HUGH PANARO most recently had the pleasure of performing with the legendary Barbra Streisand in her very first European Tour. Prior to that he starred in the title role of Lestat, Sir Elton John’s Broadway musical based on Anne Rice’s infamous The Vampire Chronicles. For this he received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination. Other Broadway leading roles include Buddy in Sideshow, Julian Craster in Jule Styne’s last musical The Red Shoes, and the title role in the American premiere of Cameron MacIntosh’s Martin Guerre. Hugh is most notably recognized for his critically acclaimed performance as the Phantom in Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. As a concert artist, Hugh has performed with symphony orchestras across the United States and Europe. He is privileged to have performed the world premiere of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Te Deum at Carnegie Hall.
