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[[Charles Hart (lyricist)|Charles Hart]] |
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|1986 [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical]] |
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'''''The Phantom of the Opera''''' is a [[musical theatre|musical]] with music by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]], lyrics by [[Charles Hart (lyricist)|Charles Hart]], additional lyrics by [[Richard Stilgoe]] and a [[libretto]] by Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe. Based on the 1910 [[The Phantom of the Opera (novel)|French novel of the same name]] by [[Gaston Leroux]], it tells the tragic story of a beautiful [[soprano]], [[Christine Daaé]], who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, masked musical genius living in the subterranean labyrinth beneath the [[Palais Garnier|Paris Opéra House]].<ref name="Rich">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/27/theater/stage-phantom-of-the-opera.html?pagewanted=all|title=Stage: ''Phantom of the Opera''|last=Rich|first=Frank|author-link=Frank Rich|date=27 January 1988|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> |
'''''The Phantom of the Opera''''' is a [[musical theatre|musical]] with music by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]], lyrics by [[Charles Hart (lyricist)|Charles Hart]], additional lyrics by [[Richard Stilgoe]] and a [[libretto]] by Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe. Based on the 1910 [[The Phantom of the Opera (novel)|French novel of the same name]] by [[Gaston Leroux]], it tells the tragic story of a beautiful [[soprano]], [[Christine Daaé]], who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, masked musical genius living in the subterranean labyrinth beneath the [[Palais Garnier|Paris Opéra House]].<ref name="Rich">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/27/theater/stage-phantom-of-the-opera.html?pagewanted=all|title=Stage: ''Phantom of the Opera''|last=Rich|first=Frank|author-link=Frank Rich|date=27 January 1988|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> |
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The musical opened in London's [[West End theatre|West End]] in 1986 and on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in New York in 1988, in a production directed by [[Harold Prince]] and starring English classical soprano [[Sarah Brightman]] (Lloyd Webber's then-wife) as Christine Daaé, screen and stage star [[Michael Crawford]] as the Phantom, and international stage performer [[Steve Barton]] as Raoul. It won the 1986 [[Laurence Olivier Award|Olivier Award]] and the 1988 [[Tony Award]] for Best Musical, with Crawford winning the Olivier and Tony for Best Actor in a Musical.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/the_show/awards.php |title=The Phantom of the Opera – The Show – Awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530205015/http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/the_show/awards.php |archive-date=30 May 2011 |
The musical opened in London's [[West End theatre|West End]] in 1986 and on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in New York in 1988, in a production directed by [[Harold Prince]] and starring English classical soprano [[Sarah Brightman]] (Lloyd Webber's then-wife) as Christine Daaé, screen and stage star [[Michael Crawford]] as the Phantom, and international stage performer [[Steve Barton]] as Raoul. It won the 1986 [[Laurence Olivier Award|Olivier Award]] and the 1988 [[Tony Award]] for Best Musical, with Crawford winning the Olivier and Tony for Best Actor in a Musical.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/the_show/awards.php |title=The Phantom of the Opera – The Show – Awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530205015/http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/the_show/awards.php |archive-date=30 May 2011 }}</ref> A [[The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)|film adaptation]], directed by [[Joel Schumacher]], was released in 2004. |
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''The Phantom of the Opera'' was the [[List of the longest-running Broadway shows|longest running show in Broadway history]], and celebrated its 10,000th performance on |
''The Phantom of the Opera'' was the [[List of the longest-running Broadway shows|longest running show in Broadway history]], and celebrated its 10,000th performance on 11 February 2012, becoming the first Broadway production in history to do so.<ref>Gerald Martin Bordman (2004). [https://books.google.com/books?id=DiI1wIyatvUC&pg=PA496 ''The Oxford companion to American theatre''] p.496. Oxford University Press. "A British musical based on Leroux's famous novel".</ref> It is the [[List of the longest-running West End shows|second longest-running West End musical]], after ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'', and the third longest-running West End show overall, after ''[[The Mousetrap]]''.<ref>[http://londonist.com/2011/04/top-10-longest-running-london-theatre-shows.php Top 10 Longest-Running London Theatre Shows] Londonist.com. Retrieved 11 February 2012</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=MyJ_wa8U_wgC&pg=PA266 ''The A to Z of the Broadway Musical''] p.266. Scarecrow Press, 2009</ref><ref>Smith, Tim (11 April 2010) [http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-04-11/entertainment/bs-ae-phantom-opera-review-20100411_1_opera-house-hippodrome-paris-opera "''Phantom of the Opera'' at the Hippodrome"], ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]''</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Top 10 Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals|url=https://www.ticketstoday.co.uk/pages/our-top-10-andrew-lloyd-webber-musicals|access-date=5 January 2021|website=Ticketstoday}}</ref> With total estimated worldwide gross receipts of over [[US dollar|$]]6 billion and total Broadway gross of over $1 billion,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cox |first1=Gordon |title=''Wicked'' Surpasses ''The Phantom of the Opera'' at the Broadway Box Office |url=https://variety.com/2017/legit/news/wicked-broadway-sales-beat-phantom-1202491570/ |website=Variety |date=11 July 2017 |publisher=Variety Media, LLC |access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref> ''The Phantom of the Opera'' was the most financially successful entertainment event until ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]'' surpassed it in 2014.<ref name=Year25>[http://broadwayworld.com/article/PHANTOM-OF-THE-OPERA-Screening-Earns-Over-500000-in-the-UK-This-Weekend-20111005 "''Phantom of the Opera'' Screening Earns Over £500,000 in the UK"], [[BroadwayWorld]], 5 October 2011</ref><ref name="playbill">{{cite magazine | first=Kenneth | last=Jones | url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/97559.html | title=Phantom turns 18 |access-date=23 April 2008 |magazine=[[Playbill]] | date=25 January 2006 }}</ref><ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/the-lion-king-is-now-top-earner-in-box-office-history-331145 "''The Lion King'' Is Now Top-Earner in Box-Office History"], ''Playbill'', 22 September 2014.</ref> By 2019, it had been seen by over 140 million people in 183 cities across 41 countries.<ref>{{cite magazine | first=| last=| url=https://shubert.nyc/press/the-phantom-of-the-opera-continues-to-make-broadway-history-with-two-milestones/ | title=Broadway's blockbuster phenomenon The Phantom of the Opera continues to make Broadway history with two milestones |access-date=27 July 2022|magazine=The Shubert Organization | date=23 January 2019}}</ref> |
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The original West End production at [[Her Majesty's Theatre]], London, ended its run in 2020,<ref>{{Cite news |date= |
The original West End production at [[Her Majesty's Theatre]], London, ended its run in 2020,<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 April 2023 |title=Broadway curtain call for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65299126 |access-date=19 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="Avendaño">{{Cite web |last=Avendaño |first=Tom C. |date=18 April 2023 |title='The Phantom of the Opera' lowers the curtain on Broadway after 35 years and almost 14,000 performances |url=https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-04-18/the-phantom-of-the-opera-lowers-the-curtain-on-broadway-after-35-years-and-almost-14000-performances.html |access-date=19 April 2023 |website=EL PAÍS English |language=en-us}}</ref> its run cut short by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mackintosh |first=Cameron |date=28 July 2020 |title=Cameron Mackintosh: London can't function until theatres reopen |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/cameron-mackintosh-covid-london-theatre-west-end-a4510241.html |access-date=19 April 2023 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref> A new production of ''Phantom'' opened in the same theatre in July 2021. The original Broadway production played its final performance on16 April 2023.<ref name="Paulson">{{Cite news|last=Paulson|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Paulson|date=29 November 2022|title=''Phantom of the Opera'' to Delay Broadway Closing After Sales Spike|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/29/theater/phantom-opera-broadway-closing.html|access-date=30 November 2022}}</ref> |
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==Synopsis== |
==Synopsis== |
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Meanwhile, [[Joseph Buquet]], the Opéra's chief stagehand, regales the chorus girls with tales of the『Opéra Ghost』and his terrible Punjab lasso. Madame Giry warns Buquet to restrain himself ("Magical Lasso"). Arguments break out in the managers' office between Firmin, André, Raoul, and Carlotta over notes sent by the Phantom, including a demand that Christine replace Carlotta in the starring role of the new opera, ''Il Muto'' ("Notes"). Firmin and André assure the furious Carlotta that she will remain the star ("Prima Donna"). |
Meanwhile, [[Joseph Buquet]], the Opéra's chief stagehand, regales the chorus girls with tales of the『Opéra Ghost』and his terrible Punjab lasso. Madame Giry warns Buquet to restrain himself ("Magical Lasso"). Arguments break out in the managers' office between Firmin, André, Raoul, and Carlotta over notes sent by the Phantom, including a demand that Christine replace Carlotta in the starring role of the new opera, ''Il Muto'' ("Notes"). Firmin and André assure the furious Carlotta that she will remain the star ("Prima Donna"). |
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The première of ''Il Muto'' initially goes well, until the Phantom suddenly enchants Carlotta's voice, reducing it to a frog-like croak. Firmin rushes to defuse the situation by announcing to the audience that Christine will take over the starring role, and he instructs the conductor to bring the ballet forward to keep the audience entertained. Buquet's corpse drops from the rafters, hanging from the Punjab lasso. Mayhem erupts and the Phantom's evil laugh is heard throughout the auditorium ("Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh"). |
The première of ''Il Muto'' initially goes well, until the Phantom suddenly enchants Carlotta's voice, reducing it to a frog-like croak. Firmin rushes to defuse the situation by announcing to the audience that Christine will take over the starring role, and he instructs the conductor to bring the ballet forward to keep the audience entertained. Buquet's corpse drops from the rafters, hanging from the Punjab lasso. Mayhem erupts and the Phantom's evil & sinister laugh is heard throughout the auditorium ("Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh"). |
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In the ensuing chaos, Christine escapes with Raoul to the rooftop and tells him about her subterranean encounter with the Phantom ("Why Have You Brought Me Here?/Raoul, I've Been There"). Raoul is skeptical but promises to love and protect her ("[[All I Ask of You]]"). The Phantom, who overheard their conversation, is heartbroken and swears revenge on Christine. In the auditorium, the chandelier crashes onto the stage during the ''Il Muto'' curtain call ("All I Ask of You (Reprise)").<ref name="Perry" /> |
In the ensuing chaos, Christine escapes with Raoul to the rooftop and tells him about her subterranean encounter with the Phantom ("Why Have You Brought Me Here?/Raoul, I've Been There"). Raoul is skeptical but promises to love and protect her ("[[All I Ask of You]]"). The Phantom, who overheard their conversation, is heartbroken and swears revenge on Christine. In the auditorium, the chandelier crashes onto the stage during the ''Il Muto'' curtain call ("All I Ask of You (Reprise)").<ref name="Perry" /> |
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Raoul accosts Madame Giry and demands that she reveal what she knows about the Phantom. She reluctantly explains that the Phantom is a brilliant scholar, magician, architect, inventor, and composer, who was born with a deformed face. Feared and reviled by society, he was cruelly exhibited in a cage as part of a travelling fair until he eventually escaped and took refuge beneath the opera house. |
Raoul accosts Madame Giry and demands that she reveal what she knows about the Phantom. She reluctantly explains that the Phantom is a brilliant scholar, magician, architect, inventor, and composer, who was born with a deformed face. Feared and reviled by society, he was cruelly exhibited in a cage as part of a travelling fair until he eventually escaped and took refuge beneath the opera house. |
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Raoul plots to use the première of ''Don Juan Triumphant'' to trap the Phantom and end his reign of terror, knowing he will attend the opera's debut. He begs Christine to help lure the Phantom into the trap ("Notes/Twisted Every Way"). Torn between her love for Raoul and her |
Raoul plots to use the première of ''Don Juan Triumphant'' to trap the Phantom and end his reign of terror, knowing he will attend the opera's debut. He begs Christine to help lure the Phantom into the trap ("Notes/Twisted Every Way"). During rehearsals, Piangi sings his role incorrectly, causing chaos. The piano suddenly plays by itself, with the entire cast singing in harmony. Torn between her love for Raoul and her loyalty to the Phantom, Christine visits her father's grave, begging for his guidance ("Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again"). The Phantom appears atop the mausoleum ("Wandering Child"). Christine begins to succumb to the Phantom's influence, but Raoul arrives to rescue her. The Phantom taunts Raoul, hurling fire balls at him until Christine begs Raoul to leave with her. Furious, the Phantom declares war upon them both. |
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''Don Juan Triumphant'' premieres with Christine and Piangi, the house tenor, singing the respective lead roles of Aminta and Don Juan. During Don Juan and Aminta's duet, Christine realizes that the Phantom has somehow replaced Piangi ("Don Juan Triumphant/The Point of No Return"). She calmly removes his mask, revealing his deformed face to the horrified audience. Exposed, the Phantom hurriedly drags Christine off the stage and back to his lair. Piangi's garrotted body is revealed backstage and the opera house plunges into chaos. An angry mob, vowing vengeance for the murders of Buquet and Piangi, search for the Phantom. Madame Giry tells Raoul how to find the Phantom's subterranean lair and warns him to beware the magical lasso ("Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer"). |
''Don Juan Triumphant'' premieres with Christine and Piangi, the house tenor, singing the respective lead roles of Aminta and Don Juan. During Don Juan and Aminta's duet, Christine realizes that the Phantom has somehow replaced Piangi ("Don Juan Triumphant/The Point of No Return"). She calmly removes his mask, revealing his deformed face to the horrified audience. Exposed, the Phantom hurriedly drags Christine off the stage and back to his lair. Piangi's garrotted body is revealed backstage and the opera house plunges into chaos. An angry mob, vowing vengeance for the murders of Buquet and Piangi, search for the Phantom. Madame Giry tells Raoul how to find the Phantom's subterranean lair and warns him to beware the magical lasso ("Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer"). |
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===Score=== |
===Score=== |
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Inspired in part by an [[Phantom of the Opera (1976 musical)|earlier musical version]] of the same story by [[Ken Hill (playwright)|Ken Hill]],<ref>{{cite news|title=You need program to keep ''The Phantom of the Opera'' productions straight|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1990_747877|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111211911/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1990_747877|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 January 2012|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=2 December 1990|last=Evans|first=Everett}}</ref> Lloyd Webber's score is sometimes operatic in style but maintains the form and structure of a musical throughout. The full-fledged operatic passages are reserved principally for subsidiary characters such as André and Firmin, Carlotta, and Piangi. They are also used to provide the content of the fictional operas that are taking place within the show itself, viz., ''Hannibal'', ''Il Muto'', and the Phantom's masterwork, ''Don Juan Triumphant''. "Here, Lloyd Webber pastiched various styles from the grand operas of [[Meyerbeer]] through to [[Mozart]] and even [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]."<ref>Coveney, M. Cats on a Chandelier: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Story. New York, Hutchinson (1999). pp. 200–206. {{ISBN|978-0091801700}}</ref> These pieces are often presented as musical fragments, interrupted by dialogue or action sequences in order to clearly define the musical's "show within a show" format. The signature, chromatic 5-note descending eighth-note run from the major root to the |
