gerard butler phantom of the opera reveal

The show returned last September when the lights went up on Broadway after the pandemic forced all productions to shut down on March 12, 2020. 'The Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Group's Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Harold Prince - the longest-running show in Broadway history - is confirmed to play its final 5 months,' representatives for the show said in a statement. According to The New York Times, The Phantom of the Opera is the latest COVID casualty following a decline in audience attendance. The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, which holds the title of the longest-running show on the Great White Way, will take its final bow at the Majestic Theatre on Feb. Phantom is a story we know but through a new lens and seems like a fascinating take on the world that Leroux started.After 35 years, the curtain is closing on the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera. The French Quarter, where New Orleans is not only known as America’s most haunted city, but the music, French Creole culture, the voodoo mystique, masquerade pageantry of Mardi Gras, just lent itself to a natural adaptation of the Paris setting, and a story that has revenge, unrequited love and mystery.” “This is set it in the sultry nightlife scene of modern day New Orleans, the world of jazz, R&B, neo-Soul, and funk.

He went in to talk about the setting for his version of Phantom and how it plays into the story. “I began playing with them again, writing music and recorded two albums and during the pandemic I reflected on that journey and wanted to bring the screenwriting together with the songwriting and that music with a full out movie musical.”

“I was in New Orleans with Costner, Woody and John Lee Hancock and found myself reconnecting with my old musical haunts, and the next generation of my music cronies,” he told Deadline. RELATED: UNIVERSAL'S CLASSIC MONSTERS: THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION Blu-ray Reviewįusco's inspiration came from working on the film The Highwaymen where he became reacquainted with the French Quarter.

Gerard butler phantom of the opera reveal