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Phantom (Yeston/Kopit)

Full-Length Musical, Drama  /  7w, 30m

Book by Arthur Kopit
Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
Based on Gaston Leroux’s novel The Phantom of the Opera

The Tony Award-winning authors of Nine have transformed Gaston Leroux’ The Phantom of the Opera into a theatrical sensation that enraptures audiences and critics with beautiful songs and an expertly crafted book.

Phantom (Yeston/Kopit)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    7w, 30m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature), Mystery/Thriller, Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Phantom (Yeston/Kopit)

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Summary
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 theatrical 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.
History
Phantom premired in January 1991 at Theater Under the Stars in Houston, Texas, starring Richard White in the title role.
Keywords
Performing Groups

THE PHANTOM – The Opera Ghost, also known as Erik
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

  • Time Period 1900-1910
  • Setting The Paris Opera House at the turn of the 20th century.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Special Effects
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“Rhapsodic music that entrances, moves and haunts.” – The New York Times

“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

“Phantom's love story – and the passionately soaring music it prompts... jerk enough tears to fill that Paris Opera Lagoon.” – San Diego Union

“A rich, ripe, rewarding evening.” – Chicago Tribune

“One of those musicals you thought they just didn't write anymore.” – Chicago Sun-Times

“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

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Music

Music Samples

1 Piano-Conductors

1 Keyboards
1 Reed 1 (Flute, Piccolo, Alto Flute)
1 Reed 2 (Oboe, English Horn)
1 Reed 3 (Clarinet)
1 Reed 4 (Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet)
1 Reed 5 (Bassoon)
1 Horns 1&2
1 Trombone
1 Violins 1&2
1 Cellos 1&2
1 Violas
1 Bass
1 Trumpets 1&2
2 Percussion (Bass Drum, Bells, Bell Tree, Chimes, Drum Set, Finger Cymbals, Glockenspiel, Gong, Ratchet, Suspended Cymbal, Tam-Tam, Tympani, Triangle, Wood Block, Xylophone) (2 books)
1 Harp

  • Musical Style Operetta
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Medium
  • Chorus Size Small

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1 Piano-Conductors
25 Vocal Books

1 Keyboards
1 Reed 1
1 Reed 2
1 Reed 3
1 Reed 4
1 Reed 5
1 Horns 1&2
1 Trombone
1 Violins 1&2
1 Cellos 1&2
1 Violas
1 Bass
1 Trumpets 1&2
2 Percussion
1 Harp
1 Piano-Conductors
25 Vocal Books
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Authors

Arthur Kopit

Arthur Kopit

Arthur Kopit (1937-2021), throughout a career spanning seven decades, authored an extraordinary string of admired, acclaimed and award-winning stage works, beginning with Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad, which Jerome Robbins directed on ...

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Maury Yeston

Maury Yeston

Maury Yeston’s music and lyrics include his internationally acclaimed Broadway musicals Nine and Titanic (both of which earned him Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Musical, as well as Grammy nominations) and Grand Hotel (Tony nomination, Olivier Award). The Broadway reviva ...

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Gaston Leroux

Gaston Leroux

Gaston Leroux (1868-1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel The Phantom of the Opera (Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, 1910), which has been made into several film and stage productions of the ...

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