Inspired in part by an [[Phantom of the Opera (1976 musical)|earlier musical version]] of the same story by [[Ken Hill (playwright)|Ken Hill]],<ref>{{cite news|title=You need program to keep ''The Phantom of the Opera'' productions straight|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1990_747877|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111211911/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1990_747877|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 January 2012|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=2 December 1990|last=Evans|first=Everett}}</ref> Lloyd Webber's score is sometimes operatic in style but maintains the form and structure of a musical throughout. The full-fledged operatic passages are reserved principally for subsidiary characters such as André and Firmin, Carlotta, and Piangi. They are also used to provide the content of the fictional operas that are taking place within the show itself, viz., ''Hannibal'', ''Il Muto'', and the Phantom's masterwork, ''Don Juan Triumphant''. "Here, Lloyd Webber pastiched various styles from the grand operas of [[Meyerbeer]] through to [[Mozart]] and even [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]."<ref>Coveney, M. Cats on a Chandelier: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Story. New York, Hutchinson (1999). pp. 200–206. {{ISBN|978-0091801700}}</ref> These pieces are often presented as musical fragments, interrupted by dialogue or action sequences in order to clearly define the musical's "show within a show" format. The signature, chromatic 5-note descending eighth-note run from the major root to the flat 6th below was initially part of the track "Echoes" by Pink Floyd on their album "Meddle".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/ptr/pfloyd/interview/roger2.html|title=Who the hell does Roger Waters think he is?|date=November 1992|work=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022041002/http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/ptr/pfloyd/interview/roger2.html|archive-date=22 October 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=20 November 2009}}</ref> |
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The musical extracts from the Phantom's opera, "Don Juan Triumphant", heard during the latter stages of the show, are dissonant and modern—"suggesting, perhaps, that the Phantom is ahead of his time artistically".<ref>Snelson, J. Andrew Lloyd Webber (Yale Broadway Masters Series). New Haven, Yale University Press (2009), p. 88. {{ISBN|978-0300151138}}</ref><ref name="Schell">{{cite web |last1=Schell |first1=Michael |title=The Phantom of the Opera: Thoughts on Euromusicals, Puccini, leitmotifs, whole tones and symbolism as the "New Production" reaches Seattle |url=http://www.schellsburg.com/Phantom.htm |website=Schellsburg |access-date=22 August 2018}}</ref> |
The musical extracts from the Phantom's opera, "Don Juan Triumphant", heard during the latter stages of the show, are dissonant and modern—"suggesting, perhaps, that the Phantom is ahead of his time artistically".<ref>Snelson, J. Andrew Lloyd Webber (Yale Broadway Masters Series). New Haven, Yale University Press (2009), p. 88. {{ISBN|978-0300151138}}</ref><ref name="Schell">{{cite web |last1=Schell |first1=Michael |title=The Phantom of the Opera: Thoughts on Euromusicals, Puccini, leitmotifs, whole tones and symbolism as the "New Production" reaches Seattle |url=http://www.schellsburg.com/Phantom.htm |website=Schellsburg |access-date=22 August 2018}}</ref> |
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===First preview at Sydmonton=== |
===First preview at Sydmonton=== |
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A preview of the first act was staged at [[Sydmonton Court]] (Lloyd Webber's home) in 1985, starring [[Colm Wilkinson]] (later the star of the Toronto production) as the Phantom, [[Sarah Brightman]] as Kristin (later Christine), and [[Clive Carter]] (later a member of the London cast) as Raoul, West End star [[David Burt]] was also featured as Monsieur Firmin and [[Jeff Shankley]] played opposite him as Monsieur André. This very preliminary production used [[Richard Stilgoe]]'s original unaltered lyrics, and many songs sported names that were later changed, such as "What Has Time Done to Me" ("Think of Me"), and "Papers" ("Notes"). The Phantom's original mask covered the entire face and remained in place throughout the performance, obscuring the actor's vision and muffling his voice. [[Maria Björnson]] designed the now-iconic half-mask to replace it, and the unmasking sequence was added.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Clips of this preview performance were included on the DVD of the 2004 film production.<ref>Phantom of the Opera DVD (2004 film). [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Phantom-Opera-DVD-Gerard-Butler/dp/B0007P8KZA Amazon.com] Retrieved 3 April 2011.</ref> |
A preview of the first act was staged at [[Sydmonton Court]] (Lloyd Webber's home) in 1985, starring [[Colm Wilkinson]] (later the star of the Toronto production) as the Phantom, [[Sarah Brightman]] as Kristin (later Christine), and [[Clive Carter]] (later a member of the London cast) as Raoul, West End star [[David Burt (actor)|David Burt]] was also featured as Monsieur Firmin and [[Jeff Shankley]] played opposite him as Monsieur André. This very preliminary production used [[Richard Stilgoe]]'s original unaltered lyrics, and many songs sported names that were later changed, such as "What Has Time Done to Me" ("Think of Me"), and "Papers" ("Notes"). The Phantom's original mask covered the entire face and remained in place throughout the performance, obscuring the actor's vision and muffling his voice. [[Maria Björnson]] designed the now-iconic half-mask to replace it, and the unmasking sequence was added.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Clips of this preview performance were included on the DVD of the 2004 film production.<ref>Phantom of the Opera DVD (2004 film). [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Phantom-Opera-DVD-Gerard-Butler/dp/B0007P8KZA Amazon.com] Retrieved 3 April 2011.</ref> |
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==Productions== |
==Productions== |
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===West End=== |
===West End=== |
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[[File:Her Majesty's Theatre London.jpg|thumb|right|At [[His Majesty's Theatre, London|His Majesty's Theatre]]]] |
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''The Phantom of the Opera'' began previews at [[Her Majesty's Theatre]] in London's [[West End theatre|West End]] on 27 September 1986 under the direction of Hal Prince, then opened on 9 October.<ref name="london theatre"/> It was choreographed by [[Gillian Lynne]] and the sets were designed by Maria Björnson, with lighting by [[Andrew Bridge (lighting designer)|Andrew Bridge]].<ref name=broadwayphan>[[Andy Propst|Propst, Andy]]. [http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/09-2009/broadways-phantom-of-the-opera-to-reach-historic-9_21244.html Broadway's Phantom of the Opera to Reach Historic 9,000th Performance on 17 September] TheaterMania.com. 14 September 2009.</ref> [[Michael Crawford]] starred in the title role with [[Sarah Brightman]] as Christine, [[Steve Barton]] as Raoul, [[Rosemary Ashe]] as Carlotta, [[David Firth (actor)|David Firth]] as Monsieur André, [[John Savident]] as Monsieur Firmin, [[Mary Millar]] as Madame Giry, Janet Devenish as Meg Giry, and John Aron as Piangi. When Crawford, Brightman, and Barton left the cast to open the Broadway production they were replaced by [[Dave Willetts]], [[Claire Moore (singer)|Claire Moore]], and [[Michael Ball (singer)|Michael Ball]] respectively. The production celebrated its 10,000th performance on 23 October 2010, with Lloyd Webber and the original Phantom, Crawford, in attendance. The 30th anniversary was on 10 October 2016 with a special appearance of the original cast during the curtain call.<ref name="london theatre">{{cite web|url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/the-phantom-of-the-opera-celebrates-30th-anniversary-and-extends-to-october-2017 |title=The Phantom of the Opera celebrates 30th Anniversary and extends to October 2017 |date=10 October 2016 |website=London Theatre}}</ref> It is the second longest-running musical in West End history behind ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'', and third overall behind ''[[The Mousetrap]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reallyuseful.com/rug/shows/phantom/awards.htm |title=The Phantom of the Opera: Show awards |access-date=23 April 2008 |publisher=Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411190751/http://www.reallyuseful.com/rug/shows/phantom/awards.htm |archive-date=11 April 2008 |
''The Phantom of the Opera'' began previews at [[Her Majesty's Theatre]] in London's [[West End theatre|West End]] on 27 September 1986 under the direction of Hal Prince, then opened on 9 October.<ref name="london theatre"/> It was choreographed by [[Gillian Lynne]] and the sets were designed by Maria Björnson, with lighting by [[Andrew Bridge (lighting designer)|Andrew Bridge]].<ref name=broadwayphan>[[Andy Propst|Propst, Andy]]. [http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/09-2009/broadways-phantom-of-the-opera-to-reach-historic-9_21244.html Broadway's Phantom of the Opera to Reach Historic 9,000th Performance on 17 September] TheaterMania.com. 14 September 2009.</ref> [[Michael Crawford]] starred in the title role with [[Sarah Brightman]] as Christine, [[Steve Barton]] as Raoul, [[Rosemary Ashe]] as Carlotta, [[David Firth (actor)|David Firth]] as Monsieur André, [[John Savident]] as Monsieur Firmin, [[Mary Millar]] as Madame Giry, Janet Devenish as Meg Giry, and John Aron as Piangi. When Crawford, Brightman, and Barton left the cast to open the Broadway production they were replaced by [[Dave Willetts]], [[Claire Moore (singer)|Claire Moore]], and [[Michael Ball (singer)|Michael Ball]] respectively. The production celebrated its 10,000th performance on 23 October 2010, with Lloyd Webber and the original Phantom, Crawford, in attendance. The 30th anniversary was on 10 October 2016 with a special appearance of the original cast during the curtain call.<ref name="london theatre">{{cite web|url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/the-phantom-of-the-opera-celebrates-30th-anniversary-and-extends-to-october-2017 |title=The Phantom of the Opera celebrates 30th Anniversary and extends to October 2017 |date=10 October 2016 |website=London Theatre}}</ref> It is the second longest-running musical in West End history behind ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'', and third overall behind ''[[The Mousetrap]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reallyuseful.com/rug/shows/phantom/awards.htm |title=The Phantom of the Opera: Show awards |access-date=23 April 2008 |publisher=Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411190751/http://www.reallyuseful.com/rug/shows/phantom/awards.htm |archive-date=11 April 2008 }}</ref><ref name="Guard2008">{{cite news | first=Lee | last=Glendinning | title=Musical to return louder than ever | date=3 May 2008 | url =http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/drama/story/0,,2277758,00.html | work =The Guardian | access-date =5 May 2008 | location=London}}</ref> |
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The production played its final and 13,919th performance on 14 March 2020, due to the shutdown of theatres resulting from the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The following month, it was announced that an "extended closure" of the original London production would be required to refurbish the sets and the theatre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''The Phantom of the Opera'' in the West End: 'A period of extended closure is urgently needed' for repair work|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/the-phantom-of-the-opera-west-end-closure_51821.html|access-date=23 June 2020|website=whatsonstage.com|date=23 June 2020 }}</ref> In July 2020, social media outlets posted photographs of the sets, props, and costumes being loaded out from Her Majesty's Theatre.<ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/shentonstage/status/1285313746706092033 |title=Saddest theatre picture of the day: the original chandelier in @PhantomOpera has left the building! |user=ShentonStage |last=Shenton |first=Mark |number=1285313746706092033 |date=20 July 2020 |access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/fantomedelopera/status/1285602192603389954 |title=The load-out of #HalPrince's production of @OfficialALW's @PhantomOpera continues at #HerMajestysTheatre with the removal today of #MariaBjörnson's iconic costumes |user=fantomedelopera |number=1285602192603389954 |date=21 July 2020 |access-date=26 July 2021}}</ref> As Mackintosh had only recently closed the original 1985 London production of ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' in order to replace it with a newer production that had previously toured the UK,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Marshall|first=Alex|title=The ''Les Misérables'' Revolving Stage Is Going. Fans Are in a Spin|date=1 July 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/theater/les-miserables-london-revolving-stage-new-production.html}}</ref> speculation mounted that the original production of ''The Phantom of the Opera'' was to be overhauled or replaced entirely. Confirmation of this speculation was given on 28 July 2020, when Mackintosh announced that he and Lloyd Webber had decided to "permanently close" the original London production after a 33-year run, but that the two were "determined" for the musical to return to the West End.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cameron Mackintosh: ''Phantom of the Opera'' has been 'permanently' shut down, but we are determined to bring it back|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/cameron-mackintosh-phantom-opera-west-end-close_52073.html|access-date=28 July 2020|website=whatsonstage.com|date=28 July 2020 }}</ref> |
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In response to this announcement, the Really Useful Group denied that the original production was permanently closing, stating that the extended closure was simply to enable a refurbishment of the theatre and that the show would return "unchanged" and any returning production would "not be a new version of the show", but without confirming upon request by ''[[The Stage]]'' as to whether the production's 27-piece orchestra would return.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Exclusive: Phantom has not closed for good – Really Useful Group|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/exclusive-phantom-has-not-closed-for-good--really-useful-group|work=The Stage}}</ref> In October 2020, Mackintosh contradicted this clarification by stating that the "new version" based on the 2020 UK tour would in fact be the production that would be staged at Her Majesty's Theatre post-pandemic.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cavendish|first=Dominic|date=30 October 2020|title=Cameron Mackintosh interview: I predicted disaster for theatre and I have proved to be an oracle|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|location=London|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/cameron-mackintosh-interview-predicted-disaster-theatre-have/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/cameron-mackintosh-interview-predicted-disaster-theatre-have/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
In response to this announcement, the Really Useful Group denied that the original production was permanently closing, stating that the extended closure was simply to enable a refurbishment of the theatre and that the show would return "unchanged" and any returning production would "not be a new version of the show", but without confirming upon request by ''[[The Stage]]'' as to whether the production's 27-piece orchestra would return.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Exclusive: Phantom has not closed for good – Really Useful Group|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/exclusive-phantom-has-not-closed-for-good--really-useful-group|work=The Stage}}</ref> In October 2020, Mackintosh contradicted this clarification by stating that the "new version" based on the 2020 UK tour would in fact be the production that would be staged at Her Majesty's Theatre post-pandemic.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cavendish|first=Dominic|date=30 October 2020|title=Cameron Mackintosh interview: I predicted disaster for theatre and I have proved to be an oracle|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|location=London|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/cameron-mackintosh-interview-predicted-disaster-theatre-have/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/cameron-mackintosh-interview-predicted-disaster-theatre-have/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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The second West End production of ''Phantom'' opened on 27 July 2021 at Her Majesty's Theatre, where the original production had premiered 35 years previously. Although Lloyd Webber described the show as "substantially identical" to the original production,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lloyd Webber|first=Andrew|date=2021|title=Welcome to Her Majesty's Theatre|work='The Phantom of the Opera', theatre programme}}</ref> this second West End production is "a reduced, cheaper version, with 14 musicians in an orchestra that used to have 27".<ref name="Avendaño"/> Alterations were additionally made to the show's set design by Matt Kinley in order to "reduce running costs".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Paulson |first=Michael |date=2023 |
