Who would have thought a moderately successful novel about an obscure and mysterious opera house would inspire one of the longest running musicals in Broadway today? Had the novelist been alive at the time that the musical debuted, he’d be more than happy to witness his literary work surpass his own fame in French journalism….
Seems like the race for the musical with the most number of revivals is on. With “Les Miserables” eventually relenting to a revival, the revival of “The Phantom of the Opera” is only appropriate. Buzz surrounding about the first black actor to play the title role was met with initial skepticism. Regardless of who plays…
I like it when technology is applied on things that I enjoy watching that doesn’t make the production look too fake nor too artificial. If there was an excellent way to utilize technology that would improve the overall presentation of a musical, then I’m all for it. This is the amazement I felt the moment…