Lloyd Webber said in his curtain speech, "I thought it was one of the greatest performances of Phantom I’ve ever heard," and he wasn't wrong! Set in 1907 (a decade after the conclusion of The Phantom of the Opera according to the production's announcement, [201] 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.

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In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at the history and meaning of this mysterious musical box. The Canadian International Touring Company toured the musical in Canada, Hawaii, Alaska, Hong Kong, and Singapore from 11 March 1991 to October 1995. 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, [172] 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. Talaura: In a last-minute surprise, we learned that Ben Crawford would not be able to go on as The Phantom at the final performance as planned, due to a bacterial infection.So a balance of childhood memorabilia is established in OG’s lair with that “doll” (negative) and with that music box (positive). 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.

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Allen is currently putting together the Korea production, so he recently went hunting for a monkey in the Germany storage facility where pieces from the planned 2016 French-language premiere were sent (after a fire at the Mogador Theatre in indefinitely shelved the production). Logan: Is there anything more perfect for the historic final performance of a beloved musical than said beloved musical’s final line literally being, “It’s over now, the music of the night”? Czech Republic: The GoJA Music Hall Theater in Prague had a non-replica production, beginning September 2014. He gives it to Christine as a gift, telling her that it contains the song “Donkey Skin” which he used to sing to her when she was a child. This is widely speculated by industry insiders to constitute a Broadway transfer of the downscaled second London production.But what many people don’t know is that the source material for the musical, Gaston Leroux’s novel of the same name, has a much more interesting backstory. Malta: The Maltese concert premiere was in October 2017 produced by Grapevine Music in English as a non-replica with special arrangement with Really Useful Group. Two performances per week were given in the original English language while the other performances were given in the German translation from Hamburg. Logan: In the years since, my horizons expanded and I went through a snobby period with Phantom, as many of us do with the things from our youth from time to time.

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The Phantom of the Opera' lowers the curtain on Broadway after 35 years and almost 14,000 performances".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"). Logan: It's no surprise to see theatregoers collected at the stage door following a performance, but the crowds at the end of the final Phantom were way more extensive, stretching all the way across 44th street, no less.

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The moment you discover the heart-breaking angles of your favorite musicals, the more you want to discuss them. Don Juan Triumphant premieres with Christine and Piangi, the house tenor, singing the respective lead roles of Aminta and Don Juan. 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. 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.In the Majestic Theatre, Mezick tells us,the monkey lives on a stage left prop table for his first entrance, then he’s moved stage right during intermission to be placed in the lair scenes. See the full video of curtain speeches below, from Cameron Mackintosh with introductions of the backstage crew and the original cast in attendance (including Sarah Brightman) to finally Andrew Lloyd Webber and a video montage of all the Phantoms and the Christines to have played Broadway. 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. The 30th anniversary was on 26 January 2018 with special activities and an extra performance during the week.