The second West End production of ''Phantom'' opened on 27 July 2021 at Her Majesty's Theatre, where the original production had premiered 35 years previously. Although Lloyd Webber described the show as "substantially identical" to the original production,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lloyd Webber|first=Andrew|date=2021|title=Welcome to Her Majesty's Theatre|work='The Phantom of the Opera', theatre programme}}</ref> this second West End production is "a reduced, cheaper version, with 14 musicians in an orchestra that used to have 27".<ref name="Avendaño"/> Alterations were additionally made to the show's set design by Matt Kinley in order to "reduce running costs".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Paulson |first=Michael |date=16 April 2023 |title=With Cheers and Tears, 'Phantom of the Opera' Ends Record Broadway Run |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/theater/phantom-of-the-opera-final-performance.html |access-date=19 April 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> This included, among other modifications, the loss of Maria Björnson's sculptures covering the sides of the proscenium (previously described by Harold Prince as the "key to the show"<ref>{{Cite book|last=Prince|first=Harold|title=Sense of occasion|date=2017|isbn=978-1-4950-1302-7|location=Milwaukee, WI|pages=242–43|oclc=971348709}}</ref>) and the levitating Angel statue during the "All I Ask of You" sequence (replaced by a replica of [[Eugène-Louis Lequesne|Lequesne]]'s ''La Renommée retenant Pégase'' that appears on the stage). Other sequences, including that of the descent to the lair (in which doubles of the Phantom and Christine were excised, previously mobile candelabra became stationary, and the number of candles populating the lake were reduced), were also restaged by Seth Sklar-Heyn. The use of sweeping red curtain that had concluded each act of the original production was replaced by a painted flat, and the mobility of the 'travelator' bridge was reduced. Whereas Prince had envisioned the show as a "black box" production requiring the use of black velour and paint around the proscenium,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Drabinsky|first=Garth|title=Closer to the sun : an autobiography|date=1995|publisher=McClelland & Stewart|others=Marq De Villiers|isbn=0-7710-5650-8|location=Toronto, Ont.|pages=390|oclc=31781016}}</ref> this was removed as part of the restoration to Her Majesty's Theatre, with once blacked-out stage boxes returned to their original green and red colours and reintroduced for audience use.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Details-Emerge-on-the-Redesigned-Her-Majestys-Theatre-Home-to-THE-PHANTOM-OF-THE-OPERA-in-the-West-End-20210211 |title=Redesigned Her Majesty's Theatre Will 'Blur the Boundary Between Stage and Auditorium' for West End's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA |date=11 February 2021 |access-date=19 April 2023 |website=Broadwayworld |last=Wild |first=Stephi}}</ref> The orchestra was reduced to 14 players from the original 27.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.classicfm.com/composers/lloyd-webber/west-end-phantom-of-the-opera-cuts-orchestra-in-half/ |title=West End's Phantom of the Opera slices orchestra in half, leaving musicians without a job |date=14 April 2021 |access-date=19 April 2023 |website=Classic FM |last=Roberts |first=Maddy Shaw Roberts}}</ref> The reopened show's cast featured [[Killian Donnelly]] as the Phantom, [[Lucy St. Louis]] as Christine, Rhys Whitfield as Raoul, Saori Oda as Carlotta, and other cast members from the aborted 2020 UK tour.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/the-phantom-of-the-opera-west-end-2021-cast_53901.html |title=The Phantom of the Opera in the West End new cast revealed |date=27 April 2021 |access-date=19 April 2023 |website=WhatsOnStage |last=Wood |first=Alex}}</ref> |
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New casting was announced on 18 January 2023 with [[Earl Carpenter]] and [[Jon Robyns]] starring as the Phantom respectively from 13 February to 1 April and from 3 April 2023, and [[Holly Hull|Holly-Anne Hull]] starring as Christine Daae from 23 January.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cashell|first=Eleni|title=New lead casting for THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA announced|url=https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/new-lead-casting-for-the-phantom-of-the-opera-announced|date=18 January 2023|website=London Box Office}}</ref> |
New casting was announced on 18 January 2023 with [[Earl Carpenter]] and [[Jon Robyns]] starring as the Phantom respectively from 13 February to 1 April and from 3 April 2023, and [[Holly Hull|Holly-Anne Hull]] starring as Christine Daae from 23 January.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cashell|first=Eleni|title=New lead casting for THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA announced|url=https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/new-lead-casting-for-the-phantom-of-the-opera-announced|date=18 January 2023|website=London Box Office}}</ref> |
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''The Phantom of the Opera'' began [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] previews at the [[Majestic Theatre (Broadway)|Majestic Theatre]] on 9 January 1988 and opened on 26 January.<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=4491 ''Phantom of the Opera''] Internet Broadway Database, retrieved 31 January 2008</ref> [[Michael Crawford]], [[Sarah Brightman]], and [[Steve Barton]] reprised their respective roles from the West End. The rest of the original Broadway cast included [[Judy Kaye]] as Carlotta, [[Cris Groenendaal]] as Monsieur André, [[Nick Wyman|Nicholas Wyman]] as Monsieur Firmin, |
''The Phantom of the Opera'' began [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] previews at the [[Majestic Theatre (Broadway)|Majestic Theatre]] on 9 January 1988 and opened on 26 January.<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=4491 ''Phantom of the Opera''] Internet Broadway Database, retrieved 31 January 2008</ref> [[Michael Crawford]], [[Sarah Brightman]], and [[Steve Barton]] reprised their respective roles from the West End. The rest of the original Broadway cast included [[Judy Kaye]] as Carlotta, [[Cris Groenendaal]] as Monsieur André, [[Nick Wyman|Nicholas Wyman]] as Monsieur Firmin, Elisa Heinsohn as Meg Giry, Leila Martin as Madame Giry, and David Romano as Piangi. When Crawford left the production in October 1988 to appear in the first national tour he was replaced by noted [[baritone]] [[Timothy Nolen]]. Nolen was replaced by Groenendaal six months later. In March 1990, Barton returned to the production for a nine-month stint as the Phantom. The production continued to play at the Majestic, where it became the first Broadway musical in history to surpass 10,000 performances on 11 February 2012 before ultimately closing on16 April 2023.<ref name=Playbill2012>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/159545-Broadways-Phantom-Hits-10000th-Performance-on-Feb-11-Milestone-Benefits-The-Actors-Fund "Broadway's ''Phantom'' Hits 10,000th Performance on Feb. 11; Milestone Benefits The Actors Fund"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416033624/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/159545-Broadways-Phantom-Hits-10000th-Performance-on-Feb-11-Milestone-Benefits-The-Actors-Fund |date=16 April 2012 }}, Playbill.com, 11 February 2012</ref> On 26 January 2013, the production celebrated its 25th anniversary with its 10,400th performance.<ref>{{cite web|title="Phantom" Celebrates Its Silver Anniversary on Broadway|url=http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/on_stage/176048/-phantom--celebrates-its-silver-anniversary-on-broadway|publisher=NY1|access-date=27 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208024728/http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/on_stage/176048/-phantom--celebrates-its-silver-anniversary-on-broadway|archive-date=8 February 2013}}</ref> It is, by over 3,500 performances, [[List of the longest-running Broadway shows|the longest-running show in Broadway history]]. The 30th anniversary was on 26 January 2018 with special activities and an extra performance during the week.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-THE-PHANTOM-OF-THE-OPERA-Take-its-30th-Anniversary-Bows-20180125 |title=Photos: ''The Phantom of the Opera'' Take its 30th Anniversary Bows |website=[[BroadwayWorld]]|last=Keddy |first=Genevieve Rafter |date=25 January 2018 |access-date=26 July 2021}}</ref> By April 2019, ''The Phantom of the Opera'' had been staged over 13,000 times.<ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-THE-PHANTOM-OF-THE-OPERA-Celebrates-13000-Performances-on-Broadway-20190424 "''The Phantom of the Opera'' celebrates 13,000 Performances on Broadway"], broadwayworld.com, 24 April 2019</ref> [[Howard McGillin]] and [[Hugh Panaro]] are the two longest running principal Phantoms in the production.<ref>[https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/the-phantom-of-the-opera-hugh-panaro-now-stars#:~:text=With%20over%201%2C000%20performances%20as,Shoes'%20and%20'Les%20Mis%C3%A9rables. Hugh Panaro Now Stars]</ref><ref>[https://playbill.com/article/cudia-will-succeed-mcgillin-worlds-longest-running-phantom-on-broadway-com-160670 Cudia Will Succeed McGillin, World's Longest-Running Phantom, on Broadway]</ref> [[Norm Lewis]] was the first African American actor to portray the Phantom on Broadway.<ref>[https://playbill.com/article/norm-lewis-ends-history-making-engagement-in-broadways-phantom-of-the-opera-com-340823 Norm Lewis Ends History-Making Engagement in Broadway's Phantom of the Opera]</ref> |
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Critical reviews were mostly positive on opening. ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} [[Frank Rich]] writes: "It may be possible to have a terrible time at ''The Phantom of the Opera'', but you'll have to work at it. Only a terminal prig would let the avalanche of pre-opening publicity poison his enjoyment of this show, which usually wants nothing more than to shower the audience with fantasy and fun, and which often succeeds, at any price."<ref name=Rich /> [[Howard Kissel]] from ''[[New York Daily News]]'' commended the production, calling it "a spectacular entertainment, visually the most impressive of the British musicals", and praised Lloyd Webber's score despite its "synthetic, borrowed quality" as well as Michael Crawford's "powerful" performance.<ref name=Kissel>{{cite news|last=Kissel|first=Howard|author-link=Howard Kissel|title=''Phantom of the Opera'' is fun and visually impressive|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/theater-arts/phantom-opera-fun-1988-review-article-1.2485805|access-date=6 June 2018|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=27 January 1988}}</ref> Maria Björnson's set and costume design in particular garnered critical acclaim, with reviewers calling it "a breathtaking, witty, sensual tribute to 19th century theater" as well as "marvels of period atmospheric detail and technical savvy".<ref name=Kissel /><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hummler |first1=Richard |title=''The Phantom of the Opera''|url=https://variety.com/1988/legit/reviews/the-phantom-of-the-opera-5-1200427363/ |access-date=6 June 2018 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=26 January 1988}}</ref> |
Critical reviews were mostly positive on opening. ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} [[Frank Rich]] writes: "It may be possible to have a terrible time at ''The Phantom of the Opera'', but you'll have to work at it. Only a terminal prig would let the avalanche of pre-opening publicity poison his enjoyment of this show, which usually wants nothing more than to shower the audience with fantasy and fun, and which often succeeds, at any price."<ref name=Rich /> [[Howard Kissel]] from ''[[New York Daily News]]'' commended the production, calling it "a spectacular entertainment, visually the most impressive of the British musicals", and praised Lloyd Webber's score despite its "synthetic, borrowed quality" as well as Michael Crawford's "powerful" performance.<ref name=Kissel>{{cite news|last=Kissel|first=Howard|author-link=Howard Kissel|title=''Phantom of the Opera'' is fun and visually impressive|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/theater-arts/phantom-opera-fun-1988-review-article-1.2485805|access-date=6 June 2018|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=27 January 1988}}</ref> Maria Björnson's set and costume design in particular garnered critical acclaim, with reviewers calling it "a breathtaking, witty, sensual tribute to 19th century theater" as well as "marvels of period atmospheric detail and technical savvy".<ref name=Kissel /><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hummler |first1=Richard |title=''The Phantom of the Opera''|url=https://variety.com/1988/legit/reviews/the-phantom-of-the-opera-5-1200427363/ |access-date=6 June 2018 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=26 January 1988}}</ref> |
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On 12 March 2020, the show suspended production due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], and resumed performances on 22 October 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Barone |first=Joshua |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber Brings the Music of the Night Back to ''Phantom''|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/theater/phantom-of-the-opera-broadway.html |access-date=16 September 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=22 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Broadway's ''The Phantom of the Opera'' Sets October Reopening|date=5 May 2021|work=[[Playbill]]|url= https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-the-phantom-of-the-opera-sets-october-reopening|access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref> Unlike the West End production, the Broadway show returned with the original Harold Prince-directed production and Maria Björnson's original set and costume designs. After Prince's death in 2019, his daughter Daisy, who is also a theater director, began serving as an informal advisor for the production.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lang |first1=Brent |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber on Broadway's Reopening, ''Cinderella'' and Why the ''Cats'' Movie Caused Him to Buy a Dog |url=https://variety.com/2021/legit/features/andrew-lloyd-webber-broadway-reopening-phantom-of-the-opera-cats-cinderella-1235081430/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=6 October 2021 |access-date=8 October 2021}}</ref> |
On 12 March 2020, the show suspended production due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], and resumed performances on 22 October 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Barone |first=Joshua |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber Brings the Music of the Night Back to ''Phantom''|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/theater/phantom-of-the-opera-broadway.html |access-date=16 September 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=22 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Broadway's ''The Phantom of the Opera'' Sets October Reopening|date=5 May 2021|work=[[Playbill]]|url= https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-the-phantom-of-the-opera-sets-october-reopening|access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref> Unlike the West End production, the Broadway show returned with the original Harold Prince-directed production and Maria Björnson's original set and costume designs. After Prince's death in 2019, his daughter Daisy, who is also a theater director, began serving as an informal advisor for the production.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lang |first1=Brent |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber on Broadway's Reopening, ''Cinderella'' and Why the ''Cats'' Movie Caused Him to Buy a Dog |url=https://variety.com/2021/legit/features/andrew-lloyd-webber-broadway-reopening-phantom-of-the-opera-cats-cinderella-1235081430/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=6 October 2021 |access-date=8 October 2021}}</ref> |
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The production struggled to return to pre-pandemic attendance levels after its return. In September 2022, it was scheduled to close on 18 February 2023, shortly after its 35th anniversary.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://playbill.com/article/andrew-lloyd-webbers-history-making-the-phantom-of-the-opera-sets-closing-date-on-broadway|title = Andrew Lloyd Webber's History-Making ''The Phantom of the Opera'' Sets Closing Date on Broadway|last = Gans|first= Andrew|work = [[Playbill]]|date = 16 September 2022|access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref> After this announcement, attendance surged, and the closing was pushed back to April |
The production struggled to return to pre-pandemic attendance levels after its return. In September 2022, it was scheduled to close on 18 February 2023, shortly after its 35th anniversary.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://playbill.com/article/andrew-lloyd-webbers-history-making-the-phantom-of-the-opera-sets-closing-date-on-broadway|title = Andrew Lloyd Webber's History-Making ''The Phantom of the Opera'' Sets Closing Date on Broadway|last = Gans|first= Andrew|work = [[Playbill]]|date = 16 September 2022|access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref> After this announcement, attendance surged, and the closing was pushed back to16 April 2023.<ref name=Paulson /> The final Broadway cast included [[Ben Crawford (singer)|Ben Crawford]] as the Phantom, Emilie Kouatchou as Christine, John Riddle as Raoul, Raquel Suarez Groen as Carlotta, Nehal Joshi as Monsieur André, Craig Bennett as Monsieur Firmin, Maree Johnson as Madame Giry, Carlton Moe as Piangi, and Sara Etsy as Meg Giry.<ref>[https://playbill.com/production/the-phantom-of-the-opera-majestic-theatre-vault-0000007818 Broadway Playbill]</ref> However, during the last two weeks on Broadway, Crawford was out sick. From 2 to8 April and13 April, understudy Jeremy Stolle played the Phantom.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CqijPuFOHYY/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Jeremy Stolle I will miss this]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cq_qoVPJgJJ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Jeremy Stolle Down Once More]</ref> At four performances from 3 to 15 April, [[Ted Keegan]] played the Phantom.<ref>[https://www.playbill.com/person/ted-keegan-vault-0000051566 Ted Keegan Playbill]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CrEB_F3teMd/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Grateful to be the man behind the mask for our last matinee performance]</ref> [[Laird Mackintosh]] played the Phantom during the 14 and 15 April evening performances and for the final performance on 16 April, becoming the last person to play the title role in the original Broadway production.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CrC7yCQs_eG/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Honored to step back in tonight as the Phantom]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CrGdB4TOzrt/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Last might…an unbelievable night performing for the Phans Laird Mackintosh]</ref><ref>[https://www.playbill.com/article/laird-mackintosh-will-play-phantom-of-the-operas-final-broadway-performance-principal-ben-crawford-sidelined Laird Mackintosh Will Play Phantom of the Opera's Final Broadway Performance; Principal Ben Crawford Sidelined]</ref> By its closing date, the Broadway production had played 13,981 performances (exceeding its London counterpart by 62 performances).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Conor |title=‘Phantom Of The Opera’ Closed On Broadway As Longest-Running Musical—Here’s The Entire Top 10 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/04/17/phantom-of-the-opera-left-broadway-as-longest-running-musical-heres-the-entire-top-10/ |access-date= |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> |
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Immediately following the closure of the Broadway production, Andrew Lloyd Webber appeared on the [[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon|Tonight Show]] and hinted a likely revival of ''Phantom'' in the near future at a different theater.<ref>{{Citation |title=Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber Talks Phantom of the Opera and Performs Some Broadway Hits (Extended) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=833_i8AYeWA |access-date= |
