This month, Lucy St Louis becomes the first woman of colour to play Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical in the West End The first black actor to star as Christine in The Phantom of the Opera in the West End hopes that playing the role will help to transform casting for women of colour in theatre. Lucy St Louis will give her first performance in the phenomenally successful musical later this month when the show…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM on July 18, 2021