| Ted Keegan | |
| Birth Date: | 21 December 1961 |
| Known For: | The Phantom of the Opera |
| Partner: | David Thiergartner (1984–present) |
| Occupation: | Actor, singer |
| Years Active: | 1988–present |
Ted Keegan is an American musical theatre actor who is most well known for playing the title role in The Phantom of the Opera all over the United States for over 25 years.[1] [2]
Keegan's notable Broadway credits outside of The Phantom of the Opera include roles in , Camelot, , and Pippin.[3]
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.[4] [1] [5] [2]
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.[1] [2]
In 2010, Keegan played Monsieur André in the Broadway company of Phantom and returned in different roles in 2013 and stayed with the Broadway company on and off for 10 years in many roles while also being a Phantom understudy. He was in the closing cast of the Broadway company its last 2 years. 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.[3] [1]
| Year(s) | Production | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | My Fair Lady | Freddy Eynsford-Hill | Regional |
| 1989 | Birdseller | Off-Broadway | |
| 1989–90 | Birdseller / Ensembles/b Anthony Hope | Broadway | |
| 1992–94 | Camelot | Ensembleu/s Mordred | National tour |
| 1993 | Broadway | ||
| 1993–94 | Swing | ||
| 1995 | The Music Man | Ensemble | Regional |
| Pippin | Singer | Broadway | |
| 1995–99 | The Phantom of the Opera | Monsieur Reyer / Ensembleu/s The Phantom of the Opera u/s Monsieur André u/s Ubaldo Piangi | |
| 1999 | The Phantom of the Opera | ||
| 1999–2002 | National tour | ||
| 2006 | Monsieur Reyer / Ensembleu/s The Phantom of the Opera | Las Vegas | |
| 2007 | Montel / Jesus | ||
| 2010 | The Phantom of the Opera | Hairdresser / Monsieur Reyeru/s Monsieur André | Broadway |
| Monsieur André | |||
| 2013 | Passarino / Jeweleru/s The Phantom of the Opera | ||
| 2015 | Auctioneer / Fireman / Porter / Swing | ||
| 2016 | Monsieur Reyer / Passarinou/s Ubaldo Piangi | ||
| 2017–20 | u/s Ubaldo Piangi | ||
| 2018–20 | u/s The Phantom of the Opera | ||
| 2021-22 | u/s The Phantom of the Operau/s Ubaldo Piangi | ||
| 2022–23 | Jeweleru/s The Phantom of the Opera u/s Ubaldo Piangi | ||
| 2023 | The Phantom of the Opera (Alternate) |