As Raoul and The Phantom battle for possession of her heart and soul the fate of the Paris Opera House hangs in the balance. Christine amazes the cast with her vocal abilities, due mostly in part to the teachings of The Phantom and she soon attracts a handsome suitor and childhood friend Raoul. It follows a disfigured and masked musical genius who, acting as an apparition influences a young and beautiful understudy (Christine) when she is given the opportunity to sing the lead. The story is set in the haunted Paris Opera House. 'Christine Under the Spell Of The Phantom' The musical itself has been the recipient of numerous awards including, Best Musical, Best Actor and Featured Actress in the New York Tony Awards and critical theatrical acclaim does not come more noteworthy than that. Little did anyone involved in the production realise the success and critical praise the production would garner over the next two decades. The actors treading the boards on that particular evening were Michael Crawford (The Phantom) and Sarah Brightman (Christine). The Phantom Of The Opera, based on the novel by Gaston Leroux was created for the theatre for Andrew Lloyd Webber and began its first run on October 9th 1986 at Her Majesty’s Theatre. This dialogue so perfectly encapsulates the tone of this gothic myth and makes ‘The Phantom Of The Opera’ one of the most moving, powerful, frightening, magical and romantic musicals ever adapted for the theatre. “Feast you eyes, glut your soul upon my cursed ugliness” these are the words emanated from the mouth of the Phantom as his mask is torn from his face.
The Phantom Of The Opera – A Theatrical Review
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