Phantom of the Opera - Phantom Hinged Music Box

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Boyd, Chris (30 May 2011): Phantom sequel spectacularly unmasked. The Australian archive Retrieved 22 August 2011 a b "Phantom Sequel, Love Never Dies, Now Due in London and on Broadway in March 2010". Playbill. 18 May 2009. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. The almighty title number! It’s a key duet between Christine and the Phantom as they explore their dynamic: the Phantom has embedded himself in her psyche, and he takes credit for her glorious voice, while she characterises herself as his mask. The music echoes this tussle: both beautiful and ominous, grand as the Opera House and eerie as the sewers. “The Music of the Night”

Jessica Boyd (20 March 2011). "RCHS Spring Musical". braidwoodparkdistrict.com . Retrieved 12 December 2016. 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] Let's Hear Girl of the Golden West Sing" (12 June 2010) San Jose Mercury News, California. Article ID: 1408152 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. [84] This is widely speculated by industry insiders to constitute a Broadway transfer of the downscaled second London production. [14] Other UK productions [ edit ] Canadian album certifications – Andrew Lloyd Webber – Phantom of the Opera". Music Canada . Retrieved 7 August 2012.Gans, Andrew (6 April 2010). "Love Never Dies Postpones Broadway Opening to Spring 2011". Playbill. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. 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"). Citron, Stephen (2001). Sondheim and Lloyd-Webber – The New Musical. Great songwriters. Oxford University Press. p.330. ISBN 0-19-509601-0. Australian Top 100 Albums Chart". The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (194): 5. 24 October 1993. Netherlands: A production in Scheveningen began in August 1993 and closed in August 1996 with Henk Poort as the title role. [114]

David Benedict (5 August 2020). "Phan fiction – so what is going on with The Phantom of the Opera?". The Stage . Retrieved 13 April 2021. The part of Christine Daaé, the titular opera ghost’s favored soprano, was written for Lloyd Webber’s then-wife, Sarah Brightman, with the role of the Phantom going to tenor Michael Crawford. Brightman and Crawford, along with the rest of the original West End company, are featured on the 1987 London Cast Recording, which remains the best-selling cast recording of all time and is certified quadruple Platinum in the United States. If they swoon at the romance between Erik and Christine, they’ll like different gifts than someone who considers Erik a loathsome jerk who gets what’s coming to him. 3. Buy Something Practical Whether you’re buying an apron, bracelet, key ring, coffee mug or table lamp, make sure that it’s actually needed and wanted. Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – The Phantom of the Opera". Music Canada . Retrieved 7 August 2012.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". [195] 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 [196] – the jury found in Lloyd Webber's favour. [197] 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. The Phantom of the Opera' to Hold 64 Shows in Beijing". english.cri.cn. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015 . Retrieved 20 January 2016. British album certifications – Phantom of the Opera". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Type Phantom of the Opera in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter. 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.

Enter the Phantom — and an angry, jealous Phantom. He’s furious that Raoul is sharing in his triumph, and lures Christine away. She meets his fury with a sweet reprise of “Angel of Music.” Finally, he reveals himself to her in her mirror and takes her away. “The Phantom of the Opera” Phantom’s second half opens six months later, and in grand style: with a masquerade ball. Masks are being used playfully (as exemplified by the jaunty patter sections with swift, teasing lyrics), and the general tone is jubilant: Christine and Raoul are engaged, and all is well. At least, until the Phantom gate-crashes the party. He has a new opera for them, but demands Christine star – and return to him. “Notes”/ “Twisted Every Way”Cashell, Eleni (18 January 2023). "New lead casting for THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA announced". London Box Office. Hungary: Madách Theatre, Budapest. This production, which began in 2003, was the first to modify the original staging with new sets, costumes and direction. The five hundredth performance on 20 September 2007 featured four successive sets of casts. [89] That thaws the Phantom’s heart, and he releases the two of them; they depart with a final reprise of “All I Ask of You,” leaving the Phantom alone with his “Music of the Night.” See more shows in the West End Roberts, Maddy Shaw Roberts (14 April 2021). "West End's Phantom of the Opera slices orchestra in half, leaving musicians without a job". Classic FM . Retrieved 19 April 2023. 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. [89] [90] Notable international productions include the following:

Keith Caulfield. "Hamilton passes 1 million sales plus chart highlights from James Arthur, Maren Morris and Taylor Swift". Billboard . Retrieved 7 January 2016.The monkey in question is the music box auctioned on the stage of the Paris Opera House in the opening scene of the Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, and Richard Stilgoe musical. The musical, which opened at the Majestic Theatre January 26, 1988, will end its record 35-year run on April 16.Actors have come and gone, but one player has been there the longest: the monkey music box. According to one Phantomprops person, the samemonkey hasthere on Broadwayfor at least 21 years. Poland: The Polish production opened at the Roma Theater in Warsaw in March 2008 and closed in June 2010. [119]