Firm plans have now been announced for The Phantom of the Opera's West End return this summer with Killian Donnelly set to portray the titular character. The on-again, off-again production caused quite a stir this summer when the status of its future was put into question after Cameron Mackintosh had prematurely declared a permanent shut down for the show. The claim was refuted later by both Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jessica Koravos.