Immediately following the closure of the Broadway production, Andrew Lloyd Webber appeared on the [[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon|Tonight Show]] and hinted a likely revival of ''Phantom'' in the near future at a different theater.<ref>{{Citation |title=Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber Talks Phantom of the Opera and Performs Some Broadway Hits (Extended) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=833_i8AYeWA |access-date=19 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref> This is widely speculated by industry insiders to constitute a Broadway transfer of the downscaled second London production.<ref name="Avendaño"/> |
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* Argentina: The show ran from March to November 2009 in Buenos Aires at the Teatro Opera.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.batravelguide.com/2009/02/phantom-of-opera-in-buenos-aires.html | title = The Phantom of the Opera in Buenos Aires}}</ref> |
* Argentina: The show ran from March to November 2009 in Buenos Aires at the Teatro Opera.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.batravelguide.com/2009/02/phantom-of-opera-in-buenos-aires.html | title = The Phantom of the Opera in Buenos Aires}}</ref> |
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* Australia: 1990–1998: Melbourne, Sydney, [[Brisbane]], [[Adelaide]], and [[Perth]]; 2007–2009: Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Auckland, Perth and Adelaide, both starring [[Anthony Warlow]] as the Phantom. [[Brian Stacey]] was the original conductor of the first Australian production.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/features/guy-noble-remembers-the-late-great-brian-stacey/|title=Guy Noble remembers the late, great Brian Stacey|author=[[Guy Noble]]|date=12 October 2016|magazine=[[Limelight (magazine)|Limelight]]}}</ref> [[Marina Prior]] starred as Christine in the original production, where [[Rob Guest]] later took over the title role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2008/s2380411.htm|access-date=17 August 2022|title=Stage star stopped by stroke|date=2 October 2008|author=Alison Caldwell|work=[[The World Today (Australian radio program)|The World Today]]|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> The final leg of the recent tour was staged in Adelaide in an arena format featuring giant screens on either side of the stage that presented footage shot simultaneously with the performance. 2013: [[Canberra]] starring [[Michael Cormick]] as The Phantom and with Julie Lea Goodwin starring as Christine from 9 to 23 August 2013. Goodwin had previously played the role, as the "Alternate Christine", in the 2007 to 2009 national tour.<ref>{{cite web|title=''The Phantom of the Opera'' – Canberra Theatre Centre|url=https://www.canberratheatrecentre.com.au/site/what-is-on.php?task=detail&id=0452|access-date=13 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318085535/https://www.canberratheatrecentre.com.au/site/what-is-on.php?task=detail&id=0452|archive-date=18 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> An outdoor production at the Sydney Harbour with all new sets, costumes and direction ran from March to April 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour – ''The Phantom of the Opera''|url=https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/What-s-on/Handa-Opera-on-Sydney-Harbour-The-Phantom-of-the-O|website=Royal Botanic Garden Sydney}}</ref> A production ran from August 2022 to February 2023 at the [[Sydney Opera House]] with Josh Piterman, [[Amy Manford]] and [[Paul Ettore Tabone]] reprising their roles of the Phantom, Christine and Piangi from the West End production.<ref>[https://www.abouttheartists.com/productions/167265-the-phantom-of-the-opera-at-sydney-opera-house-and-others-2022-2023 Phantom Sydney Opera House]</ref> |
* Australia: 1990–1998: Melbourne, Sydney, [[Brisbane]], [[Adelaide]], and [[Perth]]; 2007–2009: Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Auckland, Perth and Adelaide, both starring [[Anthony Warlow]] as the Phantom. [[Brian Stacey]] was the original conductor of the first Australian production.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/features/guy-noble-remembers-the-late-great-brian-stacey/|title=Guy Noble remembers the late, great Brian Stacey|author=[[Guy Noble]]|date=12 October 2016|magazine=[[Limelight (magazine)|Limelight]]}}</ref> [[Marina Prior]] starred as Christine in the original production, where [[Rob Guest]] later took over the title role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2008/s2380411.htm|access-date=17 August 2022|title=Stage star stopped by stroke|date=2 October 2008|author=Alison Caldwell|work=[[The World Today (Australian radio program)|The World Today]]|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> The final leg of the recent tour was staged in Adelaide in an arena format featuring giant screens on either side of the stage that presented footage shot simultaneously with the performance. 2013: [[Canberra]] starring [[Michael Cormick]] as The Phantom and with Julie Lea Goodwin starring as Christine from 9 to 23 August 2013. Goodwin had previously played the role, as the "Alternate Christine", in the 2007 to 2009 national tour.<ref>{{cite web|title=''The Phantom of the Opera'' – Canberra Theatre Centre|url=https://www.canberratheatrecentre.com.au/site/what-is-on.php?task=detail&id=0452|access-date=13 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318085535/https://www.canberratheatrecentre.com.au/site/what-is-on.php?task=detail&id=0452|archive-date=18 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> An outdoor production at the Sydney Harbour with all new sets, costumes and direction ran from March to April 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour – ''The Phantom of the Opera''|url=https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/What-s-on/Handa-Opera-on-Sydney-Harbour-The-Phantom-of-the-O|website=Royal Botanic Garden Sydney}}</ref> A production ran from August 2022 to February 2023 at the [[Sydney Opera House]] with Josh Piterman, [[Amy Manford]] and [[Paul Ettore Tabone]] reprising their roles of the Phantom, Christine and Piangi from the West End production.<ref>[https://www.abouttheartists.com/productions/167265-the-phantom-of-the-opera-at-sydney-opera-house-and-others-2022-2023 Phantom Sydney Opera House]</ref> |
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* Austria: The German-language production premiered at the [[Theater an der Wien]] in December 1988, running until June 1993.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.musicalland.de/pdo/index.php |access-date=23 April 2008 | title=Official website of the German production }}</ref> A production of the touring version by Laurence Connor is scheduled to premiere in Vienna in March 2024, produced by [[Vereinigte Bühnen Wien]] at the [[Raimund Theater]]. |
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* Brazil: The first Brazilian production premiered in São Paulo in April 2005 and closed in April 2007. The revival began 1 August 2018 in São Paulo at the Teatro Renault.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://saopaulosemmesmice.com.br/musical-o-fantasma-da-opera-sao-paulo/ | title=O Fantasma da Ópera – Saiba tudo sobre o musical em São Paulo| date=18 June 2018}}</ref> |
* Brazil: The first Brazilian production premiered in São Paulo in April 2005 and closed in April 2007. The revival began 1 August 2018 in São Paulo at the Teatro Renault.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://saopaulosemmesmice.com.br/musical-o-fantasma-da-opera-sao-paulo/ | title=O Fantasma da Ópera – Saiba tudo sobre o musical em São Paulo| date=18 June 2018}}</ref> |
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* Canada: The Canadian production of ''The Phantom of the Opera'' ran from 20 September 1989 to 31 October 1999 in Toronto at the Pantages Theatre, with [[Colm Wilkinson]] originating the role of the Phantom. The Canadian International Touring Company toured the musical in Canada, Hawaii, Alaska, Hong Kong, and Singapore from 11 March 1991 to October 1995. The Music Box Tour (third US national tour) played dates across Canada in 2006–2007 including [[Calgary]], Vancouver, [[Edmonton]], Winnipeg, Toronto, [[Saskatoon]] and [[Ottawa]].<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/article/toronto-phantom-disappears-oct-31-after-10-years-4-226-perfs-auction-follows-com-85125 Toronto ''Phantom'' Disappears Oct. 31 After 10 Years & 4,226 Perfs; Auction Follows.] ''Playbill'' (29 October 1999), retrieved 26 September 2016.</ref> |
* Canada: The Canadian production of ''The Phantom of the Opera'' ran from 20 September 1989 to 31 October 1999 in Toronto at the Pantages Theatre, with [[Colm Wilkinson]] originating the role of the Phantom. The Canadian International Touring Company toured the musical in Canada, Hawaii, Alaska, Hong Kong, and Singapore from 11 March 1991 to October 1995. The Music Box Tour (third US national tour) played dates across Canada in 2006–2007 including [[Calgary]], Vancouver, [[Edmonton]], Winnipeg, Toronto, [[Saskatoon]] and [[Ottawa]].<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/article/toronto-phantom-disappears-oct-31-after-10-years-4-226-perfs-auction-follows-com-85125 Toronto ''Phantom'' Disappears Oct. 31 After 10 Years & 4,226 Perfs; Auction Follows.] ''Playbill'' (29 October 1999), retrieved 26 September 2016.</ref> |
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* China: The Shanghai production played 97 performances at the [[Shanghai Grand Theatre]]. The world tour had their sixth season at the Culture Plaza Theatre at Shanghai Culture Square from 3 December 2013 to 26 January 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shculturesquare.com/program.aspx?programId=8843 |title=上海文化广场 演出信息 演出详细 |publisher=Shculturesquare.com |date=26 January 2014 |access-date=28 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213032148/http://www.shculturesquare.com/program.aspx?programId=8843 |archive-date=13 February 2015 |url-status=dead |
* China: The Shanghai production played 97 performances at the [[Shanghai Grand Theatre]]. The world tour had their sixth season at the Culture Plaza Theatre at Shanghai Culture Square from 3 December 2013 to 26 January 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shculturesquare.com/program.aspx?programId=8843 |title=上海文化广场 演出信息 演出详细 |publisher=Shculturesquare.com |date=26 January 2014 |access-date=28 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213032148/http://www.shculturesquare.com/program.aspx?programId=8843 |archive-date=13 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The world tour returned to China at the [[Guangzhou Opera House]] in Guangzhou from 26 September to 10 October 2015<ref>{{Cite web|title = Guangzhou Premiere of The Phantom of the Opera Electrifies Opera House Stage_Life of Guangzhou|url = http://www.lifeofguangzhou.com/node_981/node_989/node_996/node_1017/node_1114/2015/09/24/1443064310172139.shtml|website = www.lifeofguangzhou.com|access-date = 20 January 2016|archive-date = 27 September 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150927031734/http://www.lifeofguangzhou.com/node_981/node_989/node_996/node_1017/node_1114/2015/09/24/1443064310172139.shtml|url-status = dead}}</ref> and performed its final season at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing from 17 November 2015 to 10 January 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 'The Phantom of the Opera' to Hold 64 Shows in Beijing|url = http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/11/25/4001s905649.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151126144524/http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/11/25/4001s905649.htm|url-status = dead|archive-date = 26 November 2015|website = english.cri.cn|access-date = 20 January 2016}}</ref> A new mandarin production opened in Shanghai from 2 May to 4 June 2023. It was then announced that it would tour the mainland China, visiting Shenzhen, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, etc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=中文版音乐剧《剧院魅影》将开启全国巡演-新华网 |url=http://sh.news.cn/2023-06/06/c_1310724883.htm |access-date=25 August 2023 |website=sh.news.cn}}</ref> |
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* Czech Republic: The GoJA Music Hall Theater in Prague had a non-replica production, beginning September 2014.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.virtual-tickets.cz/viti_en_the-phantom-of-the-opera-prague.html|title=''The Phantom of the Opera'' – Prague – GOJA Music Hall}}</ref> The revival began in September 2018 and a planned finish in June 2019.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.fantomopery.cz|title= Fantom Opery}}</ref> |
* Czech Republic: The GoJA Music Hall Theater in Prague had a non-replica production, beginning September 2014.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.virtual-tickets.cz/viti_en_the-phantom-of-the-opera-prague.html|title=''The Phantom of the Opera'' – Prague – GOJA Music Hall}}</ref> The revival began in September 2018 and a planned finish in June 2019.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.fantomopery.cz|title= Fantom Opery}}</ref> |
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* Denmark: First production was in Copenhagen in 2000 and the second ran from January to May 2009.<ref>{{cite web| title= Phantom Returns to Copenhagen| url= http://www.reallyuseful.com/news/the-phantom-returns-to-copenhagen/| access-date= 21 July 2018| archive-date= 21 July 2018| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180721221854/http://www.reallyuseful.com/news/the-phantom-returns-to-copenhagen/| url-status= dead}}</ref> The third began in September 2018, also in Copenhagen.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.detnyteater.dk/the-phantom-of-the-opera/ |title= The Phantom of the Opera}}</ref> |
* Denmark: First production was in Copenhagen in 2000 and the second ran from January to May 2009.<ref>{{cite web| title= Phantom Returns to Copenhagen| url= http://www.reallyuseful.com/news/the-phantom-returns-to-copenhagen/| access-date= 21 July 2018| archive-date= 21 July 2018| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180721221854/http://www.reallyuseful.com/news/the-phantom-returns-to-copenhagen/| url-status= dead}}</ref> The third began in September 2018, also in Copenhagen.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.detnyteater.dk/the-phantom-of-the-opera/ |title= The Phantom of the Opera}}</ref> |
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* [[Estonia]]: Production in Estonian |
* [[Estonia]]: Production in Estonian (but with English and Finnish subtitles) featuring original sets, costumes, and direction premiered on 4 October 2014 at Theatre [[Vanemuine]] in [[Tartu]]. In first season 2014/2015 there were 24 performances in total, eight of which took place in capital [[Tallinn]] at Nordea Concert Hall (premiered there on 30 October 2014). In spring 2017 there will be further 12 performances (two of which in Tallinn).<ref name="vanemuine.ee"/> |
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* Finland: A Finnish production premiered in [[Helsinki]] in 2015 at the [[Finnish National Opera]] in English.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ooppera.fi/palvelut/lehdistopalvelut/lehdistotiedotteet/277/oopperan_kummitus_viimein_suomessa| access-date=14 October 2013| title=Official press release for production in Finland| archive-date=18 October 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018041058/http://www.ooppera.fi/palvelut/lehdistopalvelut/lehdistotiedotteet/277/oopperan_kummitus_viimein_suomessa| url-status=dead}}</ref> The revival began in November 2018.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://oopperabaletti.fi/en/repertoire-and-tickets/the-phantom-of-the-opera/|title=''The Phantom of the Opera''|work=Ooppera – Baletti|access-date=19 November 2018|archive-date=19 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119132523/https://oopperabaletti.fi/en/repertoire-and-tickets/the-phantom-of-the-opera/|url-status=dead}}</ref> A second revival began in October 2021.<ref name="auto"/> |
* Finland: A Finnish production premiered in [[Helsinki]] in 2015 at the [[Finnish National Opera]] in English.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ooppera.fi/palvelut/lehdistopalvelut/lehdistotiedotteet/277/oopperan_kummitus_viimein_suomessa| access-date=14 October 2013| title=Official press release for production in Finland| archive-date=18 October 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018041058/http://www.ooppera.fi/palvelut/lehdistopalvelut/lehdistotiedotteet/277/oopperan_kummitus_viimein_suomessa| url-status=dead}}</ref> The revival began in November 2018.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://oopperabaletti.fi/en/repertoire-and-tickets/the-phantom-of-the-opera/|title=''The Phantom of the Opera''|work=Ooppera – Baletti|access-date=19 November 2018|archive-date=19 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119132523/https://oopperabaletti.fi/en/repertoire-and-tickets/the-phantom-of-the-opera/|url-status=dead}}</ref> A second revival began in October 2021.<ref name="auto"/> |
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* Germany: ''Das Phantom der Oper'' played at the musical theatre [[Neue Flora]] (later renamed to [[Stage Entertainment|Stage Theater]] Neue Flora) in [[Hamburg]] from 29 June 1990 to 30 June 2001, the Palladium Theatre in [[Stuttgart]] from 1 November 2002 to 23 May 2004, and at the [[Colosseum Theater]] in [[Essen]] from 2005 to 2007. A Hamburg revival production ran in reduced staging and orchestration from 28 November 2013 to 30 September 2015 at the Theater Neue Flora and was later transferred to the [[Metronom Theater]] in [[Oberhausen]] where it was performed from 17 November 2015 to 4 September 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title =''Das Phantom der Oper'' {{!}} Musical in Oberhausen {{!}} Metronom Theater|url = http://www.stage-entertainment.de/musicals-shows/das-phantom-der-oper-oberhausen.html|website=stage-entertainment.de|access-date = 20 January 2016|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160118193157/http://www.stage-entertainment.de/musicals-shows/das-phantom-der-oper-oberhausen.html|archive-date = 18 January 2016|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</ref> |
* Germany: ''Das Phantom der Oper'' played at the musical theatre [[Neue Flora]] (later renamed to [[Stage Entertainment|Stage Theater]] Neue Flora) in [[Hamburg]] from 29 June 1990 to 30 June 2001, the Palladium Theatre in [[Stuttgart]] from 1 November 2002 to 23 May 2004, and at the [[Colosseum Theater]] in [[Essen]] from 2005 to 2007. A Hamburg revival production ran in reduced staging and orchestration from 28 November 2013 to 30 September 2015 at the Theater Neue Flora and was later transferred to the [[Metronom Theater]] in [[Oberhausen]] where it was performed from 17 November 2015 to 4 September 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title =''Das Phantom der Oper'' {{!}} Musical in Oberhausen {{!}} Metronom Theater|url = http://www.stage-entertainment.de/musicals-shows/das-phantom-der-oper-oberhausen.html|website=stage-entertainment.de|access-date = 20 January 2016|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160118193157/http://www.stage-entertainment.de/musicals-shows/das-phantom-der-oper-oberhausen.html|archive-date = 18 January 2016|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</ref> |
