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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

“MASQUERADE”
ANNOUNCES
THE NEXT EVENT IN ITS
EXPANDED EVENING PROGRAMMING
“NOCTURNE”

HELD IN THE “MASQUERADE” LAKE BAR
ON SATURDAY, APRIL 25 AT 10PM

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!

Photo by Austin Ruffer. To download additional photos, click here.

New York, NY (April 23, 2026) – Today, producers of the immersive sensation Masquerade announced that Nocturne, a specially curated evening set in the gothic world of the Phantom, will take over the venue’s Lake Bar on Saturday, April 25 beginning at 10 PM at 218 West 57th Street. Hosted by the Phantom’s minions Archie Goats, Venus Cuffs, LadyGunn, Boyabaddie, Love + Craft + Beauty, Andrew Barret Cox & Apocalypse Noir, Esther, The Bipedal Entity!, and Misha G., Nocturne will feature a rotating roster of performers from Masquerade’s infamous Carnival of Shadows, including artists from The Box and The Stranger, alongside Rox Republic, Lydia Wilts, Rachel Beals, and Jakeim Hart. The music ‘of the night’ will be conducted by Disco Max and Roman Chappelle. The evening continues a dazzling new chapter for the already-acclaimed immersive phenomenon.

This bold new series is led by impresario and performer PJ Adzima, Founder and CEO of Stage Time, who now serves as Masquerade’s Director of Late-Night Programming.

“I’m so excited to expand the world of Masquerade into the
night,” Adzima said. “Masquerade pushes the boundaries of immersive storytelling, and now we’re carrying that creativity into afterhours – six nights a week of evening entertainment that feels just as transportive, seductive, and alive.”

Recent late-night sightings at the venue have included Adam Lambert, P!nk, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Amanda Lepore, Coco Roca, and Kevin Aviance, alongside collaborations with nightlife legend Susanne Bartsch.

Tickets for Nocturne are $40 per person and can be purchased at www.tinyurl.com/2rraw5ft. Nocturne is a 21+ experience; guests are encouraged to embrace “evening extravagant” dress code, including masks.

Additional Masquerade evening programming will be announced shortly.

Masquerade is based on the original musical The 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 through Wednesday, September 13, 2026. 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.

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

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 Shai Baitel (Creative Director), Hunter Bird (Associate Director), Evan Bernardin Productions (General Manager), Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (Choreographer), Hailey Delaney (Assistant Stage Manager), Elizabeth Emamuel (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), Cesar Hawas (Senior Producer), Morgan R. Holbrook (Assistant Stage Manager), 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), 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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