Meet 'Gillian': The untold story of 'Phantom of the Opera's' 2,000-pound chandelier

After almost 40 years of performances, the 2,000-pound chandelier at the heart of the action in the famed Gothic melodrama ...
Observer

Review: ‘Masquerade’ Tries to Revive ‘Phantom of the Opera’ But Embalms It Instead

The schlock-gothic Andrew Lloyd Webber megahit returns to keep Phans on their toes. For the rest of us, this immersive production is neither fun nor emotionally resonant. Jeff Kready and Anna Zavelson ...
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A Century After Its Release, 1925’s ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Is Still the Best Version of This Horror Story

French author Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera was released in 1910, based on rumors he'd heard about the Palais Garnier, the Paris opera house, one about a fire in the roof of the opera ...
Artnet

Immersive Experience Reimagines ‘Phantom of the Opera’ With Works by Major Artists

Major artists have created works for Masquerade, an immersive revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, which begins previews this week at a renovated art-supply store near Central Park ...
Forbes

Inside The Immersive ‘Phantom Of The Opera’ Show Fans Are Seeing 20 Times

An interview with the director-producer couple behind Masquerade, the $25 million immersive Phantom Of The Opera phenomenon taking over Broadway. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.
Chicago Sun-Times

Review: Revived ‘Phantom of the Opera’ exemplifies excess at its most entertaining

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The New York Times

In ‘Masquerade,’ You’re There Inside the Phantom’s Mind

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Theater Review Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” returns to New York in an immersive spectacle, as silly as it is thrilling. By Alexis ...