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* Serbia: The Serbian premiere was in October 2017 produced by Belgrade-based [[Terazije Theatre]]. The non-replica production was performed in Serbian with a local cast.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Phantom of the Opera – Terazije Theatre|url =http://pozoristeterazije.com/predstave/fantom-iz-opere/?lang=lat|website = www.pozoristeterazije.com|access-date = 5 October 2017}}</ref> |
* Serbia: The Serbian premiere was in October 2017 produced by Belgrade-based [[Terazije Theatre]]. The non-replica production was performed in Serbian with a local cast.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Phantom of the Opera – Terazije Theatre|url =http://pozoristeterazije.com/predstave/fantom-iz-opere/?lang=lat|website = www.pozoristeterazije.com|access-date = 5 October 2017}}</ref> |
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* Singapore: First tour at the Kallang Theatre from 26 February 1995 to 20 May 1995, second tour at the [[Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay]] from 23 March 2007 to 20 May 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/233761/1/.html |title=Phantom of the Opera set to return to Singapore |access-date=23 April 2008 |first=Yvonne |last=Yong |date=3 October 2006 |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |archive-date=29 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329084648/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/233761/1/.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
* Singapore: First tour at the Kallang Theatre from 26 February 1995 to 20 May 1995, second tour at the [[Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay]] from 23 March 2007 to 20 May 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/233761/1/.html |title=Phantom of the Opera set to return to Singapore |access-date=23 April 2008 |first=Yvonne |last=Yong |date=3 October 2006 |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |archive-date=29 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329084648/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/233761/1/.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* South Korea: Three productions in Korean; The first in December 2001, the second in 2009 and the third from 2023 to 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ga-young |first=Park |date=9 January 2023 |title=Korean production of 'The Phantom of the Opera' to return after 13 years |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230109000613 |access-date=14 March 2024 |website=The Korea Herald |language=en}}</ref> The world tour had two shows in Seoul in 2005 and December 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title= 'Phantom of the Opera' to return in December |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2024/05/398_120642.html|date = 23 September 2012}}</ref> |
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* Spain: A Spanish production ran at the Teatro Lope de Vega in Madrid from 4 September 2002 to 30 June 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stage-entertainment.com/productions/ql928XW0DAPR/ |title=El Fantasma de la Opera|website=Stage Entertainment|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618053130/https://www.stage-entertainment.com/productions/ql928XW0DAPR/ |archive-date=18 June 2018}}</ref> A second production, this time non-replica, will open at the Teatro Albéniz in Madrid on 4 October 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Antonio Banderas apadrina la nueva producción española de El fantasma de la ópera |url=https://www.abc.es/cultura/teatros/antonio-banderas-apadrina-nueva-produccion-espanola-fantasma-20230322235453-nt.html|date = 21 March 2023}}</ref> |
* Spain: A Spanish production ran at the Teatro Lope de Vega in Madrid from 4 September 2002 to 30 June 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stage-entertainment.com/productions/ql928XW0DAPR/ |title=El Fantasma de la Opera|website=Stage Entertainment|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618053130/https://www.stage-entertainment.com/productions/ql928XW0DAPR/ |archive-date=18 June 2018}}</ref> A second production, this time non-replica, will open at the Teatro Albéniz in Madrid on 4 October 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Antonio Banderas apadrina la nueva producción española de El fantasma de la ópera |url=https://www.abc.es/cultura/teatros/antonio-banderas-apadrina-nueva-produccion-espanola-fantasma-20230322235453-nt.html|date = 21 March 2023}}</ref> |
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* Sweden: First production premiered in Stockholm 1989 and the second one in September 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://desertedphans.forumotion.net/t614-2016-swedish-production|title=2016 SWEDISH PRODUCTION|website=desertedphans.forumotion.net}}</ref> |
* Sweden: First production premiered in Stockholm 1989 and the second one in September 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://desertedphans.forumotion.net/t614-2016-swedish-production|title=2016 SWEDISH PRODUCTION|website=desertedphans.forumotion.net}}</ref> |
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* Switzerland: Opened and co-produced by the Really Useful Group on 12 October 1995 at the Musical Theater Basel, the play was performed until 27 July 1997. Two performances per week were given in the original English |
* Switzerland: Opened and co-produced by the Really Useful Group on 12 October 1995 at the Musical Theater Basel, the play was performed until 27 July 1997. Two performances per week were given in the original English while the other performances were given in the German translation from Hamburg. |
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* Turkey: The world tour played in [[Istanbul]] at the [[Zorlu Center PSM]] from 7 April to 17 May 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=''The Phantom of the Opera''|url = http://www.zorlucenterpsm.com/en/the-phantom-of-the-opera|publisher=[[Zorlu Center PSM]]|access-date = 20 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160127165027/http://www.zorlucenterpsm.com/en/the-phantom-of-the-opera|archive-date = 27 January 2016|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</ref> |
* Turkey: The world tour played in [[Istanbul]] at the [[Zorlu Center PSM]] from 7 April to 17 May 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=''The Phantom of the Opera''|url = http://www.zorlucenterpsm.com/en/the-phantom-of-the-opera|publisher=[[Zorlu Center PSM]]|access-date = 20 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160127165027/http://www.zorlucenterpsm.com/en/the-phantom-of-the-opera|archive-date = 27 January 2016|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</ref> |
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*Thailand: World tour production opened in Bangkok on 7 May 2013 and closed on 9 June 2013 at Muangthai Rachadalai Theatre.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/lifestyle/whats-on/25814/the-phantom-of-the-opera|title=The Phantom Of The Opera|work=[[Bangkok Post]]|access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref> |
*Thailand: World tour production opened in Bangkok on 7 May 2013 and closed on 9 June 2013 at Muangthai Rachadalai Theatre.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/lifestyle/whats-on/25814/the-phantom-of-the-opera|title=The Phantom Of The Opera|work=[[Bangkok Post]]|access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref> |
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! Royal Albert Hall 25th Anniversary<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2077886/|title=The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall|date=2 October 2011|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> |
! Royal Albert Hall 25th Anniversary<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2077886/|title=The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall|date=2 October 2011|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> |
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!25th Anniversary UK Tour<ref>[https://ovrtur.com/production/2900906 2012 UK Tour Cast]</ref> |
!25th Anniversary UK Tour<ref>[https://ovrtur.com/production/2900906 2012 UK Tour Cast]</ref> |
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====West End (1986–)==== |
====West End (1986–)==== |
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*'''Christine Daaé:''' [[Rachel Barrell]], [[Gina Beck]], [[Meredith Braun]], [[Rebecca Caine]], [[Sofia Escobar]], [[Celia Graham]], [[Leila Benn Harris]], [[Katie Hall (actress)|Katie Hall]], [[Holly Hull|Holly-Anne Hull]], [[Myrra Malmberg]], [[Claire Moore (singer)|Claire Moore]], [[Robyn North]], [[Anna O'Byrne]], [[Celinde Schoenmaker]], [[Lucy St. Louis]] |
*'''Christine Daaé:''' [[Rachel Barrell]], [[Gina Beck]], [[Meredith Braun]], [[Rebecca Caine]], [[Sofia Escobar]], [[Celia Graham]], [[Leila Benn Harris]], [[Katie Hall (actress)|Katie Hall]], [[Holly Hull|Holly-Anne Hull]], [[Myrra Malmberg]], [[Claire Moore (singer)|Claire Moore]], [[Robyn North]], [[Anna O'Byrne]], [[Celinde Schoenmaker]], [[Lucy St. Louis]] |
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*'''The Phantom:''' [[Simon Bowman]], [[Earl Carpenter]], [[Peter Cousens]], [[Killian Donnelly]], [[Ben Forster (actor)|Ben Forster]], [[Ethan Freeman]], [[Tim Howar]], [[Peter Jöback]], [[Ramin Karimloo]], [[Peter Karrie]], [[Glyn Kerslake]], [[Ben Lewis (Australian actor)|Ben Lewis]], [[Marcus Lovett]], [[John Owen-Jones]], [[Peter Polycarpou]], [[Jon Robyns]], [[Martin Smith (entertainer)|Martin Smith]], [[David Thaxton]], [[Dave Willetts]], [[Mark Wynter]] (s/b), [[Steve Barton]] (u/s), [[James Gant]] (u/s) |
*'''The Phantom:''' [[Simon Bowman]], [[Earl Carpenter]], [[Peter Cousens]], [[Killian Donnelly]], [[Ben Forster (actor)|Ben Forster]], [[Ethan Freeman]], [[Tim Howar]], [[Peter Jöback]], [[Ramin Karimloo]], [[Peter Karrie]], [[Glyn Kerslake]], [[Ben Lewis (Australian actor)|Ben Lewis]], [[Marcus Lovett]], [[John Owen-Jones]], [[Peter Polycarpou]], [[Jon Robyns]], [[Martin Smith (entertainer)|Martin Smith]], [[David Thaxton]], [[Dave Willetts]], [[Mark Wynter]] (s/b), [[Steve Barton]] (u/s), [[James Gant]] (u/s), [[James Graeme]] (u/s), [[Jeremy Secomb]] (u/s) |
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*'''Raoul de Chagny:''' [[Michael Ball]], [[John Barrowman]], [[Simon Bowman]], [[Simon Burke]], [[Clive Carter]], [[Michael Cormick]], [[Garðar Thór Cortes]], [[Killian Donnelly]], [[Ramin Karimloo]], [[Sean Palmer]], [[Alex Rathgeber]], [[Oliver Thornton]], [[Michael Xavier]] |
*'''Raoul de Chagny:''' [[Michael Ball]], [[John Barrowman]], [[Simon Bowman]], [[Simon Burke]], [[Clive Carter]], [[Michael Cormick]], [[Garðar Thór Cortes]], [[Killian Donnelly]], [[Ramin Karimloo]], [[Sean Palmer]], [[Alex Rathgeber]], [[Oliver Thornton]], [[Michael Xavier]], [[Antony Hansen]] (u/s) |
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*'''Carlotta:''' [[Rebecca Lock]]<ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/BWW-Interview-with-Rebecca-Lock-20091215 BWW INTERVIEWS: Rebecca Lock, London's Carlotta In PHANTOM]</ref> |
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*'''André:''' [[Martin Ball]], [[Ethan Freeman]], [[Peter Land]], [[Mark Wynter]] |
*'''André:''' [[Martin Ball]], [[Ethan Freeman]], [[Peter Land]], [[Mark Wynter]] |
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*'''Firmin:''' [[Michael N. Harbour]], [[Bill Homewood]], [[Barry James]], [[Royce Mills]], [[Bruce Montague]] |
*'''Firmin:''' [[Michael N. Harbour]], [[Bill Homewood]], [[Barry James]], [[Royce Mills]], [[Bruce Montague]] |
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====Australia Tours (1990-98, 2007-09)==== |
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*'''Christine Daaé:''' [[Anna O'Byrne]] |
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*'''The Phantom:''' [[Rob Guest]], [[Alexander Lewis (actor)|Alexander Lewis]] (u/s) |
*'''The Phantom:''' [[Anthony Warlow]], [[Rob Guest]], [[Alexander Lewis (actor)|Alexander Lewis]] (u/s) |
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*'''Raoul de Chagny:''' [[Alexander Lewis (actor)|Alexander Lewis]] |
*'''Raoul de Chagny:''' [[Alexander Lewis (actor)|Alexander Lewis]] |
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==Musical numbers== |
==Musical numbers== |
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* "Prologue"{{efn|name=mn1|Lyrics by Charles Hart}} |
* "Prologue"{{efn|name=mn1|Lyrics by Charles Hart}} – Auctioneer, Raoul, Madame Giry |
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* "Why Have You Brought Me Here…?"/"Raoul, I've Been There…"{{efn|name=mn1}} – Raoul, Christine, The Phantom |
* "Why Have You Brought Me Here…?"/"Raoul, I've Been There…"{{efn|name=mn1}} – Raoul, Christine, The Phantom |
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* "[[All I Ask of You]]"{{efn|name=mn2}} – Raoul, Christine |
* "[[All I Ask of You]]"{{efn|name=mn2}} – Raoul, Christine |
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There are several orchestrations: |
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*27-piece (the original score, used on Broadway and until 2020 in London,<ref>{{cite web |title=Orchestra / Instrumentation ''The Phantom of the Opera''|url=https://themusicalcompany.com/show/phantom-of-opera/orchestrainstrumentation/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501213001/http://themusicalcompany.com/show/phantom-of-opera/orchestrainstrumentation/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 May 2021 |website=The Musical Company|access-date=19 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=The Phantom of the Opera |url=https://britishheritage.org/the-phantom-of-the-opera-musical |access-date= |
*27-piece (the original score, used on Broadway and until 2020 in London,<ref>{{cite web |title=Orchestra / Instrumentation ''The Phantom of the Opera''|url=https://themusicalcompany.com/show/phantom-of-opera/orchestrainstrumentation/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501213001/http://themusicalcompany.com/show/phantom-of-opera/orchestrainstrumentation/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 May 2021 |website=The Musical Company|access-date=19 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=The Phantom of the Opera |url=https://britishheritage.org/the-phantom-of-the-opera-musical |access-date=11 January 2024 |website=British Heritage |language=en}}</ref> also used for the 2022 Australian production)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dalton |first=Angus |date=25 August 2022 |title=The ‘musical of all musicals’ finally premieres at the Sydney Opera House |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/musicals/the-musical-of-all-musicals-finally-premieres-at-the-sydney-opera-house-20220825-p5bctb.html |access-date=11 January 2024 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> |
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*29-piece (the original Broadway score)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Logan |date= |
*29-piece (the original Broadway score)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Logan |date=13 April 2021 |title=West End ''The Phantom of the Opera'' to Reduce Orchestra by Half; Broadway Production Commits to Return With Full Pit |url=https://playbill.com/article/west-end-the-phantom-of-the-opera-to-reduce-orchestra-by-half-broadway-production-commits-to-return-with-full-pit |website=Playbill}}</ref> |
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*14-piece (used on tour, most international productions from 2012 onwards, the 2020 UK Tour and in London from 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Phan fiction – so what is going on with ''The Phantom of the Opera''?|author=David Benedict|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/phan-fiction-so-what-is-going-on-with-the-phantom-of-the-opera|date=5 August 2020|access-date=13 April 2021|website=[[The Stage]]|url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
*14-piece (used on tour, most international productions from 2012 onwards, the 2020 UK Tour and in London from 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Phan fiction – so what is going on with ''The Phantom of the Opera''?|author=David Benedict|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/phan-fiction-so-what-is-going-on-with-the-phantom-of-the-opera|date=5 August 2020|access-date=13 April 2021|website=[[The Stage]]|url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
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*45-piece (used for the 25th anniversary)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eastham |first1=Terry |title=Review of The Phantom of the Opera at The Royal Albert Hall |url=https://www.lastminutetheatretickets.com/review-of-the-phantom-of-the-opera-at-the-royal-albert-hall/ |website=Last Minute Theatre Tickets |access-date=6 June 2024 |date=17 April 2020}}</ref> |
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*45-piece (used for the 25th anniversary){{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} |
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The original London score is as the Broadway score but with 1 percussion part and 7 violins. The current Broadway orchestration is licensed by R&H Theatricals for amateur and professional productions. The only difference between the Broadway 29- and 27-piece orchestras is the smaller orchestra's lack of Violins VII & VIII. |
The original London score is as the Broadway score but with 1 percussion part and 7 violins. The current Broadway orchestration is licensed by R&H Theatricals for amateur and professional productions. The only difference between the Broadway 29- and 27-piece orchestras is the smaller orchestra's lack of Violins VII & VIII. |
