From the novel Le Fantôme de L'Opéra by Gaston Leroux
This mesmerizing Phantom is traditional musical theatre in the finest sense. The Tony award winning authors of Nine have transformed Gaston Leroux' original novel into a sensation that enraptures audiences and critics with beautiful songs and an expertly crafted book. It is constructed around characters more richly developed than in any other version, including the original novel!
Canadian Stage Company Artistic Producer Martin Bragg announced today details regarding the 2009-2010 Season, marking his final season with the Company after 17 memorable years. The Company's 22nd subscription season kicks off in September and includes five plays at the Bluma Appel Theatre and three at the Berkeley Street Theatre. Rounding out the playbill is the annual CanStage TD Dream in High Park. Season subscriptions are available with 5-play packages starting from $90 and 8-play packages starting from $138. To subscribe, call 416-368-3110, visit canstage.com or purchase in-person from the Box Office at the Bluma Appel Theatre (27 Front Street East) or Berkeley Street Theatre (26 Berkeley Street).
This fall brought the 4th B'way show and 2nd child for Kevin, a journeyman performer who also writes music.
Happy Holidays Everyone! Well ... here it is ... our BIGGEST CD coverage EVER and just in time for some last minute 'stocking-stuffer' inspiration ... even though a few of these are better used as coal, if you know what I mean.
With today being Halloween, we thought it was a perfect time to re-run one of our most popular interviews EVER, a very special chat with the original 'man behind the mask' of the Phantom of the Opera, Michael Crawford.
Entertainment tonight is reporting that Catherine Zeta-Jones, who last sang on the big screen (and picked up an Oscar) in CHICAGO is now set to star in the title role of 'Cleo' in the new film. The musical film, set in the 1920s tells the story of Cleopatra, Antony and Ceasar.
Tonight, September 30th the first performance of the national Frost/Nixon tour will begin in Des Moines, IA The 2007 Tony Award® -nominated new play by Peter Morgan, the award-winning author of The Last King of Scotland and The Queen, will run at the Des Moines Civic Center through October 5th.
The full cast for the tour of Frost/Nixon, the 2007 Tony Award® -nominated new play by Peter Morgan, the award-winning author of The Last King of Scotland and The Queen, has been announced.
Veteran Chicago theatergoers will recall the long-running production of the musical called simply 'Phantom,' at the now-razed Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in southwest suburban Summit, Illinois. The show, written in the 1980s by composer/lyricist Maury Yeston and bookwriter Arthur Kopit as a follow-up to their Tony-winning musical 'Nine,'...
Phantom, with Book by Arthur Kopit and Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston is the latest undertaking of Porchlight Music Theatre.
Based on the novel 'The Phantom of the Opera' by Gaston Leroux, Phantom's lead actor's Lara Filip and Peter Oyloe with Director L. Walter Stearns speak to Michael Roberts about the production.
The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The Producers, will open on Broadway November 8th 2007 at the Hilton Theatre (213 W 42nd St). Previews begin October 11th 2007. The production stars Roger Bart (Dr. Frederick Frankenstein), Megan Mullally (Elizabeth), Sutton Foster (Inga), Shuler Hensley (The Monster), Fred Applegate (Kemp) and Christopher Fitzgerald (Igor).
The winner of the popular UK reality talent search 'Any Dream Will Do,' now airing on BBC 1, will appear in London's Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium on July 1st,
The Manhattan School of Music's American Musical Theater Ensemble is presenting their first-ever full-length musical, Stephen Sondheim's Into The Woods, with a cast made up of some of the school's most versatile singers. The production will run Thursday May 17, through Saturday May 19, at 7:30p.m. in the School's John C. Borden Auditorium.
On Tuesday, May 1, 2007, longtime theatrical publicist Jeremy Shaffer - who since late 2004 was co-owner/operator of Shaffer-Coyle Public Relations - joins The Publicity Office, the respected New York-based press agency headed by Marc Thibodeau.
Producers of the upcoming London revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat are searching for Elvis impersonators to play the role of Pharaoh in the show.
American viewers unable to catch 'Any Dream Will Do' - the reality talent search resulting in the casting of the title role in an upcoming West End revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - will now have access to online video podcasts to keep in touch with the show's progress.
Tickets for the new Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Adelphi Theatre in the West End are now on sale.
Dates have been announced for the upcoming West End revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Broadway lovers and teddy bear collectors came together on Sunday, February 11, at the 'Broadway Bears X' auction, which raised a grand total of $130,000 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Richard Warren Pugh, who was with the Broadway company of The Phantom of the Opera for 18 years and who was also the former vice president for Actors' Equity Association, died on Friday, June 9th at the age of 55, due to complications from diabetes
Neil Simons LOST IN YONKERS plays at the Toronto Centre for the Arts from February 2-12, 2006
With Phantom of the Opera approaching its milestone performance on Jan. 9 as the longest running musical of all time, it seemed a perfect time to check in with the original star - Michael Crawford.
A 25th anniversary tour of Cats will come to Chicago's Auditorium Theatre from September 13th through 25th
1991 | Regional (US) |
World Premiere Regional (US) |
1993 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Production Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
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1968 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Fred Ebb |
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