Earl Carpenter

Earl Carpenter began his West End career in LES MISÉRABLES at the Palace Theatre in 1996, as Courfeyrac. In 2008 he played the part of Javert at the Queens Theatre and then in the 25th Anniversary UK tour. He was then the Bishop of Digne at London’s O2 Arena concert in 2010.

In 2003 Carpenter joined the London cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s theatre as ‘walking cover’ to the Phantom. He took over the iconic role in February 2005 giving over 1000 performances. He had the honor of opening the 25th Anniversary Concert of The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall, as the Auctioneer and reprised the role of the Phantom in Cameron Mackintosh’s new 25th Anniversary production of The Phantom of the Opera 2012/13 UK tour.

Carpenter recently performed as Javert in the acclaimed sold-out Toronto production of LES MIZ at the Princess of Wales Theatre opposite Tony Award nominee Ramin Karimloo as Valjean.

Other West End, UK and European tours have included Ragtime, Peron in Evita, Commander Khashoggi in Queen’s We Will Rock You, the world premiere of the Gypsy Kings musical Zorro, Joe Gillis in the original tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard, Beast and Gaston in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at the Dominion Theatre and UK tour, Archibald Craven in the Scottish premiere of The Secret Garden, Count Danilo in Carl Rosa Opera Company’s The Merry Widow, Alan Ayckbourn’s Between the Lines, King Richard in the UK touring production of Robin, Prince of Sherwoodand Simeon in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and original company of Cameron Mackintosh’s The Witches of Eastwick at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and subsequent Prince of Wales run as Darryl van Horne.

Earl has also worked with many organizations including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Chichester Festival Theatre and The Royal Shakespeare Company helping to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2011. He is Conceptual Founder of the online media giant Reelkandi.tv, Creative Director for Ginger Boy Productions and in 2009 he devised the concert, Three Phantoms, which has since extensively toured the UK and Scandinavia.