Ted Keegan


Ted Keegan is an American musical theatre actor who is most well known for playing the title role in The Phantom of the Opera across the United States for over 25 years.

Career

Keegan's notable Broadway credits outside of The Phantom of the Opera include roles in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Camelot, Cyrano: The Musical, and Pippin.
In 1999, Keegan was promoted from his usual role in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway as Monsieur Reyer to principal Phantom as he replaced Hugh Panaro for a month before Howard McGillin took over. This made Keegan the twelfth principal Phantom on Broadway.
Also in 1999, Keegan started a 4-year stint in the 3rd US national tour as The Phantom before joining the Las Vegas company in 2006.
In 2010, Keegan played Monsieur André in the Broadway company of Phantom. He stayed with the Broadway company on and off for 10 years in many roles, while also being a Phantom understudy. He was a permanent member of the Broadway company as the Jeweller from the first performance after the Covid-19 shutdown, October 22, 2021, until the final performance on April 16th, 2023. During the show's last two weeks, Keegan alternated in the title role with Jeremy Stolle and Laird Mackintosh while principal Phantom Ben Crawford was sick. His final performance as the Phantom was the April 15th matinee, making him the penultimate actor to play the role in the original Broadway production.

Stage credits

Source:
YearProductionRoleNotes
1988My Fair LadyFreddy Eynsford-HillRegional
1989Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetBirdsellerOff-Broadway
1989–90Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetBirdseller / Ensemble
s/b Anthony Hope		Broadway
1992–94CamelotEnsemble
u/s Mordred		National tour
1993CamelotEnsemble
u/s Mordred		Broadway
1993–94Cyrano: The MusicalSwingBroadway
1995The Music ManEnsembleRegional
1995PippinSingerBroadway
1995–99The Phantom of the OperaMonsieur Reyer / Ensemble
u/s The Phantom of the Opera
u/s Monsieur André
u/s Ubaldo Piangi		Broadway
1999The Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the OperaBroadway
1999–2002The Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the OperaNational tour
2006The Phantom of the OperaMonsieur Reyer / Ensemble
u/s The Phantom of the Opera		Las Vegas
2007Jerry Springer: The OperaMontel / JesusLas Vegas
2010The Phantom of the OperaHairdresser / Monsieur Reyer
u/s Monsieur André		Broadway
2010The Phantom of the OperaMonsieur AndréBroadway
2013The Phantom of the OperaPassarino / Jeweler
u/s The Phantom of the Opera		Broadway
2015The Phantom of the OperaAuctioneer / Fireman / Porter / SwingBroadway
2016The Phantom of the OperaMonsieur Reyer / Passarino
u/s Ubaldo Piangi		Broadway
2017–20The Phantom of the Operau/s Ubaldo PiangiBroadway
2018–20The Phantom of the Operau/s The Phantom of the OperaBroadway
2021-22The Phantom of the Operau/s The Phantom of the Opera
u/s Ubaldo Piangi		Broadway
2022–23The Phantom of the OperaJeweler
u/s The Phantom of the Opera
u/s Ubaldo Piangi		Broadway
2023The Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the Opera Broadway