How a sick day took Jake from Gladstone to star in Phantom of the Opera
By Jasmine Hines

Off sick from school, it was "love at first sight" for Jake Lyle the first time he saw Phantom of the Opera. Now the central Queensland talent is playing his dream role as Phantom on Sydney Harbour.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-27/gladstone-jake-lyle-sydney-harbour-phantom-of-the-opera/106381456

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