5 Things You Didn't Know About The Phantom Of The Opera
News Desk, October 26th, 2018Getting you in the spooky spirit!
Andrew Lloyd Webber's juggernaut The Phantom of The Opera has been wowing audiences on Broadway for 30 years! With its eery underground caverns and even spookier Phantom, The Phantom of the Opera is the perfect Halloween musical!
If you're a die-hard fan of the show, like us here at New York City Theatre, you may already know everything there is to know about the production. But, here are FIVE FACTS about The Phantom of the Opera for you to sink your teeth into, getting you ready for the spookiest time of the year!
ONE
Did you know that the replica of the Paris Opera House chandelier features 6,000 beads! Weighing in at one tonne the chandelier has travelled 846 miles and was originally made by just five people in four weeks!
I wonder how their hands felt after that!
TWO
Writer of the show, Andrew Lloyd Webber, was so nervous about Phantom's premiere that he didn't attend the opening night performance! Producer Cameron Mackintosh had to bring him back to the theater for the curtain call!
Poor Andrew, he didn't have anything to fear!
THREE
Original cast member, George Lee Andrews, holds the world record for the most performances in the same Broadway show. After 9,383 performances he left The Phantom of the Opera in Aust 2011.
Now that's one long shift...
FOUR
Both Michael Cawford and Hugh Panaro (as The Phantom) accidentally got their lip prosthetics stuck to Christine while kissing her...
OWCH!
FIVE
Phantom became the longest-running show in Broadway history on January 6, 2006, overtaking the record set by CATS.
So there are some fun facts all about The Phantom of the Opera, why not impress your fellow fans and friends with your new knowledge at your Halloween party!