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The recording of the 1986 original London cast, released by [[Polydor Records]] in 1987, was released in both a single-CD ''Highlights from The Phantom of the Opera'' and a two-CD ''Phantom of the Opera'', both of which have been certified 4× Platinum in the US and sold 4.97 million copies as of January 2017. "The Complete Recordings" edition has sold 507,000 copies since 1991.<ref>{{cite certification|region=United States|title=Phantom of the Opera}}</ref><ref name="US sales update">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/chart-beat/7655130/billboard-200-hamilton-cast-album-james-arthur-taylor-swift?client=safari |title=Hamilton passes 1 million sales plus chart highlights from James Arthur, Maren Morris and Taylor Swift | magazine=Billboard | access-date=7 January 2016 | author=Keith Caulfield }}</ref> ''The Phantom of the Opera'' was also certified 3× Platinum in the UK.<ref>{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|title=Phantom of the Opera|type=album}}</ref> The Canadian cast recording went 2× Platinum in Canada.<ref>{{cite certification|region=Canada|title=Phantom of the Opera|artist=Andrew Lloyd Webber}}</ref> In Switzerland, ''The Phantom of the Opera'' was certified 3× Platinum and ''Highlights'' was certified 2× Platinum.<ref>{{cite certification|region=Switzerland|title=Phantom of the Opera|type=album}}</ref> Recordings of the Vienna cast and the Hamburg cast produced by [[Jimmy Bowien]] were certified Gold and triple Platinum, respectively, in Germany.<ref>{{cite certification|region=Germany|title=''Das Phantom der Oper''|best=no}}</ref> The original album recording has sold an alleged 40 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/od/phantomoftheopera/a/phantom121904.htm|title=Phantom of the Opera Soundtrack List|last=Murray|first=Rebecca|publisher=[[About.com]]|work=[[Sony Classical Records]]|access-date=3 December 2012|archive-date=6 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406032948/http://movies.about.com/od/phantomoftheopera/a/phantom121904.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
The recording of the 1986 original London cast, released by [[Polydor Records]] in 1987, was released in both a single-CD ''Highlights from The Phantom of the Opera'' and a two-CD ''Phantom of the Opera'', both of which have been certified 4× Platinum in the US and sold 4.97 million copies as of January 2017. "The Complete Recordings" edition has sold 507,000 copies since 1991.<ref>{{cite certification|region=United States|title=Phantom of the Opera}}</ref><ref name="US sales update">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/chart-beat/7655130/billboard-200-hamilton-cast-album-james-arthur-taylor-swift?client=safari |title=Hamilton passes 1 million sales plus chart highlights from James Arthur, Maren Morris and Taylor Swift | magazine=Billboard | access-date=7 January 2016 | author=Keith Caulfield }}</ref> ''The Phantom of the Opera'' was also certified 3× Platinum in the UK.<ref>{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|title=Phantom of the Opera|type=album}}</ref> The Canadian cast recording went 2× Platinum in Canada.<ref>{{cite certification|region=Canada|title=Phantom of the Opera|artist=Andrew Lloyd Webber}}</ref> In Switzerland, ''The Phantom of the Opera'' was certified 3× Platinum and ''Highlights'' was certified 2× Platinum.<ref>{{cite certification|region=Switzerland|title=Phantom of the Opera|type=album}}</ref> Recordings of the Vienna cast and the Hamburg cast produced by [[Jimmy Bowien]] were certified Gold and triple Platinum, respectively, in Germany.<ref>{{cite certification|region=Germany|title=''Das Phantom der Oper''|best=no}}</ref> The original album recording has sold an alleged 40 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/od/phantomoftheopera/a/phantom121904.htm|title=Phantom of the Opera Soundtrack List|last=Murray|first=Rebecca|publisher=[[About.com]]|work=[[Sony Classical Records]]|access-date=3 December 2012|archive-date=6 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406032948/http://movies.about.com/od/phantomoftheopera/a/phantom121904.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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A live recording of ''[[The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall]]'' was released in the UK on 15 November 2011 and subsequently in the US and Canada on 7 February 2012,<ref name="thephantomoftheopera.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/news/latest-news/phantom-live-in-cinemas-for-25th-anniversary |title=Phantom live in cinemas for 25th anniversary |publisher=The Phantom of the Opera |date=7 September 2011 |access-date=28 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101142531/http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/news/latest-news/phantom-live-in-cinemas-for-25th-anniversary |archive-date=1 January 2015 |
A live recording of ''[[The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall]]'' was released in the UK on 15 November 2011 and subsequently in the US and Canada on 7 February 2012,<ref name="thephantomoftheopera.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/news/latest-news/phantom-live-in-cinemas-for-25th-anniversary |title=Phantom live in cinemas for 25th anniversary |publisher=The Phantom of the Opera |date=7 September 2011 |access-date=28 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101142531/http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/news/latest-news/phantom-live-in-cinemas-for-25th-anniversary |archive-date=1 January 2015 }}</ref> along with [[Blu-ray]] and DVD videos, and a collectors' box set of the Royal Albert concert, the original cast recording, and the sequel, ''Love Never Dies''.<ref name="thephantomoftheopera.com" /><ref name=BWW25 /> |
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===Sales and certifications=== |
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The sequel to ''The Phantom of the Opera'', written by Lloyd Webber, [[Ben Elton]], [[Frederick Forsyth]] and [[Glenn Slater]], is called [[Love Never Dies (musical)|''Love Never Dies'']].<ref name="LND">{{cite web|url=http://www.loveneverdies.com/the-show/creative-team/ |title=Love Never Dies: The Show – The Creative Team |access-date=19 July 2010 |publisher=LoveNeverDies.com Official Site |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712081149/http://www.loveneverdies.com/the-show/creative-team |archive-date=12 July 2010 }}</ref> It was loosely adapted from the 1999 novel ''[[The Phantom of Manhattan]]'', by Forsyth. Set in 1907 (a decade after the conclusion of ''The Phantom of the Opera'' according to the production's announcement,<ref name="nowdue">{{cite web|title=Phantom Sequel, Love Never Dies, Now Due in London and on Broadway in March 2010 |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/129325-Phantom-Sequel-Love-Never-Dies-Now-Due-in-London-and-on-Broadway-in-March-2010 |date=18 May 2009 |work=Playbill |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118092545/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/129325-Phantom-Sequel-Love-Never-Dies-Now-Due-in-London-and-on-Broadway-in-March-2010 |archive-date=18 January 2010 }}</ref> but actually 26 years later, as the original show was set in 1881<ref name=phanlasvegas />), Christine is invited to perform at Phantasma, a new attraction at [[Coney Island]], by an anonymous impresario. With her husband Raoul and son Gustave in tow, she journeys to [[Brooklyn]], unaware that it is the Phantom who has arranged her appearance at the popular beach resort.<ref name=nowdue /><ref>{{cite web|title=Love Never Dies: The Show – Background|publisher=Love Never Dies (official site)|url=http://www.loveneverdies.com/the-show/background/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214022344/http://www.loveneverdies.com/the-show/background|archive-date=14 February 2010}}</ref> |
The sequel to ''The Phantom of the Opera'', written by Lloyd Webber, [[Ben Elton]], [[Frederick Forsyth]] and [[Glenn Slater]], is called [[Love Never Dies (musical)|''Love Never Dies'']].<ref name="LND">{{cite web|url=http://www.loveneverdies.com/the-show/creative-team/ |title=Love Never Dies: The Show – The Creative Team |access-date=19 July 2010 |publisher=LoveNeverDies.com Official Site |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712081149/http://www.loveneverdies.com/the-show/creative-team |archive-date=12 July 2010 }}</ref> It was loosely adapted from the 1999 novel ''[[The Phantom of Manhattan]]'', by Forsyth. Set in 1907 (a decade after the conclusion of ''The Phantom of the Opera'' according to the production's announcement,<ref name="nowdue">{{cite web|title=Phantom Sequel, Love Never Dies, Now Due in London and on Broadway in March 2010 |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/129325-Phantom-Sequel-Love-Never-Dies-Now-Due-in-London-and-on-Broadway-in-March-2010 |date=18 May 2009 |work=Playbill |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118092545/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/129325-Phantom-Sequel-Love-Never-Dies-Now-Due-in-London-and-on-Broadway-in-March-2010 |archive-date=18 January 2010 }}</ref> but actually 26 years later, as the original show was set in 1881<ref name=phanlasvegas />), Christine is invited to perform at Phantasma, a new attraction at [[Coney Island]], by an anonymous impresario. With her husband Raoul and son Gustave in tow, she journeys to [[Brooklyn]], unaware that it is the Phantom who has arranged her appearance at the popular beach resort.<ref name=nowdue /><ref>{{cite web|title=Love Never Dies: The Show – Background|publisher=Love Never Dies (official site)|url=http://www.loveneverdies.com/the-show/background/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214022344/http://www.loveneverdies.com/the-show/background|archive-date=14 February 2010}}</ref> |
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The original production was directed by Jack O'Brien and choreographed by [[Jerry Mitchell]] with set and costume designs by [[Bob Crowley]],<ref name=LND /> and opened at the [[Adelphi Theatre]] in the West End starring [[Ramin Karimloo]] and [[Sierra Boggess]] on 9 March 2010. Though it ran for over 17 months and closed on 27 August 2011, the production received mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite news|title=Love Never Dies sees mixed reviews |url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/theatre/story/2010/03/10/love-never-dies.html |publisher=CBC News |date=10 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323071453/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/theatre/story/2010/03/10/love-never-dies.html |archive-date=23 March 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8608006.stm|title=Broadway debut of Love Never Dies is postponed|date=7 April 2010|work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/theater/07arts-BROADWAYOPEN_BRF.html|author=Healy, Patrick|title=Broadway Opening for ''Love Never Dies'' Is Delayed Until 2011|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=7 April 2010}}</ref> A scheduled Broadway opening in November 2010 was postponed until Spring 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Love Never Dies Postpones Broadway Opening to Spring 2011 |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138503-Love-Never-Dies-Postpones-Broadway-Opening-to-Spring-2011 |date=6 April 2010 |author=Gans, Andrew |work=Playbill |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409055857/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138503-Love-Never-Dies-Postpones-Broadway-Opening-to-Spring-2011 |archive-date= 9 April 2010 }}</ref> and later cancelled.<ref name="Postponed Indefinitely">{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/shows/love-never-dies-london/buzz/153762/love-never-dies-scraps-plans-for-spring-broadway-run/|title=Love Never Dies Scraps Plans for Spring Broadway Run|work=Broadway.com|access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> A revamped Australian production, starring [[Ben Lewis (Australian actor)|Ben Lewis]] and [[Anna O'Byrne]], opened 21 May 2011 at the [[Regent Theatre, Melbourne|Regent Theatre]] in [[Melbourne]] to more favourable notices.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bedford|first=Angie|title=Love Never Dies Review|url=http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/theatre/reviews/love-never-dies-review.htm|publisher=The Theatre Channel at Webwombat|access-date=27 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Solomon|first=Les|date=30 May 2011|url=http://www.aussietheatre.com.au/blogs/straight-to-the-point/australias-creative-pride|title=Australia's Creative Pride|website=AussieTheatre.com|access-date=9 September 2022}}</ref><ref>Herbert, Kate (30 May 2011): "Australia Never Dies" review. [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts/review-love-never-dies-by-andrew-lloyd-webber-regent-theatre-melbourne/story-fn7eul6a-1226065442883 Melbourne ''Herald Sun'' archive] Retrieved 22 August 2011</ref><ref>Boyd, Chris (30 May 2011): Phantom sequel spectacularly unmasked. [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/phantom-sequel-spectacularly-unmasked/story-e6frg8n6-1226065084717 ''The Australian'' archive] Retrieved 22 August 2011</ref> After the Melbourne run ended on 12 December 2011 the production moved to the [[Capitol Theatre, Sydney|Capitol Theatre]] in Sydney where it played from January to April 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australia.broadwayworld.com/article/LOVE-NEVER-DIES-to-Move-to-Sydneys-Capitol-Theatre-20120108|title=''Love Never Dies'' Arrives at Sydney's Capitol Theatre|author=BWW News Desk|work=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/161295-Andrew-Lloyd-Webbers-Love-Never-Dies-Ends-Australian-Run-April-1|title=Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies Ends Australian Run April 1|work=Playbill|access-date=27 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104210952/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/161295-Andrew-Lloyd-Webbers-Love-Never-Dies-Ends-Australian-Run-April-1|archive-date=4 January 2014}}</ref> A West End revival concert starring [[Norm Lewis]] and [[Celinde Schoenmaker]] at [[Theatre Royal Drury Lane]] ran |
The original production was directed by Jack O'Brien and choreographed by [[Jerry Mitchell]] with set and costume designs by [[Bob Crowley]],<ref name=LND /> and opened at the [[Adelphi Theatre]] in the West End starring [[Ramin Karimloo]] and [[Sierra Boggess]] on 9 March 2010. Though it ran for over 17 months and closed on 27 August 2011, the production received mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite news|title=Love Never Dies sees mixed reviews |url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/theatre/story/2010/03/10/love-never-dies.html |publisher=CBC News |date=10 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323071453/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/theatre/story/2010/03/10/love-never-dies.html |archive-date=23 March 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8608006.stm|title=Broadway debut of Love Never Dies is postponed|date=7 April 2010|work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/theater/07arts-BROADWAYOPEN_BRF.html|author=Healy, Patrick|title=Broadway Opening for ''Love Never Dies'' Is Delayed Until 2011|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=7 April 2010}}</ref> A scheduled Broadway opening in November 2010 was postponed until Spring 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Love Never Dies Postpones Broadway Opening to Spring 2011 |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138503-Love-Never-Dies-Postpones-Broadway-Opening-to-Spring-2011 |date=6 April 2010 |author=Gans, Andrew |work=Playbill |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409055857/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138503-Love-Never-Dies-Postpones-Broadway-Opening-to-Spring-2011 |archive-date= 9 April 2010 }}</ref> and later cancelled.<ref name="Postponed Indefinitely">{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/shows/love-never-dies-london/buzz/153762/love-never-dies-scraps-plans-for-spring-broadway-run/|title=Love Never Dies Scraps Plans for Spring Broadway Run|work=Broadway.com|access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> A revamped Australian production, starring [[Ben Lewis (Australian actor)|Ben Lewis]] and [[Anna O'Byrne]], opened 21 May 2011 at the [[Regent Theatre, Melbourne|Regent Theatre]] in [[Melbourne]] to more favourable notices.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bedford|first=Angie|title=Love Never Dies Review|url=http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/theatre/reviews/love-never-dies-review.htm|publisher=The Theatre Channel at Webwombat|access-date=27 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Solomon|first=Les|date=30 May 2011|url=http://www.aussietheatre.com.au/blogs/straight-to-the-point/australias-creative-pride|title=Australia's Creative Pride|website=AussieTheatre.com|access-date=9 September 2022}}</ref><ref>Herbert, Kate (30 May 2011): "Australia Never Dies" review. [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts/review-love-never-dies-by-andrew-lloyd-webber-regent-theatre-melbourne/story-fn7eul6a-1226065442883 Melbourne ''Herald Sun'' archive] Retrieved 22 August 2011</ref><ref>Boyd, Chris (30 May 2011): Phantom sequel spectacularly unmasked. [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/phantom-sequel-spectacularly-unmasked/story-e6frg8n6-1226065084717 ''The Australian'' archive] Retrieved 22 August 2011</ref> After the Melbourne run ended on 12 December 2011 the production moved to the [[Capitol Theatre, Sydney|Capitol Theatre]] in Sydney where it played from January to April 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australia.broadwayworld.com/article/LOVE-NEVER-DIES-to-Move-to-Sydneys-Capitol-Theatre-20120108|title=''Love Never Dies'' Arrives at Sydney's Capitol Theatre|author=BWW News Desk|work=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/161295-Andrew-Lloyd-Webbers-Love-Never-Dies-Ends-Australian-Run-April-1|title=Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies Ends Australian Run April 1|work=Playbill|access-date=27 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104210952/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/161295-Andrew-Lloyd-Webbers-Love-Never-Dies-Ends-Australian-Run-April-1|archive-date=4 January 2014}}</ref> A West End revival concert starring [[Norm Lewis]] and [[Celinde Schoenmaker]] at [[Theatre Royal Drury Lane]] ran 21 and 22 August 2023.<ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/LOVE-NEVER-DIES-IN-CONCERT-Will-Play-at-Theatre-Royal-Drury-Lane-This-Summer-20230524 Norm Lewis Will Lead LOVE NEVER DIES IN CONCERT at Theatre Royal Drury Lane This Summer]</ref> |
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The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe and a libretto by Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe. Based on the 1910 French novel of the same namebyGaston Leroux, it tells the tragic story of a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, masked musical genius living in the subterranean labyrinth beneath the Paris Opéra House.[1]
The musical opened in London's West End in 1986 and on Broadway in New York in 1988, in a production directed by Harold Prince and starring English classical soprano Sarah Brightman (Lloyd Webber's then-wife) as Christine Daaé, screen and stage star Michael Crawford as the Phantom, and international stage performer Steve Barton as Raoul. It won the 1986 Olivier Award and the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical, with Crawford winning the Olivier and Tony for Best Actor in a Musical.[2]Afilm adaptation, directed by Joel Schumacher, was released in 2004.
