▁seen ▁as ▁guest - star ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁of ▁" The ▁Ph antom ▁of ▁the ▁Opera " ▁in ▁Hamburg . ▁Later ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁succeeded ▁in ▁" The ▁Ph antom ▁of ▁the ▁Opera " - cast ing ▁in ▁Hamburg , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁on ▁Broadway ▁( New ▁York ▁City ) ▁by ▁producer ▁Harold ▁Prince ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Lloyd ▁Web ber . ▁He ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁" Ph antom " ▁as ▁first ▁cast ▁in ▁this ▁musical ▁at ▁the ▁theatre ▁" Ne ue ▁Flora ", ▁Hamburg , ▁starting ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁( production : ▁Camer on ▁Mack int osh ▁Ltd ., ▁Andrew ▁Lloyd ▁Web ber ' s ▁Re ally ▁Use ful ▁Group ▁and ▁St ella ▁Musical ▁Company ). ▁He ▁had ▁concert s ▁on ▁Broadway ▁(" Music ▁of ▁the ▁Night ", ▁ 1 9 9 8 ). ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Jer zy ▁Jes z ke ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁guest - star ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁" Engine er " ▁in ▁" Miss ▁Sa ig on " ▁at ▁the ▁musical ▁theatre ▁Roma ▁in ▁Wars aw , ▁Poland . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁première ▁of ▁the ▁musical ▁production ▁" The ▁Castle " ▁in ▁N ure m berg , ▁Germany , ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁première , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁" K ing ▁Dun can ". ▁From ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he