Description

In honour of Nell's birthday, we dedicate this episode to enemy and idol of the podcast' Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera. Talking its origins as a French novel to the replica runs and all of the Andy antics that go along with Phantom.

Background 

https://uk.thephantomoftheopera.com/cast-creative/creative/

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Ji8NRDmL5LMC&pg=PA25&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false 

https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2019-07-31/hal-prince-dead

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Ji8NRDmL5LMC&pg=PA25&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false 

https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/andrew-lloyd-webber-phantom-of-the-opera-closing.html 

Reviews

https://desertedphans.forumotion.net/t442-original-reviews-london-1986-broadway-1988 

https://variety.com/1988/legit/reviews/the-phantom-of-the-opera-5-1200427363/ 

Synopsis 

https://www.playbill.com/grand-gallery/phantom#:~:text=SYNOPSIS%3A,even%20her%20heart%20cannot%20resist 

Awards 

https://www.atgtickets.com/blog/top-10-longest-running-west-end-shows/ 

https://www.westendtheatre.com/4584/news/awards/olivier-awards-1986/ 

 https://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/awards/

Cast Recording 

https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/5085-1863-2 

https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=&ti=Phantom+of+the+Opera&format=&type=#search_section 

The Broadway run 

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-phantom-of-the-opera-4491 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/tonyawardsshowinfo.php?showname=The%20Phantom%20of%20the%20Opera 

The Vegas run 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jun/23/3 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb5adCBlRWU 

https://variety.com/2006/legit/markets-festivals/phantom-the-las-vegas-spectacular-1200514985/ 

https://playbill.com/article/after-six-years-phantoms-las-vegas-lair-shuts-down-to-make-way-for-tim-mcgraw-and-faith-hill-com-197211 

25th Anniversary 

https://www.broadway.com/buzz/156948/original-love-never-dies-stars-ramin-karimloo-and-sierra-boggess-set-for-phantoms-25th-anniversary-celebration-in-london/

https://www.broadway.com/buzz/157930/a-phantom-triumph-sierra-boggess-soars-ramin-karimloo-smolders-sarah-brightman-shimmers-at-london-anniversary-celebration/

https://web.archive.org/web/20111024183301/http://thephantomoftheoperatour.com/tour/map.html?iframe=true&width=500&height=500

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-News-Sierra-Boggess-to-Join-PHANTOM-on-Broadway-for-25th-Anniversary-Engagement-20121018

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-News-Broadway-Stars-Norm-Lewis-and-Sierra-Boggess-to-Take-Over-in-PHANTOM-This-May-20140320 

Love never dies 

https://www.loveneverdies.com/ 

International productions 

https://www.playbill.com/article/fire-delays-paris-premiere-of-the-phantom-of-the-opera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy79Sobi8IU

Covid and Phantom 

https://britishtheatre.com/the-phantom-of-the-opera-uk-tour/

https://playbill.com/article/west-end-the-phantom-of-the-opera-to-reduce-orchestra-by-half-broadway-production-commits-to-return-with-full-pit#:~:text=The%20West%20End%20production%20of,live%20theatre%20in%20London%20last

https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/phantom-changes 

https://stagechat.co.uk/news/west-end/21541-cameron-mackintosh-defends-changes-to-phantom-of-the-opera-in-the-west-end.html 

https://edm.com/news/first-ever-dj-set-phantom-of-the-opera-composer-andrew-lloyd-webber 

Closing on Broadway 

https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/phantom-of-the-opera-will-close-on-broadway/

https://nypost.com/2023/04/15/broadways-iconic-phantom-of-the-opera-to-close-after-35-years/ 

https://variety.com/2023/legit/news/phantom-of-the-opera-closing-broadway-come-back-cameron-mackintosh-1235580960/ 

https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/broadway-andrew-lloyd-webber-new-york-associated-press-theatre-b1074345.html