 He played Raoul on Broadway for 3 years (2003–2005), where he was an understudy for the Phantom.Finally he was cast as the "full-time" Phantom in the U.S. touring production in 2006.Cudia stayed with the touring company until spring of 2008, when he left to portray Valjean in the Marriott-Lincolnshire Theater's production of "Les Misérables".