The musical will run till March 30 at the NMACC in Mumbai. Photo Courtesy: Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre
‘The Phantom of the Opera’ is based on Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel, Le Fantôme de L’Opéra. It tells the story of a mysterious masked figure who lurks beneath the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over those who inhabit it
The phantom (played by actor Jonathan Roxmouth), falls madly in love with a young soprano, Christine Daae (played by Grace Roberts), and devotes himself to nurturing her extraordinary talents, employing all the devious methods at his command. All is well until Christine’s childhood friend Raoul, a patron of the arts, comes visiting, and everything unfolds
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s acclaimed musical is known to be one of the longest running musicals on Broadway until its closure in 2023
It premiered at London’s West End in 1986, and had its Broadway debut at the Majestic Theatre in 1988, with the legendary pairing of Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman
The musical features unique scores like ‘Music of the Night’, ‘All I Ask of You’, ‘Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again’, ‘Masquerade’ and the title overture, ‘The Phantom of the Opera’, which gives goosebumps to the viewer
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