(photo by Matthew Murphy)
My first experience with The Phantom of the Opera goes back to high school, when the film adaptation with Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler brought the production to life for those (myself included) who hadn’t yet experienced the stage version. I remember watching the movie in band class, performing “The Music of the Night” in clarinet quartets, and imitating the Phantom with my sister while we each covered one eye and pretended to jam the musical’s title track on an imaginary organ keyboard. I was really cool back then.
Up until the past few years, I kind of put Phantom on the back burner, knowing it was one of those productions every Broadway lover should see live, but not realizing that the stage version was still going strong in present-day theatreland. Of course, Broadway in Detroit knew better.
Put this one on your holiday wish list: tickets are now on sale for Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, returning to the Detroit Opera House January 24 – February 3, 2019! With newly reinvented staging, stunning scenic design, and a cast and orchestra of 52, this new version of Phantom is currently one of the largest touring productions in North America.
About The Show
Based on the classic novel Le Fantôme de L’Opéra by Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a masked figure who lurks beneath the catacombs of the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all who inhabit it. He falls madly in love with an innocent young soprano, Christine, and devotes himself to creating a new star by nurturing her extraordinary talents and employing all of the devious methods at his command.
Production Details
Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera is presented by Cameron Mackintosh, The Really Useful Group, and NETworks Presentations. Directed by Laurence Connor, with choreography by Scott Ambler, set design by Paul Brown, Tony Award®-winning original costume design by Maria Björnson, lighting design by Tony Award®-winner Paule Constable, sound design by Mick Potter, and musical supervision by John Rigby, the production is overseen by Matthew Bourne and Cameron Mackintosh. The Phantom of the Opera features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart (with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe), a book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber, and orchestrations by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The Phantom of the Opera at the Detroit Opera House
2019 Show Dates & Ticket Information
2019 Show Dates:
January 24 – February 3, 2019
* Tuesday through Saturday evening performances at 8:00 p.m.
Detroit Opera House
