. The orchestral collection is rich with sweeping strings, recognizable haunting motifs, and the unmistakable melodic grandeur that defines Lloyd Webber’s music. The recording – produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lee McCutcheon – is pressed on clear Vinyl and released via The Other Songs Records.
Included in the album is the Academy Award® nominated song “Learn to be Lonely” composed and performed live by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Masquerade is:
“Breathlessly exciting… It is wonderful to be in arm’s length of the boat, to be taken by the hand by Christine or Madame Giry, to race in anticipation of what the next room might hold.”
- The New York Times
“A sexy, hot ticket… The Phantom may have vanished from the Majestic Theatre, but there’s plenty of majesty to be found on 57th Street.”
- The New York Post
“’Phantom of the Opera’ like you’ve never experienced before.”
- The Daily Beast
“Mightily inventive,” “refreshingly vibrant,” and “inexhaustibly cool.”
- Slant Magazine
“A marvel… get dressed up, hide your face, and give yourself over to the phantasy.”
- Time Out New York
The cast of Masquerade includes Alaska (Carnival Specialty Act), Lee H. Alexander (Swing), Laura Lee Anderson (Ring Toss Performer), Courtney Balan (Vacation Cover), Austin Colby (Phantom), Milena Comeau (Ensemble), Matthew Curiano (Andre), Quentin Earl Darrington (Phantom), Derrick Davis (Phantom), Nicholas Edwards (Phantom), Gabriella Enriquez (Ensemble, Automata), Nicole J. Ferguson (Swing), Haile Ferrier (Christine), Nkrumah Gatling (Swing), Francisco Javier González (Raoul), Maxfield Haynes (Young Phantom), Bryan Hernandez-Luch (Violinist), Satomi Hofmann (Carlotta/Giry), Dan Hoy (Raoul), Kody Jauron (Young Phantom), Tia Karaplis (Giry/Carlotta), Nathan Keen (Dance/Fight Captain), Joseph Kerr (Master of Pyromancy), Michael Kuhn (Swing), Jacob Lacopo (Buquet), Eryn LeCroy (Christine), Claire Leyden (Christine), Audrey Logan (Swing), Francesca Mehrotra (Christine), Georgia Mendes (Ensemble), Sami Merdinian (Swing, Violinist), Anna Monoxide (Carnival F&B), Betsy Morgan (Carlotta/Giry), Dario Natarelli (Swing), Riley Noland (Christine), Charles Osborne (Ensemble), Hugh Panaro (Phantom), Stephanie Jae Park (Vacation Cover), Liz Pearce (Giry), Stephanie Reuning-Scherer (Vacation Cover), Gregory Lee Rodriguez (Raoul), Chris Ryan (Barker), Kyle Scatliffe (Phantom), Paul Adam Schaefer (Vacation Swing), Cooper Stanton (Buquet), Jeremy Stolle (Firmin), Jack Sullivan (Swing), Olivia Tarchick (Swing), Sean Seamus Thompson (Vacation Swing), Ryan Vona (Phantom), Kaley Ann Voorhees (Christine), Andrew Wojtal (Buquet), Nikita Yermak (Swing, Violinist), and Kevin Zambrano (Young Phantom).
Masquerade is created by Diane Paulus (Creator and Director), Andrew Lloyd Webber (Creator and Composer), and Randy Weiner (Creator and Producer). The Masquerade team includes Hai Alvarez-Milard (Assistant Stage Manager), Shai Baitel (Creative Director), Hunter Bird (Associate Director), Evan Bernardin Productions (General Manager), Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (Choreographer), Hailey Delaney (Assistant Stage Manager), Kathy Fabian (Props Designer/Supervisor), James Fluhr (Attraction and Design Director), Jessie Flynn (Art Director), Nicola Formichetti (Mask Designer), Skylar Fox (Magic and Visual Effects Designer), Kyle Gann-Ronyecs (Assistant Stage Manager), Cesar Hawas (Senior Producer), J. J. Janas (Hair, Wig & Makeup Designer), Brett Jarvis (Sound Designer), Marc Kimelman (Associate Director/Choreographer), Kate Lumpkin (Casting Director), McBee (Stage Manager), Lee McCutcheon (Music Producer), Mark Osgood (Assistant Stage Manager), Scott Pask (Scenic Design), Alicia Rodis (Intimacy Coordinator), Emilio Sosa (Costume Designer), Ben Stanton (Lighting Designer), Monét Thibou (Assistant Stage Manager), William Waldrop (Music Director), Kat West (Production Stage Manager), Nzinga Williams (Company Manager), David Andrew Wilson (Music Supervisor for Andrew Lloyd Webber), and Asher Young (Producer).
Masquerade brings audiences closer than ever before to the strange affair of The Phantom of the Opera — a mystery never fully explained. From the highest rooftop to the subterranean lair beneath the Opéra Populaire, guests explore the world of the Phantom as the story and music unfold around them. And when the iconic chandelier rises once again above New York City, it offers more than just ‘a little illumination’—revealing a dazzling display of over 30,000 crystals provided by Preciosa, the Official Crystal Partner of Masquerade. M.A.C. COSMETICS serves as the show’s Official Makeup Partner.
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