Phantom (Yeston/Kopit)
- Full Length Musical, Drama, 1900-1910
- 30M, 7F
- ISBN: 9780573693410
Everything is first rate.
New York Daily News
Rhapsodic music that entrances, moves and haunts... A welcome link to musical theatre's golden past.
The New York Times
Has glory all its own.
Boston Globe…
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Description
- Full Length Musical
- Drama
- Time Period: 1900-1910
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Cautions: Mild Adult Themes
- Orchestra Size: Medium
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, Professional Theatre, Large Stage
This mesmerizing Phantom is traditional musical theatre in the finest sense. The Tony award winning authors of Nine have transformed Gaston Leroux' The Phantom of the Opera 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.
REVIEWS:
REVIEWS:
Music that can break your heart... This is a score in the grand manner.' - Gannett Newspapers'One of the most appealing America musicals of recent years.
Dallas Morning News
One of those musicals you thought they just didn't write anymore.
Chicago Sun Times
Phantom's love story-and the passionately soaring music it prompts... jerk enough tears to fill that Paris Opera Lagoon.
San Diego Union
Has glory all its own.
Boston Globe
Rhapsodic music that entrances, moves and haunts... A welcome link to musical theatre's golden past.
The New York Times
A rich, ripe, rewarding evening.
Chicago Tribune
Everything is first rate.
New York Daily News
Characters
- Casting: 30M, 7F
- Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast, Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
- Chorus Size: Small
CHRISTINE DAEE - the Phantom's protege
THE COUNT DE CHANDON (PHILIPPE) - in love with Christine
GERARD CARRIERE - former manager of the Opera House
CHOLET - new manager of the Opera House
CARLOTTA - the new diva; Cholet's wife
JEAN-CLAUDE - the stage manager
INSPECTOR LEDOUX - chief of the Paris police
VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE OPERA COMPANY, POLICE, AND THE PHANTOM'S ACOLYTES.
