Andrew Lloyd Webber is on record about Sierra Boggess as saying, "she’s the best, the best Christine certainly," and the three-time Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner is returning to the character once more. The composer's angel of music will depart his new Broadway hit School of Rock on August 8 to lead a production of The Phantom of the Opera, in French, in Paris.



"I thought I knew every facet of Christine and now learning it in French takes it to an even deeper level," Boggess exclusively told Broadway.com. "It is an exciting challenge and a complete honor!"



Phantom Paris is set to open at the Mogador Theatre in October; it will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the opening of the classic musical and will be the the first time the show plays in France and in French.



Boggess is a long-time Lloyd Webber collaborator, having played Christine in The Phantom of the Opera multiple times and receiving an Olivier nod for originating the role in the long-running tuner's sequel Love Never Dies. Boggess has also appeared on Broadway in It Shoulda Been You, The Little Mermaid and Master Class; her West End credits additionally include Les Miserables.



School of Rock is currently playing at the Winter Garden Theatre.