The Phantom of the Opera was the longest running show in Broadway history, and celebrated its 10,000th performance on 11 February 2012, becoming the first Broadway production in history to do so.[3] It is the second longest-running West End musical, after Les Misérables, and the third longest-running West End show overall, after The Mousetrap.[4][5][6][7] With total estimated worldwide gross receipts of over $6 billion and total Broadway gross of over $1 billion,[8] The Phantom of the Opera was the most financially successful entertainment event until The Lion King surpassed it in 2014.[9][10][11] By 2019, it had been seen by over 140 million people in 183 cities across 41 countries.[12]
The original West End production at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, ended its run in 2020,[13][14] its run cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] A new production of Phantom opened in the same theatre in July 2021. The original Broadway production played its final performance on 16 April 2023.[16]
In the year 1911, the Paris Opéra House hosts an auction of old theatre memorabilia. Among the attendees is an aged Raoul de Chagny, who purchases Lot 665, a papier-mâché music box with a monkey figurine.[17][18] He eyes it sadly, cryptically observing that it appears "exactly as she said". The next lot – Lot 666 – is a broken chandelier, portions of which have been renovated with electrical wiring. The auctioneer states that this chandelier was involved in a famous disaster, connected to "the strange affair of the Phantom of the Opera, a mystery never fully explained". He commands the auction assistants to turn on the power and light up the chandelier for all to see. As the overture plays, it flickers to life and ascends to the ceiling, as a transition back in time restores the opera house to its former grandeur ("Overture").[19]
The year is 1881[20] – the cast of a new production, Hannibal, is rehearsing ("Hannibal Rehearsal"). Carlotta, the Opéra's resident soprano prima donna, begins to perform an aria when a backdrop inexplicably falls from the flies, causing anxious chorus girls to shout, "He's here! The Phantom of the Opera!" The new owners, Firmin and André, try to downplay the incident, but Carlotta angrily storms offstage. Madame Giry, the Opéra's ballet mistress, suggests that Christine Daaé, a chorus girl and orphaned daughter of a prominent Swedish violinist, has been "well taught" and can sing Carlotta's role. As their only alternative is cancelling the sold-out show, the managers reluctantly audition her, and discover that she is indeed talented. As Christine sings the aria during the evening performance, the Opéra's new patron, Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny, recognizes her as his childhood friend and playmate ("Think of Me").
Backstage after her triumphant debut, Christine confesses to her friend, Madame Giry's daughter Meg, that her singing has been inspired by an unseen tutor she knows only as the "Angel of Music" ("Angel of Music"). Raoul visits Christine in her dressing room and the two reminisce about "Angel of Music" stories that her late father used to tell them. Christine confides that the Angel has visited her and taught her to sing ("Little Lotte"). Raoul indulges what he assumes are fantasies and insists on taking Christine to dinner. When Raoul leaves to fetch his hat, Christine hears the jealous Phantom's voice and entreats him to reveal himself. The Phantom obliges by appearing in her mirror ("The Mirror/Angel of Music (Reprise)"). Christine is hypnotized and irresistibly drawn through the mirror to the Phantom, who leads her down into the shadowy sewers below the Opéra house. The two board a small boat and cross a subterranean lake to his secret lair ("The Phantom of the Opera"). The Phantom explains that he has chosen Christine to sing his musical compositions. A mirror reflects an image of her in a wedding dress; when the mirror image spreads its arms towards the real Christine, she faints from shock. The Phantom lays her on a bed and covers her tenderly with his cloak ("The Music of the Night").
As the Phantom is composing music at his organ, Christine awakens to the sound of the monkey music box ("I Remember"). She slips behind the Phantom, lifts his mask, and beholds his disfigured face. The Phantom rails at her prying, then ruefully expresses his longing to be loved ("Stranger Than You Dreamt It"). Moved by pity, Christine returns the mask to the Phantom, and he escorts her back above ground.
Meanwhile, Joseph Buquet, the Opéra's chief stagehand, regales the chorus girls with tales of the『Opéra Ghost』and his terrible Punjab lasso. Madame Giry warns Buquet to restrain himself ("Magical Lasso"). Arguments break out in the managers' office between Firmin, André, Raoul, and Carlotta over notes sent by the Phantom, including a demand that Christine replace Carlotta in the starring role of the new opera, Il Muto ("Notes"). Firmin and André assure the furious Carlotta that she will remain the star ("Prima Donna").
The première of Il Muto initially goes well, until the Phantom suddenly enchants Carlotta's voice, reducing it to a frog-like croak. Firmin rushes to defuse the situation by announcing to the audience that Christine will take over the starring role, and he instructs the conductor to bring the ballet forward to keep the audience entertained. Buquet's corpse drops from the rafters, hanging from the Punjab lasso. Mayhem erupts and the Phantom's evil & sinister laugh is heard throughout the auditorium ("Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh").
In the ensuing chaos, Christine escapes with Raoul to the rooftop and tells him about her subterranean encounter with the Phantom ("Why Have You Brought Me Here?/Raoul, I've Been There"). Raoul is skeptical but promises to love and protect her ("All I Ask of You"). The Phantom, who overheard their conversation, is heartbroken and swears revenge on Christine. In the auditorium, the chandelier crashes onto the stage during the Il Muto curtain call ("All I Ask of You (Reprise)").[19]
Six months later, the Opera house hosts a masquerade ball. The Phantom, who has been conspicuously absent since the chandelier disaster, appears in costume as the Red Death. He announces that he has written an opera entitled Don Juan Triumphant, and demands that it be produced with Christine (who is now engaged to Raoul) in the lead role. He pulls Christine's engagement ring from the chain around her neck and vanishes in a flash of light ("Masquerade/Why So Silent").
Raoul accosts Madame Giry and demands that she reveal what she knows about the Phantom. She reluctantly explains that the Phantom is a brilliant scholar, magician, architect, inventor, and composer, who was born with a deformed face. Feared and reviled by society, he was cruelly exhibited in a cage as part of a travelling fair until he eventually escaped and took refuge beneath the opera house.
Raoul plots to use the première of Don Juan Triumphant to trap the Phantom and end his reign of terror, knowing he will attend the opera's debut. He begs Christine to help lure the Phantom into the trap ("Notes/Twisted Every Way"). During rehearsals, Piangi sings his role incorrectly, causing chaos. The piano suddenly plays by itself, with the entire cast singing in harmony. Torn between her love for Raoul and her loyalty to the Phantom, Christine visits her father's grave, begging for his guidance ("Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again"). The Phantom appears atop the mausoleum ("Wandering Child"). Christine begins to succumb to the Phantom's influence, but Raoul arrives to rescue her. The Phantom taunts Raoul, hurling fire balls at him until Christine begs Raoul to leave with her. Furious, the Phantom declares war upon them both.
Don Juan Triumphant premieres with Christine and Piangi, the house tenor, singing the respective lead roles of Aminta and Don Juan. During Don Juan and Aminta's duet, Christine realizes that the Phantom has somehow replaced Piangi ("Don Juan Triumphant/The Point of No Return"). She calmly removes his mask, revealing his deformed face to the horrified audience. Exposed, the Phantom hurriedly drags Christine off the stage and back to his lair. Piangi's garrotted body is revealed backstage and the opera house plunges into chaos. An angry mob, vowing vengeance for the murders of Buquet and Piangi, search for the Phantom. Madame Giry tells Raoul how to find the Phantom's subterranean lair and warns him to beware the magical lasso ("Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer").
In the lair, the Phantom forces Christine to don a wedding dress. Raoul comes to the rescue but is ensnared in the Punjab lasso. The Phantom offers Christine an ultimatum: if she will stay with him, he will spare Raoul, but if she refuses, Raoul will die ("The Point of No Return Reprise"). Christine tells the Phantom that he's not alone and kisses him.
Having experienced both kindness and compassion for the first time, the Phantom frees Raoul. He also tells Christine that he loves her and she tearfully exits the lair with Raoul. As the angry search mob closes in, the Phantom huddles on his throne beneath his cloak. Meg is the first to enter the lair. She approaches the Phantom's throne and pulls away the cloak, finding only his mask ("Finale").[19]
In 1984, Lloyd Webber contacted Cameron Mackintosh, the co-producer of Cats and Song and Dance, to propose a new musical. He was aiming for a romantic and tragic piece, and suggested Gaston Leroux's book The Phantom of the Opera as a basis. They screened both the 1925 Lon Chaney and the 1943 Claude Rains motion picture versions, but neither saw any effective way to make the leap from film to stage. Later, in New York, Lloyd Webber found a second-hand copy of the original, long-out-of-print Leroux novel, which supplied the necessary inspiration to develop a musical: said Lloyd Webber, "I was actually writing something else at the time, and I realised that the reason I was hung up was because I was trying to write a major romantic story, and I had been trying to do that ever since I started my career. Then with the Phantom, it was there!"[21]
Lloyd Webber first approached Jim Steinman to write the lyrics because of his "dark obsessive side", but he declined in order to fulfill his commitments on a Bonnie Tyler album.[22] Alan Jay Lerner (1918—1986) was then recruited, but he became seriously ill after joining the project and was forced to withdraw; none of his contributions (mostly involving the song "Masquerade") are credited in the show.[23][24] Richard Stilgoe, the lyricist for Starlight Express, was then hired and wrote most of the original lyrics for the show. However, Charles Hart, a young and then-relatively unknown lyricist, later rewrote many of the lyrics, along with original lyrics for "Think of Me". Some of Stilgoe's original contributions are still present in the final version nevertheless.[25][26][27]
Inspired in part by an earlier musical version of the same story by Ken Hill,[28] Lloyd Webber's score is sometimes operatic in style but maintains the form and structure of a musical throughout. The full-fledged operatic passages are reserved principally for subsidiary characters such as André and Firmin, Carlotta, and Piangi. They are also used to provide the content of the fictional operas that are taking place within the show itself, viz., Hannibal, Il Muto, and the Phantom's masterwork, Don Juan Triumphant. "Here, Lloyd Webber pastiched various styles from the grand operas of Meyerbeer through to Mozart and even Gilbert and Sullivan."[29] These pieces are often presented as musical fragments, interrupted by dialogue or action sequences in order to clearly define the musical's "show within a show" format. The signature, chromatic 5-note descending eighth-note run from the major root to the flat 6th below was initially part of the track "Echoes" by Pink Floyd on their album "Meddle".[30]
The musical extracts from the Phantom's opera, "Don Juan Triumphant", heard during the latter stages of the show, are dissonant and modern—"suggesting, perhaps, that the Phantom is ahead of his time artistically".[31][32]
Maria Björnson designed the sets and over 200 costumes, including the elaborate gowns in the "Masquerade" sequence. Her set designs, including the chandelier, subterranean gondola, and sweeping staircase, earned her multiple awards.[33][34] Hal Prince, director of Cabaret, Candide, Follies, and Lloyd Webber's Evita, directed the production, while Gillian Lynne, associate director and choreographer of Cats, provided the integral musical staging and choreography.
A preview of the first act was staged at Sydmonton Court (Lloyd Webber's home) in 1985, starring Colm Wilkinson (later the star of the Toronto production) as the Phantom, Sarah Brightman as Kristin (later Christine), and Clive Carter (later a member of the London cast) as Raoul, West End star David Burt was also featured as Monsieur Firmin and Jeff Shankley played opposite him as Monsieur André. This very preliminary production used Richard Stilgoe's original unaltered lyrics, and many songs sported names that were later changed, such as "What Has Time Done to Me" ("Think of Me"), and "Papers" ("Notes"). The Phantom's original mask covered the entire face and remained in place throughout the performance, obscuring the actor's vision and muffling his voice. Maria Björnson designed the now-iconic half-mask to replace it, and the unmasking sequence was added.[25] Clips of this preview performance were included on the DVD of the 2004 film production.[35]
The Phantom of the Opera began previews at Her Majesty's Theatre in London's West End on 27 September 1986 under the direction of Hal Prince, then opened on 9 October.[36] It was choreographed by Gillian Lynne and the sets were designed by Maria Björnson, with lighting by Andrew Bridge.[37] Michael Crawford starred in the title role with Sarah Brightman as Christine, Steve Barton as Raoul, Rosemary Ashe as Carlotta, David Firth as Monsieur André, John Savident as Monsieur Firmin, Mary Millar as Madame Giry, Janet Devenish as Meg Giry, and John Aron as Piangi. When Crawford, Brightman, and Barton left the cast to open the Broadway production they were replaced by Dave Willetts, Claire Moore, and Michael Ball respectively. The production celebrated its 10,000th performance on 23 October 2010, with Lloyd Webber and the original Phantom, Crawford, in attendance. The 30th anniversary was on 10 October 2016 with a special appearance of the original cast during the curtain call.[36] It is the second longest-running musical in West End history behind Les Misérables, and third overall behind The Mousetrap.[38][39]
The production played its final and 13,919th performance on 14 March 2020, due to the shutdown of theatres resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The following month, it was announced that an "extended closure" of the original London production would be required to refurbish the sets and the theatre.[40] In July 2020, social media outlets posted photographs of the sets, props, and costumes being loaded out from Her Majesty's Theatre.[41][42] As Mackintosh had only recently closed the original 1985 London production of Les Misérables in order to replace it with a newer production that had previously toured the UK,[43] speculation mounted that the original production of The Phantom of the Opera was to be overhauled or replaced entirely. Confirmation of this speculation was given on 28 July 2020, when Mackintosh announced that he and Lloyd Webber had decided to "permanently close" the original London production after a 33-year run, but that the two were "determined" for the musical to return to the West End.[44]
In response to this announcement, the Really Useful Group denied that the original production was permanently closing, stating that the extended closure was simply to enable a refurbishment of the theatre and that the show would return "unchanged" and any returning production would "not be a new version of the show", but without confirming upon request by The Stage as to whether the production's 27-piece orchestra would return.[45] In October 2020, Mackintosh contradicted this clarification by stating that the "new version" based on the 2020 UK tour would in fact be the production that would be staged at Her Majesty's Theatre post-pandemic.[46]
Mackintosh confirmed in an interview on 4 December 2020 that the original London staging had officially ended, with investors having been given their closing notices, and that the 2020 tour would be moved into the show's original home at Her Majesty's Theatre. Lloyd Webber and Mackintosh announced a planned reopening on 27 July 2021.[47] Planning documentation submitted by LW Theatres confirmed considerable redesigns of Maria Björnson's set, with the removal of the Angel statue, reductions in the mobility of the travelator and candelabra, and fewer gargoyles on the proscenium as had featured in the original production.[48] It was additionally confirmed on 12 April 2021 that, contrary to claims by Lloyd Webber that the original production would return "in its entirety",[49] the orchestra of the original production (once the largest for any West End musical) was to be halved for the show's return to the West End using the reduced tour orchestrations.[50] On 15 April 2021, Mackintosh confirmed that the original staging would not be reinstated at Her Majesty's Theatre and that the designs of Maria Björnson, direction of Hal Prince, and choreography of Gillian Lynne would be "reimagined by a new team".[51] The producer reconfirmed in an interview with the Daily Telegraph in April 2021 that the 2020 reduced touring redesigns would replace the originals at Her Majesty's Theatre.[52] Full casting for the reopening was announced on 27 April 2021, with all previous longtime cast members having departed the show.[53]
The second West End production of Phantom opened on 27 July 2021 at Her Majesty's Theatre, where the original production had premiered 35 years previously. Although Lloyd Webber described the show as "substantially identical" to the original production,[54] this second West End production is "a reduced, cheaper version, with 14 musicians in an orchestra that used to have 27".[14] Alterations were additionally made to the show's set design by Matt Kinley in order to "reduce running costs".[55] This included, among other modifications, the loss of Maria Björnson's sculptures covering the sides of the proscenium (previously described by Harold Prince as the "key to the show"[56]) and the levitating Angel statue during the "All I Ask of You" sequence (replaced by a replica of Lequesne's La Renommée retenant Pégase that appears on the stage). Other sequences, including that of the descent to the lair (in which doubles of the Phantom and Christine were excised, previously mobile candelabra became stationary, and the number of candles populating the lake were reduced), were also restaged by Seth Sklar-Heyn. The use of sweeping red curtain that had concluded each act of the original production was replaced by a painted flat, and the mobility of the 'travelator' bridge was reduced. Whereas Prince had envisioned the show as a "black box" production requiring the use of black velour and paint around the proscenium,[57] this was removed as part of the restoration to Her Majesty's Theatre, with once blacked-out stage boxes returned to their original green and red colours and reintroduced for audience use.[58] The orchestra was reduced to 14 players from the original 27.[59] The reopened show's cast featured Killian Donnelly as the Phantom, Lucy St. Louis as Christine, Rhys Whitfield as Raoul, Saori Oda as Carlotta, and other cast members from the aborted 2020 UK tour.[60]
