Phantom, Les Miz, Illusionists coming to NAC in fall, winter
New touring productions of the long-running Broadway musicals The Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables are bound for the National Arts Centre in the fall of 2017 and winter of 2018 respectively, to be followed by the popular, high-tech magic production The Illusionists.
The Phantom of the Opera’s run will be Oct. 18-29, which coincides with the dates for the NAC Orchestra’s tour of Western Canada. Les Misérables is to play Feb. 13-18 next year.
Both musicals are produced by veteran producer Cameron Mackintosh and will feature new design and staging.
The Illusionists, which will feature magicians who specialize in specific disciplines of magic from stage illusions to escapology to mind reading, is to run March 27-April 1, 2018.
Package tickets begin at $1,455 and will be available after 10 a.m. on Monday, March 27, at broadwayacrosscanada.ca or by phoning 613-947-7000, extension 620.