New casting was announced on 18 January 2023 with Earl Carpenter and Jon Robyns starring as the Phantom respectively from 13 February to 1 April and from 3 April 2023, and Holly-Anne Hull starring as Christine Daae from 23 January.[61]
The Phantom of the Opera began Broadway previews at the Majestic Theatre on 9 January 1988 and opened on 26 January.[62] Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, and Steve Barton reprised their respective roles from the West End. The rest of the original Broadway cast included Judy Kaye as Carlotta, Cris Groenendaal as Monsieur André, Nicholas Wyman as Monsieur Firmin, Elisa Heinsohn as Meg Giry, Leila Martin as Madame Giry, and David Romano as Piangi. When Crawford left the production in October 1988 to appear in the first national tour he was replaced by noted baritone Timothy Nolen. Nolen was replaced by Groenendaal six months later. In March 1990, Barton returned to the production for a nine-month stint as the Phantom. The production continued to play at the Majestic, where it became the first Broadway musical in history to surpass 10,000 performances on 11 February 2012 before ultimately closing on 16 April 2023.[63] On 26 January 2013, the production celebrated its 25th anniversary with its 10,400th performance.[64] It is, by over 3,500 performances, the longest-running show in Broadway history. The 30th anniversary was on 26 January 2018 with special activities and an extra performance during the week.[65] By April 2019, The Phantom of the Opera had been staged over 13,000 times.[66] Howard McGillin and Hugh Panaro are the two longest running principal Phantoms in the production.[67][68] Norm Lewis was the first African American actor to portray the Phantom on Broadway.[69]
Critical reviews were mostly positive on opening. The New York Times' Frank Rich writes: "It may be possible to have a terrible time at The Phantom of the Opera, but you'll have to work at it. Only a terminal prig would let the avalanche of pre-opening publicity poison his enjoyment of this show, which usually wants nothing more than to shower the audience with fantasy and fun, and which often succeeds, at any price."[1] Howard Kissel from New York Daily News commended the production, calling it "a spectacular entertainment, visually the most impressive of the British musicals", and praised Lloyd Webber's score despite its "synthetic, borrowed quality" as well as Michael Crawford's "powerful" performance.[70] Maria Björnson's set and costume design in particular garnered critical acclaim, with reviewers calling it "a breathtaking, witty, sensual tribute to 19th century theater" as well as "marvels of period atmospheric detail and technical savvy".[70][71]
On 12 March 2020, the show suspended production due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and resumed performances on 22 October 2021.[72][73] Unlike the West End production, the Broadway show returned with the original Harold Prince-directed production and Maria Björnson's original set and costume designs. After Prince's death in 2019, his daughter Daisy, who is also a theater director, began serving as an informal advisor for the production.[74]
The production struggled to return to pre-pandemic attendance levels after its return. In September 2022, it was scheduled to close on 18 February 2023, shortly after its 35th anniversary.[75] After this announcement, attendance surged, and the closing was pushed back to 16 April 2023.[16] The final Broadway cast included Ben Crawford as the Phantom, Emilie Kouatchou as Christine, John Riddle as Raoul, Raquel Suarez Groen as Carlotta, Nehal Joshi as Monsieur André, Craig Bennett as Monsieur Firmin, Maree Johnson as Madame Giry, Carlton Moe as Piangi, and Sara Etsy as Meg Giry.[76] However, during the last two weeks on Broadway, Crawford was out sick. From 2 to 8 April and 13 April, understudy Jeremy Stolle played the Phantom.[77][78] At four performances from 3 to 15 April, Ted Keegan played the Phantom.[79][80] Laird Mackintosh played the Phantom during the 14 and 15 April evening performances and for the final performance on 16 April, becoming the last person to play the title role in the original Broadway production.[81][82][83] By its closing date, the Broadway production had played 13,981 performances (exceeding its London counterpart by 62 performances).[84] Immediately following the closure of the Broadway production, Andrew Lloyd Webber appeared on the Tonight Show and hinted a likely revival of Phantom in the near future at a different theater.[85] This is widely speculated by industry insiders to constitute a Broadway transfer of the downscaled second London production.[14]
A25th-anniversary stage performance was held in London on 1 and 2 October 2011 at the Royal Albert Hall and was screened live in cinemas worldwide.[86] The production was produced by Cameron Mackintosh, directed by Laurence Connor, musical staging & choreography by Gillian Lynne, set design by Matt Kinley, costume design by Maria Björnson, lighting design by Patrick Woodroffe, and sound design by Mick Potter. The cast included Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom, Sierra Boggess as Christine, Hadley Fraser as Raoul, Wynne Evans as Piangi, Wendy Ferguson as Carlotta, Barry James as Monsieur Firmin, Gareth Snook as Monsieur Andre, Liz Robertson as Madame Giry, and Daisy Maywood as Meg Giry. Former West End Phantom Earl Carpenter played the Auctioneer. Lloyd Webber and several original cast members, including Crawford and Brightman, were in attendance, as well as Colm Wilkinson and Anthony Warlow who originated the role of the Phantom in Canada and Australia respectively. A DVD and Blu-ray of the performance was released in February 2012,[87] and it began airing in March 2012 on PBS's "Great Performances" television series.[86]
In March 2012, a new production directed by Laurence Connor began a UK and Ireland tour to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the show, beginning at the Theatre Royal Plymouth and travelled to Manchester, Bristol, Dublin, Leeds, Edinburgh, Milton Keynes, Cardiff, and Southampton. John Owen-Jones and Earl Carpenter alternated as the Phantom, with Katie Hall as Christine and Simon Bailey as Raoul.[88] In November 2019, the co-producers of The Phantom of the Opera, Mackintosh and Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group (RUG), announced that the show would again tour the UK and Ireland, but this time with a return to the original production rather than the 2012 production. Although this announcement stated that the tour would be an "exact replica" of the musical on Broadway and in the West End, alterations were made to the set design in order to make the tour "lighter". These included a scaling down of the production's false proscenium, with the centrepiece Angel statue designed by Maria Björnson removed.[citation needed] Performances of this latest 2020 tour were suspended from 16 March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2020, Mackintosh and RUG announced the premature closure of the tour as a result.[89] Rather than resume the tour following the end of COVID-19-related shutdowns, the producers installed that production into Her Majesty's Theatre in London in July 2021, where it replaced Hal Prince's original production.
The Phantom of the Opera has been translated into several languages and produced in over 40 countries on 6 continents. With some exceptions like the 25th Anniversary UK and US Tours, these productions have all been "clones", using the original staging, direction, sets, and costume concepts.[90][91] Notable international productions include the following:
An edited production renamed Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular opened 24 June 2006 at The Venetian Las Vegas. The show starred Brent Barrett and Anthony Crivello as the Phantom, Sierra Boggess and Elizabeth Loyacano as Christine, and Tim Martin Gleason as Raoul. The theatre was built specifically for the show to resemble the Opéra Garnier in Paris.[144] The production ran 95 minutes with no intermission, and was directed and choreographed by Harold Prince and Gillian Lynne, with scenic designs by David Rockwell. The show featured updated technology and effects, including a re-engineered chandelier capable of reassembling in midair during the overture while the entire interior of the venue (not merely the stage) returned to its 1880s halcyon days.[145] Almost 45 minutes' worth of material was eliminated, such as the Don Juan Triumphant rehearsal. "Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh" while "The Point of No Return" were significantly shortened.[145] Other changes resembled those in the 2004 film, such as staging the chandelier crash at the plot's climax (during performance of "The Point of No Return") rather than mid-story.[146][147] Due to economic reasons, the Las Vegas production closed on 2 September 2012, after five years and almost 2,700 performances.[148]
A production was originally planned for the first ever French production in Paris at the Mogador Theatre in September 2016. Sierra Boggess was set to reprise her performance as Christine and Garðar Thór Cortes was cast as The Phantom. A few days before the premiere, a fire damaged the stage floor and most of the backdrops and set pieces leading to the cancellation of the production.[149]
In 2011, the Really Useful Group (copyright owners of The Phantom of the Opera) released certain rights to the musical in celebration of its 25th anniversary. In March 2011 Reed-Custer High School in Braidwood, Illinois, became the first school to perform The Phantom of the Opera under the new rights.[150] Later in 2011, Stanwell SchoolinPenarth became the first school in the UK to perform the show.[151]
A film adaptation, directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Gerard Butler as the Phantom, Emmy Rossum as Christine, Patrick Wilson as Raoul, Minnie Driver as Carlotta, and Miranda Richardson as Madame Giry, opened on 22 December 2004 in the US.[152]
The original casts of the English-speaking productions of The Phantom of the Opera:[153][154]
Character | West End | Broadway | First US Tour[155] | Canada | Australia[156] | First UK Tour | Las Vegas | Royal Albert Hall 25th Anniversary[157] | 25th Anniversary UK Tour[158] | Italy |
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The Phantom of the Opera | Michael Crawford | Colm Wilkinson | Anthony Warlow | Dave Willetts | Anthony Crivello Brent Barrett[a] |
Ramin Karimloo | John Owen-Jones Earl Carpenter |
Ramin Karimloo | ||
Christine Daaé | Sarah Brightman | Dale Kristien | Rebecca Caine | Marina Prior | Lisa Hull | Sierra Boggess | Katie Hall | Amelia Milo | ||
Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny | Steve Barton | Byron Nease | Dale Burridge | Mike Sterling | Tim Martin Gleason | Hadley Fraser | Simon Bailey | Bradley Jaden Vinny Coyle | ||
Monsieur Gilles André | David Firth | Cris Groenendaal | Norman Large | Paul Massel | John O'May | Simon Green | John Leslie Wolfe | Gareth Snook | Simon Green | Earl Carpenter |
Monsieur Richard Firmin | John Savident | Nicholas Wyman | Calvin Remsberg | Gregory Cross | Jon Ewing | Alan Rice | Lawson Skala | Barry James | Andy Hockley | Ian Mowat |
Carlotta Guidicelli | Rosemary Ashe | Judy Kaye | Leigh Munro | Lyse Guerin | Christa Leahmann | Valda Aviks | Elena Jeanne Batman Geena Jeffries[a] |
Wendy Ferguson | Angela M. Caesar | Anna Corvino |
Madame Giry | Mary Millar | Leila Martin | Barbara Lang | Kristina-Marie Guiguet | Geraldene Morrow | Veronica Page | Rebecca Spencer | Liz Robertson | Elizabeth Marsh | Alice Mistroni |
Meg Giry | Janet Devenish | Elisa Heinsohn | Elisabeth Stringer | Donna Rubin | Sharon Millerchip | Lucy Potter | Brianne Kelly Morgan | Daisy Maywood | Hannah Cadec | Zoe Nochi |
Ubaldo Piangi | John Aron | David Romano | Gualtiero Negrini | Peter Cormican | Christopher Dawes | Geoffrey Pogson | Larry Wayne Morbitt | Wynne Evans | Vincent Pirillo | Gian Luca Pasolini |
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The original orchestrations were written by David Cullen and Lloyd Webber.
There are several orchestrations:
The original London score is as the Broadway score but with 1 percussion part and 7 violins. The current Broadway orchestration is licensed by R&H Theatricals for amateur and professional productions. The only difference between the Broadway 29- and 27-piece orchestras is the smaller orchestra's lack of Violins VII & VIII.
The Broadway production originally used a 29-piece pit orchestra:[167]
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Cast recordings have been made of the London,[168] Austrian,[169] Dutch, German, Japanese, Swedish, Korean, Hungarian, Mexican, Polish, Russian and Canadian productions.[170]
The recording of the 1986 original London cast, released by Polydor Records in 1987, was released in both a single-CD Highlights from The Phantom of the Opera and a two-CD Phantom of the Opera, both of which have been certified 4× Platinum in the US and sold 4.97 million copies as of January 2017. "The Complete Recordings" edition has sold 507,000 copies since 1991.[171][172] The Phantom of the Opera was also certified 3× Platinum in the UK.[173] The Canadian cast recording went 2× Platinum in Canada.[174] In Switzerland, The Phantom of the Opera was certified 3× Platinum and Highlights was certified 2× Platinum.[175] Recordings of the Vienna cast and the Hamburg cast produced by Jimmy Bowien were certified Gold and triple Platinum, respectively, in Germany.[176] The original album recording has sold an alleged 40 million copies worldwide.[177]
A live recording of The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall was released in the UK on 15 November 2011 and subsequently in the US and Canada on 7 February 2012,[178] along with Blu-ray and DVD videos, and a collectors' box set of the Royal Albert concert, the original cast recording, and the sequel, Love Never Dies.[178][17]
Chart (1987+) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[179] | 2 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[180] | 5× Platinum | 350,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[181] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[182] | 12× Platinum | 180,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[183] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Poland (ZPAV)[184] | Gold | 20,000* |
Sweden (GLF)[185] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[186] | 3× Platinum | 900,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[187] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Austria (IFPI Austria)[188] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[189] | 8× Platinum | 800,000^ |
Germany (BVMI)[190] | 3× Platinum | 1,500,000^ |
Germany (BVMI)[191] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[192] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[193] | 3× Platinum | 150,000^ |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[194] | 8× Platinum | 800,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[195] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[196] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
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In 1987, the heirs of Giacomo Puccini charged in a lawsuit that a recurring two-bar passage in "Music of the Night" closely resembled a similar phrase first heard in the aria "Quello che tacete" from Puccini's opera La fanciulla del West.[32][197][198] The litigation was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.[199][200]
In 1990, a Baltimore songwriter named Ray Repp filed a lawsuit alleging that the title song from The Phantom of the Opera was based on a song that he wrote in 1978 called "Till You".[201] After eight years of litigation – including an unsuccessful countersuit by Lloyd Webber claiming that "Till You" was itself a plagiarism of "Close Every Door" from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat[202] – the jury found in Lloyd Webber's favour.[203]
Former Pink Floyd vocalist and bassist Roger Waters has claimed that the signature descending/ascending half-tone chord progression from Phantom's title song was plagiarised from the bass line of a track on the 1971 Pink Floyd album Meddle called "Echoes". He avoided taking legal action, saying, "Life's too long to bother with suing Andrew fucking Lloyd Webber."[204]
The sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, written by Lloyd Webber, Ben Elton, Frederick Forsyth and Glenn Slater, is called Love Never Dies.[205] It was loosely adapted from the 1999 novel The Phantom of Manhattan, by Forsyth. Set in 1907 (a decade after the conclusion of The Phantom of the Opera according to the production's announcement,[206] but actually 26 years later, as the original show was set in 1881[20]), Christine is invited to perform at Phantasma, a new attraction at Coney Island, by an anonymous impresario. With her husband Raoul and son Gustave in tow, she journeys to Brooklyn, unaware that it is the Phantom who has arranged her appearance at the popular beach resort.[206][207]
The original production was directed by Jack O'Brien and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell with set and costume designs by Bob Crowley,[205] and opened at the Adelphi Theatre in the West End starring Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess on 9 March 2010. Though it ran for over 17 months and closed on 27 August 2011, the production received mixed reviews.[208][209][210] A scheduled Broadway opening in November 2010 was postponed until Spring 2011[211] and later cancelled.[212] A revamped Australian production, starring Ben Lewis and Anna O'Byrne, opened 21 May 2011 at the Regent TheatreinMelbourne to more favourable notices.[213][214][215][216] After the Melbourne run ended on 12 December 2011 the production moved to the Capitol Theatre in Sydney where it played from January to April 2012.[217][218] A West End revival concert starring Norm Lewis and Celinde SchoenmakeratTheatre Royal Drury Lane ran 21 and 22 August 2023.[219]
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1986 | Evening Standard Theatre Award[220] | Best Musical | Won | |
Laurence Olivier Award[221][222][223][224] | Best New Musical | Won | ||
Best Actor in a Musical | Michael Crawford | Won | ||
Designer of the Year | Maria Björnson | Nominated | ||
2002 | Most Popular Show | Won | ||
2016 | Magic Radio Audience Award | Won |
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